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

2. Introduction


2.1 Background                                          2.2.   Purpose of the Pest Management
                                                               Plan
Weeds and pest animals degrade natural
ecosystems and agricultural landscapes, threaten        The purpose of the Plan is to establish a
biodiversity and interfere with human health and        foundation for the cooperative management of
recreation. Once pests become established,              weeds and pest animals in Noosa Shire.
significant resources are required to control them
and rehabilitate impacted ecosystems.                   It establishes local priorities and sets strategies
                                                        and actions that address the environmental,
Noosa Council recognises weeds and pest                 economic and social impacts of weeds and pest
animals as one of the most significant threats to       animals. It identifies stakeholders and defines
biodiversity in the Shire. Combating this threat will   their roles and responsibilities for managing
require a clear commitment and combined effort          weeds and pest animals, and will assist in
from industry, the community, state government          developing and maintaining partnerships between
and Council.                                            those stakeholders.
The Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route               The Plan provides a means of ensuring that
Management) Act 2002 (the Land Protection               resources are targeted at the highest priority
Act) charges all Queensland councils with               activities and those that are most likely to
the development of a pest management plan               succeed. It also incorporates mechanisms for
for managing declared pests within their local          monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the
government area. The Noosa Local Government             effectiveness of the pest management actions
Area Pest Management Plan (the Plan) has been           identified.
prepared to fulfil this requirement.
                                                        2.3.   Commencement and duration
However, this plan is not simply a statement
of the Noosa Council’s pest management                  The Sunshine Coast Local Government Area
responsibilities. It is a community plan developed      Pest Management Plan commenced in 2012
through consultation with key stakeholders,             after its endorsement by the Minister for Primary
residents and visitors to Noosa.                        Industries and Fisheries, and the final Plan
                                                        adopted by Council on behalf of the Sunshine
                                                        Coast community. After the de-amalgamation of
                                                        Noosa Council from the Sunshine Coast Council,
                                                        the Noosa component of the plan was excised
                                                        and developed into the Noosa Council Local
                                                        Government Area Pest Management Plan 2015-
                                                        2019.
                                                        In accordance with section 31 of the Land
                                                        Protection Act, the Plan is a four year plan and
                                                        will remain in force until four years from the
                                                        commencement date, unless it is reviewed and
                                                        renewed at an earlier date.

Broad leaf privot (Ligustrum lucidum)                   2.4.   Scope

                                                        The Plan applies to all land and waterways within
                                                        the boundaries of the Noosa local government
                                                        area, including land owned or controlled by the
                                                        State, Council and individuals.
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