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

community                                                                report and historic analysis of seagrass
workshops), if                                                           condition throughout the Noosa River
requested by Noosa                                                       estuary to council (in lieu of
Council                                                                  undertaking seagrass restoration trials)
                                                                         and continues to actively engage with
                                                                         NC about seagrass conservation.

                                                                         See Annex 33

                                                                         TNC also produced a summary of the
                                                                         report for public consumption.

                                                                         See Annex 36

*(A5.5) Facilitate      24. A number of new                  As          TNC has provided access to Noosa
access to TNC           contacts/networks to assist Noosa    requested   Council to conservation networks and
conservation            Council with ongoing and future                  researchers, as requested, on an ad-
networks and            marine conservation activities, if               hoc basis.
researchers if          requested by Noosa Council.
requested by Noosa
Council.
(A5.6) Promote          25. Presentation at at least one     Complete    Reef Builder presentation, including
Noosa Council’s         national and international                       the Noosa Project given at the
Noosa River Plan and    conference                                       International Conference for Shellfish
shellfish restoration                                                    Reef Restoration at Port Stephens
project in at least                                                      (April 2021)
one national and one
international                                                            Reef Builder presentation with a
conference.                                                              spotlight on Noosa given at the
                                                                         National Coast to Coast Conference
                                                                         (July 2021)

                                                                         ReefBuilder presentation with a
                                                                         spotlight on Noosa at Australian
                                                                         Marine Science Association (AMSA)
                                                                         conference (August 2022)

                                                                         See Annex 29

                                                                         Note: TNC will continue to seek
                                                                         opportunities to promote the project
                                                                         and its outcomes (including monitoring
                                                                         results) at national and international
                                                                         conferences beyond the term of the
                                                                         Agreement.

(A5.7) Promote          26. A number of new                  Achieved    TNC secured an additional $1.2m under
Noosa Council’s         corporate/government/philanthropi                the Reef Builder program to support
Noosa River Plan and    c alliances and new in-kind                      oyster ecosystem restoration in Noosa.
shellfish restoration   support/financial funding
project to corporate,   contributions                                    TNC entered a research partnership
philanthropic, and                                                       with the QLD government-owned
state/federal                                                            Bribie Island Research Centre (BIRC), to
government                                                               enhance its capacity to support oyster
audiences to                                                             ecosystem restoration in Noosa and
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