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

migratory birds both within Australia and along
their migration routes is essential to their survival.
Ideally, there should be no public access (by
humans and/or domestic animals) to areas
identified as important to migratory shorebirds.
Where this is not feasible, particular recreational
activities may need to be excluded or it may be
necessary to limit the number of people using an
area at one time and/or limit activities during the
period between October and March when the
majority of shorebirds will be present.

Exclusion Zone - Noosa North Shore
To ensure Noosa’s important shorebird site is




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protected from human disturbances, Council
established an ‘exclusion zone’ on the Noosa North




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Shore adjacent to the river mouth.
This exclusion zone prohibits access of 4WDs, dogs and horses. The public are still able to access the




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exclusion zone area by foot and/or by boat.
To improve awareness of the exclusion zone it is proposed to install a beach buoy line (see opposite) in this




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area as an alternative to fencing, and create a visual demarcation of the exclusion zone for 4WDs.




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 Objective 14: International agreements for the protection of migratory shorebird habitat are upheld.

 Management response                                                           Who             When

 Conduct regular regulatory compliance of Noosa North Shore exclusion          Council         Ongoing
 zone to protect migratory shorebird habitat.

 Install a ‘beach buoy line’ to mark the Noosa North Shore exclusion zone      Council         Short term
 boundary.




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