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

 Koala                  Type                      Location/description         Dimensions              Condition/gaps                                         Koala/fauna         Recommendations                                      Photos                      Comments
 Infrastructure                                                                                                                                               evidence
                        Existing Barriers         Monks Bridge concrete               -                No escape routes if koala enters onto Monks            -                   Install lattice or other climbing device if enough                               -
                                                  barriers                                             bridge or under Noosa Springs Drive Overpass                               room


                                                  Wall    under     Noosa                              No escape routes if koala enters onto Monks                                Install climbing devices on wall                     28 – gabion walls under
                                                  Springs Drive overpass                               bridge or under Noosa Springs Drive Overpass                                                                                    Noosa Springs Drive
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Overpass
 Existing soft          Signage                   One westbound before         -                       -                                                      -                   Upgrade existing signage with high visibility        -                           Install high visibility signage at
                                                  Monks Bridge                                                                                                                    signage and install koala signage eastbound just                                 beginning and end of Walter Hay
                                                                                                                                                                                  after Monks Bridge                                                               Drive (See sections – extension sth
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   and nth 2)
                        Speed                     80km/hr                      -                       -                                                      -                   -                                                    -
                        Lighting                  No                           -                       -                                                      -                   Potential for car activated solar lighting near      -
                                                                                                                                                                                  entrance to Monks bridge (and where there will
                                                                                                                                                                                  be an avoidable gap in fencing). Pinch point
                                                                                                                                                                                  crossing area.
                        Road           verge      Predominately                                        •       Good visibility where koala fencing is                             Regular roadside slashing particularly in breeding
                        visibility                vegetated.                                                   close to road verge.                                               season
                                                                                                       •       Some sections 1-2m is slashed
Table 8 Eenie Creek Road - Audit C (existing fence) (Figure 14g)

 Koala                  Type                      Location/description             Dimensions              Condition/gaps                                         Koala/fauna         Recommendations                                        Photos              Comments
 Infrastructure                                                                                                                                                   evidence
 Existing Hard          Fencing                   Combination            of        approx. 900m of         Poor condition. Defects include;                                           •    clear/mulch regrowth within 3 metres of the       Photos              1 recorded koala mortality west of
                                                  retrofitted acoustic walls       koala exclusion         •    Regrowth and branches within 3 metres of                                   fence                                             1 – acoustic        Langura/Eenie Creek Road roundabout
                                                  with colorbond sheets as         fencing    from              existing koala fence                                                  •    collar existing mature trees flush again fence    one side, mesh
                                                  well as mesh fencing             Langura Street          •    Mature koala habitat trees flush with                                 •    spray weeds/ vines climbing over the              with colorbond
                                                  with colorbond fence             to Ben Lexan                 existing fence                                                             fence/gates                                       other side
                                                  from       Langura/Eenie         Drive                   •    Weeds/vines growing over existing fence &                             •    fix damaged fences (leaning over, cuts, holes)    2-fencing abuts
                                                  Creek Road roundabout            2 gaps in fencing            gates                                                                 •    fill up gaps underneath fences                    to Girraween
                                                  through to Ben Lexan                                                                                                                •
                                                                                   for        public       •    Fence has been cut or damaged in several                                   ensure fencing has escape routes (such as         bridge
                                                  Drive (refer to Map x for        footpaths                                                                                               climbing poles or ramps)
                                                                                                                places due to vandalism/vehicle                                                                                              3-gap       in
                                                  locations)                                                                                                                          •    Create an access track where possible for
                                                                                                                strike/vines/branches etc.                                                                                                   fencing   near
                                                                                                           •    Gaps under existing fence                                                  regular and easy on-going maintenance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             school
                                                                                                           •    No returns north end, returns on south end
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             4-gap     in
                                                                                                           •    No escape routes from existing fencing i.e.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             fencing near
                                                                                                                climbing poles or ramps
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Girraween
                                                                                                           •    No access track for continued maintenance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             bridge

                                                                                                           Gaps in fencing due to public footpath
                                                                                                           •    eastern side of Girraween bridge (south
                                                                                                                side of Eenie Creek Rd)
                                                                                                           •    near Primary School where pedestrian
                                                                                                                footpath from school comes out onto Ben
                                                                                                                Lexan Drive (Eenie Creek Road North side)
                        Passageways               Girraween Bridge (eco-           Natural   koala         •    Good natural passageway under bridge              No Koala scats                                                             Photos
                        (both culverts abut       bridge) abuts to existing        habitat                                                                        found either east                                                          5-koala
                        to existing koala         exclusion fencing                underneath.                                                                    of     Girraween                                                           exclusion gate
                        exclusion fencing)                                         Good                                                                           Bridge on south
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             6-koala
                                                                                   passageway                                                                     side.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             exclusion gate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             needs spraying



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