2016-07-12 - Item 10 - Att 1 - Koala Conservation Plan

                          2. Koala Conservation Action Plan (To be reviewed on an annual basis)
                          Reference   Action                   Success Indicator        Responsibility       Time frame            Resources          Status
                          Objective 1. Conserve koala populations and habitat through statutory provisions

                          1.1         Amend the Noosa          Provisions are           Strategic planning   May 2016              Officer time       Individual tree
                                      Plan to include Shire-   included which                                                                         protection provisions
                                      wide individual tree     avoid/mitigate/offset                                                                  have been included
                                      protection provisions    impacts on koala                                                                       in the 2016
                                      outside the mapped       trees outside the                                                                      planning scheme
                                      Biodiversity Overlay     mapped Biodiversity                                                                    amendments
                                                               Overlay

                          1.2         Identify Koala Habitat   Data is submitted for    Environment          August 2016           Officer time       Koala Habitat
                                      Areas based on local     State review             Services and                                                  Mapping completed
                                      data and approach                                 Strategic Planning                                            April 2016.
                                      State for inclusion in
                                      SPP mapping                                                                                                     Update mapping
                                                                                                                                                      every 5 years

                          1.3         Investigate harsher      Harsher penalties        Environment          October 2016          Officer time       Not started
                                      penalties for illegal    are applied and the      Services
                                      tree clearing            incidence of illegal
                                                               tree clearing is
                                                               reduced

                          1.4         Deliver environment      Offsets are delivered    Environment Levy     Subject to            Officer time and   Settlers Cove Koala
                                      offsets as required      on demand and            Working Group        developments          offset funds       Offsets delivered at
                                                               koalas utilise habitat                        that trigger offset                      Girraween Nature
                                                                                                             provisions                               Refuge in 2015.
                                                                                                                                                      TMR Cooroy to
                                                                                                                                                      Curra offsets
                                                                                                                                                                              Noosa Shire Koala Conservation Plan 2016




                                                                                                                                                      pending




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