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

                           -    Ban smoking from river based businesses and all the riverside areas - this should be a healthy environment and wedding/party venues should not be
                                forced to control their impact.
                           -    A-frame signs are insignificant compared to other forms of pollution you can see every day by the river, including noise pollution.
                           -    Businesses should not be allowed to sell takeaway food from vessels.
                           -    This rule should apply to ALL businesses who have the privilege of being on the water.
                           -    As usual, some businesses get away with more than others.

Private               Issues like Zero littler to the Noosa River (#3) should be in place since long ago.

Private               As a daily river user, we believe that more education and more enforcement of laws protecting the river must be enforced.
                           -    Some litter fines handed out along Gympie terrace might help as the amount of rubbish and cigarette butts along this section of the river is terrible.
                           -    Local business must transition to biodegradable takeaway items and could reinforce the message to customers of putting their rubbish in the bin.
                           -    Littering is a huge problem along the foreshores of the river and is getting out of control.
                           -    All drains that lead to the ocean must have litter exclusion devices attached to them and monitored and emptied just like the shire has a bin collection.
                           -    There needs to be a litter exclusion device collection/empty day. This needs to be ongoing whilst transitioning to no litter entering the Noosa River by 2030.
                           -    The litter collected in these devices with set base line data and help with source reduction plans to address the problem.

Private               I noticed nothing said about the horse riding on Noosa North Shore where horse manure is dropped all over the beach and is washed up on the high tide line.
                            -    Surely this contributes to an excess of nutrients in the water and therefore the algal blooms.
                            -    The solution is simple, require horses to wear manure catchers as they do overseas or require horse owners to pick up their horses droppings similar to
                                 dog owner requirements.
                      I would also like to recommend that Noosa North Shore be made a glass free zone on beaches and for campers as the amount of broken glass now being washed
                      up is ridiculous and dangerous.
                            -    This could be policed at the ferry (also at Rainbow Beach) with offensive materials surrendered and fines issued!
                            -    I love the river and the shire, keep up the good work, you have my full support!

Noosa Jetty           Pollution – Industry Sources (page 29)
Builders,                  -     The report should consider what code or standards are appropriate for the maintenance of marine infrastructure.
Noosaville Business        -     Action required
Association, Noosa         -     Plan should work with industry to develop Codes of Practice.
Commercial            Pollution – Individual practices (page 30)
Boatman’s                  -     Plan does not address the significant lack of public toilets along the swimming areas of the Noosa River, specifically the Noosaville Foreshore.
Association                -     The lack of toilets results in human waste entering the river on a daily basis.
                           -     Action required
                           -     Plan should propose additional public toilets be developed in key areas.
                      Public toilets (page 35)
                           -     Plan does not address the significant lack of public toilets along the swimming areas of the Noosa River, specifically the Noosaville Foreshore.
                           -     The lack of toilets results in additional human waste into the river.
                           -     Actions required
                           -     Plan should ensure additional public toilets are developed in key areas.
                      Public toilets (as per comments above with changes or additions)
                           -     Plan does not address the significant lack of public toilets along the swimming areas of the Noosa River, specifically the Noosaville Foreshore, Woods Bay
                                 or Dog Beach.
                           -     The lack of toilets results in additional human waste into the river.
                           -     Actions required by Council
                           -     Plan should ensure additional public toilets are developed in key areas.

Noosaville Business   Other pollution sources (page 33 & 38)
Association, Noosa        -     The report is silent on the severity and regularity of sewerage overflows and/or the adequacy of current sewerage systems.
Commercial                -     In December 2019, a large area of Noosa Sound was flagged as contaminated due to another leakage.
Boatman’s                 -     There are many previous examples of sewerage overflows.
Association               -     Action required by Council
                          -     Plan should reference adequacy of sewerage infrastructure to ensure Council and private sewerage infrastructure cannot leak into the Noosa River.
                      Other pollution sources (page 34-36)
                          -     Plan notes the disposal of pet waste is a potential contaminant however has stopped supplying disposal bags in public areas as part of its plastic reduction
                                scheme.
                          -     Consideration should be given to bio-degradable bags or other solutions in at least the major public areas such as Noosaville Foreshore.
                          -     Action required by Council
                          -     Investigate animal waste disposal alternatives to plastic bags in major public use areas.

Private               Erosion: focus is on Spit/dog beach area
                           -    Biggest risk to mangroves/North shore habitat is erosion to tip of north shore and Frying Pan area since river has forced its way out over there.
                           -    No one seems to care about that side.
                           -    Stopping all boat traffic and jet skis in this area would be a good start.
                           -    Also since the RAMSAR sign was washed away there is no indication / enforcement of the habitat for wading birds.
                           -    Take some drone photos during holiday times and you will see hundreds of pleasure boats/hire boats all over that area.
                           -    Wildlife has no chance of recovery now there are so many boats.
                           -    Shut off all mangrove areas to recreational boats and fishing to allow preservation of fish habitats.
                           -    Conduct boat counts at boat ramps and empty trailers to get some real data of the size of the problem.
                           -    In the last 5 years of working on the river the increase in traffic has been notable.
                           -    There is no restraint on this, the trailers themselves parked for weeks on streets provide a hazard to cyclists and pedestrians and add to the parking
                                problems.

Private               River bank erosion of 1.5 meters in five years on Hilton Esp needs stabilisation similar to the good work on Gympie Tce. No rock walls please.

Private               Controlling weeds along river.

Private               Regeneration and huge importance needs to be placed on marine ecosystems that help fight climate change such as Mangroves.
                          -   Mangroves need to be protected and replanted along the Noosa River to help fight climate change.
                          -   These ecosystems store far more carbon then terrestrial ecosystems.
                          -   Set aside areas for regeneration and replanting of these ecosystems as the benefits to the Noosa River and the planet are huge. Please look into this.

Private               Oxleyan pygmy perch (OPP) and honey-blue eyes (HBE) are mentioned as threatened species of value but no plan of action is recommended.
                          -    There are real and current threats to OPP from activities in the catchments such as development and habitat fragmentation which are under the
                               stewardship of Noosa Council.
                          -    While HBE populations are thought to be stable in the upper Noosa River catchment there is little to no monitoring that occurs (incidental EHMP surveys
                               that are not targeted at best).



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