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

 Feral pig (Sus scrofa)                                                                     3,4,6

 Reasonable and practicable measures for asset management of invasive species

 Aim                    Measure
 Awareness               Be aware of ‘asset protection’ invasive species in Noosa Shire.
                         Have any unfamiliar species formally identified.
 Surveillance and        Carry out area/property surveillance activities / targeted inspections of high
 early detection          value assets.
                         For plants, prioritising introduction pathways such as roads, stockyards and
                          watering points.
 Preventing             For invasive plants:
 introduction            Carry out hygiene procedures on vehicles, machinery and clothing including
                          wash downs, brush downs, visual inspections and quarantine.
                         Spell stock in holding areas when moved from high-risk areas.
                         Source stock feed, garden/landscaping products from low-risk areas or
                          request a weed hygiene declaration.
                         Check that any plants purchased, including reproductive parts, are not
                          listed under the Biosecurity Act 2014.
                        For invasive animals:
                         Check that any animals purchased are not listed under the Biosecurity Act
                          2014.
                         Removal waste and unused infrastructure that may provide shelter and
                          habitat for invasive animals.
 Notification            Not required.
                         For invasive animals - can be reported to FeralScan at feralscan.org.au
 Distribution            No ‘asset protection’ invasive species may be sold, traded, given away, or
                          released into the environment.
                        For invasive plants:
                         Carry out hygiene procedures on vehicles, machinery and clothing when
                          leaving areas infested, including wash downs, brush downs, visual
                          inspections and quarantine.
                         Minimising seed spread (eg. slash to prevent seeding, remove fruit, establish
                          a buffer zone).
                         Spell stock in holding areas when moved from high-risk areas.
 Control                For invasive plants:
                         Remove all plants and reproductive parts fully and continuously from the
                          area, following approved best practice methods for each specific species.
                          (This may include chemical treatments, physical or mechanical removal,
                          removing contaminated soil or turf, preventing further spread, maintaining
                          competitive vegetation/crops/pastures, using biological control agents).
                          Refer to Qld Gov Restricted invasive plants for species specific controls.
                         Establish an ongoing monitoring program to measure progress towards
                          asset protection, including inspection by Noosa Council.
                        For invasive animals:
                         Develop and implement an invasive animal plan in consultation with Noosa
                          Council and participate in invasive animal control activities (eg. verifying
                          species presence, pest animal baiting, fencing).
                         Establish an ongoing monitoring program to measure progress towards
                          asset protection, including inspection by Noosa Council.
Table 4.8. Asset protection management measures


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