2022-10-24 General Committee Meeting- Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Oyster Ecosystem Restoration Project - Final Report (1)

    •   Developed and distributed the Oyster Chronicle news circular. Direct circulation was to over 100 locally engaged
        stakeholders on the Noosa mailing list.

    •   Reached 21,800,727 people through mainstream media and 7814 people through social media.

    •   Supported a PhD student from Griffith University who is studying the diversity of oysters and their settling patterns
        in the Noosa River estuary.

    •   Secured an official name for Noosa’s oyster reefs from the Kabi Kabi elders – the ‘Huon Mundy Reefs’.

    •   Developed an oyster reef interpretive sign in partnership Kabi Kabi applicants and NC.

    •   Held the project ‘Shellebration’ launch event to celebrate the project’s achievements and partnerships (7th
        September 2022 at Tewantin)


Project achievements against deliverables
Since the start of the project, the following achievements have been made, as measured against the contracted deliverables
and outcomes outlined in the Agreement (Table 2).

Table 2: Project deliverables, outcomes, and achievements

 Deliverables            Measurable outcomes                    Status         Achievement
 (A1.1) A Technical      1. Technical Advisory Group with       Achieved       Terms of Reference (ToR) for the TAG
 Advisory Group          TOR established and at least one                      finalised
 (TAG) is established    meeting held
 to provide project                                                            Inaugural meeting held 13 May 2020.
 oversight. This will
 include a clear term                                                          TAG meetings were held as required
 of reference (ToR)                                                            and TAG members engaged on a
 and consist of                                                                regular basis out of session to advice
 representatives from                                                          on specific aspects of the project (e.g.,
 key stakeholders                                                              biosecurity, permits) and to review
 (NC, TNC, Kabi Kabi                                                           draft project reports.
 and at least two
 other independent       2. Evidence of Kabi Kabi                              Kabi Kabi expressed a desire not to be
 parties).               involvement                                           on the TAG but to be kept up to date.

                                                                               Kabi Kabi liaison officer and applicant,
                                                                               Brian Warner met with, as required.

                                                                               Kabi Kabi elder, Fred Palin, was
                                                                               regularly consulted on project progress
                                                                               and engagement pathways with Kabi
                                                                               elders.

                                                                               Partnership with Kabi Kabi to name the
                                                                               oyster reefs and prepare an
                                                                               interpretive signage at Tewantin were
                                                                               secured with special help from Fred
                                                                               Palin and Melissa Bond.

                                                                               See ‘Project Highlights’ in this report

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