2021-01-18 GC - Item 2 - Attachment 3 - Consultation Report River Plan Version 2 (2019-20)

1. Do you support Council seeking to buyout and eventually close the beam trawl fishery in the Noosa River?

Submitter               Submission / Grounds of Submission

Boating Industry        SUPPORTED in part.
Association (BIA)          -  Any commercial fishing on the Noosa waterways (not just the river) must be sustainable.
                           -  Beam trawling on the shallow river and lake system for example should be reviewed to ensure no damage to seabed, sea grasses or fish breeding
                              habitat.
                           -  Any ‘buy out’ or ‘closure’ should be a matter for the State Government, not Council.

Private                 Leave the commercial fishing sector alone. We love our fresh local product.

Private                 I believe the Noosa council should remember its role in the community.
                              -    It is not council’s job to interfere in state run fisheries.
                              -    It’s the job of the council to ensure the rubbish gets picked up weekly and the parks are kept clean.
                              -    The Noosa council should stop listening to a minority of misinformed rec fishers and the further misinformed over opinionated green group lead by Nick
                                   Heath and their views to how a state fishery should be managed.
                              -    Commercial fishing in Noosa primarily ocean hauling pre-dates any of the residents on the NNS that complain about the commercial fishing.

Noosa Jetty Builders    I do not support Council buying out fishing leases and sees such as a highly inappropriate use of limited community funds.
                        Any buyouts should be funded by the State that controls such permits.
                        Action required - Amend the aspiration to refer any buyouts to the State for funding

Noosaville Business     Our Association does not support Council buying out fishing leases and sees such as a highly inappropriate use of limited community funds.
Association, Noosa      Any buyouts should be funded by the State that controls the permits and earns the associated revenues.
Commercial              Action required by Council - Amend the aspiration to refer any buyouts to the State for funding
Boatman’s Association



Q2. Would you help champion a Zero Litter to the Noosa River strategy that incorporates three (3) management interventions working together i.e. a targeted campaign to
influence littering behaviours, further infrastructure solutions to reduce litter loads to waterways, and continued support for river /beach clean ups to decrease litter deposited
in and around waterways?

Submitter                Submission / Grounds of Submission

Boating Industry         SUPPORTED.
Association (BIA)           -  Furthermore, BIA would encourage Council to ban single-use plastics over time via a pledge for businesses whereby they can voluntarily opt in, join the
                               pledge community, to a date of 4-5 years.

Department of                  -   QPWS is supportive of the strategic management direction to reduce litter entering and impacting the river.
Environment and                -   QPWS welcomes the opportunity to maintain our relationship with council, to ensure mutual benefits are derived from the planning objectives, including
Science - Queensland               public education messaging consistent with NSC initiatives such as zero litter to river.
Parks and Wildlife
Service (QPWS) and
Partnerships
Noosa Jetty Builders     Litter
                               -   Council has worked on the Plan for over 3 years and should have more specific strategies for litter reduction than just putting forward vague references
                                   to ‘develop a strategy’.
                               -   There should be a more structured process of collecting rubbish from riverbanks.
                               -   The strategy of relying on volunteer groups is an inadequate response.
                               -   Action required
                               -   Plan should provide more specific actions for litter reduction in the Implementation Plan other than relying on volunteers.
                               -   Plan should outline specific actions for dealing with large rubbish such as furniture which is regularly dumped on riverbanks and/or strategies for high
                                   usage areas.
                               -   Plan should outline strategies for individual waterways and zones such as Everglades, Noosa Waters, lakes and urban areas which have different
                                   profiles.

Noosaville Business      Litter (as per comments above with changes or additions) and littering
Association, Noosa             -    Council has worked on the Plan for several years and should have more specific strategies ready for implementation than just putting forward vague
Commercial                          references to ‘develop a strategy’.
Boatman’s Association          -    For example, there should be a more structured process of collecting rubbish from riverbanks.
                               -    The strategy of relying on volunteer groups is an inadequate response.
                               -    The Plan does not consider the adequacy of Council’s current rubbish collection schedule for major public areas such as the Noosaville Foreshore or
                                    Lions Park.
                               -    Overflowing rubbish bins are commonplace in peak holiday periods.
                               -    Action required by Council
                               -    Plan should provide more specific actions for litter reduction in the Implementation Plan other than relying on volunteers.
                               -    Plan should outline specific actions for dealing with large rubbish such as furniture which is regularly dumped on riverbanks and/or strategies for high
                                    usage areas.
                               -    Plan should outline strategies for individual waterways and zones such as Everglades, Noosa Waters, lakes and urban areas which have different
                                    profiles.
                               -    Review adequacy of rubbish collection schedules for riverbank parklands.



Q3. Everyone has a shared responsibility as stewards of the river catchment & the river plan highlight s a number of programs and initiatives to foster this stewardship, how
would you like to become involved?

Submitter                Submission / Grounds of Submission

                         THEME: RIVER HEALTH AND BIODIVERSITY
Private                  I am already involved with coordinating random and annual underwater clean ups of the river estuary. We find the best time is directly after holiday seasons. This is
                         when we haul out more than we should be of discarded human litter especially fishing tackle.

Private                  Prepared to be involved in litter removal.

Private                  Clean ups.


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