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

Reference   Action                   Success Indicator       Responsibility     Time frame          Resources           Status

            offsets as required      on demand               Working Group      developments that   offset funds        Koala Offsets
                                                                                trigger offset                          delivered at
                                                                                provisions                              Girraween Nature
                                                                                                                        Refuge in 2015.

                                                                                                                        TMR Cooroy to
                                                                                                                        Curra offsets
                                                                                                                        pending

Objective 2. Conserve koala populations and habitat through non-statutory means

2.1         Develop a Noosa          CLP is developed        Environment        December 2016       Officer time        Await the
            Shire Conservation                               Services                                                   development of
            Land Plan (CLP) to                                                                                          the Noosa Shire
            identify priority land                                                                                      Biodiversity Plan
            for potential                                                                                               2016
            acquisition and
            offset receiving sites
            for koala trees

2.2         Secure koala habitat     Purchase of EL land     Environment Levy   Ongoing             Officer time        100 ha purchased
            through land             with koala habitat      Working Group                                              in 2015 on Noosa
            acquisition and          once every two years                                           Environment Levy    River and is
            rehabilitation                                                                          Environment Levy    mapped as
                                                                                                                        ‘possible’ koala
                                                                                                    generates $1.8m
                                                                                                    per annum           habitat

2.3         Contract koala tree      Contract koala tree     Environment        2017-2022           Officer time        Subject to 17/18
            planting project         planting is delivered   Services                                                   new initiative
            targeting private                                                                       Budget of $20,000

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