2022-11-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  14 NOVEMBER 2022


        Development and rollout of an encroachment policy including dedicated ongoing staff
         resources to support enforcement activities.
        Funds for emergent ecological restoration following major weather and erosion events.
* LD=labour days

    Activity              Current               EBFMP proposed                 Details
                          (annual)              implementation (annual)

    Ecological            Council: Contractor   Council: Contractor 45LD       LD increased
    restoration           3LD / reserve         / reserve
                                                                               Coast Connect transitioned
                          Coastal Connect       Council technical officer to   entirely to Council
                          Contractor 29 LD /    manage contracts
                                                                               0.5 FTE Environment
                          reserve approx
                                                Bushcare support remains       Technical Officer (new)
                          Bushcare support      same
                                                                               Bushcare support remains
                          varies between
                                                                               unchanged
                          budget reserves.

                          Current               Proposed budget
                          $128,400/annum        $225,200/annum

    Shire-wide            Nil                   Encroachment policy            0.5 FTE Environment
    Encroachments                               development and                Technical Officer (new)
    Policy                                      implementation
                                                                               0.5 FTE Local Laws Officer
                                                                               (new)
                                                                               Site rehabilitation
                                                                               Legal advice

                          Current budget        Proposed budget
                          Nil                   $415,000/annum

    Weather event         Nil                   Rapid assessment by            Purpose is to build coastal
    emergency                                   Council officer                resilience and reduce the
    ecological                                                                 ecological impacts of
                                                Council contractor to
    restoration funds                                                          weather events with rapid
                                                deliver restoration
                                                                               responses.

                          Current budget        Proposed budget
                          Nil                   $25,000/annum

                          Total $128,400        Total $664,100

Risks & Opportunities
Community input during the development of the Environment Strategy 2019 and Noosa Coastal
Hazards Adaptation Plan 2021 and results from the Noosa Liveability Study 2022 strongly support
maintaining natural processes and using nature-based solutions to address climate change risks
and conserve and manage natural areas and natural values. Improving the ecosystem health and
resilience of Noosa’s coastal environments is identified as a management priority in the Noosa
Environment Strategy 2019 and Noosa Bushland Reserves Strategic Management Plan 2021 –
2026.
Council will not be able to meet these community expectations or strategic outcomes without the
increased and targeted funding and resourcing required for implementing the Eastern Beaches
Foreshore Management Plan.


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