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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                             17 JULY 2023


REPORT
At the June 2019 Ordinary Meeting Noosa Council endorsed the Noosa Environment Strategy
and Noosa Environment Strategy Implementation Plan 2019-2023. The Noosa Environment
Strategy is the key strategic policy document for Council related to our environment and the way we
live within it. The Noosa Environment Strategy identifies key strategies, outcomes, and measurable
targets that guide decision-making and support prioritisation of investment over the 10-year life of
the strategy.

The Noosa Environment Strategy provides a clear monitoring, evaluation and reporting framework
that consists of:
    •    Annual reporting on the progress of specific implementation actions associated with the
         Environment Strategy.
    •    Biennial reporting against the 12 targets identified in the Environment Strategy to measure
         the success of implementation.

A summary of the Environment Strategy, Implementation Plan and reporting requirements are
summarised in Figure 1.




Figure 1. Environment Strategy, Implementation Plan, and reporting requirements

This Year 3 (1 July 2021-30 June 2022) Summary Report provides an update on the progress
of the 42 actions outlined in the Noosa Environment Strategy Implementation Plan for the
2021/22 FY. These actions are made up of four (4) enabling actions that will deliver outcomes
across all four themes of the Environment Strategy, and 38 actions that are specific to each
of the four themes: Biodiversity; Waterways, wetlands & coasts; Sustainable living; and
Climate change resilience and adaptation.


The Year 4 (1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023) Monitoring Report and review and update of the
Environment Strategy Implementation Plan will be prepared and presented to Council by
September 2023.




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