EASTERN BEACHES FORESHORE RESERVES MANAGEMENT PLAN - COMMUNITY CONSULTATION OVERVIEW AND PROPOSED CHANGES (Referred from Planning and Environment Committee dated 8 August 2023 - Item 5.1) · Attachment 1 EBFRMP 2023 Draft Final

6. Consultation
Consultation with Noosa’s community is critical to the development and implementation of the
EBFRMP. Targeted and broader community consultation has informed the management priorities
and specific actions and helped ensure a balanced approach that considers a broader range of
community and environmental values for the foreshore reserves, including recreation and public
access and coastal buffering functions.


Previous engagement with Noosa’s community
Community consultation results from recently completed Noosa Council plans and surveys have
also supported the development and will continue to inform the implementation of the EBFRMP.
Community input during the development of the Environment Strategy 2019 and Noosa Coastal
Hazards Adaptation Plan 2021 and results from the Noosa Liveability Study 2021 strongly support
maintaining natural processes and using nature-based solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate
change and conserve and manage natural areas and natural values. This includes protection and
active on-ground management of local beaches, dunes, habitats and coastal creeks to help build
coastal resilience and improve ecosystem health and adopting measures to avoid or minimise
threats to these values.


Community stakeholders
Community stakeholders relevant to the development of this plan include:
  • Bushland Care and other volunteers involved in the EBFRs
  • Environment and Natural Resource Management organisations
  • Neighbourhood residents and home owners
  • Noosa residents
  • Sunshine Coast and neighbouring Local Government Area residents
  • Individuals and community organisations with interests in and near the EBFRs
  • Businesses with interests in and near the EBFRs.

The EBFRs are recognised as having regional community importance. Coastal and hinterland
communities in the region were invited to participate and offered local opportunities to contribute.
Individuals and organisations living in neighbouring Local Government Areas were invited to
participate. Input from further afield was accepted and considered.

Noosa Council provided a range of casual and formal consultation opportunities, including surveys,
written feedback and verbal feedback via pop-ups at community events and street meets, and
workshops at community round table meetings.



Public consultation
The public consultation period for the Draft Eastern Beaches Foreshore Management Plan was
held from 20 February 2023 to 20 March 2023 and was extended to 31 March 2023.

   •   Have your Say webpage, complete plan available
   •   Notification emailed to stakeholders
   •   Advertised on social and traditional media
   •   Notice included in March rates notice



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