2015-04-28 Attachment 2 to item 5 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda - Pest Management Plan 2015-2019

8 The pest management
  planning process

8.1.   Plan development                            • Noosa Council
                                                   • Noosa Integrated Catchment Association
Development of a local government area pest        • Noosa Parks Association
management plan is a statutory requirement
under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route    • Queensland Rail
Management) Act 2002 and certain aspects of        • Queensland Transport and Main Roads
the planning process are dictated by the Act.      • SEQ Catchments
The planning process was also guided by the        • SEQ Water
Guidelines for Local Government Area Pest
                                                   • Sunshine Coast Council
Management Plans (Biosecurity Queensland,
2009).                                            Also under the Act, the Draft Plan must undergo
                                                  a 28 day public consultation period, before final
Key statutory requirements of the planning
                                                  approval by Biosecurity Qld and Council.
process included the establishment of a
stakeholder group, the provision of a public
                                                  8.3    Objectives
submission period and certain aspects of the
approval process.                                 The stakeholder group identified seven
                                                  overarching objectives for Noosa pest
8.2.   Consultation                               management.
Under the Land Protection (Stock Route and        These are:
Rural Land) Act 2002, a Local Government
must establish a stakeholder group to provide     1. Pest management is planned, coordinated,
advice in development of the pest management         managed and implemented
plan. In August 2014, a wide cross section of
stakeholders, including community groups,         2. Strengthen pest management education and
industry, state government and Council, met          communication programs with stakeholders
to review the existing Sunshine Coast Local          and the community
Government Pest Management Plan 2012-
                                                  3. Improve stakeholder and community capacity
2016, which includes Noosa, and recommend
                                                     to manage pests
the way forward for developing a Noosa Local
Government Area Pest Management Plan.             4. Develop and implement compliance
Organisations that had representation at the         procedures and programs
workshops and/or provided input into Plan
development are listed below:                     5. Conduct research to improve our
                                                     understanding and knowledge of pests and
Organisation:                                        their control
 • Australian Veterinary Association
                                                  6. Develop a priority listing of pest species for
 • Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
                                                     targeted management
   Forestry (Biosecurity Queensland)
 • Department of National Parks, Recreation,      7. Develop information systems to record data,
   Sports and Racing (National Parks)                information and maps on pest species
 • Department of Transport and Main Roads
                                                  The Strategic Action Plan in Section 11 provides
 • Energex
                                                  the measures to achieve these objectives.
 • Gympie Regional Council
 • Mary River Catchment Coordinating
   Committee
 • Noosa and District Landcare Group
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