Mareeba Shire Council LGA Statewide Biodiversity Corridors

Kuranda Region Wildlife Corridors –  An Introduction for Councilors

PDF
4 pages
A4 Summary Handout 

Youtube
Video Commentary
10:32

PDF, 27 Pages
Statewide Biodiversity Corridors
/ MSES Waterway Buffers, SF Habitat Links Combined

* MSC delayed tabling Environmental review report for 2 years and 5 months

MAR 2018

• 1. Planz Town Planning Environmental Significance Overlay Review
  2. Environmental Significance Overlay Review mapping
  (Extract from 19 AUG 2020 Agenda Attachments only, PDF, 40p, 21.6MB)

19 AUG 2020

• Ordinary Council Meeting Agenda
  MAREEBA SHIRE COUNCIL PLANNING SCHEME 2016
  REVIEW OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY (PDF, 54p, 4MB)

JUN 2021
Title: the role of local government in the preservation and recovery of threatened species and ecological communities – summary of findings
Prepared by: Planz Town Planning, Kelly Reaston Development and Property Services for TERRAIN Natural Resource Management, FNQ Regional Organisation of Councils
File: PDF, 9P, 4MB, OPEN

Project findings
1. Tenure
2. Mapping
3. Not “one size fits all”
4. Community specific solutions
5. Natural areas management
6. Traditional owner engagement
7. Educating
8. Trust
Recommendations

JUN 2021
Title: the role of local government in the preservation and recovery of threatened species and ecological communities – final report
Prepared by: Planz Town Planning, Kelly Reaston Development and Property Services for TERRAIN Natural Resource Management, FNQ Regional Organisation of Councils
File: PDF, 82P, 6MB, OPEN

1. Executive Summary Report purpose, Outcomes of Project
2. Legislative Framework
3. Species Overview Southern Cassowary, Littoral, Mabi
4. Case studies Littoral rainforest role in Coastal Hazard Adaptation – Wonga Beach, Littoral vegetation in Storm Surge mitigation, Littoral Rainforest – Fine Scale Mapping Case Study: Island Arks Project (Terrain NRM – National Landcare Program), Incentives – The Heritage Example, Kuranda Conservation Community Nursery Inc (KCons), Mission Beach Habitat Network Action Plan, Tablelands Habitat Linkages
5. Current Tools and Opportunities Assessment Context, Mapping issues and opportunities, Planning schemes and zones issues and opportunities, Landowners and the community issues and opportunities, Ecosystem services, Coastal Hazards Adaptation Strategy Opportunities
6. Conclusions and Recommendations

AUG 2019
Title: A Biodiversity Planning Assessment for the Wet Tropics Bioregion – Information Sheet
Prepared by: Department of Environment and Science, Wet Tropics Management Authority
File: PDF, 2P, 1MB, OPEN

Overview, What is BAMM?, BPA applications, Assessments conducted to date

AUG 2019
Title: A Biodiversity Planning Assessment for the Wet Tropics Bioregion – Expert Panel Report
Prepared by: Biodiversity Assessment, Queensland Herbarium, Science and Technology Division, Department of Environment
and Science.
File: PDF, 150P, 6.5MB, OPEN

1. Introduction
2. Method Study area, Expert panel, Expert panel considerations format
3. Results Flora taxa considerations (Criteria A and H), Fauna taxa considerations (Criteria A and H), Landscape
4. Discussion General, Expert panel recommendations

AUG 2019
Title: A Biodiversity Planning Assessment for the Wet Tropics Bioregion – Summary Report
Prepared by: Biodiversity Assessment, Queensland Herbarium, Science and Technology Division, Department of Environment and Science.
File: PDF, 36P, 3MB, OPEN

1. Introduction Biodiversity Planning Assessments, Wet Tropics study area
2. Methods and implementation BAMM, Datasets, Expert panels, implementation, Assessment parameters, Transparency of results, Filter table
3. Results Conservation value categories, Positional accuracy, Wet Tropics BPA overall results, Diagnostic results, Expert panel results, Assessment caveats and limitations
4. Summary

DEC 2012
Title: Cassowaries in planning schemes guideline
Prepared by Terrain NRM for the Cassowary Recovery Team
File: PDF, 11P, 300kb, OPEN

Executive Summary, Introduction, Cassowary areas and populations under threat, Strategic Framework, Tables of assessment, Mapping outcomes, Code Outcomes, Cassowary mapping resources

JAN 2010
Title: Significant impact guidelines for the endangered southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) Wet Tropics population
Prepared by: Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
File: PDF, 26P, 2MB, OPEN

Introduction
How to interpret and apply these guidelines
What other laws protect the cassowary?
The cassowary in Australia
Principal threats to the cassowary
Survey guidelines for the cassowary
What types of actions are likely to have a significant impact on the cassowary?
What does this mean for actions that may significantly impact on the cassowary?
How can my actions avoid having a significant impact on the cassowary?
Where can i get more information?

FEB 2009
Title: Far North Queensland Regional Plan 2009–2031
Prepared by: Department of Infrastructure and Planning
File: PDF, 188P, 3MB, OPEN

PART A – Introduction
PART B – Regional vision
PART C – Strategic directions
PART D – Regional land use pattern
PART E – Regional policies
PART F – Implementation, monitoring and review

2007
Title: Title: Recovery plan for the southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii
Prepared by: Prepared by: Peter Latch for the Cassowary Recovery Team
File: PDF, 38P, 640kb, OPEN

1. General information
2. Biological information
3. Threats
4. Evaluation of previous recovery plan
5. Recovery Objectives, Performance Criteria and Actions
6. Management practices
7. Evaluation of recovery plan
8. Costs of recovery