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

 Objective 13: Aboriginal cultural heritage is protected and Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) led river initiatives
 are supported.

 Management response                    Who                               When

 Ensure Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi)         Council, Traditional Owners       Ongoing
 is represented on the Noosa
 Heritage Reference Group to help
 identify and protect Aboriginal
 cultural heritage in Noosa River
 catchment.

 Help facilitate Kabi Kabi (Gubbi       Council, Traditional Owners,      Ongoing
 Gubbi) involvement in key partner      NRM groups and Community
 projects and policy development.       stakeholders




                                                        T
 Promote and support                    Council, Traditional Owners       Medium term




                                                      F
 development of an Indigenous
 Land and Sea Ranger Program.




             R                                      A
3.5
Protection of migratory




           D
shorebird habitat
Every spring and summer the Noosa River
mouth and estuary becomes home to
thousands of migratory shorebirds that have
left their breeding grounds in Arctic Asia,
Alaska and the North Pacific.
The shorebirds stay in Noosa until autumn,
building up strength to undertake their
journey back to their breeding grounds,
however juveniles may remain the whole
year until mature enough to undertake the
migratory journey.
Australia is an ecologically important location
for migratory shorebirds within the East
Asian-Australasian flyway (see opposite),
with an estimated two million shorebirds
migrating annually. To ensure their
conservation, the Australian Government has
fostered international cooperation through a
range of important agreements.
Migratory shorebirds must have space,
food and protection from predators and
disturbance to recuperate from their long
flights. Conservation of these sites for


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