2020-11-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                      10 NOVEMBER 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Environmental Services
Implementation of the ZEN Organisation       Report     to    Council   on    the       Implementation of solar projects at 3       Ongoing stakeholder consultation on
Strategy                                       development of Council’s Climate             of   Council’s    small    electricity        the Climate Change response Plan.
                                               Change       Response     Plan     in        consumption sites.                          Preparation for Climate Week.
                                               consultation with the community.           Targeted community consultation for         Improvement of ZEN on Council
                                             Review of ZEN capital projects for           the Climate Change Response Plan              website and communications.
                                               20/21 completed and ready for ITQ.         Preparation for Climate Week -              Supporting the waste team in
                                             Completion of 2019/20 carbon                 March 2021.                                   development of the Waste Strategy.
                                               footprint.                                                                               Community       emission     reduction
                                                                                                                                          support in partnership with AEF.
Private Land Conservation Partnerships       Organised and commenced delivery           Continue     delivering    the   LFW        Continue     delivering    the   LFW
- Land for Wildlife (LFW) and Voluntary        of LFW incentive to members.                 program, sign up new properties,              program, sign up new properties,
Conservation Agreements (VCA)                Commenced delivery of on ground              revisits on demand, roll out LFW              revisits on demand, roll out LFW
                                               works to VCA properties.                     incentive program to members for              incentive program to members for
                                             Worked with Qld Trust for Nature to          current financial year.                       current financial year.
                                               shortlist 3 LFW/VCA properties for         Contact owners of deregistered LFW          Contact owners of deregistered LFW
                                               potential Koala habitat restoration          properties to reactivate properties           properties to reactivate properties
                                               funding.                                     that form strategic linkages in the           that form strategic linkages in the
                                             Collated existing and new EVNT flora         landscape. Remove       signs    from         landscape. Remove       signs    from
                                               and fauna records into a single              deregistered       properties     with        deregistered       properties     with
                                               database with associated map                 disengaged owners.                            disengaged owners.
                                               layers.                                    Compile final list of split-zoned           Compile final list of split zoned
                                             Participated in LFW regional steering        properties for incorporation into the         properties for incorporation into the
                                               committee meetings.                          next planning scheme amendment.               next planning scheme amendment.
                                             July to September program data;            Update Council website with better          Update Council website with better
                                                                                            info on LFW and VCA programs.                 info on LFW and VCA programs.
                                               o 18 new LFW sign-ups (61ha of
                                                                                          Organise media promotion of LFW             Organise media promotion of LFW
                                                   habitat)
                                                                                            program.                                      program.
                                               o Current total of 345 LFW                                                               Ongoing collection of biodiversity
                                                   registered properties.                                                                 information.
                                               o 17 visits to VCA properties.
                                               o 933 volunteers hours




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