Annual Report 2023-24

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Our Performance
      Complete Intiatives                                                                                                   Complete Intiatives
      OP                                         Service / Manager   Date                                                   OP                                          Service / Manager    Date
              Initiative                                                          Comments                                          Initiative                                                            Comments
      Ref                                        Responsible         Delivered                                              Ref                                         Responsible          Delivered

      1.3.4   Finalise the Eastern Beaches       Environmental       30/06/2024   Plan is complete and endorsed by          1.7.3   Continue providing flora and        Environmental        30/06/2024   Continued as part of standard
              Foreshore Management Plan.         Services                         Council.                                          fauna records to WildNet and        Services                          functions.
                                                                                                                                    updating internal mapping/
      1.4.1   Complete Stage 4 of Local          Heritage            30/06/2024   Findings and research from project
                                                                                                                                    databases to include current
              Heritage Register Review           Coordinator                      completed and consolidated in
                                                                                                                                    data.
              including preparing for                                             preparation for final stage of project
              recommended planning scheme                                         to provide recommendations to             1.7.4   Complete Fine Scale Regional        Environmental        30/06/2024   Regional Ecosystem information has
              amendments.                                                         Strategic Planning team to progress               Ecosystem Mapping across the        Services                          been submitted to Herbarium, but
                                                                                  as planning scheme amendments.                    Noosa Shire in collaboration with                                     due to resourcing the Herbarium
                                                                                                                                    the Queensland Herbarium to                                           will not be able to assess the data
      1.4.2   Prepare Conservation               Heritage            30/06/2024   Conservation Management Plans
                                                                                                                                    improve the accuracy of local                                         for 6-12months. The Noosa Council
              Management Plans for at least      Coordinator                      for three sites (Cooroy Cemetery,
                                                                                                                                    and state vegetation mapping                                          aspect of this project is now
              two Council-controlled, heritage                                    Tewantin Cemetery and Pomona
                                                                                                                                    datasets.                                                             complete.
              properties.                                                         Cemetery).
                                                                                                                            1.8.3   Continue to implement               Development          30/06/2024   Continue to utilise relevant experts
      1.4.3   Document the iconic story of       Heritage            30/06/2024   Images and oral histories gathered
                                                                                                                                    best practice Development           Assessment                        where required - ensuring cost
              surfing in Noosa to capture        Coordinator                      through the project added to
                                                                                                                                    Assessment services that deliver                                      effective supply of these services.
              this unique aspect of Noosa’s                                       Heritage Noosa. Continuing to
                                                                                                                                    the strategic outcomes of the                                         Continuing to review the processes
              heritage and lifestyle.                                             document this story and make
                                                                                                                                    Noosa Plan 2020.                                                      undertaken within the Development
                                                                                  available via Heritage Noosa will be
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Assessment team, making changes
                                                                                  ongoing as part of heritage activities.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          where required.
      1.4.4   Complete Stage 4 of Heritage       Heritage            30/06/2024   Approximately 4,000 additional
                                                                                                                            1.8.5   Develop employee competencies       Civil Operations &   30/06/2024   The environmental operational
              Noosa with a focus on making       Coordinator                      images, oral histories, and
                                                                                                                                    through targeted training           Assets                            works matrix has been updated
              donated materials publicly                                          documents added to the site.
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                                                                                                                                    to increase environmental                                             and is being incorporated into the         103
              accessible.
                                                                                                                                    awareness in operational                                              Maintenance Plan.
      1.5.1   Support the transition             Environmental       30/06/2024   Final report submitted. Awaiting                  works in roads and vegetation
              arrangements for the Yurol         Services                         gazettal.                                         management.
              Ringtail State Forest land for
              conservation to expand the area
              protected for conservation in
              Noosa Shire.                                                                                                  On Track Initiatives
      1.5.3   Continue the management,           Environmental       30/06/2024   Successfully delivered for FY24           OP                                          Service / Manager
                                                                                                                                    Initiative                                                  Status    Comments
              maintenance, and monitoring of     Services                         and ongoing for FY25. Included            Ref                                         Responsible
              bushland reserve areas.                                             operational management of the
                                                                                                                            1.1.2   Monitor, investigate and make       Environmental                     Education material complete for
                                                                                  highest priority Bushland Reserves
                                                                                                                                    progress towards ongoing            Services                          seagrass project. Prioritisation
                                                                                  to improve ecosystem function. All
                                                                                                                                    restoration efforts of aquatic                                        tool for riparian projects identified.
                                                                                  vehicle and access trails remained
                                                                                                                                    habitats such as wetlands,                                            Continued support to NICA for
                                                                                  open for community use.
                                                                                                                                    seagrass, and oyster reefs, and                                       ongoing monitoring of the Oyster
      1.7.2   Manage flying fox impacts on the   Environmental       30/06/2024   Program successfully delivered                    improve riparian vegetation and                                       Reef project - next status report due
              community in accordance with       Services                         through regular scheduled                         foreshore management.                                                 EOFY. This program will effectively
              the Noosa Council Statement of                                      monitoring of permanent roosts.                                                                                         become the implementation




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Noosa Council Annual Report 23/24
              Management Intent (SoMI) and                                        Increases in population at Waratah                                                                                      of the Noosa River Catchment
              through community education.                                        Reserve and Wallace Park were                                                                                           Management Plan. We were
                                                                                  managed in accordance with                                                                                              anticipating that it would move
                                                                                  the SoMI through community                                                                                              through the July Council meeting
                                                                                  engagement, increased monitoring                                                                                        as planned. However, as there is a
                                                                                  and impact assessments for                                                                                              potential delay it has been difficult to
                                                                                  adjacent properties.                                                                                                    plan for. There is a budget item for
                                                                                                                                                                                                          NRCMP projects that will include the
                                                                                                                                                                                                          above initiatives.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Note-ongoing and part of BAU