2015-11-16 General Committee Agenda

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ATTACHMENT 1
Ecosure Flying Fox Management Options report: Summary of public consultation submissions

Submitter 1               Concern about smell, bat droppings, health risks.                                        Supported   except   investigate  the
Local resident            Support an active management plan involving                                              success of deterrent trails elsewhere
                          sprinkler system deterrent trial, canopy trimming,                                       first.
                          15m buffer zones, re-establishment of colony on
                          Goat Island.
Submitter 2               Over    60   complaints   from   guests,   largely | There  is  currently  no   known | Attempting to ‘move the bats on’ is not
Ivory Palms Resort        concerning smell.   Also staining of car paint. | practical method to ‘move the bats | supported and likely to fail.
                          Potential negative publicity for resort. Submitter | on’.
                          would like to see them moved on.
Submitter 3               Enjoys observing the flying colony and does not | Flying    foxes  are   protected  by | Council observes Federal and State
Noosa resident            want to see the flying foxes harmed.                Environmental Law and are not to | law and Codes of Practice for Flying
                                                                              be harmed.                           Fox Management .
Submitter 4               Does not agree with Ecosure recommendations:        ¢   Council is not responsible for |    Continue to encourage residents
Local resident            e   Education: does not believe education will help    wildlife, or the    impacts   of     to implement general mitigation
                          *   Covering of vehicles and structures: does not      wildlife, on private land.           action on their own land.
                              believe this is practical                       e  There   is  no   evidence   that|«    Recommend       further     buffer
                          *   Double glazing of windows: who pays?                dispersals’ have ever worked.        management.
                                                                              e   Ecosure      used       historic | ¢ Recommend investigate the use of
                          .   s     rts buff              t                      monitoring     data    in    its     deterrents,  particularly sprinkler
                                UPPOr's Dulrer Managemen                          assessment.                         systems to increase the buffer
                          e   Initiate smoke, water and noise deterrents.     +   Investigating subsidy  funding      areas.
                          e   Manage risks of aircraft strike.                   was    a   recommendation    by|e    Continue discussions with Noosa
                                                                                  Ecosure. Currently there is no       Hospital.
                          e   Conduct dispersals after other attempts have        Federal,   State    or   Local|e    Attempts   to  disperse   are  not
                              been made.                                          Government funding for private       recommended    as   per  Ecosure
                          e   Did Ecosure consider times of peak flying fox       landholders,  but   there  are       report.
                              numbers?                                           funding     possibilities    for  |e  Recommend that local businesses
                          e   Provide subsidy funding for outdoor structures      business and associations.          and     associations    investigate
                             etc.                                             e  Actions   are  planned   to  be      grants and funding for mitigation
                          e   Re-establish Goat Island roost site.               delivered   ASAP    subject   to     actions.
                          e   Actions need to be taken ASAP before flying         regulatory    and      Council   |e  |t is recommended that measures
                              foxes return.                                       resourcing availability.            to re-establish the Goat Island
                                                                                                                       Roost site be investigated.

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