2022-05-16 GC Agenda - Item 7 - Attachment 2 - Noosa Oyster Ecosystem Restoration Project - Project Restoration Plan

                 Construction works (deployment of the restoration substrates) is planned between October and April
                 (2021-2023), subject to permitting. This timeframe takes advantage of natural oyster spawning and
                 recruitment in the Noosa River during this period.

                 Phase I restoration sites are presented in the plans, and have already been subject to:

                     a.   Detailed bathymetric mapping
                     b.   Detailed habitat mapping
                     c.   River user analysis
                     d.   Habitat suitability modelling
                     e.   Restoration suitability modelling
                     f.   Community consultation
                     g.   Detailed site engineering

                 Phase II –2022 to 2024

                 Phase II works will take place the following spring through autumn period (2022-2023), and if
                 resources allow the following spring through autumn (2023-2024). Specific sites for this work have yet
                 to be identified, and authorities will be approached separately to approve plans for Phase II works,
                 possibly as an addendum of some form to this restoration plan approval.

                 In Phase II, works will entail:

                     •    Augmenting restoration sites 1-4 from Phase I with additional restoration substrate, as
                          required; and,
                     •    Identifying new restoration sites in Restoration Zones 1 to 5 and deploying restoration
                          substrates into those sites in accordance with the restoration processes outlined in this
                          submission.

                 For phase II works, the process includes:

                    I.    Identifying additional restoration sites using the restoration suitability model and stakeholder
                          discussions
                   II.    Checking, and, if necessary, remapping habitats at the new proposed sites
                  III.    Consulting publicly on the additional proposed restoration sites
                  IV.     Undertaking detailed bathymetric mapping
                   V.     Applying existing engineering and design criteria and mapping restoration substrates onto the
                          sites
                  VI.     Submitting updated restoration plans to agencies
                 VII.     Undertaking construction works
                 VIII.    Applying site demarcation and management measures to the new sites
                  IX.     Submitting ‘as built’ maps of new substrates to authorities

                 1.6 Governance

                 The Noosa Oyster Ecosystem Restoration Project is a partnership between The Nature Conservancy
                 (TNC) and Noosa Shire Council (NSC) formed to deliver oyster ecosystem restoration in the Noosa River.

                 The Project is framed by a formal partnership agreement between TNC and NSC. This partnership is
                 specified in the Alliance and Funding Agreement, which came into effect on 25 th July 2019. The
                 agreement is effective for three years and two months and the project is scheduled to be completed
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