2019-06-11 P&E Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 2 - Environment Strategy Implementation Plan

Theme 2 - Waterlands, Wetlands and Coasts
Goal: By 2030 waterways, wetlands and coasts are healthy, resilient to change and valued
by the community.

Target                            Baseline                                         How we will measure progress
Strategy 2.1 Maintain and improve the health of waterways, wetlands and catchments
By 2030, the Noosa River and      In 2018, the Noosa River catchment achieved      Council will continue to support and participate in the annual
Mary River sub-catchments         an A- (excellent condition) assessment rating    Healthy Land & Water monitoring program.
within Noosa Shire achieve        for ecosystem health under the Healthy Land
an A rating (or equivalent) for   and Water monitoring program.                    Mary River sub-catchment:
their environmental health.
                                  A baseline for the Mary River sub-catchments      1. A baseline and report card will be developed in 2020
                                  within Noosa Shire is to be developed, similar    2. The Mary River sub-catchment report card will be
                                  to the Healthy Land and Water monitoring               regularly reviewed
                                  framework.

Strategy 2.2: Protect and enhance coastal environments and vegetated buffers to
             coastal foreshores
By 2030, maintain the extent      Existing mapping of vegetation extent of         Review mapping of vegetation extent of coastal foreshores
of vegetated buffers and          coastal foreshores.                              every 2 years.
improve diversity of coastal
ecosystems                        Reef surveys have been undertaken on             Surveys of reef biodiversity every 5 years
                                  nearshore reefs in 2010 and 2011.
                                                                                   Every 5 years updated regional ecosystem mapping will be
                                  In 2016, the Noosa Biodiversity Assessment       used to identify changes in the number and extent of coastal
                                  Report mapped the extent and abundance of        regional ecosystems.
                                  regional ecosystems.
Strategy 2.3: Manage waterways and coasts to protect environmental values while
             enabling sustainable public access, recreation and commercial use
By 2030, Noosa has a              A baseline will be developed, similar to work   A biennial survey of recreational fishers and catch times will
sustainable fishing industry      undertaken elsewhere in Queensland, for the     be conducted.
and increased opportunity for     numbers of hours taken for recreational fishers
recreational fishing.             to catch a legal-sized fish.




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