2021-10-08 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                   8 OCTOBER 2021


Community comment                                       Proposed response
General – CHAP approach
What about artificial reefs off Eastern Beaches?        Discussions had with consulting engineers
                                                        concluded such reefs are not of a scale or location
                                                        to provide protection during large swell events and
                                                        are unlikely to be a feasible option.
Recommend that Council’s asset replacement              The draft CHAP states:
program and forward estimates should budget for         “The Peregian Beach Surf Life Saving Club itself is
the replacement of the Peregian Beach SLSC given        not expected to be directly impacted during a major
its erosion risk exposure.                              erosion event, however operations are likely to be
                                                        impaired due to damage to the park and beach
                                                        accesses.”
Recommend that Council budget papers and                This forms part of more detailed asset management
associated management plans clearly identify            planning separate to the CHAP. The CHAP will
replacement schedules and projected costs on an         inform this asset management.
annual basis (regarding Peregian Park).
Noosa Heads
Support the ongoing use of the sand recycling           Noted.
system on Noosa Main Beach, with costs
continuing to be met by a levy on appropriate
properties.
Do not support the further construction of groyne
walls, which are likely to generate unexpected
negative impacts.
Note the reference to impacts on Noosa Woods            Noted. Council’s management response to erosion
becoming “intolerable” by 2070. The Noosa Spit is       issues at Noosa Woods is addressed in the
an artificial construction built to protect the Hayes   relevant Shoreline Erosion Management Plan, and
Island Development. As a recreational area, Noosa       does not form part of this CHAP.
Spit should be considered sacrificial in the context
of the ever-shifting sandbank formations of the
lower Noosa River Estuary function.
We do not believe that large amounts of public
money should be spent on retaining the Noosa Spit
in its extant current form for recreational purposes,
and that expenditure of works for private property
protection purposes should be borne by the owners
of those properties.
Noosaville
The basis of the claim that Noosa Waters is             - Council has prepared tidal inundation mapping
flood prone is completely unfounded. Both AAMI            consistent with the State Government’s technical
and Suncorp have had their own research by                guidelines for modelling and mapping of coastal
hydrologists and conclude that these claims are           hazards.
incorrect. Council’s dooms day attitude is harmful to   - Insurers look at a range of data and factors
the cost of living here and the value of property.        including flood hazard modelling, but do not factor
                                                          in sea level rise changes or ‘actions of the sea’
                                                          such as storm surge.
                                                        - Insurers update their premiums annually based
                                                          on best available information. They are interested
                                                          in current day risks not future sea level rise.
                                                        - Coastal risks of storm surge, coastal erosion and
                                                          gradual sea level rise are therefore excluded by
                                                          most general insurance policies.


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