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Recent Bushland Operational Assessment (BOA) condition mapping found that many areas in our
EBFRs are dominated by glory lily, with some areas found to have over 75% glory lily in the
understory. Ideally, BOA mapping in coastal areas should only be undertaken in summer and
autumn, when the glory lily is showing above ground.

Coastal fox control program
One of the primary threats to sea turtles are foxes and wild and dogs digging up turtle nests and
eating the eggs. Council’s pests and land protection officers conduct fox control in the Coastal Fox
Control Program as part of Council’s sea turtle conservation efforts. The Coastal Fox Control
Program is currently a joint project with Coolum and North Shore Coast Care, Sunshine Coast
Council, and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, has been running since 2015. It is regarded
as highly successful, evidenced via a drop in observed fox predation on turtle nests and anecdotal
evidence of the return of native species such as bandicoots to some sections of the dunes.

Volunteers from Coolum and North Shore Coast Care and Council officers monitor fox predation
on turtle nests in Noosa and place additional dig prevention mesh on top of nests that are at
particular risk of fox predation. Many other coastal and near coastal native species benefit from fox
and feral animal control, including ground parrots, water mouse, small mammals, and shorebirds.
One of the primary threats to sea turtles are foxes and wild dogs digging up turtle nests and eating
the eggs. Council’s pests and land protection officers conduct fox control in the Coastal Fox
Control Program as part of Council’s sea turtle conservation efforts. The Coastal Fox Control
Program is currently a joint project with Coolum and North Shore Coast Care, Sunshine Coast
Council, and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, and has been running since 2015.

Volunteers from Coolum and North Shore Coast Care and Council officers monitor fox predation
on turtle nests in Noosa and place prevention mesh on top of nests that are at particular risk of fox
predation. Many other coastal and near coastal native species benefit from fox and feral animal
control, including ground parrots, water mice, small mammals, and shorebirds.
Management frameworks
Bushland Operational Assessment (BOA)

The Bushland Operational Assessment (BOA) is used to gauge condition of bushland in natural
areas, based on the recovery resilience of the native vegetation, percentage of weeds, other
impacts. It is visually shown by easy to interpret colours on maps and backed up by condition
classes, weed percentages and management information in the attribute tables. All the weeds and
observable impacts in the area of interest, along with some in adjoining areas (like a source weed
in neighbouring parkland), are included in the map and attribute tables. The BOA is used to inform
the management and rehabilitation of the area.

BOA has been used by Noosa Council and other local government agencies to map condition and
plan works in Council-managed bushland since 2008. It is a long-standing and standard method
and approach.

Please see below for examples of a BOA map and attribute tables for Bushland Reserves outside
of the Eastern Beaches Foreshore Reserves.




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