2019-11-12 - P&E Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - Draft Noosa Biosecurity Plan 2020

Table of Contents
1.    Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 2
2.    Introduction and purpose.................................................................................................... 3
      2.1         Introduction .............................................................................................................. 3
      2.2         Purpose of the Biosecurity Plan ............................................................................... 3
3.    Background and Context .................................................................................................... 3
      3.1         Description of Noosa Shire ....................................................................................... 3
      3.2         Why do we need a Biosecurity Plan? ....................................................................... 5
      3.3         What are invasive biosecurity matters? .................................................................... 5
      3.4         Regulation ................................................................................................................ 6
      3.5         Plan objectives ......................................................................................................... 6
      3.6         Scope ....................................................................................................................... 7
      3.7         Stakeholders ............................................................................................................ 7
4.    Management approach ........................................................................................................ 7
      4.1         Reporting and management response ..................................................................... 8
      4.2         Shire wide priorities for Schedule 1&2 invasive species ........................................... 8
      4.3         Climate change ...................................................................................................... 10
5.    Management methods ....................................................................................................... 11
      5.1         Invasive plants ....................................................................................................... 11
      5.1.1       Property pest management plans.................................................................................... 11
      5.1.2       Management techniques ................................................................................................. 12
      5.1.3       Timing .............................................................................................................................. 13
      5.2         Invasive animals..................................................................................................... 14
      5.2.1       Management techniques ................................................................................................. 14
      5.2.2       Timing .............................................................................................................................. 15
      5.3         Codes of Practice ................................................................................................... 16
6.    Information systems .......................................................................................................... 16
      6.1         Historic data and information .................................................................................. 16
      6.2         Surveys .................................................................................................................. 18
      6.2.1       Pest survey program........................................................................................................ 18
      6.2.2       Shire wide surveys ........................................................................................................... 18
      6.2.3       Targeted surveys ............................................................................................................. 19
      6.3         Data collection applications .................................................................................... 20
      6.3.1       ‘Collector App’-Council .................................................................................................... 20
7.    Community engagement ................................................................................................... 21
8.    Summary ............................................................................................................................ 21
9.    Implementation Action Plan .............................................................................................. 22
10.   Appendix ............................................................................................................................ 25
      10.1        Invasive species list ............................................................................................... 25
      10.2        Useful websites on invasive species ...................................................................... 30

Noosa Biosecurity Plan 2020                                                                                                                    Page 1