2017-12-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                         12 DECEMBER 2017




5.   Catchment management relevance
    The Mary River catchment is the 4th highest contributor of sediments to the Great Barrier
     Reef.
    Six Mile Creek provides primary habitat for the endangered Mary River Cod which has
     suffered population declines since 1930s.
    Six Mile Creek also provides habitat for the Australian Lungfish which is a prehistoric
     species currently under threat due to reductions in breeding habitat.
    The rainforest remnants along Six Mile Creek provide habitat for the stream dependent and
     endangered Giant Barred Frog and other rare and threatened frog species.
    The Mary River tributaries within the Woondum National Park, Ridgewood, Black Mountain,
     Yurol State Forest, Cooroy and Timbeerwah are areas of high ecological value (Noosa
     Shire Biodiversity Assessment Report, 2017).
    The water quality of the Mary River tributaries located within the Shire is monitored by
     volunteers in the Noosa Waterwatch Program. A Water Quality Report for Six Mile Creek
     Catchment was developed by Waterwatch in 2017.

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