2021-06-17 OM Agenda - Item 2 - Attachment 1 - Draft Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan 2021-2026

There are currently 19
Bushland Care groups
operating on 39 sites in
Noosa Shire, with over
210 active volunteers. Of
the 39 sites, approximately
60% occur within Council’s
bushland reserves. The
other sites are generally
within recreational parks,
road reserves and
National Parks. Bushland
Care volunteers undertake
activities such as
removing invasive species
and rubbish, revegetation
and community education.

Several community groups
also seek external funding
                             Figure 14 - Bushland Care group activities contribute significantly to the
to undertake works within    management of many bushland reserves
the bushland reserve
network which can often
yield large gains. An example is Noosa & District Landcare’s Application during the 2014/15
financial year to undertake weed control works and infill native species planting at Yellow Belly
Reserve in Cooran.

These have the potential to constitute a 1:5 value-adding result to Bushland Reserve Management.
Similar examples can be shown with other groups and sites throughout the Shire.

From time to time, employment programs offering teams of workers are available for Noosa
Council or local community groups to utilise. This can include Green Army teams (Commonwealth-
funded) and Skilling Queenslanders for Work crews (State-funded). Numerous teams have been
active within the Bushland Reserve Program over the last decade.

Provided efforts are strategic and well consulted, the work undertaken by community groups,
volunteers and employment teams can achieve great results and can complement and greatly
value-add the Council’s efforts to manage a variety of reserve issues.




Figure 15 - Community Tree Planting Day at Kin Kin Entrance Bushland Reserve 2017, a component of a larger external
grant acquired by Noosa Landcare for reserves in the Kin Kin area

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