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Pest and Weed Management PlanRev 0May 2011impacts by competing for food or destroying crops, as well as environmental impacts, including reductionof biodiversity, impacts on the landscape and degradation of water quality.The DEEDI recommends control and reporting on non-declared pest animals. Management of thesepests requires coordination and they are subject to programs led by regional government, industry and/orlandowners.In Queensland, the Fisheries Act 1994 (Fisheries Act) is the relevant legislation regarding noxious fishpests. The Fisheries Act provides legislative measures to manage pest fish and address the impacts theyhave on the economy, the environment and society. The DEEDI administers the noxious pest provisionsof the Act and its regulation.In line with the federal government, under the Fisheries Act 1994 the state government can declare anyfish that is or may become a pest to native aquatic communities. For example, European, Mirror and KoiCarp, Cyprinus carpio, is a declared noxious fish and may not be kept, sold or brought into the state andmay not be released or used as bait in Queensland waters. Landowners (including QGC) are required tocontrol any possible release of noxious fish from their impoundments.4.2 General Pest and Waste Management and Monitoring Measures4.2.1 Preliminary Pest IdentificationPreliminary pest surveys may be undertaken, usually in conjunction with vegetation surveys, to identifythe abundance and distribution of pest species across QGC tenements and adjacent lands. Preclearancesurveys are also being undertaken across the QGC Gas Fields (mainly through ProjectEnvironmental Clearances) by Field Environment Officers (FEO) that identify and record the presence offeral animals. This information will then be included into QGC‟s Constraint Planning and FieldDevelopment Protocol (the Protocol).Incidental identification of pest distribution such as signs of feral pig activity may be discovered duringthese preliminary surveys. High abundance and distribution of pest species will be noted and may beused to generate special conditions of access or controls for gas field activities. A survey of QGC ownedtenements has been conducted and incidental identification of pest activities has been recorded.Information from these surveys has been accounted for in this document.4.2.2 Land Owner/Manager ConsultationsQGC representatives undertake consultations with landowners on a regular basis. Preliminaryconsultation forms such as the Property Evaluation Reports (PER) have been developed for land ownerconsultations and weed and pest distributions and management programs are covered in these reports.Information such as the presence of feral animals on the property or neighbouring properties and anyferal animal management programs in place will be recorded. Information on distribution of feral animals36 of 100
Pest and Weed Management PlanRev 0May 2011and control programs are to be collated and integrated into QGC management plans and the Protocol toensure feral animal data is captured spatially.4.2.3 Regional CouncilsConsultation with Western Downs, Maranoa and Banana Regional Councils will be conducted in regardsto regional pest management plans and areas of concern regarding these issues. Taroom Shire Council(now included in Banana Regional Council) adopted a Pest Management Plan in 2006, identifying highpriority pest species including; Locusts, Wild Dogs/Dingoes and Feral Pigs. The programs includedmaintaining baiting provisions, coordinating landholder baiting programs and public awareness exercises.QGC will work with local governments in the implementation of feral animal control programs where theyare the landowner or it is an area directly impacted by QGC operations.4.2.4 Stakeholder Organisations ConsultationsThe Condamine Alliance and Queensland Murray-Darling Committee are two stakeholder organisationsthat work in the region of QGC‟s Gas Field tenements and have produced plans on weed and pestmanagement for the area. Consultation with these and other stakeholder organisations are to beconducted on a regular basis to discuss and identify priority areas of concern and pest managementprograms in relation to integrating QGC management plans.4.2.5 Pest Identification during OperationsThe overall abundance and diversity of pest species across QGC tenements and adjacent lands will beidentify during field surveys. High risk pests or areas will be noted and may be used to generate specialconditions of control during gas field activities. QGC infrastructure is audited by the Environmental Teamannually and additional follow-up field surveys will be conducted at this time. All QGC contractors andstaff are encouraged to immediately report the location of pest sightings and provide a photo wherepossible of the species to a FEO. Such reports should be made using a QGC Hazard Observation(HAZOB) Booklet. The FEOs will then liaise with the relevant local government pest officer and decidethe most appropriate control method or program. Only certified operators can be used to control pestinfestations and they are most effective when undertaken across properties (rather than one property at atime). Landowners will be notified prior to any pest animal control being undertaken.4.2.6 Accommodation Camp Waste ManagementThe risk of increased pest species populations due to accommodation camps in the Gas Fields issignificant. To control the associated risks with large accommodation camps, waste managementprocedures will be produced and monitoring of camp environs for pest species will be conducted.Procedures will predominately focus on reducing the amount and access to food waste by pest species.Wild dog, feral pig, fox and vermin pest species populations will be monitored near the camps and results37 of 100
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