2016-07-12 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA     12 JULY 2016




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                            12 JULY 2016

             [Topic                               | Comments fromsubmitter             | Discussion                          | Recommendations
                                                    through the park. The off-leash area
                                                    needs to be moved to another park
                                                    or further away from the koala area.
            [Submitter27FriendsoflakeWeyba | SC—C~iESC“‘(#SNSNSCOCOC“(NNNNNNNC UNLNNNNN’N’N'                                                      ——C—
               Protection of habitat and corridors  Identify land parcels on northern,   Council is currently developing a    Await the development of the
               particularly next to Lake Weyba.     western and southern shores of Lake | Biodiversity Plan which, along with Biodiversity Plan
                                                    Weypba for potential purchase or     the Koala Habitat Mapping, will
                                                    other mechanism such as the VCA      inform strategic land suitable for
                                                    program, Land for Wildlife and       purchase or the VCA program.
                                                    Nature Conservation Trust.
                                                    Collaboration with Sunshine Coast    Noosa Council is working with key    Continue to work with neighbouring
                                                    Council important to protect habitat. | stakeholders including neighbouring | Councils on koala research and liaise
                                                                                         Council with the USC Koala Health    with neighbouring Councils to secure
                                                                                         Mapping project.                     koala habitat across jurisdictional
                                                                                                                              boundaries.
               Koala populations numbers            Submitter suggests koala population | Noted
                                                    may have increased over recent
               Wild dog control                     years.
                                                    Submitter also expressed concern     As part of the Pest Management       Continue to implement the wild dog
                                                    about wild dogs that may be coming | Plan, Council continues to           control program in key areas.
                                                    from the Eumundi Road landfill. Wild | implement the Wild dog control     Continue with media releases on
                                                    dog control should be undertaken     program in priority areas.           ‘Living with Wildlife’ in August-
                                                    and domestic dog owners educated __| The ‘Living with Wildlife’ media     September
                                                    to improve public awareness.         promotion is planned for August-
               Cooperative research partnerships    Develop a koala research,            September when koalas and other      Continue to work with the Noosa
                                                    rehabilitation and translocation     fauna are most active.               Biosphere® Reserve Foundation,
                                                    centre joint venture with State,     Currently Council is working with the | Richard Branson Conservancy and
                                                    Councils, USC, Australia Zoo and     Richard Branson Koala Conservancy | other key stakeholders with koala
                                                    conservation groups and encourage | and Dr Jon Hanger to conduct          conservation
                                                    eco-tourism.                         research and to make
                                                                                         recommendations on rehabilitation
                                                                                         and translocation.

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