2018-05-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                           CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER
Coordination       of      Conservation      Implementation of works/incentives          Final Cr workshop held on Bushcare           Continue to increase participation
Partnerships on Private and Public Land        for current 16 VCA agreement as               Guidelines     and      final   version        and membership of the Land for
- including Bushcare, Land for Wildlife        per Environmental Management                  endorsed at Ordinary Meeting                   Wildlife program through property
and        Voluntary       Conservation        Plans, including site assessments,            20/4/18                                        visits   and     engagement     with
Agreements.                                    review of past works and contractor         Development of VCA and LfW                     landholders
                                               engagement.                                   Guidelines         and        managing       Land for Wildlife SEQ Steering
                                             Continuing to sign new Land for               communications       to     landholders        Committee meeting
                                               Wildlife members and undertake                regarding status of each program             12 month action plans to be done in
                                               property      assessments      and          Delivery of Bushcare program and               consultation with Bushcare groups
                                               landholder engagement as part of              attendance      at    working     bees       Working with existing voluntary
                                               this process                                  according to Guideline, budget and             Conservation Agreement property
                                                                                             transition terms.                              owners and finalising 2017/18
                                                                                           Finalise WHS herbicide application             incentives
                                                                                             arrangements and implement with
                                                                                             Bushcare groups.
Business as Usual activities                 Responding to complaints of flying-         Communication with local residents           Continue to monitor colonies and
                                               fox impacts on residents at Wallace           and informal monitoring of colonies,           respond to resident issues.
                                               Park and Cooran.                              their movements and impacts.                 Undertake formal monitoring if
                                                                                                                                            complaints increase and bring
                                                                                                                                            possible solutions back to Council.
Strategic Land use Planning
Drafting new Noosa Plan                      Completed the bulk of drafting              Complete the drafting and review             Finalise the draft new Noosa Plan to
                                             Finalised zoning maps                         underway                                       be forwared to state government for
                                             Resolved under the Planning Act             Preparing the draft for Council                first state interest review
                                             Managed      the    urban      design         review and adoption
                                               consultancy
                                             Series of ongoing Councillors
                                               workshops
Biodiversity Plan and assessment report      Integrated     assessment       report      Awaiting further progress on high            Assist with progressing biodiversity
                                               findings and mapping into planning            level Environment Strategy to refine           plan scope.
                                               scheme                                        the scope of Biodiversity Plan
Flood risk assessments                       Commenced flood risk assessment             Finalise flood risk assessment               Submit flood risk assessment to the
                                               for new planning scheme and                                                                  State Government with planning
                                               climate change adaptation plan                                                               scheme.
Climate Change Adaptation Plan               New      hazard    modelling      and       Complete key asset register and              Complete risk assessment report
                                               assessment report approved by                 report for submission to LGAQ &                and commence socio-economic
                                               State    Government.     Community            State    government;    implement              analysis of adaptation options,
                                               engagement campaign commenced                 engagement campaign actions, re-               includes multiple workshops with
                                               mid-April.                                    assess biodiversity assessment                 community.
                                                                                             needs.

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