ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT INCLUDING Q4 OPERATIONAL PLAN 2023-24 PROGRESS REPORT · Attachment 1 - Annual Progress Report to 30 June 2024, incorporating the Q4 progress Report (1 April to 30 June 2024)

1.3.4   Finalise the Eastern Beaches Foreshore Management            Environmental   30/6/24      Plan complete and endorsed by Council.
        Plan.                                                        Services

1.4.1   Complete Stage 4 of Local Heritage Register Review           Heritage        30/06/2024   Findings and research from project completed and consolidated in preparation for
        including preparing for recommended planning scheme          Coordinator                  final stage of project to provide recommendations to Strategic Planning team to
        amendments.                                                                               progress as planning scheme amendments.

1.4.2   Prepare Conservation Management Plans for at least two       Heritage        30/06/2024   Conservation Management Plans for three sites (Cooroy Cemetery, Tewantin
        Council-controlled, heritage properties.                     Coordinator                  Cemetery and Pomona Cemetery).



1.4.3   Document the iconic story of surfing in Noosa to capture     Heritage        30/06/2024   Images and oral histories gathered through the project added to Heritage Noosa.
        this unique aspect of Noosa’s heritage and lifestyle.        Coordinator                  Continuing to document this story and make available via Heritage Noosa will be
                                                                                                  ongoing as part of heritage activities.

1.4.4   Complete Stage 4 of Heritage Noosa with a focus on           Heritage        30/06/2024   Approximately 4,000 additional images, oral histories, and documents added to the
        making donated materials publicly accessible                 Coordinator                  site.

1.5.1   Support the transition arrangements for the Yurol Ringtail   Environmental   30/06/2024   Final report submitted. Awaiting gazettal.
        State Forest land for conservation to expand the area        Services
        protected for conservation in Noosa Shire.
1.5.3   Continue the management, maintenance and monitoring of       Environmental   30/06/2024   Successfully delivered for FY24 and ongoing for FY25.
        bushland reserve areas.                                      Services                     Included operational management of the highest priority Bushland Reserves to
                                                                                                  improve ecosystem function. All vehicle and access trails remained open for
                                                                                                  community use.

1.7.2   Manage flying fox impacts on the community in accordance     Environmental   30/06/2024   Program successfully delivered through regular scheduled monitoring of permanent
        with the Noosa Council Statement of Management Intent        Services                     roosts. Increases in population at Waratah Reserve and Wallace Park were
        (SoMI) and through community education.                                                   managed in accordance with the SoMI through community engagement, increased
                                                                                                  monitoring and impact assessments for adjacent properties.


1.7.3   Continue providing records of flora and fauna records to     Environmental   30/06/2024   Continued as part of standard functions.
        WildNet and updating internal mapping/databases to           Services
        include current data.
1.7.4   Complete Fine Scale Regional Ecosystem Mapping               Environmental   30/06/2024   RE Information has been submitted to Herbarium, but due to resourcing the
        across the Noosa Shire in collaboration with the             Services                     Herbarium will not be in a position to assess the data for 6-12months. The Noosa
        Queensland Herbarium to improve the accuracy of local                                     Council aspect of this project is now complete.
        and state vegetation mapping datasets.

1.8.3   Continue to implement best practice Development              Development     30/06/2024   Continue to utilise relevant experts where required - ensuring cost effective supply
        Assessment services that deliver the strategic outcomes of   Assessment                   of these services. Continuing to review the processes undertaken within the
        the Noosa Plan 2020.                                                                      Development Assessment team, making changes where required.


1.8.5   Develop employee competencies through targeted training      Civil           30/06/2024   The environmental operational works matrix has been updated and is being
        to increase environmental awareness in operational works     Operations &                 incorporated into the Maintenance Plan.
        in roads and vegetation management.                          Assets