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

Contents
Purpose and scope .............................................................................................................................................................................3
Background .........................................................................................................................................................................................4
Project context ...................................................................................................................................................................................5
Project budget, partners, and governance .......................................................................................................................................6
Project chronology .............................................................................................................................................................................8
Project achievements against deliverables .................................................................................................................................... 11
Project highlights ............................................................................................................................................................................. 20
    Shuck Don’t Chuck ....................................................................................................................................................................... 20
    Shell washing ............................................................................................................................................................................... 21
    Oyster gardening project ............................................................................................................................................................ 21
    Senior schools project ................................................................................................................................................................. 23
        Kabi Kabi involvement in the Noosa EEHub activities ........................................................................................................... 24
        Noosa EEhub school holiday program.................................................................................................................................... 26
    Junior schools project ................................................................................................................................................................. 27
    Noosa River sediment accumulation study................................................................................................................................ 28
    Oyster seeding ............................................................................................................................................................................. 30
    Seagrass report ............................................................................................................................................................................ 31
    Waterwatch ................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Volunteering .................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Media ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Construction communications ........................................................................................................................................................ 36
Community feedback about construction ..................................................................................................................................... 42
Communication products................................................................................................................................................................ 43
Project Shellebration ....................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Technical outputs ............................................................................................................................................................................ 54
Permits ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 57
Construction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
Final reefs ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting ........................................................................................................................................... 63
Challenges, adaptive management, and learnings ........................................................................................................................ 65
Ongoing commitments .................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Finances ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Annexes ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 72




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