2016-06-07 - P&E Agenda - Item 3, Attachment 1 - Noosa Parklands Draft Management Plan

1 Introduction
The purpose of this plan is to identify appropriate management objectives and actions for
Noosa Parklands Park (hereafter referred to as the ‘park’). This plan aligns with Noosa
Council’s overarching approach to managing recreation parks and bushland reserves (see
Appendix 2) and was developed with consideration of park values and views of
stakeholders.


1.1      Site description
The park is situated 10 km from Noosa Heads (Figure 1), within the locality of Tewantin. It is
surrounded by Tewantin National Park, Harry Spring Conservation Park, Noosa Golf Course
and Noosa Parklands residential estate. It can be accessed from Griffith Avenue and
Carramar Street, as well as via numerous pedestrian pathways from surrounding streets.

The park is made up of a cluster of eight Council managed recreational parks and bushland
reserves (Appendix 3), which together occupy approximately 32.75 ha. It is within the Noosa
local government area (LGA) and under the Noosa Plan 2013 (Noosa Council 2013) is
zoned as open space conservation. It is located within the lower Noosa River catchment and
is characterised by both intact bushland and grassed recreation areas. The bushland area is
made up of melaleuca wetlands and eucalyptus forests, which is part of a regional wildlife
corridor that provides habitat for wildlife movement. The main branch of Wooroi Creek runs
through the centre of the park along with three minor tributaries, a small lagoon and an
artificial dam. The park provides opportunity for outdoor recreational activities and is popular
for day use by local residents.


1.2      Background
The park was dedicated as public open space in the 1980s as part of the Noosa Parklands
housing estate development. The development sales brochure states 'an undisturbed natural
waterway sprouting a lush growth of coastal riverine vegetation; a select variety of native
species including palms, ferns, and melaleucas; and featuring a lagoon abloom with water
lillies to attract the indigenous birdlife'. The brochure also promotes the park as a place for
growing families with open space, for play and ball games, and tracks for walking and bike
riding. Historical uses of the site are outlined in Section 4.4.

Today, the park has natural and semi-natural settings and offers the local community
informal recreational activities such as walking, nature observations and recreational cycling.
The basic recreational facilities provided are consistent with other reserves and parks within
Noosa Shire that have the same setting. There is a passionate and invested group of local
residents and bushcare volunteers who use the park and care about its future management.

A management plan for Heritage Park Bushland Reserve was written in 2006 (in draft,
Noosa Council 2006), and included baseline information about the values of the park.
Council identified that a management plan for the park (i.e. the cluster of eight recreational


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