2021-10-08 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                           8 OCTOBER 2021


    Identify what actions are required to avoid, reduce or adapt to these risks to people, property,
     assets and the environment;
    Provide mapping and visual products and deliverables that are useful for a range of purposes
     across Council departments and functions and within the community (e.g. planning scheme,
     asset management, community awareness, disaster management and financial planning); and
    Provide direction for a coordinated approach for Council and the community to adapt to climate
     change and coastal hazards.
Community consultation on the draft CHAP ran for an initial 4-week period commencing on 25
January 2021. Following feedback and requests from the community, this was extended for a further
2 weeks concluding on 8 March 2021. As part of the consultation the following activities were
completed:
    Media statements from council
    Briefings and workshops with community groups and disaster management agencies
    Information in background reports and summary factsheets
    Public displays at key locations
    Emails and discussions with community groups, business associations and utility providers
    Internal briefings with Council staff
    Information and links to the plan and supporting information Your Say Noosa and through
     social media
    Face to face and telephone discussions and email enquiries with the community relating to the
     CHAP.
During this consultation period, Council received 233 submissions with many providing detailed
comments and raising issues for further consideration.

CHAP Roundtable
As a result of community feedback, a CHAP Roundtable was established to explore issues in more
detail. The CHAP Roundtable included representatives from 7 community groups including Eastern
Beaches Bushcare Collaborative, Eastern Beaches Protection Association, Hastings Street
Association, Noosaville Business Association, Noosa North Shore Residents Association, Peregian
Beach Community Association, and Peregian Beach Family and Friends Association.

Six meetings of the CHAP Roundtable were held from July to September 2021. This consultative
process helped with discussing concerns, sharing information and clarify details set out in the CHAP.
Guess speakers attended to present on technical and coastal related matters. The process
highlighted areas for improvement for the CHAP relating to:
     mapping and modelling
     monitoring of coastal hazards
     best practice approaches for managing coastal hazard risk
     establishing a clearer ‘pathway’ approach to future changes in coastal hazard risk
     protection and management of public foreshore land
     policy linkages to future amendments to the planning scheme.

Proposed response to consultation comments
Key messages from the submissions and the proposed Council responses are summarised below,
including specific changes to the CHAP. Proposed changes to the draft CHAP are shown as tracked
changes in Attachment 2 to enable the Council and community to see what specific changes are
being proposed based on their feedback. The key areas of change based on feedback are as follows:
    Pathway approach – more emphasis has been placed on showing how the adaptation
     response may be staged over time as risk profiles change or as more information is made
     available. This is consistent with other Councils’ approaches.
    Protecting Council assets – more emphasis has been placed on outlining what action that
     Council will take in relation to dune management and revegetation in high-risk areas. This has

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