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                        SSSSC* Comments fromsubmitter               | Discussion                         | Recommendations
              a                                                 eee                                ee
                                                                                         legislation.
                                                    Too much planning and need more     Agreed.                              The Koala Conservation Plan

                                                                                                                             actions.
               Submitter 30                         A development is proposed at resort | Noted                              Refer to Council’s Development
               Proposed development in Noosa        Drive, Noosa Heads where koalas are                                      Services area and discuss with
               koala habitat                        often seen.                                                              officers measures to avoid, mitigate,
              = ==
                                                                                                                             offset any impacts
               Submitter 31                         Improve quality of koala habitat     Noted                               Mapping will eventually be uploaded
                                                    boundaries                                                               mapping system.
               Domestic dog control                 Concerned about dog owners           Noted                               Refer to Council’s Regulatory
                                                    ignoring signs and allowing dogs to                                      Services
                                                    roam off leash in Lake Doonella
                                                    koala habitat areas.

               Verification of Koala records on     Submitter would like evidence of     It is rare to find a koala on Noosa The Koala Conservation Plan maps
               Noosa North Shore                    koalas on Noosa North Shore as       North Shore but there are 2 verbal  Noosa North Shore as Potential
                                                    stated in the Noosa Plan and would   accounts and a photo of a koala on  Koala Habitat but may not be
                                                    like further research undertaken on  North Shore within the last 12      suitable to sustain a viable
                                                    Noosa North Shore                    month. Koalas occur on the southern | population of koalas.
                                                                                         side of the river and can swim across | It is recommended that further
                                                                                         river.                              research be undertaken to
                                                                                                                             determine if koalas are living on
                                                                                                                             Noosa North Shore particularly on
                                                                                                                             the eastern side of Lake Cootharaba

               Preserve wildlife                    Submitter expressed the urgent       Supported                           Aim of the Koala Conservation Plan
                                                    need to save our wildlife and they
                                                    need our help.

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