Appendix A - Response to Noosa Plan

Overall Outcomes                                                                                   Comments
Business Centre;
ii access to the Noosa North Shore area, via the ferry crossing at Moorindil Street;
iii visitor and resident entertainment, dining; boating-related activities at Noosa Harbour
Marine Village;
iv recreational opportunities based on the watercourses and State forest;
v caravan parks providing low cost visitor accommodation opportunities;
vi the primary school;
vii aged care facilities and retirement communities;
viii major sporting facilities including those of the Noosa District Sports Complex and the
Tewantin-Noosa Golf Club;
ix the coastal landfill facility and associated recycling and waste collection facilities in the
south of the locality; and
x State forest resources;
kk) The environmental, aesthetic and scenic values of the locality, or watercourses just           The design layout has ensured that key environmental values are protected and
outside the locality, are protected and maintained. These include—                                 maintained. This includes dedication of over 59 hectares of parkland and reduction in the
                i) the Noosa River;                                                                approved development footprint. Vegetation covenants over other significant vegetation
                ii) Lakes Cooroibah, Doonella and Weyba;                                           outside the dedication have also been conditioned. This will protect and maintain the
                iii) Cooroibah, Wooroi, Cranks, Eenie and Keyser Creeks and their                  environmental, aesthetic and scenic values of the locality.
                      associated riparian communities;
                iv) Mt Tinbeerwah;
                v) the vegetated range systems, particularly in areas close to or visible
                      from Eumundi Road, Cooroy-Noosa Road and Beckmans Road;
                vi) Tewantin State Forest;
                vii) views to Noosa North Shore;
                viii) lowland areas in their natural state; and
major open space network links between Lake Cooroibah, Tewantin State Forest, Lake
Weyba and open space areas to the south;
ll) Areas of native remnant or regrowth vegetation, including their biodiversity and               The proposal includes a reduced development footprint to increase opportunities to
habitat values are protected;                                                                      retain remnant and regrowth vegetation.

                                                                                                   In addition, the development has been designed within already cleared or predominantly
                                                                                                   disturbed areas. Significant areas containing native vegetation will be dedicated to
                                                                                                   parkland which will protect biodiversity and habitat values. Further vegetation outside
                                                                                                   the park dedication will also be protected through the implementation of vegetation
                                                                                                   covenants.



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