2014-09-16 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   16 SEPTEMBER 2014




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INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA ~~ _ 16 SEPTEMBER 2014

                 The department implements an annual asset maintenance program for a range of assets
                 across the Cooloola Recreation Area. Expenditure over the past four years equates to more
                 than $1.1 million focussing on buildings, access tracks and visitor facilities.
                 In addition to pest programs that are delivered through operational budgets the department
                 commits between $20 000 and $35 000 annually towards delivering targeted priority pest
                 projects in the Cooloola Recreation Area. Over the past four years the programs have
                 focused on feral pig eradication and pine wilding and bitou bush control.
                 The department has also committed significant resources to manage fire across the
                 Cooloola Recreation Area, including implementing conservation. and asset protection burns
                 and attending to a number of significant wildfires. The overall expenditure for fire
                 management over the past three years is estimated to be in excess of $500 000.
                 The 2014-2015 budgets are currently being finalised and the department will provide an
                 update on planned project expenditure once the budgets for maintenance, capital, strategic
|                pest and planned fire management have been confirmed.
                 Yours sincerely

                  ClO           MP
                 Minister for National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing

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