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

10.2 Operational Works Review
10.2.1      Annual Reserve Assessment and Budget Review
All reserves within the bushland reserves network will have an annual inspection whereby progress
against the Reserve Management Program Classification and Ecological Restoration Plan (where
relevant) can be gauged and any proactive or reactive actions can be identified.

Reserve inspections will be conducted on a yearly basis and will capture:

   Vegetation condition and how it is responding to on ground works;
   Condition of any built assets (trails, paths, signage, bridges, tables, seats);
   Fire fuel loads if relevant; and,
   Any notable species observations.

This information is collected electronically and uploaded into a data system that generates work
orders for action. Annual Inspections will directly feed any necessary work actions into the Annual
Budget allocation process where such actions are warranted.



10.2.2      Expert Panel Condition Assessment Reviews
As part of the Reserve Prioritisation Process for this Plan, Noosa Council Natural Areas staff
assessed all reserves within the program against criteria for Condition, Invasive Species presence
and feasibility for rehabilitation.

For reserves that have had a Bushland Operational Assessment, will more accurately be able to
measure condition change, the Expert Panel process is recommended to repeat at the 5 year mark
to gauge the condition of the remainder of the bushland reserve network.

Comparison between the 2019 and 2024 scores will identify if any change in resilience condition,
weed infestation and consequential rehabilitation resource feasibility exists.


10.2.3      BOA / Ecological Restoration Plans
Biodiversity Operational Assessments (BOA’s) are the predominant ecological monitoring tool for
measuring change at the Reserve level where they are required according to the Reserve
Management Program category.

Repeating the BOA at regular 5 year intervals allows Council to monitor how the reserve is
responding to management actions and inform adaptive management processes.




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