2022-02-08 Planning and Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     8 FEBRUARY 2022


A copy of the Noosa Environment Strategy 2019 can be found at the following link
https://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/downloads/file/1130/noosa-environment-strategy
This report provides an update on the progress of the 42 actions outlined in the Implementation
Plan for the 2020/21 FY. These actions are made up of four enabling actions that will deliver
outcomes across all four themes of the Environment Strategy and 38 actions that are specific to
each of the four themes; Biodiversity, Waterways, Wetlands & Coasts, Sustainable Living and
Climate Change Resiliance and Adaptation.
These reports and attachments show the status of the Noosa Environment Strategy and
Implementation Plan as at June 30, 2021 which is the end of the second year of the strategy life.
The delay in reporting was due to disruptions caused by the departure of the former Environmental
Services Manager and business disruption caused by COVID-19.
Summary of Progress
Implementation Plan
Each of the actions in the Environment Strategy Implementation Plan have been categorised
against the following criteria;
•        On target action is progressing well, as we would have hoped for at this stage of the plan.
•        Progressing steps have been taken towards this action, but it is not quite where we hoped
         to be at this stage.
•        Needs Attention either has not started, or not significantly progressed.
•        Not planned to begin, has not begun and is intended to be initiated in future years, as
         identified in the Implementation Plan.
Of the 42 actions –
-        29 were to be underway prior to 2020/21 FY
-        11 were to be commenced in 2020/21 FY
-        2 were planned to commence in 2021/22 FY.
Attachment 1 of this report provides a summary of key achievements and some brief detail on
the progress of each individual action item.
                                      On Target      Progressing       Needs         Not planned
                                                                      attention       to begin




    Environment Strategy                  19             14               7              2
    (Enabling actions)                    2               1               1              0
    Biodiversity                          8               0               1              1
    Waterways, wetlands & Coasts          3               3               3              1
    Sustainable Living                    2               6               1              0
    Climate Change Adaptation &           4               4               1              0
    Resilence.

Significant achievements in the Year 2
The Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan
The 20/21 FY saw the completion of the Bushland Reserve Strategic Plan which will be the guiding
document for managing Council’s Bushland Reserve network until 2026. The plan provides

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