2019-11-28 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 - Draft Noosa River Plan

Migratory shorebird habitat                             To ensure Noosa’s important shorebird habitats are
                                                                                                                                         protected from human disturbances, Council, under
                                                                                 Every spring and summer the Noosa River mouth and       Local Law 4, established a ‘beach closure’ on the
                                                                                 estuary becomes home to thousands of migratory          Noosa North Shore adjacent to the river mouth.
                                                                                 shorebirds that have le�����   eeding grounds in
                                                                                 ar��������       a and the North P����

                                                                                 The shorebirds move through Noosa un������
                                                                                 building up strength to undertake their journey back
                                                                                 to their breeding grounds, however some juveniles
                                                                                 may remain the whole year un���     ture enough to




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                                                                                 undertake the migratory journey.

                                                                                 Australia is an ecologically important loca��
                                                                                 for migratory shorebirds within the East Asian-
                                                                                 Austr�����     way with an es��ted two million
                                                                                 shorebirds migra������         . To ensure their
                                                                                 conserva������        tralian Government has
                                                                                 fostered interna����     oopera����      ough a range   The beach closure prohibits access of 4WDs, dogs and
                                                                                 of important agreements (Department of the              horses. The public are s�����W o access the beach
                                                                                 Environment and Energy, 2017).                          and river by foot and/or by boat.

                                                                                 Migratory shorebirds must have space, food and          The Noosa River mouth is a dynamic environment
                                                                                 prot����    om predators and disturbances to            and despite changes in river channel alignment and
                                                                                 recuperate fr���������U        ts. Conserva��           �������������            atory shorebirds s������
                                                                                 of these habitats for migratory birds both within       these areas.
                                                                                 Australia and along their migra���   outes is essen��
                                                                                 to their survival. In key ar��������     ecrea���       Educa�����      egulatory c�����������            ould
                                                                                 ������      y need to be excluded or it may be          help reinforce Council’s intent to uphold interna���
                                                                                 necessary to limit the number of people using an area   agreements for the prot�������         atory shorebird
                                                                                 a���������������                tween October and       habitats in the Noosa Biosphere®.
                                                                                 March when the majority of shorebirds will be present
                                                                                 (Department of the Environment and Energy, 2017).




     Initial assessment of barriers to fish passage in the Noosa River system.




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                                                                                                                                                                                                    protected from human disturbances, Council, under
                                                                                                                                         Every spring and summer the Noosa River mouth and          Local Law 4, established a ‘beach closure’ on the
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                                                                                                                                         fostered interna       oopera        ough a range          The beach closure prohibits access of 4WDs, dogs and
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                                                       re                                                                                Environment and Energy, 2017).                             and river by foot and/or by boat.
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                                                                                                                                         to their survival. In key ar           ecreal?
                                                                                                                                                    y né&bd to be excluded or it may be             help reinforce Council’s intent to uphold interna
                                                                             tn                                                          necessary to limit the number of people using an area      agreements for the prot              atory shorebird
                                                                                                                                         a                              tween Mctober and           habitats in the Noosa Biosphere®.
                                                                                                                                         March when the majority of shorebirds will be present
                                                                                                                                         (Department of the Environment and Energy, 2017).

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