2015-04-28 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             28 APRIL 2015


Topic                         Comments                  Recommendation             Edits to PMP draft
Have pest plant species       It is not possible to     Pest plant eradication
eradication as a goal of      eradicate all pest        is only supported for
the PMP                       plant species in          specific species where
                              Noosa Shire. Pest         there is a realistic
                              plants can have an        chance of success
                              ecological role such      (e.g. Bitou Bush). For
                              as retaining water        most weed
                              quality, providing        management,
                              fauna habitat,            containment and
                              protecting soil and       reduction is a practical
                              providing food for        measure where there
                              fauna. Pest               is a specific outcome
                              management is             e.g. enhancing
                              needed to control         threatened species
                              specific species that     habitat.
                              may be a threat to
                              biodiversity, for
                              example, a climbing
                              weed that is
                              smothering native
                              vegetation.



Include fact sheets in rate   Action Plan               Including fact sheets in
notices, on displays and in   Objective 2 states        Council rate notices is
publications                  the development of a      not supported as there
                              PMP Communication         are many topics and
                              Plan. It is anticipated   issues, apart from pest
                              that most                 management, that
                              communication             could be promoted as
                              media will be             well. A more targeted
                              electronic, however       approach is
                              there will displays at    recommended, e.g.
                              community events          letterbox drop to
                              such as Noosa Show        neighbours who
                              and Festival of           indiscriminately dump
                              Water.                    garden waste into
                                                        bushland reserves.



Doesn't appear to be a        The PMP is a              Covered under Action
long term pro-active plan     strategic plan for        Plan Objective 6
for coastal bushland          managing pest
reserves, but more            species in Noosa
reactive                      Shire. Specific
                              bushland reserves
                              operational plans will
                              develop on a priority
                              basis in consultation
                              with local interest
                              groups.




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