2019-03-12 P&E Agenda - Item 5 - Attachment 2 - Koala Infrastructure & Feasibility Report

Table 6 Eenie Creek Road – Walter Hay Drive Underpass to Monks Bridge (Figure 14e)

 Koala                  Location/type             Description/Condition                 Access/ tenure               Koala fauna/evidence        Recommendations                                                    Photos                Comments
 Infrastructure
 Proposed Hard          Fencing                   •   Upgrade existing fence to         •   Pathway from Walter      •   No koala scats found    •    Option 1: Upgrade existing fence to koala exclusion           Photos                •   3 recorded koala mortalities close
                                                      koala exclusion fencing on            Hay Drive underpass          in vegetation strip          fencing (with escape poles) and install a new koala                                     roundabout near Walter Hay Drive
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1-exist short non-
                                                      Monks Bridge entrance (west           (outside Noosa Civic         between Eenie                exclusion fence on Monks Bridge entrance to deter koalas                                Underpass
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    koala     exclusion
                                                      side) or extend koala exclusion       Centre) along Eenie          Creek Road and bike          from entering onto bridge.                                                          •   Dual carriageway with bike lane.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    fence on bridge
                                                      fencing from Walter Hay Drive         Creek Road to dog            path                    •    Option 2 (low priority): Extend koala exclusion fencing                             •   Lower priority for fence. Little habitat
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    entrance (sth side
                                                      to Monks Bridge.                      exercise area on                                          1700m east along Eenie Creek Road (south side only and                                  north of Eenie Creek Road.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    only)
                                                                                            Weyba esplanade via                                       south of existing pathway) with return at end of Noosa
                                                                                            under Monks Bridge                                        NP to divert koalas under Monks Bridge and deter koalas       2-eenie     Creek
                                                                                        •   Noosa NP south side                                       entering Eenie Creek Road (dual carriageway), Monks           Road southside
                                                                                            of Eenie Creek Road.                                      Bridge and roundabout. Gap where public pathway goes
                                                                                            Private (residential                                      under Monks Bridge. More investigation required.
                                                                                            estates) north side of
                                                                                            Eenie Creek Road
                                                                                                                                                 Ensure escape routes and access maintenance track installed on
                                                                                            however restricted/no
                                                                                                                                                 any new fencing. Locate fence as close as possible to road verge
                                                                                            access from Eenie
                                                                                                                                                 for better visibility
                                                                                            Creek Road into
                                                                                            estates.
                        Passageways               •   Underneath Monks Bridge           -                            •   No koala scats found    •    No refuge poles required under Monks Bridge. Plenty of        3-5 under Monks       •   Potential to establish a local koala
                                                      (west). Good Passageway,                                           under Monks bridge           melaleuca trees and natural habitat underneath.               Bridge (west)             corridor from Weyba Noosa NP to
                                                      light and open (natural habitat                                •   No koala scats found    •    Spray for Singapore Daisy under Monks bridge                                            Weyba Bridge via Monks Bridge through
                                                      along creek line, pathway and                                      either side of Walter                                                                                                plantings and ensuring dogs on leash in
                                                      local road (Lake Weyba Drive)                                      Hay Drive underpass                                                                                                  exercise area
                                                      all occur under bridge). Good                                  •   No koala scats found                                                                                             •   Exclude Walter Hay Drive underpass
                                                      height underneath, 14m                                             north side of Eenie                                                                                                  due to safety and public access issues.
                                                      width, 70m from pylon to                                           Creek Road near                                                                                                      Minimal connectivity west side of
                                                      creek edge                                                         easement and in                                                                                                      underpass
                                                  •   Walter Hay Drive Underpass                                         reserve
                                                      (unsuitable due to potential
                                                      public safety issues).
                        Existing Barriers         •   Koala climbing poles installed    -                            -                           •    Provide lattice structures on barrier walls ensuring          6 – wall with         Several sightings near roundabout at Monks
                                                      on wall barrier Eenie Creek                                                                     enough room for bicycles                                      climbing      pols    Bridge
                                                      Road (nth side on sections)                                                                •    Provide escape poles on existing fence that abuts to          Eenie Creek Rd
                                                  •   Climbing poles and flaps                                                                        Monks Bridge                                                  7-8 – wall with
                                                      installed on wall outside                                                                  •    Install additional climbing poles on Eenie Creek wall near    climbing poles and
                                                      retirement village along                                                                        Monks Bridge roundabout                                       flaps      outside
                                                      pathway near Monks Bridge                                                                                                                                     retirement village
                                                  •   Concrete barriers on Monks
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    9-       concrete
                                                      Bridge
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    barriers   Monks
                                                  •   Existing fence on Monks                                                                                                                                       Bridge
                                                      Bridge
                                                  •   Non-koala exclusion wall near                                                                                                                                 10-wall   barrier
                                                      roundabout at Monks Bridge                                                                                                                                    with no climbing
                                                      on north side of Eenie Creek                                                                                                                                  poles       near
                                                      Road with no trees or climbing                                                                                                                                roundabout
                                                      poles installed.
 Proposed soft          Signage                   None on Walter Hay Drive              -                            -                           •    Install high visibility koala signage eastbound and
                                                                                                                                                      westbound
                        Speed                     60-80km/hr                            -                            -                           -                                                                  -                     -
                        Lighting                  Near roundabouts only                 -                            -                           -                                                                  -                     No pinch point crossing
                        Road          verge       Predominately vegetated on south      -                            -                           •    Increase road side slashing strip where possible and
                        visibility                side.                                                                                               regularly maintain particularly in breeding season




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