Attachment 2 - Noosa Biosecurity Plan 2026-2031

The benefits of preventing an invasive species from establishing, or eradicating it before it
becomes widespread, are significant. If species cannot be totally removed it may still be
possible to contain it, preventing it from spreading into other valued areas. If the management
intervention is successful, it may stop the invasive plant or animal becoming more established
(progressing along the invasion curve) or reduce the impact. This plan prioritises the targeting of
biosecurity threats that have the best chance of being eradicated completely from Noosa.

Results of the risk assessment are shown in the Tables 4.1—4.8 below, including reasonable
and practical measures for meeting the management objectives. Specific on-ground actions for
land managers will depend on the species, extent of the infestation and available controls.

This prioritisation enables extra resources to be targeted towards the highest risk species – the
more the investment, the more effective eradication and containment can be. It is hoped that
improvements in technologies and techniques, along with active ongoing management, will see
some of the ‘Containment’ species able to move to potentially eradicable in the future, or at
least to achieve local eradications.

All public and private landowners within Noosa Shire have a biosecurity obligation for all
Schedule 1 & 2 invasive matters. Schedule 1 and 2 species are listed in Section 9 of this plan.
Even if a species is determined to be low risk there is still a requirement to adhere to the
restricted matter obligations relevant to the species. On occasion, specific property-level
circumstances may elevate the biosecurity risk and require additional action to be taken.




Feral pigs breed rapidly and disperse widely. They cause significant damage to the environment and
agriculture, causing soil disturbance and erosion, damaging vegetation and water edges and predating
on native fauna such as ground-nesting birds, small mammals and reptiles.




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