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

                                                                     Noosa Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan



      To support the objectives of the CHAP, the following monitoring activities are to commence within five
      years of adoption of this plan by Council:
           • Monitoring of tide levels within the Noosa River (already commenced);
           •	Perform seasonal monitoring of shorelines, as well as annual monitoring of dune shape and
              extent, as well as vegetative cover in open coast locations using innovative drone-based
              technology;
           •	Monitoring any impacts of intrusion of the stormwater network by tidal waters, including
              expression of these waters beyond inflow points, within Noosa Heads, Noosaville, and
              Tewantin;
           •	Investigate methods for increasing the contribution to monitoring projects via ‘citizen science’
              programs (e.g. CoastSnap44)
      Council will continue to enhance its program of monitoring local conditions and Noosa-specific data
      collection to improve our understanding of current and future coastal hazards, and inform future
      adaptation responses in partnership with the Queensland Government, research agencies, CSIRO
      and the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) where able.


      Financial Sustainability
      Council has a responsibility to ensure that it has sufficient resources now and into the future to
      provide levels of service that are both affordable and at a level considered appropriate by the
      community. A key objective of adaptation planning is to avoid reactive measures where they
      may result in adverse financial implications to Council and the community that are more onerous
      compared to carefully considered, well planned intervention measures. The CHAP, as well as related
      information, shall be used to support the following objectives of Council’s Financial Sustainability
      Policy 2019:
           • Council operates in an efficient and effective manner, minimising general rate increases;
           •	Appropriate collection of cash funds for ongoing infrastructure and asset replacement and
              renewal;
           • Future trunk infrastructure financial obligations can be met;
           • Informed decisions are made on discretionary new operating or capital investment proposals;
           • Infrastructure and assets are maintained to required service levels.
      Where exposure to intolerable coastal hazard risks exists, Council will also ensure that operational
      and strategic decisions with a period of effect that overlaps with future periods of intolerable risk
      (e.g. such as in the case of an asset with a long-life expectancy) give adequate consideration to
      minimising the exposure of future councils to potential financial risk. In addition, revisions to the
      10-year financial plan and the annual budget process should consider achieving the adaptation
      outcomes identified in the CHAP, where the implementation of the outcome occurs within the relevant
      planning period.




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     Example: http://www.wrl.unsw.edu.au/research/coastsnap

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