2021-10-08 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                    8 OCTOBER 2021


Community comment                                        Proposed response
General – CHAP approach
                                                         - Council will continue to work with Insurance
                                                           Council of Australia to better understand
                                                           insurance and coastal hazards, information
                                                           needs, and the role of the insurance industry in
                                                           increasing resilience to climate related risks.
The Noosa River appears to be getting higher at          Noted. Council will continue to monitor sand
high tide because of the sand that has been              transport and dynamics in the Noosa River
allowed to accumulate in the river. It requires year     including at the river mouth to inform river
round dredging to remove the constant build up at        management decisions. The matter of river
the mouth of the river.                                  dredging for navigation purposes is the
                                                         responsibility of the State Government.

Teewah
Need to convert current fire trail to the west of the    This feedback has been passed on to Council’s
village to an unsealed access road and restrict use      Environment Manager, and Disaster Management
of beach from first cutting to 1km north of Teewah       Officer.
village to help beach recover faster, protect wildlife
and reduce car accidents.
We want the emergency bushfire road formalised to
a permanent access road from third cutting up to
Teewah for residents and beach users. With beach
vehicle access between Third Cutting and Teewah
permanently removed, then establish small parking
bays and walking tracks through to the beach from
the new formal road.
Seek confirmation that Council will consider with
other relevant authorities, traffic on the beach and
its management. Beach vehicle traffic needs to be
better managed to prevent erosion and ecological
damage, especially up on the dunes.
Seek confirmation that Council will be proactive         The CHAP has proposed undertaking works to
with full-time or very regular dune management for       support and enhance dune resilience in this locality.
Teewah and will monitor dune movement and
beach condition.
Consider a seawall and sand pumping for Teewah.          The CHAP considered options of seawalls and
                                                         sand nourishment for Teewah beach to mitigate
                                                         erosion risks. The cost benefit analysis
                                                         demonstrated that the construction of hard-
                                                         engineered revetment walls would be unviable as
                                                         this option is unable to demonstrate sufficient public
                                                         benefit to justify the economic, social and
                                                         environmental costs involved. The option is
                                                         therefore considered not feasible from a socio-
                                                         economic perspective.
                                                         The option of sand nourishment was also
                                                         considered to be not feasible for Teewah due to the
                                                         high implementation costs relative to the small
                                                         number of properties affected by coastal erosion.
                                                         Hence, the priority action for responding to coastal
                                                         erosion is one that supports natural coastal
                                                         processes and existing beach use and amenity
                                                         values by implementing natural coastal protection
                                                         solutions such as expanding native vegetation
                                                         coverage to support frontal dune stabilisation and

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