Ordinary minutes, 21 August 2025

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                             21 AUGUST 2025


8.      PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

8.
   HELEN NUGENT
1
     QUESTION 1
     What is the timeline for remediation works to restore and rehabilitate the Noosa Daintree Estate,
     including but not contained to:- removal of obnoxious weed, tree pruning, fallen debris, mowing
     and slashing of causeway. In addition, an ongoing maintenance and management plan for the
     estate land and assets.

     Response provided by Director of Infrastructure, Shaun Walsh
     In the next 2 months we have scheduled the following works in preparation for the traditional
     storm season:
          cleaning out the culvert on Golf links drive and the adjacent in the National Park – under
             the conditions of the permit issued by National Parks and Wildlife Service
          Tree pruning at various locations
          Scheduled mowing
     We are also scoping the following additional initiatives:
         Engineered rehabilitation of the open drain to encourage water flow and reduced ponding
           of water in areas – this will take time to survey and design and come up with an effective
           solution
         Additional street signage to support children safety in Homestead Dr.
     Council staff have commenced preparation of site-specific maintenance Plan for Daintree Estate
     to respond to its specific drainage characteristics, inclusive of a more proactive inspection regime
     in order to schedule any reactive maintenance. The preparation of an exclusive and site-specific
     maintenance plan is an initiative in response to Councils desire to maximise the drain
     performance to the maximum extent possible during rain events.


     QUESTION 2
     Has or did Noosa Council apply to the relevant department to revoke the permits required for
     ongoing maintenance from Noosa Daintree Estate through to McKinnon Drive.

     Response provided by Director of Infrastructure, Shaun Walsh
     Council currently operates under a short-term permit from Queensland National Parks and
     Wildlife Service to undertake maintenance works in the open drain area adjacent to Golf Course
     Drive but within the adjacent Harry Spring Conservation.
     Council has submitted an enduring revocation request to Queenland National Parks and Wildlife
     Service to extract a potion of Harry Springs Conservation Park to allow drain maintenance works
     in this location to more efficiently delivery future works. This revocation only applies to the
     existing cleared area adjacent to Golf Course Drive and as envisaged by the original stormwater
     system design. To be clear it does not extend to include the natural creek corridor through the
     Conservation Park through to McKinnon Drive. It is important to note that the Daintree Estate’s
     stormwater channel is designed to hold stormwater during rain events, and inundation of the
     parkland and roadway and is a normal and expected function of this system. The topography
     downstream of the site is very gentle and low lying and the slow drainage characteristics perform
     as expected as part of the natural Wooroi Creek and adjacent Noosa River system.