2019-03-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        12 MARCH 2019


On 18 September 2018 a workshop was convened with key stakeholders representing
Queensland Koala Crusaders, RSPCA, Sunshine Coast Council, University of Sunshine Coast
and TMR to discuss the audit and consider the shire wide scale of the issue. Members of the
group made the following suggestions:
      Actions to conserve koalas need to be undertaken as a matter of urgency;
      A well-researched population study needs to inform site based actions first e.g. wild dogs
        may be a bigger impact in some areas as opposed to vehicle strike;
      Better data collection for all fauna species hit by vehicle is required to capture all data
        sources (road kill data, KoalaTracker, Australia Zoo). Potentially an App could be used
        such as ‘Kangaroo App’;
      Broader data capture across the landscape is needed (not just along roadsides) and also
        targeted data capture in key areas such as Yurol-Ringtail State Forest is required;
      Moveable koala warning signs were considered more effective (corflute, LED) than
        permanent signs in alerting drivers of koalas on road. Painting warning alerts on road are
        also effective (however may present a slip hazard and are expensive $7000); and
      The external stakeholder group requested that development in koala habitat areas cease
        immediately and developments in coastal areas should be challenged under federal
        legislation as a Matter of National Environmental Significance (MNES).
Internal Consultation
Infrastructure Services
      Traffic Management
      Civil Operations
      Asset Management
      Development Assessment
Departments/Sections Consulted:

     Chief Executive Officer       Community Services                          Corporate Services
     Executive Officer             Community Development                       Financial Services
     Executive Support             Community Facilities                        ICT
                                   Libraries & Galleries                       Procurement & Fleet
                                   Local Laws                                  Property
                                   Waste & Environmental Health                Revenue Services

     Executive Services        x   Environment & Sustainable Development   x   Infrastructure Services
     Community Engagement          Building & Plumbing Services            x   Asset Management
     Customer Service          x   Development Assessment                      Buildings and Facilities
     Governance                    Economic Development                    x   Civil Operations
     People and Culture        x   Environmental Services                      Disaster Management
                                   Strategic Land Use Planning                 Infrastructure Planning,
                                                                               Design and Delivery




                                                                                         Page 95 of 116