2022-06-28 Special Meeting - Item 2 - Attachment 1 - Operational Plan 22-23

Corporate Plan Theme – The Noosa Environment                                                      Operational Plan 22/23
Corporate Plan Key      Operational Initiatives     Outcomes                                           Responsible Areas
Focus Areas
1.1 Adopt an            Implement priority          Protection of the Shire’s natural environment      Environmental
overarching             activities from the         and achievement of strategic environmental         Services
Environment             Environment Strategy        targets
Strategy                Undertake Shire wide        Improved knowledge and management of               Environmental
                        Biosecurity Survey          invasive species in accordance with the            Services
                                                    Biosecurity Plan
1.2 Revitalise the      Work with the Noosa         Management of key threats to the Noosa             Co-chaired by CEO
Noosa River Plan        River Stakeholder           River System and its Environmental and             with MSQ/
                        Advisory Committee and      Social values                                      CEO/ Environmental
                        Marine Safety Queensland                                                       Services
                        to better manage the
                        Noosa River
                        Continue to partner with    Oyster beds in the Noosa River are rebuilt to      Environmental
                        the Nature Conservancy      improve habitat for fish and marine life           Services
                        to implement the Oyster
                        Reef Restoration Project
                        in the Noosa River
1.3 Implement           Implement the annual        Reduce Council’s emissions                         Environmental
Council’s Zero          action plan for the Zero                                                       Services
Emissions Strategy      Emissions Organisational
                        Strategy (ZEN)
                        Develop the Emissions       Achievement of Council’s net zero emissions        Environmental
                        Reduction Offset Strategy   target 2026                                        Services
                        for Council’s operations.

1.4 Adopt and           Continue to implement the   Continue to work with partners of pine and         CEO &
implement the           Yurol Ringtail Forestry     hardwood removal, revegetation and                 Environmental
following plans that    project                     restoration in preparation for ultimately          Services
form part of our                                    transfers of all this land to National Park
Environment
Strategy Biodiversity   Develop a new Noosa         Achieve waste minimisation and diversion           Waste Services
Plan, Bushfire          Waste Strategy              targets and support net zero emissions target
Management Plan,
Coastal                 Improved Flying Fox         Properly maintained flying fox infrastructure      Environmental
Management Plan,        Management process          and continue to support the subsidy program        Services
Flood Management                                    for immediately surrounding impacted
Plan, Koala                                         residential areas
Conservation Plan,      Implement the Noosa         Clear prioritisation of resources towards          Environmental
Waterways and           Bushland Reserve            bushland management and active                     Services
Wetlands                Strategic Management        involvement of the community in the
Management Plan,        Plan and Fire               restoration of degraded bushland areas
Open space Plan,        Management Plan
Waste Reduction                                                                                        Environmental
                        Modern Water Monitoring     Introduction of an overarching and integrated
and Recycling Plan.                                                                                    Services
                        Program                     data collection and water monitoring program
                                                    to improve our understanding of our
                                                    waterways across the shire




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