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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 drawn• R������������ or pipis do not go far Noosa River mouth management While these works were e��� e in the preven��
further loss of erosion at the western and eastern ends
enough, and should have no removal from the
beach to prevent commercial harvest, such as is The Noosa Spit was established by the Queensland of the beach r���� ely��������������
in place in NSW. Government’s Beach Prot���������� A) in 1978 Spit beach has more recently been showing signs of
under the ‘Scheme for the Prot������ ys Island and ���� ant erosion.
Council will con���W o advocate f�������� Restora�� of Noosa Beach’ to protect Hays Island (now
towards a sustainable loc���� y. The Noosa Fishing Noosa Sound) as a result of severe erosion occurring Council con���� o monitor and evaluate the erosion
Futures report iden��������� ��� o explore along the northern revetment. in order to more thoroughly understand the ability of
with the State a buyout of the T5 Beam Trawl Fishery Noosa Spit to perform as a coastal defence to Noosa
in the Noosa region, in consulta�������� ate and
commer��������
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The Noosa river and lak������ y is one of three T5
sub-����������������N ast Coast Trawl
Fishery that includes the Brisbane and Logan Rivers,
Noosa River and Lakes, and the Laguna Bay area.
Operator�������� y tow small beam trawls
targe��� awns in the river, creeks and inshore areas
������� al miles of the coast. The commercial
catch is almost en� ely composed of banana prawns,
green (bay) prawns and school prawns.
The main species caught in the Noosa T5 area is
school prawns. Local commer����� s indicate no
more than eigh����� s have historic��������
Noosa ar������������ ������ e in recent
years (Noosa Fishing Futures, 2019).
Figure 1: Noosa Spit after completion of establishment in 1978 (left) and present day (March 2019) (right). Image QImagery
������ e of a realloca���� out) proposal (2019) and Nearmap (2019).
would result in an investment by Council of funds to
The Noosa Spit establishment works involved large Sound. A number of detailed shoreline and bathymetric
purchase the T5 symbols, and would only be available
scale dredging and nourishment to permanen����� surveys have quan������ verall loss of sand along
to commer����� s who have a recorded catch
the loca������� er mouth to the north, where it this foreshore, whilst aerial photography analysis
history in the Noosa region over the las�� e years.
was stabilised with a rock wall and groyne that is s�� indicates the magnitude of the shoreline recession
The loc������ y would then be closed.
present at the western end of Noosa Main Beach. (refer Figure 2).
The environmental bene�������� out are
Fluctua�������� er dir���� ere evident a�er �����������W o predict with absolute certainty
considered by many in the community to be
the comple������� orks, however, in 2010 the what rate of erosion will occur in the future, what is
���� ant, and is consistent with Council’s 2016
Council deemed that the erosion caused by the river certain is that the erosion is progressive and ongoing
submission to the Green Paper, where concerns were
��� ��� as threatening the integrity of the Spit. at this site, with no historical record of accre��
expressed over the impact of trawling in the river and
At this poin������ osion of the western end of the occurring. The rate of erosion may be impacted by
lak������������ t of current projects underway
Spit was reducing its length b��� een meters per year, the presence exis��� egeta������ ould slow
such as Bring Back the Fish.
un��������� tervened with the cons������� the erosion when it falls into the water, but could also
geotex����� ontainer wall at the western end and be accelerated by extreme weather events or further
a submerged geotex����� ontainer structure at the channel migra��
eastern end.
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further loss of erosion at the western and eastern ends
enough, and should have no removal from the
beach to prevent commercial harvest, such as is The Noosa Spit was established by the Queensland of the beach r ely
in place in NSW. Government’s Beach Prot A) in 1978 Spit beach has more recently been showing signs of
under the ‘Scheme for the Prot ys Island and ant erosion.
Council will con o &dvocate f ?
Restora of?Noosa Beach’ to protect Hays Island (now
towards a sustainable loc y. Tie Noosa Fishing Noosa Sound) as a result of severe erosion occurring Council con oO monitor and evaluate the erosion
Futures report iden @explore = i along the northern revetment. in order to more thoroughly understand the ability of
with the State a buyout of the TS Beam Trawl Fishery PA = Noosa Spit to perform as a coastal defence to Noosa
in the Noosa region, in consulta ate and
commer
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Noosa River and Lakes, and the Laguna Bay area. Fina A J zs
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would result in an investment by Council of funds to — The Noosa Spit establishment works involved large Sound. A number of detailed shoreline and bathymetric
purchase the T5 symbols, and would only be available
to commer s wii have a recorded catch scale dredging and nourishment to permanen surveys have quan verall loss of sand along
history in the Noosa region over the las e ears. the loca er m@uth to the north, where it this foreshore, whilst aerial photography analysis
The loc y would then be closed. was stabilised with a rock wall and groyne that is s ? indicates the magnitude of the shoreline recession
present at the western end of Noosa Main Beach. (refer Figure 2).
The environmental bene out are
Fluctua er dir ere evidenta er o predictvith absolute certainty
considered by many in the community to be
ant, and is consistent with Council’s 2016 the comple ork§) however, in 2010 the what rate of erosion will occur in the future, what is
submission to the Green Paper, where concerns were Council deemed that the erosion caused by the river certain is that the erosion is progressive and ongoing
expressed over the impact of trawling in the river and ? agithreatening the integrity of the Spit. at this site, with no historical record of accre ?
lak t of current projects underway At this poin osio&lof the western end of the occurring. The rate of erosion may be impacted by
such as Bring Back the Fish. Spit was reducing its length b een meters per year, the presence exis egeta oulal slow
un tervened with the cons the erosion when it falls into the water, but could also
geotex ontiner wall at the western end and be accelerated by extreme weather events or further
a submerged geotex ont@iner structure at the channel migra ?
eastern end.
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