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THE NOOSA NORTH SHORE ECO-TOURISM PORTAL

THE VISION b

Noosa North Shore is a special place, where visitors can enjoy the wilderness
in a location that is readily accessible by car and coach from the major urban
areas of south-east Queensland and by air and ground transport from other
parts of Australia and overseas.

The Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal is to be established on a disturbed
site at the intersection of Maximillian and Beach Roads North Shore, using a
Queensland coastal lightweight architectural theme and climate-sensitive
design. It will assist in achieving Council’s Vision for Noosa North Shore and
that of the draft Noosa North Shore Management Strategy by providing
visitor accommodation and services in a form and landscape character that is
subservient to-the environment in which it is located.

Respecting and responding to its location and setting, the Noosa North Shore
Eco-Tourism Portal will provide a unique visitor expetience, a centre of
environmental wilderness excellence at the southern gateway to the Great
Sandy Region. It will assist with the protection of the Noosa North Shore’s
natural attributes by absorbing some of the impacts that would otherwise
place pressure on the Great Sandy National Park and other fragile areas. of
wilderness on Noosa North Shore.

Adopting best practice environmental management techniques, the Noosa
North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal will offer visitor accommodation across a
spectrum of styles and affordability, together with interpretive, educative and
tourist services that complement the site’s location and setting. With the
existing Noosa North Shore Retreat, the Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism
Portal will provide a nodal point for visitor accommodation and services on
Noosa Noxth Shore.

THE PROCESS — ENQUIRY By DESIGN

Recognising that the Noosa North Shore area is a special place for many
people, Petrac Land Holdings Pty Ltd (“Petrac”) sought an innovative means
of planning and designing the Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal. Petrac
wished to ensure that the project would respond to the values and outcomes
desired by the many stakeholders, interest groups and community members
with an interest in the site and character of the greater North Shore area.

The Enquiry By Design process brought together Petrac, the project team, the
community and Council to create a vision and collaboratively design a

 

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