ENDORSEMENT OF NOOSA LOCAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2023 · Attachment 1 Noosa Local Disaster Management Plan 2023

Section 3.2


Environment




3.2.1      Geography                                     3.2.3      Landscape

Noosa Shire is in south-east Queensland,                 Noosa Shire encompasses a range of landscape
approximately 120 kilometres north of the Brisbane       types including beaches, sand dunes, river systems,
CBD.                                                     wetlands, heath plains, woodlands, rainforests and
                                                         ranges.
Noosa Shire is bounded by the Gympie Regional
Council area in the north and west, the Coral Sea in     The Noosa River and its tributaries flow to the east
the east, and the Sunshine Coast Council area in the     and the Mary River and its tributaries including Six Mile
south.                                                   Creek flow to the north.

The Noosa Council local government area (LGA)            Much of the native vegetation of the region has been
encompasses a total land area of 869.9 km2.              removed or greatly modified, and the main forms
Noosa Council’s office is located at 9 Pelican Street,   of native vegetation that remain include tall open
Tewantin.                                                eucalypt forests along the western borders and
                                                         remnants of melaleuca forest and open heaths along
                                                         the coast.
3.2.2      Climate & Weather
                                                         Some 28,655 hectares of the Noosa Shire is
The region has a mild sub-tropical coastal climate.      considered to have outstanding environmental,
Temperatures in summer averages a minimum of             biodiversity and natural history values and is managed
17°C and a maximum of 28°C and in winter from 7°C        primarily for conservation. This constitutes almost
through to a maximum of 22°C. The highest summer         one third of the Noosa local government area. A
temperature of 38.7°C was recorded in 2002 and           further 30,653 hectares of land is predominantly
2008, and the lowest winter temperature of minus         undeveloped and sustainably managed through
2.8°C was recorded at Tewantin in 1901. The recorded     voluntary agreements such as Land for Wildlife. There
rainfall average on the coast is approximately 1610      are 267.6km2 of protected parks, forests and reserves
mm per annum and the highest rainfall occurs from        within the Noosa Shire.
December to May.
                                                                                                                     Figure 6: Noosa Locality Map   Figure 6: Noosa Locality Map




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