2020-07-07 P&E Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - TNC Project Management Plan

this Project is split into three work sequences or phases, to reduce ecological and financial risks through the
application of an adaptive management framework whereby learnings from previous phases are included in future
phases to consider prior learning and minimize risk:

         1. Optimal design and siting (2020) which includes pre-planning to determine the optimal design, locations
         and most cost-effective method of shellfish ecosystem restoration;

         2. First site implementation (2020-2021) which will restore full sized shellfish ecosystems at two sites in the
         estuary to test initial restoration methods and designs; and,

         3. Full restoration (2021-2022) which restore shellfish ecosystems at all suitable (and approved) sites within
         the estuary.


Project management will be led by TNC in partnership with NSC and the Noosa community. A Technical Advisory
Group will oversee scientific and technical aspects of the project and include representatives from TNC, NSC, State
Government, Kabi Kabi and other experts as required.

The Partnership commenced on 25 July 2019 and will run for three years and three months till the 30th of September
2022, with the outcomes of the Partnership to be reviewed in July 2022. The total operating budget is $2.4M, inclusive
of $1.2M from The Nature Conservancy (which includes $200,000 from the Australian Marine Conservation Society)
and $1.2M from Noosa Council, with the expectation that TNC will raise further funding from a variety of other sources
to support further delivery of shellfish bed restoration. The governance arrangements for this Project are defined in
the Alliance and Funding Agreement between The Nature Conservancy and Noosa Shire Council executed on the 25th
July 2019.



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      BRING BACK THE FISH: PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN