2021-01-18 GC - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan for Community Consultation

         Implementation, Monitoring and Review
To assist with the implementation of the CHAP, a summary of implementation actions will be
developed covering:

   •   Timeframes for delivery
   •   Cost estimates (where available), as well as potential external funding sources
   •   Identification of various tools and processes necessary for delivery of adaptation outcomes
   •   Methods for monitoring and evaluation of action success as well as coastal hazard
       behaviour
   •   Review of other Council strategies, plans, and policies that may require an update to
       ensure consideration of coastal hazards risks is appropriate
   •   Opportunities for working with the community and other key stakeholders where required.


Climate change is an evolving issue. Our understanding of what the future is likely to hold is
always developing, requiring frequent updates as more information comes to hand. In addition,
the needs of Council and the Noosa community are also likely to evolve over time. Therefore, it is
important that an adaptive risk management approach be taken to a plan such as this, requiring it
to be reviewed and updated periodically to ensure it remains fit for purpose.

A review of this plan will commence 12 months prior to the commencement of each scheduled
review of the Noosa Plan 2020. In addition, the Noosa Council Climate Change Response Policy
(2017) commits council to commence a review of its adaptation program within 12 months of
climate projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), or the
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), being published.


Monitoring
A critical component of any adaptive management program is monitoring. The following monitoring
activities are to commence within five years of adoption of this plan by Council:

   •   Monitoring of tide levels within the Noosa River (already commenced)
   •   Perform seasonal monitoring of shorelines, as well as annual monitoring of dune shape and
       extent, as well as vegetative cover in open coast locations using innovative drone-based
       technology
   •   Monitoring any impacts of intrusion of the stormwater network by tidal waters, including
       expression of these waters beyond inflow points, within Noosa Heads, Noosaville, and
       Tewantin
   •   Investigate methods for increasing the contribution to monitoring projects via ‘citizen
       science’ programs (e.g. CoastSnap22).


Financial Sustainability
Council has a responsibility to ensure that it has sufficient resources now and into the future to
provide levels of service that are both affordable and at a level considered appropriate by the
community. A key objective of adaptation planning is to avoid reactive measures where they may
result in adverse financial implications to Council and the community that are more onerous
compared to proactive intervention measures. The CHAP, as well as data and other information

22 Example: http://www.wrl.unsw.edu.au/research/coastsnap


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