2015-04-28 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                        28 APRIL 2015


5     NOOSA LGA PEST MANAGEMENT PLAN 2015-2019

Author           Principal Environment Officer, Peter Milne
                 Planning and Infrastructure

Index            ECM/Pest Management Plan

Attachments      1.   Public Submissions Summary Table
                 2.   Noosa LGA Pest Management Plan 2015-2019 (40 page document
                      provided separately to this Agenda; 2 hard copies available in the Councillors’
                      Room)



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Nil

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Principal Environment Officer to the Planning &
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 28 April 2015 and
A.    Thank the Pest Management Stakeholder Group for their work in developing the Pest
      Management Plan; and
B.    Adopt the Noosa LGA Pest Management Plan 2015-2019 (Attachment 2).



REPORT
At Council's Ordinary Meeting on 15 January 2015, Council resolved to undertake public
consultation on the Noosa LGA Draft Pest Management Plan 2015-2019. Under the Land
Protection (Stock Route and Rural Land) Act 2002 a proposed Pest Management Plan must
undergo a 28 day public consultation process. The Draft Pest Management Plan was posted
on Council's 'Your Say Noosa' website with submissions closing on 7 April 2015. Council
received five submissions.

1.    Pest Management Plan Public Submissions

Attachment 1 provides a summary table of the submissions. Comments provided by the
submitters have been considered and recommendations made in the summary table. Public
submissions can be viewed on Council’s Your Say Noosa webpage and a copy (57 pages)
has been placed in the Councillors’ room.

In summary, the submissions mainly concern the use of 1080 poison for wild dog control and
specific comments from Bushland Care and Environment Groups on weed control in natural
areas. These matters are discussed below.

2.    The Use of 1080 Poison for Wild Dog Control

Submissions relating to the use of 1080 poison for wild dog control were mainly concerned
with animal suffering, impacts on non-target species and potential human health issues. The
submitters provided examples of alternatives to 1080 poison. One submitter has provided a
petition against using 1080 in Noosa Shire with 269 signatories.




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