2017-12-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             12 DECEMBER 2017


2                        DELEGATE FOR THE MARY RIVER CATCHMENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Environment Officer (Rivers and Coast), Jan Maddin
                                    Environment and Sustainable Development Department

Index                               ECM Subject / Waterways Management – Mary River

Attachments                         Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Environment Officer (Rivers and Coast) to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 12 December 2017 and support the nomination of
Councillor Brian Stockwell as a delegate on the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee
(MRCCC).


REPORT
The MRCCC has been operating for over 20 years and is a community based catchment
management organisation that has community, industry and government interests represented.
Membership consists of interest sectors, not organisations, and is shown below.

         Beef                                                           Grazing Lands
         Dairying                                                       Horticulture
         Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DAFF)                Land for Wildlife
         Dept of Natural Resources & Mines (DNRM)                       Landcare ( Upper)
         Dept of Environment and Heritage (EHP)                         Landcare (Lower)
         Dept of Education                                              Project Participant (2)
         Environment                                                    Local Government (Sunshine Coast)
         Extractive Industries                                          Local Government (Noosa)
         Field Naturalists                                              Local Government (Gympie)
         Forestry                                                       Local Government (Fraser Coast)
         Irrigation                                                     Sugar
         Fisheries                                                      Seqwater
         General Community (Upper)                                      Special Members
         General Community(Middle)                                      Tree Crops
         General Community (Lower)                                      Waterwatch
         General Community (Western)

1.                       Responsibilities of Delegates on MRCCC
                       Represent the nominated interest sector and act as a two-way contact point.
                       Attend and take part in committee meetings where issues of concern to the catchment and
                         its people are raised, discussed and acted upon (approximately 5 hours every six weeks).
                       Attend and take part in special meetings and community workshops (approximately 12
                         hours per year).
                       Participate in subcommittees where appropriate (approximately 20 hours per year).
                       Foster awareness and action on issues of catchment-wide concern with the interest sector
                         you represent.
                       Attend regularly - absenteeism extending to more than three meetings will be queried.

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