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

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                                                                                              Project news
                                                                                                                 July 2022
                                Noosa River Oyster Ecosystem Restoration

                                Project summary                                 Location of works
                                The Nature Conservancy, Noosa Shire             Site 1: Goat Island - centre of the southern
                                Council and the Noosa community are             shoreline, landward of the formal moorings.
                                rebuilding oyster reefs in the Noosa River.     Site 2: Tewantin shoreline - upstream of the
                                Oyster reefs were lost from the Noosa River     boat ramp below the council chambers.
                                cat ame a ago and Soe ae                        Sites 3 and 4: Noosa Sound — east and west
                                    in helping maintain   health, a                          '
                                resilience of the Noosa River. Oyster reefs     —_—ae         s
                                were also culturally important to Noosa's     Locally sourced rock and clean oyster shell
                                traditional custodians, the Kabi Kabi Nation,   is transported to the project load out site at
                                who also wishes to see them restored.           the end of Hilton Esplanade, Tewantin|
                                This collaborative project is supported by      At the load out site, the rock and shell are
                                the Thomas Foundation, the Australian           loaded onto a barge and transported to the
                                Marine Conservation Society, and the            restoration sites.
                                Australian Government's Reef Builder            The contractor then deploys the rock and
                                program.                                        shell onto the restoration sites in strict
                                Investigations and Options                      adherence to the design specifications.
                                The Nature Conservancy worked closely           Timing seed career ef werhs
                                with its local partners, project's technical    The construction work is due to begin on 27
                                advisory group, coastal engineers, and          July and will continue for six weeks.
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                                In the construction phase of this project,    duration of the construction process by :
                                marine contractors deploy the rock              working continuous days during this period.
                                foundations onto the riverbed in special        Next Steps
                                configurations to create oyster reef patches.                ‘       .
                                The contractor uses a barge and excavator,      Post construction, the sites will be clearly
                                with oversight from specialist engineers, to    marked, mapped, and monitored by
                                do this work.                                   scientists.
                               Permits                                          Further information
                                All works are undertaken in strict adherence    Please contact us at queensiand@inc org
                                with state and local laws and the required     Find out more about the project here:

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