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

Field Maps App

Council utilises mobile devices and applications to better support staff in the field. Staff use
tablets or mobile phones with Field maps App to record invasive species presence and
management response. Sites are re-visited to assess the effectiveness of management
controls over time. Field maps App can also be used for targeted citizen science
projects to gather more data and information from residents across the Shire about their
local areas.




Figure 5.5. On ground invasive species data collected to record species distribution.



Bushland condition monitoring
Council uses a Bushland Operational Assessment (BOA) methodology to assess the condition
of its bushland reserves. The BOA spatially identifies the resilience of native vegetation against
various threats such as weeds, fire, disturbance and nutrients, and its recovery potential.

Condition classes range from ‘excellent resilience’ where full recovery is expected after natural
disturbance to ‘nil resilience’ where significant reconstruction is required to bring the site back
to a natural condition.

The BOAs are reviewed every 5 years to assess how the condition of the bushland has changed
over time through management and ecological restoration work.




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