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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 drawnImplementa�� all high risks to acceptable risk levels and to ensure
cumula�e threats are managed together.
The River Plan heralds a new era of catchment
management in Noosa, and it is Council’s primary
Community input Below is a brief, high-level summary of the risk
assessments undertaken for Environmental values,
role to coordinate and implement the programs and Feedback from the Noosa Community through River and Social, Cultural & Economic bene������� e
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key values of the Noosa River system, as seen by the threats.
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overarching Environment Strategy and Sustainability consulta������ o the dra�� elease in 2018, and also
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and key habitats throughout the river catchment community feedback and local e����� ve added
and understand how these contribute to the great value.
community’s way of life.
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and the scale of the poten������� ver a given environment values and community bene������ ted
area, and over a leng������ with the river catchment. These high risk threats are
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experiences related to the river.
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all high risks to acceptable risk levels and to ensure
cumula efthreats are managed together.
The River Plan heralds a new era of catchment Community input Below is a brief, high-level summary of the risk
management in Noosa, and it is Council’s primary assessments undertaken for Environmental values,
role to coordinate and implement the programs and Feedback from the Noosa Community through River and Social, Cultural & Economic bene e
? Plan consulta ovidled a clear indica both mapped against a broad range of iden ?
key values of the Noosa River system, as seen by the threats.
This River Plan is informed by Noosa Council’s
Noosa community. This has been achieved through
overarching Environment Strategy and Sustainability consulta o the dra elease in 2018, and also
e closely dilgned as a result of feedback fr st dra ough Your
with the targets, strategies and outcomes of the Noosa
Say Noosa, whereby both quan aleEind qualita eP ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES
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data was received regarding issues of importance for
June 2019. Seagrass
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managemen oa risk- environment values of river catchment, which were ae
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undertaken with the best impact. The aim of this an iden eat would impact an environment relaxation river Noosa to the community
approach is to; Rural run-off (sediment, nutrient and other
value or community bene er ov ? contaminants)
e Iden y he key values and bene ommunity and the consequence of how big that impact is likely
sees in rela o the prot ater quality to be. There is an elemen o this, But Urban run-off (sediment, contaminants, litter)
and key habitats throughout the river catchment community feedback and local e veladded Clearing of riparian vegetation
and understand how these contribute to the great value.
community’s way of life. Commercial fishing
By mapping these threats, values and bene
Understand threats to these values and bene ? becomes clear which threats are a very high risk to the Recreational fishing
and the scale of the poten ver a given environment values and community bene ted
area, and over a leng with the river catchment. These high risk threats are High amount of boat traffic
Iden ? t cath most appropriately or in?mediate and/or sust vere
age the main threats to the highest-valued te goal of this approach is to reduce
experiences related to the river.
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