2021-02-09 P&E Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 1 - Draft Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Plan 2021-2026

7.4.1       Reserve Management Plans
Reserve Management plans should follow a standard template with the following:

       Management Context. Provides links to higher level Council plans and strategies, planning
        scheme designation, reserve tenure, legislative drivers, vision, objectives, allowable uses.
       Values. Describes the range of biodiversity, waterway, cultural and heritage values within
        the reserve.
       Management Considerations. Describes threatening processes within the reserve,
        Condition assessment (via a BOA), feasibility of achieving ecosystem resilience, Natural
        Hazards (i.e. fire risk, flooding, hazardous trees), Community engagement and education,
        building knowledge.
       Management Actions. Prescribed management actions linked to objectives and key
        performance indicators.

In reserves where fire management actions are required, the reserve management plans should
include the following:
     Maps depicting fire hazard ratings within the reserve, sensitive ecosystems/features within
        the reserve (i.e. habitat trees, rainforest), zonation (i.e. zones to be fire managed for
        biodiversity and those zones to be managed as reduced fuel areas adjacent to built
        infrastructure) locations of fire trails and control lines, water points, escape routes, gates,
        turnaround areas.
     Text describing fire hazard ratings, fuel loads, built assets at risk such as adjoining housing,
        mitigating actions (creation of fire control lines, reduced fuel zones), recommended fire
        frequency, intensity and timing for maintenance of reserve biodiversity and community
        safety (including not using fire at all and provide alternative recommendations for reducing
        fire hazard), roles of external agencies such as QPWS, QFRS, and the rural fire brigades,
        community education.
     Action plan. Map showing staged fire management areas and timing over 10 years. Details
        of pre-fire preparation (fire trail construction and maintenance, rake fuel away from habitat
        trees, seek permit, advise neighbours, ensure favourable climatic conditions i.e. ground
        moisture, wind speed, direction, humidity)
     Response to unplanned fire. Text describing actions to take in the event of unplanned fire
        from arson, lightning strike, etc.
     Maintain records of fire events within the reserve.
     Monitor and record response of vegetation/ fauna within the reserve from fire events.


7.4.2       Ecological Restoration Plans
Reserve-specific ecological restoration plans should contain the following:
    Site description - including location, size, tenure, geology and soils, aspect, topography,
      vegetation description, endangered, vulnerable and near threatened species and locations,
      landscape context, threats.
    Bushland Operational Assessment (BOA) - BOA with map that depicts the condition
      ratings (resilience) of specific zones within the reserve.
    Restoration approach - Recommendations for the appropriate restoration approach to
      follow (i.e. Natural regeneration, assisted natural regeneration, reconstruction, fabrication)
      noting one reserve may require a number of restoration approaches. A management zone
      map will indicate these restoration approaches.
    Implementation schedule – Prioritisation of management actions and timing over 5 years.
    Monitoring and evaluation guidelines - including undertaking BOAs at 5 yearly intervals
      to evaluate management actions. The change in condition rating (both overall and within
      specific management zones) should demonstrate the effectiveness of management
      activities. If not management action should be adapted accordingly.



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