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

                                                    Noosa Parklands Park Management Plan




Legislative/planning   Administering         Description
instrument             authority

Vegetation             EHP                   Regulates the clearing of native vegetation on
Management Act 1999                          freehold and leasehold land. Operational work
(VMA)                                        that includes clearing native vegetation requires
                                             assessment against the provisions of the VMA.

Water Act 2000         EHP                   Provides the framework to deliver sustainable
                                             water planning, allocation, management and supply
                                             processes and to ensure improved security for
                                             water resources.

Local

Noosa Biosphere        Noosa Biosphere       In September 2007 the United Nations Educational,
Reserve®               Reserve Foundation®   Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO)
                                             Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB) designated
                                             the Noosa shire as a biosphere reserve. It was a
                                             first for Queensland and recognised the region’s
                                             outstanding biodiversity values and community
                                             commitment to best practice approaches to
                                             sustainability. The Noosa Biosphere Reserve®
                                             encompasses a total of 150,000 hectares of
                                             land and numerous waterways and extends
                                             approximately 3km seawards.
                                             “It provides a focus for the Noosa community’s
                                             aspirations to continue to strive for a sustainable
                                             future, to work together to build economies,
                                             communities, and knowledge and to ensure our
                                             natural ecosystems and biodiversity is valued,
                                             cared for, improved and conserved.”

                                             Noosa Biosphere is a registered trademark
                                             of Noosa Council

Noosa Council          Noosa Council         Sets the overarching strategic goals and key
Corporate Plan                               priorities for Council over a five year period from
2014-2019                                    2014 to 2019.

                                             The Corporate Plan is supported by an annual
                                             operational plan, which outlines specific projects
                                             that Council will adopt each year as part of its
                                             budget process.

                                             There are seven key priorities outlined in the
                                             Corporate Plan, with the two most relevant to
                                             management of reserves and parks being:

                                             Community engagement and communication –
                                             Council will involve the community in decision
                                             making on key issues affecting the future of Noosa.

                                             Custodianship of Noosa’s environment – Council will
                                             continue to apply best practice to its custodianship
                                             to Noosa’s natural environment aiming to
                                             enhance local biodiversity for the benefit of future
                                             generations.



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