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

                                                                        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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