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

     Theme 3 - Sustainable living
     Goal: By 2030 the Noosa community is living more sustainably and is carbon neutral

     Target                          Baseline                                          How we will measure progress
     Strategy 3.1: Reduce waste to landfill
     By 2030, all green waste and    A total of 14,317 tonnes of green waste and       Waste to landfill audits will continue to be conducted every
     food waste is diverted from     food waste was collected and diverted from        year for the different waste streams.
     landfill.                       landfill.
                                                                                       Intermittent audits of red-top bins will be conducted to
                                     An audit of waste collected in domestic red       monitor green and food waste.
                                     topped bins in 2018 showed that on average
                                     these bins contained 17% green waste and
                                     29% food waste.

     Strategy 3.2: Encourage incorporation of more sustainable building elements
     By 2030, sustainable building   A survey to be developed for residential,         Biennial survey to be developed for residential properties.
     outcomes are delivered          commercial and industrial properties. The
     through regulation, education   baseline is to be developed, and may include:
     and showcasing best practice
                                     •   Number of houses registered to participate
     design.
                                         in the annual Sustainable House Day in
                                         Noosa Shire
                                     •   Number of houses with 3 star water
                                         efficiency fittings (from Unity Water)
                                     •   Number of residential, commercial and
                                         industrial buildings and businesses with
                                         rooftop solar panels
                                     •   Number of homes with water tanks,
                                         composting, and water reuse and recycling
                                         systems (via resident survey).


     Strategy 3.3: Adopt sustainable agricultural practices
     By 2030, 80% of all grazing     A baseline is to be developed using the ABCD      Every 5 years grazing land condition will be assessed.
     land achieves best practice     framework and classification for grazing lands.
     management for agriculture.                                                       LIDAR imagery will be undertaken over the same areas as
                                     2008 and 2015 LIDAR imagery (Light                the 2008 and 2015 images during the term of this strategy.
                                     Detection & Ranging) identified levels of rural
                                     lands and sediment lost to erosion over this
                                     period.




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