2014-06-17 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                           17 JUNE 2014


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Proposed Noosa Council Pest Survey Program 2014 – 2015

Council has resolved to conduct the following pest survey program in accordance with
Section 241 of the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002(“Act’),
within the Noosa Council region to monitor and enforce compliance with the
requirements of the Act in relation to declared pests (plants and animals).


The purpose and scope of the program is:
     •      To monitor compliance with the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route
            Management) Act 2002 in relation to declared pests;
     •      To aid in monitoring/mapping the distribution and spread of declared pests;
     •      To promote to landowners “Best Practice”, (including management practices
            in accordance with Section 9 of the Act) in the treatment of declared pests;
            and
     •      To assist in the enhancement of community awareness in relation to declared
            pests.
Survey locations and dates
Council will be conducting four Pest Surveys throughout the 2014 -2015 financial year
and each will be undertaken over a 3 month period. Survey locations and dates are as
follows;

     1.     Survey Program - 01/07/14 to 30/09/14 for the localities of Cooroy, Cooroy
            Mountain, Tinbeerwah, Cooroibah, within the Noosa Council boundary
            Doonan;
     2.     Survey Program - 01/10/14 to 31/12/14 for the localities of Black Mountain,
            Federal, within the Noosa Council boundary Ridgewood, Eerwah Vale;
     3.     Survey Program - 01/01/15 to 31/03/15 for the localities of Kin Kin, Pinbarren,
            Cooran, within the Noosa Council boundary Como;
     4.     Survey Program - 01/04/15 to 30/06/15 for the localities of Pomona, Lake
            MacDonald, Ringtail Creek, Cootharaba, Boreen Point.


Inspections will be conducted on urban and rural properties throughout these areas.
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