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
                                          October to December data;                 Inspection of properties in the
                                           o 46 biosecurity inspections (1            Cooroy Mountain and Tinbeerwah
                                              Biosecurity Order issued)               area for the identification and
                                           o Fox trapping – 22 trap nights, 9         mapping of Cat’s Claw Creeper
                                              foxes caught                            weed infestations.
                                           o Wild dog trapping – 11 trap             Feral Pig control on properties at Kin
                                              nights, 0 dogs caught                   Kin and Teewah Airstrip.
                                           o Feral pigs – 5 pigs caught in           Intensive Wild dog and Fox control
                                              traps                                   trapping by contractor at Federal,
                                                                                      Ridgewood, Pinbarren, Cooroy
                                                                                      Mountain, Kin Kin and Cootharaba.
Noosa River Plan                          In partnership with Maritime Safety       Completing Expression of Interest
                                           Queensland, completed Terms of             for NRSAC and first meetings of
                                           Reference for Noosa River                  group.
                                           Stakeholder Advisory Committee            Finalise ToR with the group and set
                                           (NRSAC) to support the finalisation        priorities for action for the first six
                                           of the Noosa River Plan.                   months.
                                          Expression of Interest opened on 18
                                           February.
The Nature Conservancy Partnership -      Community Stakeholder meeting             Finalising project implementation             Submit permit applications to
Bring Back The Fish                        held – 18 attendees. 5 targeted            plan and site management plan.                 authorities for review.
                                           community engagement projects             Finalising review of river utilities and      Celebrate new partnerships with
                                           identified for detailed development.       restoration exclusion zones.                   restaurants.
                                          9 public information sessions held.       Finalising engineering specifications         Support local groups technically with
                                           38 attendees. High level of support        for oyster restoration substrates.             implementation of community
                                           for project and restoration sites         Finalising permit documentation.               engagement projects.
                                           presented.                                Designing projects and entering into          Continue collecting oyster shells and
                                          Project brochure developed and             agreements with local groups.                  curing them.
                                           distributed.                                                                          
                                                                                     Engaging restaurants in Shuck Don’t            Secure fisheries permit for
                                          Project Frequently Asked Questions                                                        community work.
                                                                                      Chuck project.
                                           published.                                                                               Secure agreement with an interstate
                                          11 tonnes of oyster shell collected                                                       shellfish hatchery to support
                                           through Shuck Don’t Chuck project.                                                        breeding of local rock oysters.
                                          Noosa habitat mapping complete.
                                          Noosa Restoration Suitability Model
                                           complete.



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