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

2.3    Best practice guidelines are      Best practice guidelines   PMP Working Group and Annual             Absorbed.           Ongoing
       developed to support the          are developed on a case    key stakeholders      review of          Best practice
       implementation of the PMP,        by case basis to assist                          the need           guidelines
       consistent with State and         stakeholders to imple-                           for specific       available
       Commonwealth policy and           ment pest management                             pest man-          through state
       guidelines                        controls                                         agement            and national
                                                                                          guide-             sources.
                                                                                          lines by
                                                                                          the PMP
                                                                                          Working
                                                                                          Group.
2.4    Provide education on respon-      Education is provided to Council, environment        Ongoing        Education on        Ongoing
       sible pet ownership and illegal   residents and visitors   groups, residents                          responsible
       pets to residents                                                                                     pet ownership
                                                                                                             is currently
                                                                                                             provided by
                                                                                                             Council’s local
                                                                                                             laws officers
Objective 3: Improve stakeholder, landholder and community capacity to manage pests
Desired outcome: Commitment and partnerships, integrated management
3.1    Participate in SEQ Pest Adviso- Attendance at forum          Local and State Govern-   Once           Absorbed            Ongoing
       ry Forum (SEQPAF) and attend                                 ment, specialists         every 4
       meetings                                                                               months
3.2    Source grants and funding         An up to date list is      Commonwealth, State       Review         Absorbed            Ongoing
       to support pest management        maintained on availa-      and Local Government,     grant
       programs through:                 ble grant funding and      Environment Groups,       funding
       - Subscribing to grant pro-       information shared with    landholders               each quar-
       grams                             stakeholders. Stake-                                 ter and
       - Disseminating grant informa-    holders are successful                               distribute
       tion to stakeholders              in securing grants and                               informa-
       - Cooperative grant submis-       funding when available.                              tion to
       sions and program delivery                                                             stakehold-
                                                                                              ers.
3.3    Pest management resources         Landholders and envi-    Council, Biosecurity Qld,   Review of      Absorbed,       Ongoing
       and incentives are provided to    ronment groups are pro- landholders, SEQ Water,      resourcing     grant funding,
       landholders and environment       vided with resources and Environment Groups          capabilities   Council, SEQ
       groups to manage pests on a       incentives to manage                                 June 2015      Water and Bi-
       case by case basis and subject    pests where required.                                               osecurity Qld
       to priorities.                                                                                        project funding
Objective 4 : Develop and implement compliance procedures and programs with landholders
Desired outcomes: Commitment and partnerships, prevention, eradication and containment
4.1    Landholder pest surveys are       Pest Surveys are com-      Council, Biosecurity Qld, Council        Council ab-         Ongoing
       conducted annually across the     pleted, property pest      landholders, State Gov-   surveys        sorbed
       Shire                             management plans           ernment Agencies          specific
                                         developed and regulato-                              areas each
                                         ry notices served where                              quarter
                                         required.
4.2    A database is kept on pest        Database is maintained     Council and State Gov-    Ongoing        Council ab-         Currently
       surveys, property pest man-                                  ernment Agencies                         sorbed              underway
       agement plans and regulatory
       actions.
4.3    Domestic animals such as cats     Regulation of Local Laws Council, Biosecurity Qld, Ongoing          Absorbed            Ongoing
       and dogs that may impact on                                residents
       native fauna are controlled
       through local law regulato-
       ry services and compliance
       actions implemented for illegal
       pets.


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