2022-05-16 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    16 MAY 2022


         16.   Upon completion of construction works, any construction debris or waste must
               be removed from site and disposed of appropriately.
         17.   Lighting associated with the construction phase must be designed, installed,
               operated and maintained in accordance with Section 3 of AS4282 Control of the
               Obtrusive Effects of Outdoor Lighting.
         18.   Wastewater and sullage must only be disposed of at approved pumpout facilities.
         19.   Any construction and post construction activity must not impact on the condition
               of the waterway, and is to be conducted so as not to breach the Environmental
               Protection Act EPA (1994) and the Environmental Protection (Water) Policy
               2009.
         20.   Certification by a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland that states
               that the oyster habitat restoration substrates are constructed in accordance with
               best practice methods and is structurally sound must be submitted to Council.
               This certification must be submitted to Council within three (3) months of the
               completion of the works.
         21.   After completion, the proposed works must be maintained in a sound state of
               repair in accordance with the approved plans
   B.    Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.


   REPORT
   6.    PROPOSAL
   The purpose of the proposed Noosa Oyster Ecosystem Restoration Project (the Project) is
   to restore rock oyster ecosystems to the Noosa River estuary and therefore improve overall
   ecosystem function through improving fish habitats and fisheries resources.
   The applicant proposes the following benefits will be achieved as a result of the Project:
   -     Provision of complex habitat types for marine species.
   -     Filtering of water and removal of suspended sediment and pollution.
   -     Nutrient processing.
   -     Bank stabilisation and protection.
   -     Provision of complex vertical and horizontal living spaces and feeding grounds, for a
         multitude of intertidal and marine species.
   -     Enhancing marine and coastal lifestyle and tourism activities such as fishing, diving
         and bird watching.
   Phase 1 works (the subject of this Development Application) include deploying oyster bed
   restoration substrates i.e., rock (augmented with small volumes of oyster shell and seeded
   oyster ‘cultch’) at four restoration sites. These sites were selected based on habitat and
   restoration suitability in addition to marine habitat mapping.
   The proposed four sites and the indicative size of the restoration footprints are:
   1)    Tewantin (restoration footprint = 2,254m2)
   2)    Goat Island (restoration footprint = 837m2)
   3)    Noosa Sound East (restoration footprint = 1,839m2)
   4)    Noosa Sound West (restoration footprint - 937m2)
   These restoration sites are presented below in Figure 1.


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