Meeting papers

Measures

 Measure                                                    Responsibility    Due date and
                                                                              statusTimeframe

 Conduct a desktop review of the extent of EBFR             Environmental     Collected 21-22
 vegetation every two years, using remote sensing data      Services
                                                                              Due 23-24Two
 collected under the Coastal Monitoring Plan. Vegetation
                                                            Climate           yearly
 % cover of available land continues to increase.
                                                            Change

 Conduct an annual audit to ensure climate change           Environmental     Immediate
 elements are incorporated into new or reviewed             Services
                                                                              Ongoing
 management planning and works, aiming for 100%
 compliance.




After-fire bush regeneration at Peregian Beach – a post-extreme weather event rapid
response opportunity

After the September 2019 fires at Peregian Beach, an area on the western side of David Low Way
and backing onto national park was badly affected by fire. In places most of the canopy trees were
destroyed, increasing sunlight, and making the area vulnerable to roadside weed grasses. The
Peregian Beach Bushland Care group requested Council allocate a small budget to employ a
contractor to treat the weed grasses. The budget was eventually allocated but the weed grasses
had established and expanded, and the originally proposed budget was no longer adequate.

A post-event rapid regeneration response budget would will allow flexibility to respond to a range of
extreme weather impacts, including fire, that would be cost-effective and help prevent degradation.




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