2021-03-09 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                              9 MARCH 2021


BRANCH ACTIVITIES          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                         THE NEXT QUARTER
                               more than 75% of primary works             Organizing new uniforms for 200+
                               completed and now at the                    volunteers.
                               maintenance stage.
                              New project at Burgess Creek has
                               been hugely successful with the last
                               working bee for the year attracting
                               more than 50 people. The project
                               continues to be a platform for
                               collaboration between community,
                               local environmental and community
                               groups, local businesses, private
                               industry (Unitywater, Lendlease) and
                               government agencies
                              October to December group data;
                               o 17 active groups
                               o 73 working bees
                               o 905 volunteers hours
                               o 265 plants in the ground
                               o 5 new volunteers recruited
Yurol Ringtail Project        HQ Plantations have halted the             Continue to support community             QUT to commence baseline koala
                               harvesting of pine in Yurol SF and          information, customer queries and          survey for the Yurol-Ringtail project.
                               switched to Ringtail SF.                    engagement with HQP and DAF to            Work with DES, QPWS, Greenfleet,
                              DAF continue hardwood harvesting            ensure stakeholder and community           Landcare to finalise the Ecological
                               in Yurol SF.                                awareness of harvesting underway.          Restoration Plan for pine and
                                                                          Draft the Yurol-Ringtail SFs               hardwood plantation areas
                                                                           Ecological Restoration Plan in
                                                                           consultation with key stakeholders
                                                                           and the Transition Committee
                                                                       
Pest Management                           nd
                               Completed 2 quarter of Biosecurity         Priority weed control on State road       Complete 3rd quarter of Biosecurity
                               Surveillance Program including the          reserve areas as part of annual            Surveillance program property
                               inspection of properties in the Black       contract with Transport and Main           inspections.
                               Mountain, Federal and those parts of        Roads.                                    Feral Deer control in the Lake
                               Ridgewood and Eerwah Vale that             Fox control trapping near marine           MacDonald area corresponding with
                               are within the Noosa Council                Turtle nesting sites at Peregian and       the mating season.
                               boundary (46 properties were                Marcus Beach.
                               inspected).

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