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2019-03-12 P&E Agenda - Item 5 - Attachment 2 - Koala Infrastructure & Feasibility Report
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Koala scats found either
side of Weyba Road Option to reduce speed limit from 60 to 50km/hr in breeding
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( season from roundabout to Cricket ground across SUNSHINE COAST
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Weyba Bridge and North end of Leslie Drive 8 Grebe Street
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Peregian Beach, QLD, 4566
Install approx 180m of koala exclusion fencing on nth side
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where there is no existing fence and abut to Weyba Bridge.
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Ensure climbing poles installed for escape routes.
Weyba Creek
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Conservation Park
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Possible but not ideal passageway Existing poles up gabion walls
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Good condition
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under Weyba Bridge. Difficult to access PEREGIAN BEACH
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as embankment is steep. Few habitat trees.
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Recommend further investigation of «8
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Meters Callouts
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Install flashing lights or trailer eastbound passageway under Weyba Bridge
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for critical koala pinch point crossing.
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1-2 Critical pinchpoint koala crossing.
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Option to put in flashing lights (similar to school zone)
Map Projection: Transverse Mercator "
) Koala scat result
Horizontal Datum: GDA 1994
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Install refuge pole in middle of the bridge
or otherwise a trailer with 'koala crossing' warning Grid: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 56 "
) Hard infrastructure
signs & speed reductions. Extra lighting or solar car "
) Soft Infrastructure
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activated lighting.Also potential for other slow down
Weyba Bridge
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devices such as rumple strips or chicanes.
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" F Upgrade existing chain fence (sth side only), approx 250m
with colorbond sheet inside to help deter koalas entering onto
Existing Koala/Wildlife
Road Signage
Railway
Road Network
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( Weyba Bridge. Ensure existing fence has required height. Q Deer
! Freeway/ motorways
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B Koala scats found either Ensure escape climbing poles on outside of fence in case they do 8
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: Kangaroo Symbol Highway
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side of Weyba Road get onto the bridge. Secondary Road
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! Koala Symbol
P Local Connector Road
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Weyba Creek EL AN D
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AC E P Koalas - not exist
! Street/ Local Road
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Footbridge TE <all other values>
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State Controlled Roads
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(Nov 2016)
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Sighting - post 2014 to identification
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Koala scats found either side of footbridge. However current
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no scats found further west or south of here and Sighting - 2012 - 2014 Tenure/ reserves
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may possibly be part of a home range only.
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Sighting - 2010-2012
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Koalas may not be moving through to Noosa NP Qld Protected Estates
Sighting - 2000-2010
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because too isolated/ minimal connectivity Nature Refuge
or because of dog exercise area off Lake Weyba Esplanade Sighting - pre 2000
Koalas sighted using footbridge. CouncilOwnedLand
Potential to retrofit footbridge with either
ledge or refuge poles due to high no's of dogs
in area or else signage for owners to put
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! NOOSA
Upgrade existing koala
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G Vehicle strike - post
2014 to current
Cadastre
Reserve
dogs on a leash. signage with high visibility
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G Vehicle strike - 2012 -
Koala vehicle strike risk
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Potential to establish a local
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signage 2014
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corridor through to Noosa NP ET
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via plantings and ensuring
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F Vehicle strike - 2010- 7
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dogs are kept on a leash. 6
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Vehicle strike - 2000-
Medium-high (5)
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AD Koala Infrastructure
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AN Koala Scat Search
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ES Existing barriers
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B No koala scat found
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YB Existing barrier fence
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Local narrow koala corridor WE (non koala) with no
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along Weyba Esplanade Koala scat found climbing poles?
Already good koala signage along Weyba Esplanade.
However traffic not slowing down in narrow Existing barrier fence -
Koala habitat
upgrade?
corridor frequented by koalas. Potential installation
for traffic calming devices such as chicanes or rumple strips
Girraween High Koala Habitat
Existing barrier fence
Value (2)
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! Nature Medium Koala
with climbing poles
Existing exclusion
Refuge Habitat Value (1)
COC
VE Large Culverts (>1200 dia) fencing
DRI Existing koala exclusion
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BoxCulvert
YB A P fence (DTMR)
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PipeCulvert Existing koala See the original
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