Annex 5 - Community Engagement Workshop Report

                                                                                  following strict biosecurity
                                                                                  protocols
Water quality      Improve resolution of        Noosa Integrated Catchment        Partnership established
monitoring         water quality data sets      Association (NICA) to provide     Monitoring sites
                   at the oyster restoration    water quality information at      established
                   sites                        the oyster restoration sites      Pre-restoration substrate
                                                                                  deployment monitoring
                                                                                  has commenced
Oyster gardening   Engage local                 Noosa Integrated Catchment        Partnership established
                   households, businesses       Association (NICA) to
                   and/or groups in the         implement oyster gardening,       Grant agreement under
                   project                      beginning with a pilot phase,     negotiation
                                                then review and consideration
                   Improve public               of upscaling, if practical
                   knowledge about
                   shellfish restoration
Indigenous         Support the aspirations      Noosa and District Landcare to    Partnership established
inclusion          of Kabi Kabi Nation          involve indigenous youth in
                                                hands-on or on-water actions      Events to be planned on an
                   Benefit from traditional                                       ongoing basis.
                   knowledge                    Endorsement from Kabi Kabi
                                                elders and permission to
                                                integrate traditional
                                                knowledge in project-related
                                                products
Schools            Engage local schools in      Noosa Environmental Hub to        Partnership established
participation      the project                  integrate Sunshine State High
                                                School into the project           Project refinements being
                   Improve public                                                 made
                   knowledge about              Noosa Biosphere Community
                   shellfish restoration        Association to carry out school   Grant agreements under
                                                activities and indigenous river   negotiation
                                                awareness actions with
                                                Tewantin schools
Tewantin           Provide a focus site for     Tewantin Bushcare to lead the     Partnership established
Demonstration      community education          development of a oyster
Site               activities and access to     restoration demonstration site    Project planning still in
                   one of the oyster            at Tewantin including             progress
                   restoration sites            revegetation actions,
                                                interpretive material and
                                                community activities
Fish habitat       Bring Noosa’s                Ozfish – Noosa Chapter            MoU in place
monitoring         underwater life and the      Ozfish to use Remote
                   value of habitat diversity   Underwater Video (RUV)            Scope of work developed
                   to life in the public        techniques to seek out and
                   realm, particularly to       record marine species diversity   Ozfish has equipment and
                   fishers                      Ozfish to also help test RUV      is being supported
                                                techniques at different river     technically by TNC
                                                locations and promote the
                                                importance of marine habitats     On-ground actions pending
                                                and restoration to its members
                                                and public