2018-07-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   10 JULY 2018




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                   10 JULY 2018

           COUNCIL POLICY - ENVIRONMENT LEVY

           ENVIRONMENT LEVY WORKING GROUP
           The Environment Levy Working Group will make recommendations to Council on the spending of
           Environment Levy funds. The Committee will consist of:
           Manager Environmental Services
           Principal Environment Officer
           Senior Environment Officer (Planning)
           Property Adviser
           Principal Strategic Planner (Land Use)
           Community Partnerships Officer
           Coordinator Financial Services (as required)
           One Councillor appointed by Council

           DEFINITIONS
           “Biodiversity” refers to the variety of all life forms - all:the different plants, animals and micro-
           organisms, and the ecosystems of which they are a part.
           “Core Protected Areas” are large biodiverse areas that consist collectively of public land already
           under conservation protection such as National Park, Bushland Reserves and Nature Refuges.
           “Environment” refers to the use of the word to describe the natural (not man-made) environment of
           the region and includes the natural ecological systems of air, water, soil and associated species of
           flora and fauna.
           “Environment Levy’ refers to a Levy raised by Noosa Council (in accordance with section 94 of the
           Queensland Local Government Act 2009), on all rateable properties within its jurisdiction, in order to
           meet the objectives in this policy.
           “Regional Ecosystem” refers.to distinct vegetation communities associated with specific landforms
           and soil types as identified by the Queensland Herbarium.
           “Noosa Biosphere Reserve Trust" refers to theentity governed by the Noosa Biosphere Reserve
           Trust deed, with Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd as its sole Trustee.
           “Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd" refers to the company limited by guarantee governed
           by the Constitution of Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd.
           “Biodiversity Corridors” are broad tracts of vegetated, cleared and partly cleared land, extending
           across the Noosa landscape that can help consolidate or connect core habitat, and can occur across
           private and/or public land.

           RELATED POLICIES AND LEGISLATION
           °    Local Government Act 2009.
           °    Conservation Land Plan 2018.
           °    Noosa Private Landholder Conservation Partnerships Program Guideline 2018.
           °    Biodiversity Overlay and associated provisions-The Noosa Plan planning scheme for Noosa
                Shire
           °    Qld Environmental Offsets Policy 2014
           e     Vegetation Management Act 1999
           °    Nature Conservation Act 1992
           e    Land Act 1994

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