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This dataset represents version three of the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2006 and Management Program 2006-2016 (the Koala Plan). Amendments to the mapping were undertaken to reflect changes in land use zones as displayed in the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2005 - 2026 Regulatory Maps (Amendment 1, October 2006). This dataset shows Koala Habitat Areas which are management areas identified in the Koala Plan; and in the SEQ Regional Plan 2005 - 2026. Koala Habitat Areas are statutory areas identified by the SEQ Regional Plan under the Integrated Planning Act 1997, and are referred to as: Koala Conservation Areas; Koala Sustainability Areas; or Urban Koala Areas. The Koala Living Area, which was removed from the dataset in version 2, has now been reinstated. The Koala Living Area does not form part of the Koala Habitat Area due to its non-statutory planning intent. This dataset should be used together with the Koala Plan document, and this document also provides further detail on Koala Habitat Areas, Koala Conservation Areas, Koala Sustainability Areas, Urban Koala Areas and Koala Living Areas. The Koala Habitat Areas, together with the Koala Living Areas dataset supersedes/replaces the dataset associated with the Interim Guideline: Koalas and Development that was released in June 2005. The dataset for the Interim Guideline superseded/replaced the dataset associated with State Planning Policy 1/05: Conservation of Koalas in South East Queensland, which was released in January 2005. The main purpose of the Koala Conservation Plan component of the Koala Plan is to: promote the continued existence of viable koala populations in the wild; prevent the decline of koala habitats, including providing for the rehabilitation of cleared or disturbed koala habitats; and promote future land use and development that is compatible with the survival of koala populations in the wild. The main purpose of the Koala Management Program component of the Koala Plan is to complement the Koala Conservation Plan, by providing policy direction and management approaches to address key threatening processes to koalas. Combined they form a plan outlining a statutory and policy framework for the purpose of conserving koalas in the wild in Queensland. |