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

1. Executive summary


Noosa Council recognises weeds and pest               under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route
animals as one of the most significant threats to     Management) Act 2002. The Plan and Strategic
biodiversity in the Shire. They degrade natural       Action Plan will be reviewed annually with a full
ecosystems and agricultural landscapes, threaten      review being undertaken prior to its expiry.
biodiversity and interfere with human health and
recreation.                                           The Biosecurity Act 2014 was enacted by
                                                      Queensland Parliament in March 2014 and will
Combating the threat posed by weeds and pest          come into effect in 2016. Under the new act, local
animals will require a clear commitment and           governments are required to have a biosecurity
combined effort from industry, the community,         plan for invasive biosecurity matter. Under the act
state government and Council. To guide this           a Local Government Pest Management Plan may
effort, and in accordance with the requirements       be regarded as a Biosecurity Plan and therefore
of the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route          the Noosa Council Pest Management Plan will
Management) Act 2002, a Noosa Local                   be Noosa’s Biosecurity Plan until it is updated in
Government Area Pest Management Plan (the             2019.
Plan) has been prepared.

However, this plan is not simply a statement
of Noosa Council’s pest management
responsibilities. It is a plan of attack that
acknowledges the roles of a wide range of
organisations, groups and individuals that all have
a stake in the fight against the invasion of Noosa
Shire by weeds and pest animals.

The plan establishes local priorities, strategies
and actions to address the impacts of weeds
and pest animals, identifies stakeholders and
recognises their roles and responsibilities. It
also incorporates mechanisms for monitoring,
evaluating and reporting on the Plan’s
effectiveness.
                                                      Blue morning glory (Ipomoea indica).
The Plan applies to all land within the boundaries
of the Noosa Shire and targets pest species that
are declared pests under the Land Protection
(Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002
as well as certain non-declared species that
have been determined to be locally significant
pests. The Plan identifies a set of objectives and
strategic actions, which are directed towards
achieving the desired outcomes set by the
Queensland weed and pest animal management
strategies. The Strategic Action Plan identifies
who is responsible for delivering actions, sets
timeframes and identifies measures of success
against which the Plan will be evaluated.

The Plan has a four year timeframe as prescribed

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