2015-12-08 Planning and Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    8 DECEMBER 2015


                                                                 ATTACHMENT 1
Summary of key timelines and decisions
Noosa North Shore Aircraft Landing Ground, Lot 7 MCH4562, Reserve R.967

1991       The May Commission of Inquiry into the Conservation Management and use of Fraser
           Island and the Great Sandy Region recommended that the airstrip be closed and added
           to National Park tenure.

1992       Approval was given by State Cabinet for the declaration of the landing ground as
           National Park, on the provision that areas required for emergency landings or ultra-light
           purposes were retained as a reserve for landing ground, or that the whole area be
           transferred to National Park provided documented evidence was given that the use of
           the airstrip be allowed to continue.

2003       The Noosa North Shore Management Strategy (Oct 2003) endorsed by Council
           contained the above action outlined by State Cabinet.
Oct

2005       Great Sandy Regional Management Plan was reviewed to include provision for the
           reserve to be added to National Park on the basis that continued use by ultra-light
           aircraft be permitted.

2006       Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advised its preferred position was for two
           separate lots to be created and the tenure for the reserve be changed as follows (refer
14 Feb
           Fig 1):
           1.   The area with the highest environmental values on the northern, eastern and
                southern boundaries of the lot to be designated as National Park.
           2.   The balance area containing the aircraft landing strips to become a Resource
                Reserve under the Nature Conservation Act with joint trusteeship between QPWS
                and Council.

2006       Council resolution to write to EPA and the Department of Natural Resources & Mines
           (DNRM)
13 April
               Support the proposal as contained in the Environmental Protection Agency letter
                dated 24 February 2004 (sic) regarding the establishment of a Resource Reserve
                to accommodate the existing Landing Ground and National Park.
               Advise Council agrees to relinquish the trusteeship of the balance area of the
                Landing Ground Resource Reserve (i.e. the area located outside of the currently
                mown landings strip and ancillary areas) on Lot 7 MCH4562, to allow it to transfer
                to National Park.

2007       Landing strips closed to fixed wing aircraft.

2009       Sunshine Coast Council put a Management Plan put in place and decision made to
           acquire road reserve over the existing track through National Park (organisation level
March
           decisions).

2015       Council resolution to restrict use of the landing ground by prohibiting use by private and
           commercial helicopter and fixed wing aircraft, but allowing continued use by emergency
2 Jan
           services helicopters for operational landings and limited local area familiarisation and
           training (model aircraft; ultralights; hang gliders). Request for further report on land
           tenure matters.

2015       Council resolution that the whole of the site be included in proposed National Heritage
           area
30 July




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