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

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All the Shire’s residents have an ‘environmental duty of care’ under the Environment Protection Act and
the Environment Protection (Water) Policy to ensure their land-based activities do not adversely affect
environmental flows, water quality, riparian areas, wetlands and in-stream habitats.




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Landholder extension and educational programs are the preferred non-statutory approach to help achieve




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best management practices.
These programs can cover a wide range of land management and production issues, with soil health,
grazing and use of fertilisers and chemicals directly relevant to water quality improvement. They are




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being implemented throughout central and north Queensland’s river catchments to help reduce the
impacts of rural runoff on the Great Barrier Reef.
Rural enterprise is a sector Council is committed to growing through the Noosa Shire Local Economic Plan
as there is increasing demand for sustainably produced local food and beverages.




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