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

Table 16: Summary of Noosa’s Environmental Benefits associated with Tourism

 Potential                  Evidence of Benefit in Noosa:
 Environmental              Results from Analyses:
 Benefits

 •   Increased              üüü      •   Visitors Survey: One of the top 5 reasons many people cited for
     recognition,                        visiting Noosa was because of the National Park (58 percent of
     awareness and                       all respondents noted this in their top 5 reasons) and on average
     connection to key                   Noosa’s access to nature/National parks was rated very highly
     environmental                       (4.5/5, where 5 equals excellent and 4 equates to good). When
     assets/areas                        on holiday, respondents, on average, indicated that evidence of
                                         environmental protection / measures was ‘important’, and
                                         Noosa’s actions in this regard was ‘good’ (4.1/5).

 •   Potential for higher   üü       •   Other Comments: The visitors survey also indicated that, on
     levels of taxes and                 average, respondents thought that environmental practices such
     revenue streams,                    as waste recycling opportunities, plastic free businesses,
     which can be                        renewable energy usage, water conservation measure and
     channelled into                     encouragement of active transport (such as bike lanes, walking
     preservation /                      areas) were important when they were on holidays. Visitors
     conservation /                      rating of Noosa in these areas were positive - either ‘good’
     beautification and                  (active transport) or marginally below ‘good’ (for all others).
     regeneration.                       Over 90 percent of businesses surveyed indicated that they
                                         recycled, and between 40 to 58 percent practiced the other
                                         environmental measures.




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