2017-08-08 P&E - Attachment 1 to Item 6 - Noosa Koala Conservation Plan

                           Reference    Action                 Success Indicator           Responsibility      Time frame             Resources            Status
                           Objective 8. Increase community awareness and participation

                           8.1          Support koala          Delivery of promotional     Environment         Annual events          Officer time         Ongoing
                                        conservation           program in September.       Service
                                        through, public        Residents and tourists                                                 July 2016            Update existing fact
                                        events, educational    report koala findings to    Parks and Natural                                               sheet
                                        materials, LFW, VCA    Council, USC or interest    Areas
                                        program and tourism    groups such Koala
                                        promotions.            Tracker or interest
                                                               groups                                          National Tree Day      Local sponsorship Ongoing
                                                                                                               is held in July each   and Council
                                                               Koala trees are planted                         year with schools      operational funding
                                                               on National Tree Day                            and Bushcare
                                                               and koalas are found to                         Groups
                                                               utilise the site
                                                                                                               September is           Media release on       Ongoing
                                                                                                               national ‘Koala        ‘Living with Wildlife’
                                                                                                               Month’                 each September

                           8.2          Review fauna rescue    Review and provide          Environment         February 2017          Officer time         Not started
                                        network signage and    brief report with           Services
                                        contact details        recommendations
                                                               to improve response
                                                               time to sick, injured or
                                                               orphaned fauna

                           8.3          Engage with            Meet with groups and        Environment         Ongoing                Officer time         Started in 2015
                                        other Councils,        investigate opportunities   Services
                                        environment groups,    to expand koala
                                        NRM groups,            corridors.
                                        Bushland Care
                                        Groups on koala
                                        corridor projects
                                                                                                                                                                                  Noosa Shire Koala Conservation Plan 2016




                          Note: Funding for years 2-5 will be subject to results of infrastructure audits, budget deliberations and success of grant funding applications




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