2019-03-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  12 MARCH 2019




                        Photo 11: Virtual fencing road guide post in Tasmania
New car technologies
Car thermal image and radar technologies are designed to alert drivers to objects on the roadway
including fauna, people, and other vehicles. Because this technology influences driver behaviour
it has application anywhere in the shire i.e. not site specific like hard infrastructure. For this
reason thermal and radar technology is probably one of the most promising technologies to help
reduce wildlife strike. Some new cars are now fitted with thermal cameras and radar alerts as
standard accessories and like GPS will eventually become much cheaper and more common
over time. Some systems have docking stations for smart phones.




                                 Figure 2. Thermal camera image.
Some aftermarket dash cams have Forward Collision Warning Systems (FCWS) and some
newer vehicles also have Auto Emergency Braking (AEB) to respond to animals and objects on
the roadway.
Objective 8. Increase community awareness and participation
Action 8.2 Review fauna rescue network signage and contact details
Fauna rescue signage is addressed in section 4 of this report.
In addition wildlife volunteers play a significant role in helping to conserve koala populations
through the rescue of sick and injured koalas. Unfortunately, Koalas are still being hit by vehicle
in various parts of the shire and a number are sick from infections. Last year Queensland Koala


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