2022-06-13 General Committee Meeting Agenda PUBLIC

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                        13 JUNE 2022


noted that datasets and monitoring programs will likely be amended and refined through the life of
the strategy as knowledge, available data and technologies improve or change.
It is noted that this is the first time Council has published such a comprehensive environmental
monitoring report and provides a key benchmark for long term (decades) performance and change
in the Noosa Biosphere. Over time this report will assist in determining management strategies
and actions, and hopefully also be a good news story in key metrics.
Summary of Progress
It was anticipated that by the end of the 2020/21 financial year, most of the long-term monitoring
baselines would be in place or well progressed.
Of the 12 targets, 5 have comprehensive baselines and established monitoring programs. 3 are
missing components of the metrics intended to be used for monitoring or are yet to be
comprehensively monitored and 4 targets where baseline data and monitoring programs are still
being developed.

    Theme                  Established               Partly established        Not yet established

    Biodiversity           1                         1                         1

    Waterways, wetlands    0                         2                         1
    and Coasts

    Sustainable Living     2                         0                         1

    Climate Change         2                         0                         1
    Adaptation and
    Resilience

Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes 17 February 2022, Item 2, Page 4
That Council note the report by the Acting Environmental Services Manager to the Planning &
Environment Committee Meeting dated 08/02/2022, providing the year 2 annual report on the
implementation of the Noosa Environment Strategy.
The draft report was circulated internally to Councillors and Council staff for review, with substantial
and worthwhile comments received.
Finance
The Noosa Environment Strategy 2019 and supporting Implementation Plan is funded program.
Budget bids are being considered for additional resourcing for the FY 2022/23 in the following
areas to maintain and improve performance:
•       Community Bushland Care support
•       Ongoing foreshore management planning
•       Threatened Species Monitoring program
Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
There has been no external consultation for this specific report, though it is noted that many of the
programs have external implementation partners, who are key community stakeholders.
The finalised monitoring report for the 2019 to 2021 period will be distributed to key community
stakeholders posted onto Council’s website as a record of Councils performance against the
Environment Strategy.
Any feedback received from stakeholders can be considered in the formation of the next monitoring

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