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

7    Advance discussions           Council,       New initiative   Short –      Noosa Council takes on
     with relevant State           Queensland                      medium       responsibility for agreed
     agencies, informed by         Government,                     term         management functions in
     the Community Jury’s          Community                                    the Noosa River.
     recommendation that           stakeholders
     Noosa Council should
     take on the responsibility
     of managing anchoring,
     mooring, commercial uses
     and jetty leases for the
     Noosa River. Subject to the
     handover of responsibility
     to Council for these
     activities, pursue:




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     a) Development of an          Council                         Short term   A clear management




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     Anchoring, Mooring                                                         framework is established.
     and Living on Board
     Management Plan to




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     identify how Council
     intends to manage these




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     activities.

     b) State endorsement of       Council,                        Short-       Anchoring, mooring and




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     the Plan, and enter into      Queensland                      medium       living on the river are
     a formalised agreement        Government                      term         locally managed.
     under relevant waterways
     legislation.

     c) Implementation of an       Council                         Short-       All waterways regulations
     on-river education and                                        medium       and ‘conditions of use’ are
     compliance program                                            term         observed by the owners or
     to regulate anchoring,                                                     operators of vessels.
     mooring and living on the
     river.

     d) A review of anchoring      Council                         Short-       Impacts on water quality
     and mooring locations and                                     medium       and declared Fish Habitat
     types of mooring.                                             term         Areas are reduced. Safe
                                                                                and suitable locations
                                                                                are provided for vessels.
                                                                                Clutter and congestions
                                                                                in the lower estuary is
                                                                                reduced.

     e) Identification of a cap    Council                         Medium       Vessels used to live
     and locations for living on                                   term         on board create no
     board in the river.                                                        impediments regarding use
                                                                                of river foreshores by local
                                                                                residents and the general
                                                                                public.


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