2022-05-10 Planning and Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            10 MAY 2022


Road Map Pathway:
1)     Review of Council’s previous and current actions and strategies in threatened species
       conservation
2)     Identification of stakeholder involvement in threatened species conservation
3)     Desktop review of Council’s supporting biodiversity assessment reports and applicable resources
4)     The identification of regional habitats, ecological communities and fauna of conservation
       significance
5)     Identification of regional threatening processes to fauna, habitats and ecosystem processes
6)     A comprehensive analysis of threatened species susceptibility to regional threatening processes
7)     The nomination of key threatened fauna species for management priority
8)     Clear processes and actions required to deliver threatened fauna species recovery programs
9)     The supply of a detailed anticipated delivery schedule and budget to achieve the deliverables of
       Strategy 1.3 of the NES.
Please refer to the Attachment 1 – Draft Noosa Threatened Fauna Species Recovery Road Map for full
detail.
Previous Council Consideration
Nil.
Finance
As of 23 March 2022, Council appointed a Fauna Management Project Officer to develop a Draft
Threatened Fauna Recovery Road Map, along with a Regional Flying-fox Statement of Management
Intent. A submission for ongoing funding has been submitted for the 22/23 FY.
Risks & Opportunities
With the appropriate scientific justification, planning and consultation mechanisms now in place, Council
is in a timely position to deliver the following organisational commitments under Section 1.3 of the Noosa
Environment Strategy;
1)     ‘Significant implementation actions for the first 3 years’
2)     ‘Ensure populations of key threatened indicator species remain viable’
Failure to meet these commitments would likely jeopardise the future viability of threatened species
within Noosa Shire.
Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
Noosa Shire Council is pro-actively invested in threatened fauna conservation, and works closely with
community groups, landholders and other agencies to ensure the protection and enhancement of
regional biodiversity values. Council also has existing monitoring and management strategies in place
for regionally iconic species, including koalas. Table One details Council’s active threatened species
conservation programs, along with the involvement of key stakeholders, who will be instrumental in the
development and implementation of future threatened species management strategies.

Table 1: Noosa Council’s active involvement in threatened species conservation




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