2023-03-07 - P&E Agenda - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Environmental Services - Threatened Fauna Recovery Road Map

2.       Background
2.1      Supporting information
Council developed the NES in 2019, to prioritise investments and deliver an integrated approach to managing
Noosa's environment over a ten-year period. To support the Strategy, two (2) key Shire wide biodiversity
assessments were developed;
    • The Noosa Biodiversity Assessment Report 2019 (Eco Logical 2016)
    • The Noosa Shire Priority Species Assessment 2019 (Noosa & District Landcare 2019)

A desktop review of the above reports, and other supporting resources is provided in Section 3.


2.2      Council’s current investment in threatened species conservation
Noosa Shire Council is pro-actively invested in threatened fauna conservation, working closely with community
groups, landholders and external organisations to ensure the protection and enhancement of biodiversity values
across the LGA. Council’s established environmental initiatives which contribute to threatened species
conservation include;
    ➢ Environmental Levy Program
    ➢ Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation
    ➢ Land for Wildlife Program
    ➢ Community Bushland Care Program
    ➢ Bushland Reserve Management Program
    ➢ Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Program
    ➢ Waste and Recycling
    ➢ The Noosa Plan 2020
    ➢ Draft Noosa River Plan
    ➢ Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan
    ➢ Climate Change Response Plan and the Climate Action Roadmap

Council also has several existing monitoring and management strategies in place specifically for threatened and
iconic species, including the Koala, Grey-headed flying-fox and the Glossy black cockatoo. Table 1 details
examples of Council’s established threatened fauna species conservation programs.