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2018-07-10 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 8 - Draft Noosa River Plan
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Log in to see the plans as drawnRecreational boating facilities demand
In 2016, the Department Transport and Main Roads commissioned a Recreational Boating Facilities Demand
Forecasting Study for Noosa Council’s consideration (GHD, 2016).
This study set out the current and future demand for publicly accessible recreational boating facilities in
the Noosa River for the next 20 years. The assessment considered facilities for vessels such as boat ramps,
floating walkways and landings for deep-draft vessels. It is intended to be used to inform funding priorities
from 2018/19 onwards. During this assessment, issues of overcrowding, capacity and safety were raised by
stakeholders regarding access to recreational boating facilities (GHD, 2016).
The study suggests Noosa will soon need a total of 10 boat ramp lanes. Currently there are 7 ‘effective’
lanes. Notably, the forecasting demand modelling does not consider the extent to which private jetties in
Noosa service the recreational boating access needs. As a result, areas like Noosa with numerous waterfront
residences have been assessed the same as those with none.
Council is more likely to support, subject to capacity and design considerations, upgrades to existing
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facilities as this is more aligned to Council’s approach to
managing the foreshore and open spaces. Council does not
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support the building of new boat ramps in the Noosa Shire.
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3.1.5
Commercial use of the river
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Jetty leases
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There are 14 State commercial jetty leases established
along the Noosa River between Tewantin’s Memorial Park
to the west and the Sofitel Resort (Noosa Parade) to the
east – see Figure 3 below.
Figure 3 Commercial jetty leases along the Noosa River foreshores.
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