2020-09-14 GC Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Noosa River Oyster Ecosystem Restoration Project Annual Report No. 1

Activities undertaken
during the subject                                                         200601 TNC Noosa TAG Meeting
financial year, status and                                                 1 - Minutes Final
progress against
deliverables, budget             3 annual reports    For each   On track   This report is the first annual
progress, income and             submitted     to    annual                report to be submitted.
expenditure, report              Noosa Council       report -
against monitoring and                               yearly
evaluation program and
measurable outcomes and
outline of proposed
upcoming works/activities
for future period.

(A2.1) Oyster reef               1 Habitat           30 June    Achieved   1 restoration suitability model
restoration suitability          suitability model   2020                  developed as well as associated
model incorporating              developed which                           habitat suitability model and
physical parameters of           incorporates                              socio-economic suitability
oysters and public and           industry, Kabi                            models.
industry usage, access etc.      Kabi and public
to identify priority sites for   interests                                 200820 Noosa Restoration
restoration.                                                               Suitability Model Report

                                                                           1 associated presentation
                                                                           developed

                                                                           200820 Noosa Restoration
                                                                           Suitability Model Presentation

                                                                           1 restoration suitability model,
                                                                           which includes socio-economic
                                                                           information from river
                                                                           stakeholders, has also been
                                                                           developed and presented to the
                                                                           Noosa TAG.

(A2.2) Obtain necessary          1 set of ‘all’      31         On track   The project team is preparing a
State Government                 relevant state      December              highly developed set of
permits/authorities              permits for         2020                  documents to support the
including particular             oyster reef                               permitting process. This
resource allocation              restoration in                            approach should help assure the
authority, for oyster reef       the Noosa River                           relatively efficient progression of
restoration                      secured                                   the permit applications through
                                                                           the governance systems of both
                                 1 set of ‘all’                            Noosa Council and the
                                 relevant local                            Queensland government.
                                 government
                                 permits for                               Permit applications will be
                                 oyster reef                               supported by detailed ecological
                                 restoration in                            mapping and engineering




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