2020-01-13 GC Agenda - Item 10 - Attachment 2 - The Value of Tourism to the Noosa Community October 2019 FINAL REPORT

Table 11: Summary of Top 6 Negative Impacts of tourism on Respondents Businesses, by
Business Location


                         Top 6 Negative impacts of tourism on Respondents’ Businesses

              Coastal                             Hinterland                            Suburban

  Traffic congestion/delays/road                   Parking                Traffic congestion/delays/road
              closures                                                                closures
              Parking                      (no further issues noted)           Locals avoid the area
 Benefits are not spread beyond                                                         Parking
            event area
    Staffing - reliance on casual                                          Negative impact on business
  staff/struggle to get right staff
       Locals avoid the area                                                       Overcrowding
          Not enough                                                                Rude people
     capacity/infrastructure


Table 12: Summary of Top 6 Negative Impacts of tourism on Noosa generally, by Business
Location

                                 Top 6 Negative impacts of tourism on Noosa

               Coastal                             Hinterland                           Suburban

  Traffic congestion/delays/road                    Traffic                           Traffic
              closures                      congestion/delays/road            congestion/delays/road
                                                   closures                          closures
              Parking                               Parking                    Environmental impact -
                                                                            wildlife/nature/environment
           None/minimal                          Overcrowding                           Parking
           Overcrowding                          Not enough                        Overcrowding
                                            capacity/infrastructure
     Environmental impact -                  Locals avoid the area                 None/minimal
   wildlife/nature/environment
           Not enough                        Too much reliance on                  Less enjoyable
      capacity/infrastructure              tourism/other growth or                atmosphere/less
                                           investment not occurring              attractive/lifestyle



Environmental Footprint of Businesses

Ninety two (92) of the 176 businesses responded to the questions associated with trying to
reduce their environmental footprint in Noosa. Of those that did respond, most were
comments related to recycling (89 percent), and nearly 60 percent of businesses considered
themselves ‘plastic free’. The use of renewable energy and water conservation measures
were more associated with hinterland businesses and suburban businesses indicated they
were more inclined to encourage active transport. It is noted that there are small sample
sizes for hinterland and suburban businesses, so these outcomes should be viewed as
insights as opposed to conclusive evidence of practices. Other types of environmental
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