2018-08-07 P&E Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Noosa Biosphere Reserve 10 Year Periodic Review

                                                               Noosa Biosphere Reserve - Periodic Review 2018




•      Changed habitat (loss of seagrass or mangroves).

To assess the likely cause of the decline requires a comprehensive scientific examination of the
physical and biological conditions within the river system. The first part of the study which commenced
in 2016-17 involves an assessment through fieldwork, sampling and analysis. A profile of the prawn
population is being produced. Following this analysis, further study will be undertaken to identify what
actions can be taken to encourage the regrowth of the prawn population. Prawns are an important
component in developing fish population. This is a 3.5year project. The University of Queensland has
provided a milestone 2 report - An Integrated Baseline Ecological Assessment of Biodiversity in the
Noosa River, Lakes & Estuary.


BBTF – Keep it in Kin Kin
Total project value:                 $172,150
NBRF funding:                         $74,212

This project is a partnership between NDL with support from TTF and Country Noosa. It aims to identify
how erosion from the Kin Kin catchment can be reduced, thereby limiting the amount of sediment
passing into the Noosa River and improving water quality for biodiversity. It should also enable
agricultural productivity to be improved. Stage 1 was completed in 2016-17, involving:
•      Over 200 hectares of riparian vegetation surveyed along a 50 kilometre lineal creek line
•      LiDAR imagery post-capture processing with a report prepared on change analysis from 2009-
       2016
•      Over 850 metres of fencing and 2,300 trees installed with resounding survival success
•      Meetings held with various partners, including Country Noosa and Kin Kin Community Group
•      284 weed infestations have been mapped and 92 sites treated, and
•      Workshops held with private landholders on topics including weed management, slump and slip
       management, and creek bank erosion.

This component of the overall BBTF project has been completed. A project overview can be found at
https://landcareaustralia.org.au/lets-keep-it-in-kin-kin/. Further funding has also been secured by NDL
from the NBRF for the next stages of revegetation.




Photo: NDL, Keep it in Kin Kin revegetation group




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