2018-08-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                         7 AUGUST 2018


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                       RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Plan      First draft complete and consulted        Continue to develop document with          Host workshop with Councillors and
                                             with previous internal stakeholder          new additions to stakeholder groups          receive feedback.
                                             group                                       and edit where required.
Environment Strategy                       Background document for                   Small working group workshops to           Initial consultation phase completed.
                                             discussion purposes completed.              be completed by end of July.               Draft Environment Strategy and
                                           Workshop with Councillors on scope        Drafting of document using internal          Environment & Sustainability Policy
                                             of the document completed.                  and external stakeholder feedback.           prepared.
                                           Community workshop on
                                             Environment Strategy priorities
                                             completed.
Conservation Land Plan                     ELWG reviewed CLP draft                   Finalising documents to go to next         Conservation Land Plan, Revolving
(guides Environment Levy Acquisition       Drafts of each document                     round of Council meetings.                   Fund Policy and Private Land
Program, VCA Program and Land for            workshopped with Councillors and                                                         Conservation Program Guideline to
Wildlife Program)                            final draft prepared.                                                                    go to Council for adoption.
Environment Levy Land Acquisition          Start-up works for Johns Landing          Continue maintenance works at              Commence maintenance scheduling
Program                                      and Cooloothin Creek Reserves               Johns Landing and Cooloothin                 for Johns Landing and Cooloothin
                                             have commenced                            Nature Refuge processing for both            Creek
                                           Continue to support CEO and                 Johns Landing and Cooloothin               Finalise Nature Refuge processing
                                             project team with Yurol-Ringtail          Start ecological restoration works at        for both Johns Landing and
                                             Koala Habitat Recovery Project              Johns Landing                                Cooloothin and media release
Pest Management                            Completed 4th quarter of Biosecurity      Property inspections and compliance        Complete 1st quarter of biosecurity
                                             Surveillance Program – 15                   activities as part of approved               surveillance program
                                             properties inspected in the Pomona,         Biosecurity Surveillance Program           Finalise annual contract work for
                                             Lake MacDonald, Ringtail Ck and           Feral Deer control in the Lake               Transport and Main Roads for Feral
                                             Cootharaba areas.                           MacDonald area                               Deer control and priority weed
                                           Completed the first round of twice        Priority weed control on council             control works on State Roads
                                             yearly coordinated Wild dog control         managed lands as part of scheduled         Complete 2nd round of coordinated
                                             1080 baiting working on public and          work                                         Wild dog control 1080 baiting in
                                             private land in the Ridgewood,                                                           September as per annual program.
                                             Federal, Kin Kin, Como, Cootharaba
                                             and Cooroibah areas.
                                           Wild dog control intensive trapping
                                             program completed by contractor in
                                             the Cooroy Mountain, Federal and
                                             Pinbarren areas.
                                           Cameron Jackson recruited to
                                             previously vacant position of Land
                                             Protection Officer completed.


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