Meeting papers

Corporate Plan Theme – The Noosa Environment                                                                                                             Operational Plan 22/23
Corporate Plan Key   Operational Initiatives     Outcomes                     Responsible         Update                                                  Q4 status
Focus Areas                                                                   Areas
                                                                                             Council is also actively contributing to regional flying-
                                                                                             fox research and management initiatives, including
                                                                                             the SEQ Regional Flying-fox Analysis Program.
                      Implement the Noosa        Clear prioritisation of      Environmental Implemented 4 planned burns during Q4.                         Completed
                      Bushland Reserve           resources towards            Services      Provided assistance to other complementary
                      Strategic Management       bushland management                        agencies.
                      Plan and Fire Management   and active involvement of                  Stakeholder consultation for upcoming burn activities
                      Plan                       the community in the                       conducted.
                                                 restoration of degraded
                                                                                            Audit and action on fire trail network completed.
                                                 bushland areas
                      Modern Water Monitoring    Introduction of an           Environmental Workshops with internal and external stakeholders              On track
                      Program                    overarching and              Services      are ongoing to develop specific components of the              On-going. The delivery
                                                 integrated data collection                 program including priority areas and actions for the           of the program for the
                                                 and water monitoring                       catchments, data management and development of                 Noosa and Mary River
                                                 program to improve our                     sub-catchment report cards.                                    catchments is
                                                 understanding of our                                                                                      incorporated in the
                                                 waterways across the                                                                                      23/24 Oper. Plan
                                                                                             One of the group’s citizen scientists has prepared
                                                 shire                                       sub-catchment report cards for the coastal creeks and
                                                                                             Kin Kin Creek, and a Situation Analysis of across the
                                                                                             Shire’s monitoring program is expected to be
                                                                                             delivered at the group’s next workshop 24 July 2023.

                                                                                             Deployment of a remote telemetry station at Eenie
                                                                                             Creek has occurred, with the remaining two soon to
                                                                                             be deployed in the Kin Kin Creek and at Cooran.
                                                                                             Water quality data for Burgess Creek has been
                                                                                             received from Unitywater for last 5 years of monitoring
                                                                                             to help coordinate management actions for the sub
                                                                                             catchment, and provided to Council at a workshop
                                                                                             held 1 June 2023, and via a Council report to the July
                                                                                             round of meetings.
                                                                                             Council staff were invited to tour the Burgess Creek
                                                                                             Wastewater Treatment Plant in May, and plans are




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