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
                                                                                             crossing. Small bush
                                                                                             track into NP east of
                                                                                             Carrama Street (none
                                                                                             will impact on fence)
                        Passageways               •    Large Box culvert (3060h x        -                             •   No koala scats found   •   Retrofit large box culvert at Wooroi Creek with high dry      3-    Large   box
                                                       3000w, 19.7m length) on                                             either side of large       ledge                                                         culvert Wooroi Ck
                                                       Cooroy Noosa Road at Wooroi                                         culvert at Wooroi Ck                                                                     4-pipe    culverts
                                                       Ck. Open and light, Water                                       •   No koala scats in                                                                        unsuitable)
                                                       stains to suggest water to                                          Tewantin NP near
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5-pipe     culvert
                                                       0.5m high sometimes                                                 Beckmans Rd.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    unsuitable
                                                  •    2 other pipe culverts (1200 &                                       Recent fire in NP)
                                                       1350 diameter) in vicinity but
                                                       too small in height to retrofit
                        Existing Barriers         No                                     -                             -                          -                                                                 -                      -
 Proposed soft          Signage                   One on Beckmans Road heading           -                             -                          •   Install koala signage on Cooroy Noosa Road both
                                                  southbound. None on Cooroy                                                                          westbound and eastbound
                                                  Noosa Road
                        Speed                     60-80km/hr     (60km/hr       near     -                             -                          •   Move 80km/hr back further west so traffic eastbound           -                      -
                                                  Beckmans road then increases to 80                                                                  slows down earlier. There is also a pedestrian refuge
                                                  westbound on Cooroy Noosa Road.                                                                     island between bus stop and residential estate that may
                                                                                                                                                      give more justification to reduce speed limit in this area.
                        Lighting                  Only near Beckmans Road and Aged       -                             -                          -                                                                 -                      No pinch point crossing
                                                  Care facility
                        Road          verge       Predominately vegetated on south       -                             -                          •   Ensure regular roadside slashing particularly in breeding
                        visibility                side of Cooroy Noosa Road and both                                                                  season
                                                  sides where proposed exclusion
                                                  fencing will go.
Table 11 McKinnon Drive (Figure 14j)

 Koala                  Location/type             Description/Condition                  Access/ tenure                Koala fauna/evidence       Recommendations                                                   Photos                 Comments
 Infrastructure
 Proposed Hard          Fencing                   Option to install koala exclusion      •   Conservation park             -                      •   Install 150m of koala exclusion fencing either side of        Photos                 No recorded koala mortalities on this section
                                                  fencing from Noosa Links Estate to         west side and NP east                                    McKinnon Drive where koalas may be travelling between                                of council road but many recorded on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1-2 Section of
                                                  State      controlled      section.        side. Can install long                                   CP and NP. Long return sth end behind Noosa Links                                    McKinnon Drive that is state controlled
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    McKinnon Drive
                                                  Collaborate with DTMR regarding            return sth end near                                      Estate. Locate fence as close as possible to Road verge
                                                                                                                                                      outside of pathway. Need to collaborate with DTMR             3-informal access
                                                  extending fencing further north.           Noosa Links Estate or
                                                                                                                                                      regarding extending fence further north to make it viable                            Possible koala exclusion fencing but need to
                                                                                             investigate extending
                                                                                                                                                  •   Potentially koala exclusion gate for informal access track                           collaborate with DTMR about extending
                                                                                             fencing further north
                                                  Koalas may be travelling between                                                                    unless it can be accessed from somewhere else                                        further north to make it justifiable. Suggest
                                                                                             in collaboration with
                                                  Great Sandy NP and Harry Springs                                                                •   Ensure fencing maintained. Too swampy for access track.                              collaborating with DTMR on possible
                                                                                             DTMR.
                                                  CP. Koalas can be diverted under                                                                    Maintain short section by foot.                                                      measures to reduce koala mortality
                                                                                         •   Existing pathway east
                                                  large box culvert.                                                                              •   Collaborate with DTMR regarding other measures on
                                                                                             side and footbridge to
                                                                                             the sth (wont impact)                                    McKinnon Drive where it becomes State controlled
                                                                                         •   1 informal access track
                                                                                             to utilities near nth
                                                                                             culvert
                        Passageways               •    Large Box culvert on              -                             •   Yes koala scats        •   Retrofit large box culvert with high dry ledge                4-7 – nth culvert
                                                       McKinnon Drive. Open and                                            found either side of                                                                     potentially retrofit
                                                       light, Water stains to suggest                                      large culvert.                                                                           8- sth culvert
                                                       water to 0.5m high                                                  Numerous under                                                                           unsuitable
                                                       sometimes. 2150 (h) x 3050                                          melaleuca tree on
                                                       (w) 13.5m length                                                    east side of culvert
                                                  •    Culvert to the south not very                                       in cool area
                                                       suitable to retrofit. And                                           suggesting koala
                                                                                                                           visits often.
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