2016-09-06 P&E Committee - Attachment 1 to Item 6 - Noosa Parklands Park Management Plan

                                                      Noosa Parklands Park Management Plan




The park is mapped as low to medium value bushland under the State Planning Policy (SPP)
(EHP 2010) and local mapping undertaken by Noosa Council identifies the park as a known
koala habitat area. Current regional ecosystem (RE) mapping (DNRM 2015) indicates that
the northern sections of the park (i.e. Satinay Park and Harlow Park) and one small area at
the southern side of Heritage Park are mapped as containing endangered remnant vegetation
communities (under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 [VM Act]) (Table 3; Figure 3). The
remaining areas of the park are mapped as least concern.

The Melaleuca quinquenervia wetland community within the park (i.e. RE 12.3.5) plays an
important role in buffering the waterbodies from sedimentation and nutrient inputs (Section
3.2). It is habitat for rare and threatened flora and fauna species such as wallum frogs and the
large hollow bearing trees provide nesting opportunities for a range of fauna species including
birds and arboreal mammals. Run-off from the adjacent urban areas can impact this vegetation
community through pest plant dispersal, chemical contaminants and elevated nutrient levels.
Other threats include wildfire and invasion by pest plant species, particularly at the interface
with residential and park areas. Myrtle rust has been recorded within the park, and infected
Myrtaceae species are still being found.

The eucalyptus open forest areas of the park (i.e. RE12.5.3/12.5.6) are less disturbed, with no
cleared areas or infrastructure for recreation purposes. The large hollow bearing trees provide
nesting opportunities for a range of fauna species. Wildfire, vegetation clearing and pest plant
invasion, particularly at the interface with residential areas as a result of dumping of garden
waste, are the biggest threats to this vegetation community within the park.

On a local context, these remnant vegetation communities have been mapped on the
Biodiversity Overlay Map (OM) 9.1 as an environmental protection area, with the vegetation
along Wooroi Creek and its tributaries being further protected as riparian buffer areas (Noosa
Council 2013).

Table 3 Regional ecosystems of the park

Regional        VM Act          Biodiversity     Vegetation description       Location within
ecosystem       status          status                                        Park

12.3.5          Least           Of concern       Melaleuca                    Heritage Park,
                concern                          quinquenervia open           Palm Grove Park
                                                 forest on coastal            and Lomandra
                                                 alluvium                     Park

12.5.3          Endangered      Endangered       Eucalyptus racemosa
                                                 subsp. racemosa
                                                 woodland on remnant          Satinay Park,
                                                 Tertiary surfaces            Harlow Park
                                                                              and a small
12.5.6          Endangered      Endangered       Eucalyptus siderophloia,     section of the
                                                 E. propinqua,                southern end or
                                                 E. microcorys and/or         Heritage Park
                                                 E. pilularis open forest
                                                 on remnant Tertiary
                                                 surfaces. Usually deep
                                                 red soils




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