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

Application of the plan
The Plan applies to all public and private land and waters and land owned and managed by
government, utilities and individuals within the boundary of the Noosa local government area.
This includes public land such as national parks, council bushland reserves, parks and gardens
and road reserves. For private owned land, Council supports landowners to identify and
manage biosecurity risks on their land. In many cases, Council will collaborate with private
landowners to implement actions to manage priority biosecurity risks, such as feral animal
control.

Under the Biosecurity Act 2014, Council is responsible for the management of invasive
biosecurity matter, which includes prohibited matter in Schedule 1, parts 3 and 4 and restricted
invasive plants and animals in Schedule 2, part 2 of the Biosecurity Regulation 2016 (see
Section 9).

Council also plays a role in reporting biosecurity matters to Biosecurity Queensland. All
prohibited and category 1 and 2 restricted biosecurity matters outside the scope of this plan
must be reported to Biosecurity Queensland. This includes invasive aquatic diseases, parasites,
viruses, animal diseases, insects (including fire ants), marine species, and noxious fish.

The Plan does not consider fauna species protected under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
that may be a nuisance to some residents, such as flying-foxes, magpies, brush turkeys and
snakes.

Public health risks from mosquitoes and biting midges are dealt with through Council’s
mosquito and biting midge surveillance and treatment programs.




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Noosa Biosecurity Plan DRAFT