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2019-11-28 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 - Draft Noosa River Plan
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Log in to see the plans as drawnSustainable use and enjoyment
Living on the river The waterways management regula���������
provisions for living on board vessels in the river,
The Noosa River and adjoining lakes is a nil discharge and restrict vessels from remaining in the river for The role the river plays in the social life of Noosa
residents and visitors could not be overstated. The
Recreational boating
area for treated and untreated sewage. These more than 48 hours, unless the living on board is in
accordance with a State approval. river is a focal point for relaxing, socialising and Approximately 54,000 residents call Noosa Shire
provisions are set out in the State’s waterways
recrea���������� ey economic driver, through home, howev������ e can increase markedly
managemen��������������� ���
These c������ e not met by some living on its a����� o tourists and the long history of during peak holida�������� esults in high
The Department of Transport and Main Roads issue board occupants. Council receives complaints from recrea������ ommer����������� tuary and volumes of boat tra������� er and high numbers
a number of long-term and casual approvals for the general public and other river users that people �shore marine waters. of people using public foreshore areas. During these
people to live on the Noosa River either temporarily, discharge waste to the river, and are concerned there peak periods the lower estuary is the busies�����
Maintaining the values of the river that have led to
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int��� ently or permanently. As a c����� - is no evidence that on-board sewage is monitored and of the river.
managed appropriately according to the ‘c������ it playing such a prominent role, while also ensuring
use, the vessel used to live on board must have
use’ set out in the legisla�� ongoing access to these community bene������ Whilst the in������W ors and holiday-makers
the appropriate waste holding system on board,
of the key challenges into the future. The River Plan contribut����� antly to Noosa’s economy, the
occupants must ensure waste is not discharged to the
seeks to achieve this outcome through the delivery of growing levels of recrea����� ���������
river, ensure tha��� ed or mobile pump-out facility
three ke����� es; increased demand for infrastructure have the
is used to empty the holding system, and k����W en
records of each discharge while the vessel remains in poten��� o a�ect the environmental and amenity
1. Recrea������ ommercial use of the Noosa
the river. values of the river and distract from the user’s
River waterways and foreshores is undertaken in a
enjoyment of the waterways.
way that protects ecosystem health, respects the
rivers carrying capacity and environment values,
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Noosa River Marine Zone
2. Recrea������ ommer��������
undertaken in a sustainable way so there is no Prior to the State’s recrea���� essel census, the
Houseboats along the Noosa River long-t������������������ ersity. community were already expressing concerns about
the number and type of watercra���������
3. River mouth and foreshores are preserved and
River, safety issues, and the increasing compe���� or
protected to ensure the natural form, processes
space between various river users. These concerns led
����������� er are not impacted.
Council to establish the Noosa River Marine Zone to
manage compe��� ��������������� er.
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Sustainable use and enjoyment
Living on the river The waterways management regula
provisions for living on board vessels in the river,
The Noosa River and adjoining lakes is a nil discharge and restrict vessels from remaining in the river for The role the river plays in the social life of Noosa Recreational boating
residents and visitors could not be overstated. The
area for treated and untreated sewage. These more than 48 hours, unless the living on board is in
provisions are set out in the State’s waterways accordance with a State approval. river is a focal point for relaxing, socialising and Approximately 54,000 residents call Noosa Shire
managemen recrea ey economic driver, through home, howev e Cafflincrease markedly
These c e not met by some living on its a ? o tourists and the long history of during peak holida esults in high
The Department of Transport and Main Roads issue board occupants. Council receives complaints from recrea ommer tuary and volumes of boat tra er an@ high numbers
a number of long-term and casual approvals for the general public and other river users that people sBlore marine waters. of people using public foreshore areas. During these
people to live on the Noosa River either temporarily, discharge waste to the river, and are concerned there peak periods the lower estuary is the busies
int ently or permanently. As ac - ? is no evidence that on-board sewage is monitored and Maintaining the values of the river that have led to of the river.
it playing such a prominent role, while also ensuring
use, the vessel used to live on board must have managed appropriately according to the ‘c
the appropriate waste holding system on board, use’ set out in the legisla ? ongoing access to these community bene Whilst the in ors afd holiday-makers
occupants must ensure waste is not discharged to the of the key challenges into the future. The River Plan contribut antl to Noosa’s economy, the
river, ensure tha ed &r mobile pump-out facility seeks to achieve this outcome through the delivery of growing levels of recrea
is used to empty the holding system, and k ere] three ke es; increased demand for infrastructure have the
records of each discharge while the vessel remains in 1 Recrea ommercial use of the Noosa poten oa ect the environmental and amenity
the river. River waterways and foreshores is undertaken in a values of the river and distract from the user’s
enjoyment of the waterways.
way that protects ecosystem health, respects the
rivers carrying capacity and environment values,
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