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

8. Operational Management Review
8.1     Management Planning Activities
8.1.1       Reserve Naming Convention Introduced
Within the Bushland Reserves database there are currently 16 different reserve naming
conventions, however from the commencement of this plan the reserve names will be rationalised
to 7 categories that clearly indicate the reserve tenure and purpose:

   Reserves with a Nature Refuge on title are [name] Nature Refuge
   Tier 1 to tier 4 reserves are called [name] Bushland Reserves
   Tier 5 reserves are called [name] Natural Amenity Reserves
   Reserves with a park (mown grass) component are named as [name] Park.
   Reserves designated for drainage purposes only are called [name] Drainage Reserves
   Reserves owned by Qld Parks and Wildlife Service with joint management with Council require
    clarification with the State regarding the naming protocols.
   Reserves designated exclusively as fire breaks are called [name] Fire Management Reserves.


8.1.2       Reserve Signage
Council will conduct a signage audit (via the annual reserve inspection) to identify the current
status of reserve signage to inform replacement of signage that reflect the reserve naming
protocols and Noosa Council’s signage style and policy. In high priority reserves (tier 1) with high
individual Social Values scores, Council will consider reserve naming and interpretive signage.


8.1.3       Reserve Protective Mechanisms
Council has previously nominated a number of freehold land parcels for gazettal as Nature
Refuges under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act. Inclusion of reserves under this
protective mechanism permanently protects the environmental values on the land from any future
impacts that would compromise the biodiversity values and ecosystem services the reserve
provides.


8.2     Management Resourcing Activities
8.2.1       External Investment Opportunities
Opportunities exist for Council to source external funding under State and Commonwealth
programs to assist with managing reserves for threatened species recovery, and managing certain
invasive species.

Within Noosa, many community groups have successfully obtained external funds to undertake on-
ground activities within Council’s bushland reserve network. Council will continue to work in
partnership with the community to apply for external funding, with the understanding that when the
funding for a particular project finishes, Council then has responsibility for managing that area into
the future.

The attainment of external funding and the responsibility of protecting that investment may have
consequences for future budget allocations so needs to be carefully considered before applying.




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