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                            CONSERVATION
                             & WILDLIFE
C     onservation and Wildlife go hand in hand as       treasured landmarks.                                           Beauty may be in the eye
      without the former we have no hope of
                                                        Our Shire is a declared fauna and flora sanctuary              of the beholder but Noosa
hanging onto the latter. Knowledgeable Noosans
                                                        and some rural property owners now participate
plant native trees to provide food and habitat for                                                              is not all that keen on lots of
                                                        in the Land for Wildlife project, a voluntary
local fauna. Our Shire is home to a great diversity                                                             signs. Strict regulations govern
                                                        programme to safeguard wildlife habitat in private
of vertebrate native animals. In
                                                                           ownership      :   for    details,   even those on private property.
Noosa National Park alone
                                                                           telephone 5449 5202. Noosa
(maps page 11) more than 181                                                                                    To save time and money, ring
                                                                           also has strict guidelines on tree
bird species have been recorded,
                                                                           preservation - even on private       the Environment and Planning
while the Noosa Heads section
                                                                           property. Details of the local
provides habitat for 28 birds of                                                                                Department on 5449 5294 for
                                                                           law relating to vegetation
conservation         significance,
                                                                           management are available from        advice before planning,
including 20 migratory species.
                                                                           Council’s office in Pelican
Details of rare or threatened                                                                                   designing or thinking of
                                                                           Street, Tewantin (or telephone
species,   species     of    local                                                                              erecting one.
                                                                           5449 5220).        Council has
conservation         significance,
                                                                           recently started fostering the
noteworthy plants and common names of
                                                        formation of Community Bushland Care Groups
noteworthy animals were included in the 2001-
                                                        in neighbourhoods across the Shire to help
2002 Noosa Community Guide. If you would                                                                        A snakes and ladders style
                                                        residents become involved the protection and
like a copy, please ring Council’s Switchboard on                                                               Environmental Awareness
                                                        restoration of native bushland reserves. Meeting
5449 5200 – or access the Year 2001-2002 Guide
                                                        dates are advertised monthly in the local press - for   Game has been produced by
on Council’s website www.noosa.qld.gov.au
                                                        further details ring Alison Buchanan on 5449
                                                        5202. Council annually distributes two free trees       Council to encourage the next
To help residents to co-exist with local wildlife,
Council has prepared a leaflet on how to help           per ratepaying property - dates and details are         generation of Greenies to protect
injured wildlife, how to help keep wildlife safe and    usually publicised in the August edition of
                                                                                                                the Noosa lifestyle. Free copies

                                                                                                                are available from Council on

                                                                                                                5449 5232 - or you can access

                                                                                                                the game on the Internet at :

                                                                                                                www.noosa.qld.gov.au




the history of Noosa’s koalas. To obtain a free copy,   Council’s Quarterly Report.
ring Council on 5449 5220.
                                                        The Shire boasts several valiant community                This page: Greater Glider; Wild

Most proud Noosans consider themselves                  groups dedicated to the preservation of our                        Fungi; Alexandria Bay

Greenies, through exact shades are inclined to          environment. They include the 1200-strong
                                                                                                                     Opposite page : The reclusive
vary. Council and members of the community              membership of the Noosa Parks Association
                                                                                                                       nocturnal (but potentially
have banded together on many occasions to               (headquartered at Wallace Park, Noosaville),
                                                        which also co-ordinates the activities of Greening              venomous) Bandy-Bandy
thwart the unsympathetic development of
                                                                                                                 (Vermicella annulata); The non-

                                                                                                                      venomous Green Tree Snake

                                                                                                                      (Dendrelaphis punctulatus)


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