Minutes of Meeting

Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Byron Community College, 6/8 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 17 August 2023
Time	11:30am

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes         17 August 2023

Minutes of the Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 17 August 2023

File No: I2023/1203

PRESENT:        Cr S Ndiaye, Cr S Balson, Cr P Westheimer, Cr Lyon

Staff:  Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy)

            Liz Caddick (Biodiversity Team Leader)

Caitlin Weatherstone (Project Officer-Koala)

Claudia Caliari (Biodiversity Projects Officer)

            Arika McElroy (Minute Taker)

Community: Dave Rawlins (Brunswick Valley Landcare)

Lindsay Murray

James Jackson

Stephen Millard

David Milledge

Leonard Cronin

Cr Ndiaye (Chair) opened the meeting at 11:34 and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Attendance via AUDIO-VISUAL LINK: None

Apologies: Liana Joseph, Sharyn French (Manager Environmental and Economic Planning), Chloe Dowsett (Coast & Biodiversity Coordinator)

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary: There were no declarations of interest.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Report No. 3.1           Confirmation of minutes from 20 April 2023 Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting

File No:                       I2023/775

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting held on 20 April 2023 be confirmed.

(Murray/Ndiaye)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Note: The minutes of the meeting held on 20 April 2023 were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on 25 May 2023.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report No. 4.1           Brunswick Valley Landcare Support Officer quarterly reports, October 2022 to June 2023.

File No:                       I2023/963

Committee Recommendation:

That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee note the report.

(Westheimer/Cronin)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.2           Biodiversity and Agriculture Projects and Operations Update

File No:                       I2023/498

Committee Recommendation:

That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee notes the update on current projects and programmes being undertaken by Council staff.

(Jackson/Rawlins)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.3           Future Discussion Items for Biodiversity Advisory Committee

File No:                       I2023/624

Committee Recommendation:

1. That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee notes the report.

2. That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee invites David Milledge to provide comments on item 4.3 from the August meeting for discussion at a future meeting.

3. That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee seeks a follow up response to item 4.2 from the April meeting agenda.

(Ndiaye/Westheimer)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 1:39pm.