Meeting papers

ATTACHMENT 1




Corporate Plan Theme – The Noosa Environment                                                                                                               Operational Plan 22/23
Corporate Plan Key   Operational Initiatives         Outcomes                    Responsible          Update                                                Q4 status
Focus Areas                                                                      Areas
1.1 Adopt an         Implement priority activities   Protection of the Shire’s    Environmental Continue to refine the Shire’s vegetation mapping to         On track
overarching          from the Environment            natural environment and     Services       improve environmental planning and bushfire                  On-going. Initiatives to
Environment          Strategy                        achievement of strategic                   management. Approximately 68% of the shire                   implement the Env.
Strategy                                             environmental targets                      complete as of end of June 2023. Project due for             Strategy have been
                                                                                                completion by end of January 2024.                           incorporated in the
                                                                                                                                                             23/24 Oper. Plan
                                                                                                 Threatened Species Roadmap completed and
                                                                                                 endorsed by Council to facilitate and guide the on-
                                                                                                 going management and recovery of threatened fauna
                                                                                                 within Noosa Shire and adjacent coastal waters.
                                                                                                 Through a risk assessment process, Council has
                                                                                                 been able to identify sea turtles (including the
                                                                                                 Loggerhead and Green turtle) as the 2023/2024
                                                                                                 priority for the development of a species recovery
                                                                                                 action plan. Sea Turtle Community awareness
                                                                                                 programs on the Noosa North Shore were delivered
                                                                                                 over April 2023, with further awareness campaigns to
                                                                                                 be implemented leading up to, and during the
                                                                                                 commencement of the nesting season in November.
                                                                                                 During development of the Sea Turtle Recovery
                                                                                                 Action Plan, partnerships with the Sunshine Coast
                                                                                                 Council TurtleCare program and other stakeholders
                                                                                                 invested in sea turtle conservation and monitoring will
                                                                                                 continue to be forged to increase the outcomes for
                                                                                                 sea turtles across the region.

                                                                                                 During the next quarter, Environmental Services will
                                                                                                 actively market the Threatened Fauna Road Map to
                                                                                                 the community, growing on recent promotional events
                                                                                                 such as threatened species awareness at the Cooroy
                                                                                                 State School Under 8’s Day, where free plants were
                                                                                                 also provided to the school students through Noosa
                                                                                                 Landcare.
                                                                                                 A staged implementation is recommended for




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