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

 Koala                  Location/type             Description/Condition                 Access/ tenure               Koala fauna/evidence        Recommendations                                                   Photos               Comments
 Infrastructure




                        Passageways               •   Underneath Weyba Bridge).         -                            •   Yes koala scats both    •   Inaccessible under Weyba Bridge with dog. More                4-5 under Weyba      Potential to enhance local corridor between
                                                      Not ideal passageway. Habitat                                      side of Weyba               monitoring/ field investigation. Plant if possible some       bridge               Weyba footbridge area and Noosa NP via
                                                      not highly visible either side.                                    Bridge (eastern             habitat trees under Weyba Bridge and/or install refuge                             under Monks Bridge. Plant trees and ensure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   6-7 – Weyba
                                                      Steep and only small amount                                        side). No koala scats       poles.                                                                             dogs kept on leash in dog exercise area
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   footbridge
                                                      of room around bridge                                              found at cricket        •   Install refuge poles on Weyba Footbridge and signage on
                                                      footings.                                                          ground.                     bridge for dog owners to keep dogs on a leash.
                                                  •   Weyba Footbridge (timber)                                      •   Yes koala scats
                                                      and koalas have been sighted                                       found both side of
                                                      on the bridge                                                      Weyba footbridge
                        Existing Barriers         •   Weyba Bridge                      -                            -                           •   Provide refuge poles on Weyba bridge                          8 – climbing poles
                                                  •   Gabion walls retrofitted with                                                                                                                                on gabion walls
                                                      climbing poles on Leslie Drive
                                                      are in good condition
 Proposed soft          Signage                   Koala signage on Weyba Bridge,        -                            -                           •   Install high visibility koala signage westbound before
                                                  Leslie Drive and multiple along                                                                    Weyba bridge at potential pinch point crossing area
                                                  Weyba Esplanade (see map for                                                                       where unavoidable fencing gap may be.
                                                  locations)                                                                                     •   Install high visibility koala signage eastbound before
                                                                                                                                                     entering Weyba bridge
                                                                                                                                                 •   Upgrade existing signage on Leslie Drive and move
                                                                                                                                                     existing signage (southbound) back closer to RACV
                                                                                                                                                     roundabout.
                        Speed                     60km/hr (40km/hr advisory on          -                            -                           •   Reduce speed limit to 50km/hr in breeding season from         -                    -
                                                  Leslie Drive near roundabout)                                                                      roundabout to across Weyba Bridge
                                                                                                                                                 •   Potential for traffic calming along Weyba Esplanade and
                                                                                                                                                     Weyba Road between Weyba Bridge and the roundabout
                        Lighting                  Lighting only near RACV roundabout    -                            -                           •   Potential for car activated solar lighting near fencing gap   -                    -
                                                                                                                                                     into reserve or perhaps trailer with speed limit and
                                                                                                                                                     lighting during breeding season. Pinch point crossing.
                        Road          verge       Predominately vegetated along         -                            -                           •   Ensure small section of roadside is kept mown
                        visibility                Weyba       Road     from     RACV                                                                 particularly during breeding season
                                                  roundabout to Weyba Bridge and
                                                  also start of Leslie Drive adjacent
                                                  council reserve
Table 10 Cooroy Noosa Road (Figure 14i)

 Koala                  Location/type             Description/Condition                 Access/ tenure               Koala fauna/evidence        Recommendations                                                   Photos               Comments
 Infrastructure
 Proposed Hard          Fencing                   Option to install koala exclusion     •   Large road reserve and       -                       •   Install 250m of koala exclusion fencing either side of        Photos               4 recorded koala mortalities in this vicinity of
                                                  fencing from Carrama Street to            council reserve North                                    Cooroy Noosa Road where koalas may be travelling                                   Cooroy Noosa Road
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1-2 Section of
                                                  Grittith Avenue where koalas may          side of Cooroy Noosa                                     between council reserve and Tewantin NP.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Cooroy Noosa Rd
                                                  be travelling between council             Road and NP south                                    •   Collaborate with DTMR regarding other measures on
                                                  reserve and Tewantin NP. Koalas           side. Can install long                                   Cooroy Noosa Road where it becomes State controlled
                                                  can be diverted under large box           returns or investigate
                                                  culvert at Wooroi Creek. However          extending fencing
                                                  only 100m extension from culvert.         further north in
                                                  Too short DTMR standards                  collaboration with
                                                                                            DTMR.
                                                                                        •   Existing pathway nth
                                                                                            side, section of
                                                                                            pathway sth side from
                                                                                            bus stop to refuge
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