2018-07-10 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 8 - Draft Noosa River Plan

 Objective 2: Anchoring, mooring and living on the river is well managed.

 Management response                                                                 Who             When

 The actions below can only be progressed once the State has agreed to a transfer of management
 responsibilities to Noosa Council.

 Advance discussions with relevant State agencies, informed by the Community         Council ,       Short -
 Jury’s recommendation that Noosa Council should take on the responsibility          community       medium
 of managing anchoring, mooring, commercial uses and jetty leases for the Noosa      stakeholders,   term
 River. Subject to the handover of responsibility to Council for these activities,   Queensland
 pursue:;                                                                            Government
    a) Development of an Anchoring, Mooring and Living on Board
    Management Plan to identify how Council intends to manage these
    activities.
    b) State endorsement of the Plan, and enter into a formalised agreement




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    under relevant waterways legislation.
    c) A review of anchoring and mooring locations and types of mooring.




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    d) Identification of a cap and locations for living on board in the river.
    e) Effective monitoring and facilitation of waste tank effluent removal and




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    disposal from vessels.
    f) Removal of unsafe, abandoned and derelict vessels from the Noosa River.




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 The actions below can be progressed without a transfer of management responsibilities to Noosa
 Council.




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 Investigate legislative amendments to control the ‘length of stay’ for              Council         Short
 anchoring.                                                                                          term

 Advocate for improved lighting and marker options for boats (and beacons)           Council,        Medium
 for safety reasons.                                                                 Queensland      term
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3.1.3 Speed limits and public safety
The lower Noosa estuary is popular and very busy,
particularly around Munna Point and the Dog Beach
(Noosa Spit). Boats travelling at speed in these areas
have created a public safety risk. Council has also
instigated extensive erosion protection works.
The boat wash produced from vessels travelling at
up to 20 knots around these areas is contributing
to the undermining the integrity of the erosion
protection works in place and increasing the public
safety risk to swimmers.
Council is focused on ensuring recreational boating is conducted in a manner that considers the amenity
and safety of other river users and doesn’t compromise the capital investments made to protect river banks.
A temporary speed restriction of 6 knots was put in place whilst the erosion protection works were
underway, however this restriction was lifted at the completion of the project. A permanent speed
reduction from 20 knots to 6 knots in these specific areas would improve public safety and reduce the boat
wash impact on the erosion protection works in place.

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