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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 12 MARCH 2019
Road section (Map 5 below) Koala records
Walter Hay Drive Section A 1 koala strike record in last 4 years and 2 observations. Scats found
at one of the underpasses in 2017
Walter Hay Drive Section B 2 koala strike records pre-2012
Eenie Creek Road Section C 2 koala vehicle strike records pre-2014 and one observation at
Noosa Civic end
Eenie Creek Road Section D Multiple observations and koala strike records since 2014. Scats
found in 2017 and one male koala GPS tracked in 2017
Eenie Creek Road Section E One pre-2014 vehicle strike and in 2017 two observations near
roadway. Koala scats found in Girraween Nature Refuge 2016.
Eenie Creek Section F Isolated koala sightings near roadway and Sunrise Beach but no
recent vehicle strike or observations. 2 pre-2014 vehicle strikes on
nearby Healthland Drive
Noosa Drive near Weyba Bridge 2 koala car strikes pre-2010 on Weyba Bridge and a cluster of
observation records near the Noosa Drive/Leslie Drive roundabout
sicne 2014. Koalas are known to occur along the Weyba Creek
esplanade and scats have been found in Weyba Creek Bushland
Reserve North. Koalas were GPS tracked in the reserve in 2017
Cooroy-Noosa Road (TMR) 1 koala strike pre-2012 and 2 recorded observations along roadway
McKinnon Drive (TMR) 2 recent vehicle strikes and multiple observation records, mostly at
southern end
Table 2. Koala observation records for specific sections of road (Source: Koala Infrastructure
Audit and Feasibility Report and recent USC detection dog data). Roadways highlighted in grey
have recent multiple koala observation records.
In 2017, koalas that live near Noosa Drive and Eenie Creek Road were GPS tracked to help
understand their movements. GPS tracking is shown in Map 3 and Map 4.
Map 3. 2017 GPS tracking of a male koala at Noosa Springs and crossing Eenie Creek Road
(Source: Dr Jon Hanger)
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