2021-01-21 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                     21 JANUARY 2021


        Amendment No.2
        Moved:       Cr Stockwell
        Seconded:    Cr Jurisevic
        That Items B to E be deleted and replaced with new Items B to N as follows:
        B.   Agree to the establishment of a joint Noosa River Advisory Group with Maritime
             Safety Queensland and
             1.    Acknowledge the initial focus of this group will be on issues of joint interest
                   to both it and MSQ including:
                        Boating – Speed Limits and Safety
                        Anchoring and Mooring
                        Living on the River
                        Commerce and Infrastructure on the River
                        Marine Pollution and Prevention; and
             2     Adopt this arrangement as a template for negotiations to achieve similar
                   bilateral arrangements with other relevant government agencies that have
                   river and catchment management responsibilities.
        C.   Adopt the following purpose, aims and objectives to guide the operation of the
             Advisory Group.
             Purpose
             The purpose of the Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee (NRSAC) is to
             engage key community stakeholders with demonstrated local knowledge and
             expertise, to provide strategic input, objective advice and recommendations
             regarding the sustainable use, conservation and management of the Noosa River
             and its catchment. This advice is to inform the decisions and priorities of both
             Noosa Council and the Queensland Government
             NRSAC is not a decision-making body. Advice and recommendations provided by
             NRSAC made to relevant management agencies are therefore non-binding”.
             Aims and Objectives
                  To facilitate an equitable forum to discuss matters relevant to the
                   management of the Noosa River that considers the ecological, social and
                   economically sustainable use of the river and its catchment.
                  To prioritise key issues in the Noosa River and catchment and recommend
                   potential solutions to address them.
                  To provide timely and considered advice on the sustainable use,
                   management, and conservation of the Noosa River System.
                  To establish clear lines of communication between management agencies
                   and river user groups, and both understand the basis and breadth of each
                   other’s views.
                  To effectively engage local Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) people and bring a First
                   Nations perspective to ongoing management of the Noosa River and its
                   catchment.
        D.   Amend the draft Terms of Reference to more fully identify Council’s mandate and
             therefore, the scope of issues and advice upon which it seeks input from the
             committee to include the following description:
             Noosa Shire Council has responsibilities to plan and manage catchment-related
             issues that potentially impact the Noosa River. This includes management of
             diffuse land-based sources of contamination e.g. those related to impact of poor
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