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e.   Through existing mechanisms. such as Council's Responsible Dog Ownership
           program, encourage dog owners in Known koala habitat areas to:
           i.    take active measures to reduce dog attacks on koalas through keeping dogs
                 constrained at night;
          ii,    encourage the keeping of small (under 7 kg) dogs instead of large dogs;
           ili. | encourage dog-owners to be koala-aware when dogs are exercised on public
                 land.
CONSULTATION
Council consulted with key stakeholders and undertook a public consultation process with regard
to the development of this Koala Conservation Policy.
RELATED POLICIES AND LEGISLATION
.     Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999)
.     Australian Government Interim Koala Referral Advice for Proponents
.     Koala-sensitive Design Guideline: A guide to koala-sensitive design measures for planning
      and development activities (2012)
°     Noosa Council Environment Levy Policy.
.     Noosa LGA Pest Management Plan 2015-2019.
°     Noosa Council Tree Management on Public Land Policy
°     Qld Environmental Offsets Policy (2014)
°     Qld Land Act (1994)
°     Qld Local Government Act (2009)
.     Qid Nature Conservation Act (1992)
.     Qld Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan (2006)
°     Qid Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Program (2006 - 2016)
°     Qid Vegetation Management Act (1999)
°     South East Queensland Koala Conservation State Planning Regulatory Provisions (2010)
.     State Government Supported Community Infrastructure Koala Conservation Policy (2014)
.     The Noosa Plan-Biodiversity Overlay and associated provisions.
DEFINITIONS
“Biodiversity” refers to the variety of all life forms - all the different plants, animals and micro-
organisms, and the ecosystems of which they are a part.
“Environment' refers to the use of the word to describe the natural (not man-made) environment
of the region and includes the natural ecological systems of air, water, soil and associated species
of flora and fauna.
“Strategic Biodiversity Corridors” are broad tracts of vegetated, cleared and partly cleared land,
extending across the Noosa landscape that consolidate or connect core habitat, and can occur
across private and/or public land.

“Strategic Offset Investment Corridors” are broad tracts of vegetated, cleared and partly
cleared land, extending across the Noosa landscape that consolidate or connect core habitat, and
can occur across private and/or public land which are subject to biodiversity/koala offsets.
Version control
 Version    Reason! Trigger              Change (Y/N) Endorsed! Reviewed by    Date
  70        New Policy                   N            Noosa  Council             4 July 2015

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