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
                                                  Koala Footbridge abuts       Timber               •       No refuge poles however minimal koala              No Koala scats                                                              Photos
                                                  to existing exclusion        footbridge                   habitat and connectivity in area and no            found either side                                                           7-timber
                                                  fencing.        Connects                                  koala scats found. Suggest more monitoring         of footbridge                                                               footbridge
                                                  primary school to aquatic                                 in area.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           8-exclusion
                                                  centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           fencing abuts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           to footbridge
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           9-small access
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           track     helps
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           maintains
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           fence
                                                  Culverts west of Langura                          •       No escape routes from predators. Refuge                                 •    Install refuge poles                              Photos
                                                  Street – unsuitable for                                   poles                                                                                                                          10-13
                                                  retrofitting as too small
                                                  and entrances too wet
                                                  and swampy
                        Existing Barriers         Girraween        concrete            -            No escape routes if koala enters onto Girraween            -                    Install lattice or other climbing device if enough     Photo             -
                                                  barriers                                          Bridge                                                                          room                                                   14 – concrete
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           barriers
 Existing soft          Signage                   1 koala sign eastbound       -                    •       Qld Koala rescue numbers hard to read (too         -                    •    Upgrade 2 existing signs with high visibility     -
                                                  before Langura St/Eenie                                   small)                                                                       signage and install koala signage westbound
                                                  Creek Road roundabout                             •       No signage for motorists entering Eenie                                      on Eenie Creek Road (just west of Ben Lexan
                                                  and one sign on                                           Creek Road from Ben Lexan Drive                                              Drive)
                                                  Heathland         Drive                                                                                                           •    Increase size/or easier to remember for Qld
                                                  Westbound                                                                                                                              Koala rescue numbers etc.
                                                                                                                                                                                    •    Locate signage where motorists can pull over
                        Speed                     60km/hr (reduces to          -                    -                                                          -                    -                                                      -
                                                  40km/hr in school zone
                                                  Eastern end)
                        Lighting                  No                           -                    -                                                          -                    -                                                      -                 No pinch point crossing
                        Road            verge     Predominately        low                          •       Good visibility where koala fencing is close                            -
                        visibility                scrubs along roadside                                     to road verge and low scrubs along
                                                                                                            roadverge.
Table 9 Weyba Road (Figure 14h)

 Koala                  Location/type             Description/Condition                    Access/ tenure                   Koala fauna/evidence           Recommendations                                                     Photos                 Comments
 Infrastructure
 Proposed Hard          Fencing                   •    Upgrade and install koala           •   Pedestrian footpath                                         •       Retrofit existing chain wire fence (approx. 250m) on        Photos                 •   3 recorded koala mortalities on Weyba
                                                       exclusion fencing either side           from cricket ground                                                 south side of bridge with sheeting to deter koalas from                                Bridge
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               1 - exist fence near
                                                       of Weyba Bridge entrance to             over bridge to council                                              entering Weyba Bridge.                                                             •   2 recorded koala mortalities outside
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Weyba         bridge
                                                       deter koalas from entering              reserve other side.                                         •       Install approx. 180m of koala exclusion fencing on                                     RACV roundabout on Weyba Rd
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (east side) and
                                                       Weyba Bridge.                       •   Council both sides of                                               entrances to north side of Weyba bridge East side           section of possible
                                                                                               Weyba Road (east of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               koala      exclusion
                                                                                               Weyba Bridge) and
                                                                                                                                                           Ensure escape routes are installed on any new fencing or            fencing
                                                                                               Council reserve/CP on
                                                                                               west side of Weyba                                          existing fencing on bridge. Locate fence as close as possible to    2-potential gap in
                                                                                               Bridge                                                      road verge for better visibility                                    fencing due to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               pathway access
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               3 - exist fence near
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Weyba         bridge
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (west side) and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               section of possible
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               koala      exclusion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               fencing

Koala Infrastructure Audit & Feasibility Report                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Page 36

Noosa Council
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