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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 12 January 2015
FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION
AGREEMENTS
• Areas on subject land can remain exempt from the Voluntary Conservation Agreement and
can be used for other purposes (e.g. grazing, orchards, open space).
• A VCA does not grant any public right of access to the land.
• A VCA is entirely voluntary.
• A VCA takes account of the needs and circumstances of the landholder.
• VCAs provide significant incentives for the landholder to contribute to biodiversity in the
Noosa Shire.
• Properties that have conservation covenants may be available for grants and other funding
from state and federal governments.
RELATED POLICIES AND LEGISLATION
• Local Government Act 2009.
• Existing Biodiversity Strategies and Pest Management Plans.
• Biodiversity Overlay and associated provisions-The Noosa Plan planning scheme for
Noosa Shire
• Qld Environmental Offsets Policy 2014
• Vegetation Management Act 1999
• Nature Conservation Act 1992
• Land Act 1994
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