2022-02-08 Planning and Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                 8 FEBRUARY 2022


5. Identify priority land parcels that         The Conservation Land Policy Guideline was completed in 2018 which identifies land parcels of
   enhance landscape connectivity and          interest. 88ha of land purchased on Lake Flat Rd, Boreen Point in February 2021. Any suitable
   seek to have them managed for               land parcels that come to market are assessed on an ad hoc basis.
   environmental        outcomes,     either
   through direct purchase by Council, or
   utilising other appropriate protective
   mechanisms.
6. Undertake an urban environmental            The start of 2020/2021 FY Saw the Urban Wildlife Gardens Program (UWG) commence its first
   education       program      to  improve    official year. This is a Council program, funded through the Environment grants, that has been
   environmental outcomes for urban            developed and is delivered by Noosa Integrated Catchment Association. The program aims to
   wildlife in strategic locations.            assist urban property owners in enhancing habitat opportunities in their own backyards through
                                               education and professional advice. Participants receive a property visit from the program
                                               coordinator who provides information and advice tailored to their properties and supplies a
                                               number of appropriate native plants. 6 workshops of relevance are also available annually to
                                               anyone participating. An Urban Wildlife Gardens welcome pack for new residents has been
                                               developed and is proving to be quite popular with local real estate agents. The pack includes an
                                               invitation to join, a copy of Noosa Native Plants – a field guide to our local flora, information on
                                               responsible pet ownership and weeds.

Actions: Improve long-term survival for threatened species and ecological communities
7. Undertake       detailed     biodiversity   Scheduled for Year 3 (2020/21) but unlikely to be delivered.
   assessments across different Broad
   Vegetation Groups, with a view to
   understanding and monitoring the
   health of biodiversity across the Shire.
8. Scope and undertake monitoring
                                               Long-term monitoring programs are undertaken for koalas through Council’s Koala Conservation
   programs on populations of 6-8 key
                                               Plan 2016 and Glossy-black Cockatoos through the Glossy Black Conservancy.
   representative threatened species, to
   mitigate against local extinctions.         There has been no further work on this significant action, and considering community concerns
                                               for various species this is an areas that requires attention.
                                               The deficiency in progress on this action is a key risk for biodiversity in Noosa Shire, and this
                                               has been identified as a priority for funding consideration in the 2022/23 FY budget.
9. Implement propagation programs that         Council has previously provided grant funding to Noosa Landcare to initiate a program that
   grow threatened plant species and           focuses on surveillance, seed collection and propagation of threatened species of plants.
   result   in    new     populations at       Landcare continued to deliver this program through the 2020/2021 FY with the State Government
   appropriate, low-risk locations.            funding a further three years through the Community Sustainability Action grants. The program



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