NOOSA BIOSECURITY PLAN 2026-2031 · Attachment 2 - Noosa Biosecurity Plan 2026 draft for stakeholder review

The Environment Strategy includes a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation program to help
track the effectiveness of management responses. Indicators and baseline measures are
outlined in the Environment Strategy Implementation Plan to ensure a wholistic, integrated
approach to managing Noosa’s environment. Results of the monitoring is reported back to the
community.

Indicators for invasive species management relate to a range of monitoring and management
activities, as summarised in Figure 3.2.

Further details on information systems and data collection methods are provided in Section 5.




 Pest distribution &         Landholder extension        Active pest                Volunteer support
 surveillance is recorded    and incentives support      management is carried      through the Noosa
 via camera detection, AI    the delivery of             out in priority council-   community bushland
 technology and annual       biosecurity priorities      managed bushland           care program
 pest surveys.               including multi-year        reserves and road          contributes to weed
                             extension programs and      reserves.                  removal within
 Property surveillance       private partnerships                                   Council’s bushland
 activities and targeted     through Land for Wildlife   Bushland operational       reserves and builds
 inspections support early   and Volunteer               assessments (BOAs) are     community
 detection and response      Conservation Agreement      conducted every 5 years    stewardship.
 in areas not infested.      (VCA) properties.           with data on weed
                                                         species gathered for       Data is collected to
                             Various data related to     prioritised management.    track and celebrate
                             landholder pest                                        this volunteer effort.
                             management activity is
                             collected.
Figure 3.2. Noosa Environment Strategy monitoring and data collection activities.




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