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

Table 14 Noosa Heads (Parks Road and Noosa Drive – northern end) Figure 15c)

 Koala                  Type                      Location/description                          Condition/gaps                  Recommendations                                                                     Photos          Comments
 Infrastructure
 Existing soft          Signage                   •     No existing koala or wildlife signage   •   No signage on Parks         •   Install high visibility koala signage on Neusavale Road (southbound), Sister    Photos    of    Potential barriers on Noosa Drive (concrete lattice
                                                        on Parks Road                               Road                            Tree Creek Road (northbound), Park Road, Gap Road (eastbound) and               concrete        and gabion walls). Install climbing devices if
                                                  •     ‘We live here too’ signage on Noosa                                         Viewland Drive                                                                  lattice  and    considered barriers.
                                                        Drive                                                                                                                                                       gabion walls
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1-2
                        Speed                     •     Parks Road – 40km/hr                    -                               -                                                                                   -
                                                  •     Noosa Drive – 40-60km/hr
                        Lighting                  Yes                                           -                               -                                                                                   -
                        Road          verge       Highly vegetated                              •   Roadside barriers and       -
                        visibility                                                                  footpaths don’t allow for
                                                                                                    roadside slashing
Table 15 Solway Drive, Bryan St, Heathland Drive, and Edwards Street (Figure 15d)

 Koala                  Type                      Location/description                          Condition/gaps                  Recommendations                                                                     Photos          Comments
 Infrastructure
 Existing soft          Signage                   •     No existing koala or wildlife signage   •   No signage in vicinity      •   Install high visibility koala signage on Solway Drive eastbound, Bryan Street   Photo      of   •    Lattice structures spaced <50m apart over a
                                                        on Solway Drive.                                                            northbound, Heathland Drive eastbound with koala/wildlife rescue contact        lattice              stretch of 300m on Edwards Street are in
                                                  •     There is a ‘We live here too’ sign                                          no’s                                                                            structures           good condition.
                                                        towards the north end of Bryan St.                                      •   Retrofit existing koala signage on Edwards Street and Heathlands Drive with                     •    Koalas scats found in Ferris Park (not many
                                                  •     There are 3 existing koala signs on                                         high visibility frames                                                                               habitat trees but maybe moving in from
                                                        Edwards Street in both directions (2                                                                                                                                             Noosa NP)
                                                        signs north end are koala symbol
                                                        only, sign south end has koala
                                                        rescue no’s)
                                                  •     There is a koala sign on Heathland
                                                        Drive with Koala rescue no’s
                        Speed                     •     Solway Drive and Bryant Street –        -                               -                                                                                   -
                                                        50km/hr
                                                  •     Edwards Street and Heathland Drive
                                                        – 60km/hr
                        Lighting                  In sections,      at   intersections   and    -                               -                                                                                   -               No pinch point crossing
                                                  roundabouts
                        Road          verge       •     Solway Drive, Bryant Street and         •   Heathlands Drive slashed    •   Ensure regular roadside slashing on Heathlands Drive particularly in breeding
                        visibility                      Edwards Street - Pathways,                  in some sections                season
                                                        scattered trees and housing
                                                  •     Heathlands Drive - Predominately
                                                        vegetated in sections




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