2021-11-15 GC Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 1 - Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan

          Noosa Shire Council



  Riverine areas
  Riverine areas are low-lying areas that are adjacent to river and lake systems and are exposed to
  potential inundation from periodic storm tide inundation and/or permanent tidal inundation. The
  Noosa River’s headwaters begin in the hinterland west of Kin Kin and the Cooloola section of
  the Great Sandy National Park in the north of the shire. On its journey to the sea, the river passes
  through a number of shallow coastal lakes and past low-key residential and tourist areas before
  entering Laguna Bay at its mouth. Most of the Noosa River catchment is relatively flat with a change
  in elevation of only 80 metres from the headwaters to the mouth. This small gradient means that
  changes to mean sea level, and in turn the river level, has the potential to affect significant areas of
  low-lying land adjacent to the river. The tidal limit of the Noosa River encompasses the shallow lakes
  of Cootharaba, Cooroibah, Doonella, and Weyba, and their shores, and will consequently be affected
  by future sea level rise.
  Localities within the tidal zone of the Noosa River are Noosa Heads, Noosaville, Tewantin and
  Cooroibah, Cootharaba, Boreen Point, and Noosa North Shore.


  Coastal values
  Coastal zones are highly valued for the social, cultural, environmental and economic benefits they
  provide. Noosa’s coastal zone supports a mix of land use types including conservation areas,
  recreation and amenity spaces, urban development and critical infrastructure that all provide value
  to the community and economy. Feedback received from the community (see Section 3) in the
  development of this plan emphasised the need to uphold a set of core natural asset and lifestyle
  values within the coastal zone to ensure the desired attributes of Noosa Shire are maintained and
  available to future generations.




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