2021-08-10 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             10 AUGUST 2021


 Map      Noosa Biosphere® Outdoor                       Map       Noosa Biosphere® Outdoor
 ref      Experiences/ attractions                       ref       Experiences/attractions
     1    Mt Cooroora Summit Climb                            21   Boreen Point Circuit
     2    Tuchekoi Mountain Bike Circuit                      22   Noosa River Canoe Trail
     3    William Martin Park                                 23   Ringtail State Forest Horse Riding circuit
     4    James McKane Memorial Lookout                       24   Noosa North Shore Wilderness circuit
     5    Mothar Mountain Rockpools*                          25   Noosa North Shore Beach Horse riding
     6    Woondum National Park Rainforest Trail              26   Lake Cooroibah
     7    Johnstons Lookout                                   27   Mt Tinbeerwah Summit Walk
     8    Kin Kin Countryside Loop                            28   Wooroi Gravity Mountain Bike Circuit
     9    Cootharaba Views Lookout                            29   Lake Doonella
     10   Twin Hill Views Lookout                             30   Noosaville foreshore
     11   Middle Lookout                                      31   Noosa Heads National Park
          Ringtail Creek State Forest Mountain Bike
     12                                                       32   High dunes trail
          Circuit
          Lake Macdonald, Botanical Gardens, Six
     13                                                       33   Surf Beaches Ride
          Mile Creek
     14   Wahpunga Park                                       34   Lake Weyba Canoe Trail
     15   The Doggral Trees, Toolara State Forest*            35   Lake Weyba
          Harry’s Hut, Cooloola Wilderness Trail,
     16                                                       36   Lake Weyba Trail*
          Sandpatch
     17   Cooloola Great Walk                                 37   Mt Cooroy
     18   Noosa Everglades
     19   Teewah Jetty Noosa North Shore                  *         Neighbouring LGA
     20   Lake Cootharaba                                          To be investigated
Table 3. Map reference numbers for key Biosphere attractions/experiences that can be accessible from a core Noosa
Biosphere Trail. Yellow shaded is subject to further investigation and discussions with land owners.

The Noosa Biosphere® Trail Concept Map includes the existing Hinterland Trail and a proposed new
Coastal Trail. The Hinterland Trail utilises the current Noosa Trail Network and is multi-use, providing
for horse-riders, mountain bikers, walkers and runners. The Coastal Trail, due to its proximity to more
developed areas, is predominantly dual use, providing for mountain bike riders, walkers and runners.
Single use trails branch off the core Noosa Biosphere® Trail. Examples of single use trails include
the Lake Macdonald and Noosa River canoe trails, coastal National Park walking trails and mountain
bike riding at Wooroi, Tewantin National Park. The canoe trail network with launching points is
subject to a separate feasibility assessment.

4.     Trail standards
The current hinterland Noosa Trail Network utilises different trail surfaces such as dirt, grass, gravel
road, pavement and bitumen. Similarly, a broader trail network would utilise different trail surfaces
depending on existing infrastructure and user needs. There are Australian standards for the different
types of trail subject to predominant user groups and assessed difficulty ratings.
Subject to Council endorsement of the Noosa Biosphere® Trail Concept Map, consultants will be
able to develop an Implementation Plan to identify predominant user groups, preferred trail types,
investigate feasibility, priorities and capital and operational (i.e. whole of life) costs for both the
existing Noosa Trail Network and the broader Noosa Biosphere® Trail. Most of the trails identified
in the concept map are existing fire trails, recreation trails, pathways or roadways with little or no
new trail developments proposed.



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