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                                                       Gaps between the oyster reef patches gives
                                                       direct access to shorelines to small and
                                                       medium vessels (e.g. kayaks, tinnies).

                                                       Position of works clearly marked with signage.
 Members of the            LOW        HIGH             Consumption of oysters in the Noosa River
 public eating oysters                                 expected to be low but may change.
 from the oyster beds
 possess health risk                                   Project signage to discourage oyster
                                                       consumption at restoration sites. Project
                                                       brochure, online Q&As and project media
                                                       encourages consumers to purchase oysters
                                                       from seafood suppliers, thus supporting local
                                                       business and reducing risks to health from
                                                       consumption of wild oysters.
 An oyster bed cause       LOW        MEDIUM           Coastal fringes and property upstream and
 erosion to                                            downstream within 100m of a given
 infrastructure such as                                restoration footprint monitored for signs of
 to cause risk to public                               erosion visually every 6 months and by a
 safety                                                comparison of images every 12 months.

                                                       Significant erosion directly attributable to
                                                       restoration works will be remediated in
                                                       consultation with authorities. See Section 8.6
                                                       Contingency Plan


8.2 Visual amenity

Maintaining the visual amenity of the Noosa River estuary is important to many river users. The project
therefore aims to minimise its impact on the visual amenity value of the river during construction and
management of the restoration sites.

The project’s potential threats to visual amenity and prescribes treatments and rationale are outlined
in Table 8.2.

Table 8.2: Threat of oyster restoration to visual amenity and their treatment

 Threat                          Likelihood Consequence Response

 Oyster bed construction,        MEDIUM      MEDIUM          Optimise Construction Environmental
 monitoring and                                              Management Plan (CEMP) to minimise
 maintenance works                                           noise, dust and disruption to river users
 generate public complaints
 or vandalism due to impact                                  Public notifications as per
 on visual amenity (or                                       requirements.
 undefined reasons)
                                                             Public awareness actions about the
                                                             project purpose and activities produced
                                                             and distributed (brochure, fact sheets,

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