Annual Report 2023-24

      Theme 1




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Our Performance
                                                                                                                             Complete Intiatives



      Environment
                                                                                                                             OP                                           Service / Manager   Date
                                                                                                                                     Initiative                                                            Comments
                                                                                                                             Ref                                          Responsible         Delivered

                                                                                                                             1.2.2   Continue to deliver a Community      Environmental       30/06/2024   Program successfully delivered and
                                                                                                                                     Bushcare Program for the active      Services                         expanded with an additional two
                                                                                                                                     volunteers across the bushland                                        groups joining the program. Current
                                                                                                                                     care groups and improve                                               program has 21 groups with over 250
                                                                                                                                     reporting and monitoring of                                           active volunteers that contributed
                                                                                                                                     bushland care activities including                                    over $200K in-kind labour hours.
                                                                                                                                     review of the Community                                               Professional support from Council
                                                                                                                                     Bushland Care Guideline.                                              is currently 2.0FTE with additional
                                                                                                                                                                                                           contractor support to ensure all
                                                                                                                                                                                                           groups have engagement from
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Council on all projects. Council
      Highlights                                                                                                                                                                                           support includes co-development of
      — Over the past 12 months more than 650 lodged development applications have been assessed and 599                                                                                                  annual work plans.
         decided applications align with the strategic intent of the Noosa Plan.
                                                                                                                             1.2.3   Continuation and expansion           Environmental       30/06/2024   Program successfully delivered.
      — Over 4,000 new images and documents have been added to the Heritage Noosa portal.                                           of the Private Conservation          Services                         Expansion of the program included
      — Wrap up of the Yurol Ringtail Forests Conservation Project with the presentation of a report to the June                    Partnerships Program which                                            23 new Land for Wildlife properties
         council meeting.                                                                                                            supports private landholders to                                       and 1 new Voluntary Conservation
                                                                                                                                     achieve improved conservation                                         Agreement. Council is also in the
      — E xpansion of the Community Bushland Care Program.
                                                                                                                                     including updating all                                                process of formalising one (1) new
                                                                                                                                     agreements to align with the                                          Nature Refuge.
                                                                                                                                     newly endorsed Private Land
       Complete Intiatives                                                                                                           Conservation Partnerships
                                                                                                                                     Guideline.
100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               101
       OP                                             Service / Manager   Date                                               1.2.4   Continue to deliver the              Environmental       30/06/2024   Grants program successfully
               Initiative                                                              Comments
       Ref                                            Responsible         Delivered
                                                                                                                                     Environmental Grants Program to      Services                         delivered with 2 environmental
       1.1.1   Deliver a Modern Water Quality         Environmental       30/06/2024   Water monitoring for Noosa River              support community projects and                                        grants totalling $113,292.50 and
               Monitoring Program for the             Services                         completed. Collaborative trial in             programs.                                                             4 Climate Change and Resilience
               Noosa and Mary River Sub-                                               place Q3-Q4 FY25 with SCC for                                                                                       Grants totalling $50,000. Prior to
               catchments including prepare                                            Mary River sub-catchment reporting.                                                                                 the application window, Council
               the Mary River sub-catchment                                                                                                                                                                conducted a community grants
               report card, complete annual                                                                                                                                                                information session that included
               reporting to identify sub                                                                                                                                                                   information on both streams of
               catchment water quality grades,                                                                                                                                                             environmental grants.
               support and monitor outcomes
                                                                                                                             1.2.5   Provide ongoing support to           Environmental       30/06/2024   Support for NBRF continues from
               of the Keep it in Kin Kin project in
                                                                                                                                     the Noosa Biosphere Reserve          Services                         Council with expanded networking
               conjunction with Noosa & District
                                                                                                                                     Foundation and help advance                                           and collaboration with Council
               Landcare.
                                                                                                                                     collaborative opportunities                                           projects. Strategic Plan for NBRF
       1.1.3   Enhanced management of                 Asset Manager       30/06/2024   Maintenance undertaken on                     with Council and the wider                                            successfully undertaken.
               bio basins in formal asset             & Environmental                  prioritised bio-basins.                       community.
               management systems incl. asset         Services
                                                                                                                             1.3.3   Implement the Noosa Heads            Infrastructure      30/06/2024   Dredging and renourishment




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Noosa Council Annual Report 23/24
               management and renewal.
                                                                                                                                     Main Beach Shoreline Erosion         Planning Design &                works for the SEMP project were
      1.2.1    Continue to deliver the Noosa          Environmental       30/06/2024   Program successfully delivered.               Management Plan (SEMP).              Delivery                         completed June 2024. Some
               Bushland Reserve Strategic             Services                                                                                                                                             additional channel formation is also
               Fire Management Plan 2021                                                                                                                                                                   completed, and an asset renewal
               and deliver planned burns and                                                                                                                                                               program will be required to maintain
               mechanical fuel reduction where                                                                                                                                                             the shoreline following works
               conditions allow.                                                                                                                                                                           completion.