2015-10-13 Planning & Organisation Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 6 Draft Flying Fox Management Plan

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 Mitigation type       Recommendation                                                                                                                            Responsible
General                Consider all options in Section 5.1.2, and low impact activities outlined in the COP (see Section 3.3).                                  Land owners
Education              Continue consulting with residents and providing educational material. This roost would be ideal for educational signage (and a          Council
                       potential viewing area), and information could also be distributed from the library.
                       Consider educational signage at the bowls club explaining there are no known risks of lyssavirus/Hendra virus from contacting            Bowls club
                       flying-fox excrement, and continue general hygiene practices (including ongoing provision of hand sanitising gel) for low risk
                       bacteria (i.e. salmonella).
Buffers                Create buffers through selective tree trimming/removal and deterrents. It is recommended that buffers of up to 10m from property         Council
                       boundaries be established through selective trimming/removal, with the aim of retaining mature trees. Deterrents listed in Section
                       4.1.3 could then be used to create an additional 15m buffer from high conflict areas. Proposed buffer areas are shown on Figure 5.
                       A detailed plan should be developed prior to works to manage risks of management detailed in Section 5.2. Additional
                       considerations include:
                               approvals may be required for management that may impact on values detailed in Section 3.1
                               offset planting for all native species removed should be considered as per best practice guidelines
                               connectivity for other fauna should be retained between contiguous habitat.
                       Council should liaise with the hospital to determine if a buffer is required on the south-western edge of the maximum roost extent. If Noosa Hospital
                       it is required, works could potentially be done by the hospital under Council’s as-of-right authority.
General                The bowls club, in partnership with Council, may consider assessing the feasibility of a trial to reduce fly-out impacts using           Bowls club and Council
                       deterrents (i.e. wires/netting/flagging etc.) to potentially redirect some fly-over. Grant funding may be available from various
                       sources, including through the State initiative ‘Get Playing Spaces and Places – funding to improve facilities’. More information for
                       this grant can be found at http://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/sports/funding/getinthegame/getplaying/.
                       If found to be successful, it may provide a useful management option for other residents that are being severely impacted by faecal
                       drop.
Subsidies/funding      Investigate grant opportunities that may be available to residents and businesses around the roost to assist with general mitigation     Council and land owners
assistance             measures (i.e. seat covers and alternatives to shade cloth awnings for outdoor furniture).
Aircraft strike        Ensure the hospital and private airstrip are aware of large influxes of flying-foxes, and any management that may alter flying-fox       Council
management             behaviour/movements, so that pilots can respond to increased strike risk.
                       Dawn and dusk flights should be avoided wherever possible, and if required by the hospital, helicopters should be diverted and           Noosa Hospital and
                       patient transfer done by ambulance.                                                                                                      private airstrip
Planning instruments   Consider adequate buffers and other planning provisions for new developments neighbouring Wallace Park.                                  Council
to avoid future
impacts
Alternative habitat    Encourage re-establishment of the Goat Island roost through limiting disturbance around the island where possible.                       Council



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