Policy 7, Management Program, Nature Develop habitat assessment To achieve consistency in the Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan Qld 2011 Completed protocol identification of koala habitat. 2006 and Management Program 2006 – 2016. Commenced/ 2010 ongoing Regularised Grid-based Spot Assessment Technique (RGBSAT) surveys established as the standard survey method for OEH field surveys on the Far South Coast and Southern Tablelands, and for CKPoM development and some local government Develop consistent protocols planning processes in Northern NSW. This OEH and Forests NSW have been that enable population numbers 2011 Ongoing method enables comparison of levels of gathering and analysing data and or density to be compared koala activity between different study areas NSW reviewing protocols for habitat between the same place at and within the same study area over time. assessment and monitoring, specific to different times and between A national workshop would facilitate the koalas, on the south coast of NSW. different habitats integration of existing datasets and recommend any changes in survey methods to assist with the integration process and improve monitoring capacity. OEH will assist in the planning and management of a national workshop to 2012 Planned facilitate the integration of existing datasets and recommend any changes in survey methods. The state-wide survey is community based. Whilst highly effective, the 2006 postal Commenced/ Determine state-wide geographic 2010 survey was in fact costly. The current ongoing distribution of koalas and changes of survey is low cost, but requires more distribution via ‘public survey’ publicity for people to go to the website. State-wide koala distribution NSW technique. In 2009, a low-cost Continued the web-based survey. The survey survey was initiated to follow-up effectiveness of the web based survey has 2011 Ongoing the 2006 NSW survey and 1986-87 been strengthened by local area national survey. advertising in the media. 2012 Ongoing Web-based koala survey will continue.
Develop habitat assessment protocol Qld To achieve consistency in the identification of koala habitat. 2011 Completed Policy 7, Management Program, Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2006 and Management Program 2006 – 2016. Develop consistent protocols that enable population numbers or density to be compared between the same place at different times and between different habitats NSW OEH and Forests NSW have been gathering and analysing data and reviewing protocols for habitat assessment and monitoring, specific to koalas, on the south coast of NSW. 2010 Commenced/ ongoing 2011 Ongoing Regularised Grid-based Spot Assessment Technique (RGBSAT) surveys established as the standard survey method for OEH field surveys on the Far South Coast and Southern Tablelands, and for CKPoM development and some local government planning processes in Northern NSW. This method enables comparison of levels of koala activity between different study areas and within the same study area over time. A national workshop would facilitate the integration of existing datasets and recommend any changes in survey methods to assist with the integration process and improve monitoring capacity. 2012 Planned OEH will assist in the planning and management of a national workshop to facilitate the integration of existing datasets and recommend any changes in survey methods. State-wide koala distribution survey NSW Determine state-wide geographic distribution of koalas and changes of distribution via ‘public survey’ technique. In 2009, a low-cost survey was initiated to follow-up the 2006 NSW survey and 1986-87 national survey. 2010 Commenced/ ongoing The state-wide survey is community based. Whilst highly effective, the 2006 postal survey was in fact costly. The current survey is low cost, but requires more publicity for people to go to the website. 2011 Ongoing Continued the web-based survey. The effectiveness of the web based survey has been strengthened by local area advertising in the media. 2012 Ongoing Web-based koala survey will continue.