Draft Fauna Management Policy

Council on 20 July 2021 resolved to place the draft Fauna Management Policy on public exhibition and open for public comment. The draft is an update of the 2016 policy and sets out the procedures and responsibilities for fauna management within the Ku-ring-gai LGA.

Background

Native fauna are highly valued within the Ku-ring-gai community. They play a significant role in maintaining ecosystem function through the pollination of plants, the dispersal of seeds, insect control, recycling of nutrients and many other essential ecosystem services. In addition to this, they contribute to human culture, wellbeing and quality of life. The purpose of this policy is to provide a framework for Council to manage native and invasive fauna species on public and private land within the Ku-ring-gai LGA.

Policy Objectives

• Maintain, protect and enhance Ku-ring-gai’s diverse native fauna and their habitat.
• Identify, protect and enhance biodiversity corridors and green infrastructure within Ku-ring-gai’s Green Grid.
• Assist the community to positively co-exist with native fauna on public and private land.
• Control the spread of invasive species, reduce their impacts and prevent the establishment of new invasive species.
• Stop the decline of and support the recovery of listed threatened fauna species and populations and to manage key threatening processes associated with these species.
• Implement a fauna monitoring and research program, which incorporates on-ground surveys and seeks to support and integrate research from other organisations, to inform Council’s fauna management program.
• Form collaborative partnerships with a range of stakeholders to facilitate positive fauna management outcomes.

There have only been minor amendments to the policy. These include the addition of an objective that encompasses Ku-ring-gai’s Green Grid, updates to reflect current legislation and planning documents, a change in terminology from pest to invasive species, consolidation of implementation activities, and the addition of monitoring and evaluation actions to ensure they are measurable against the objectives of the policy.

Exhibition document

Draft Fauna Management Policy(PDF, 750KB)

Providing feedback

Comment on this exhibition

or post to General Manager, Ku-ring-gai Council, Locked Bag 1006 Gordon NSW 2072 quoting S13401.

Submissions close 5pm 9 September 2021.

All submissions are public documents and will be considered in a final report to Council.