2016-04-19 P&E Committee - Item 4, Attachment 1 - Draft Koala Conservation Management Plan

Noosa Bushland Care Volunteer program

Noosa Shire has eighteen (18) Bushland Care Groups with approximately three
hundred (300) members. Some bushland groups specifically work in areas that make a
significant contribution to protecting and enhancing koala habitat.



 Case study: Heritage Park Bushland Reserve

 Heritage Park Bushland Reserve is a riparian corridor of remnant vegetation in
 Noosa Parklands, Tewantin. It provides an important linkage with surrounding
 National Park and is habitat for a number of threatened species including koalas,
 frogs and the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly. Attractive pathways meander through
 the park providing visitors with recreational and nature based experiences.

 The Heritage Park Bushland Care Group has been actively involved in protecting
 and enhancing the bushland reserve since 2003. The focus of the group has been
 to restore the natural habitat of the site through weed control and revegetation.
 Educational signage provides park visitors with information on the parks
 outstanding natural values.




Environment Levy land acquisition program

Council’s Environment Levy program provides funding to purchase environmentally
significant land. Since 1996, 19 properties covering approximately 1700 ha have been
purchased through the levy. Most of these properties are mapped as koala habitat.

Between 2004 and 2015, Noosa Council purchased three of parcels of land along the
Noosa River through the Levy. Some of these purchases were co-funded with the
Australian Government National Reserve System Funding (NRS) and from State

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