2021-11-15 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      15 NOVEMBER 2021



    Community comments                                      Proposed response
                                                            Management Plan. It aims to guide the
                                                            management of Council-managed foreshore land
                                                            on the Eastern Beaches with a clear and
                                                            consistent set of principles and management
                                                            actions. The plan will help contribute to the
                                                            rehabilitation of dune vegetation and help
                                                            increase community resilience to climate change.
                                                            The scope will include:
                                                             management of creeks and stormwater that
                                                               flow into the ocean
                                                             managing encroachments, accesses and
                                                               works in dunes on public land
                                                             guiding design and placement of public beach
                                                               access tracks, infrastructure and boardwalks
                                                             managing bushland for ecological integrity
                                                             and bushfire protection
                                                             dune management and vegetation
                                                               rehabilitation.
                                                            Development of this foreshore plan will include
                                                            regular consultation and updates with community
                                                            stakeholders, including foreshore reserve
                                                            neighbours and other local property owners, as
                                                            well as advertised consultation opportunities for
                                                            the broader community. Early consultation with
                                                            community groups has commenced.

    Beach nourishment, dune augmentation and                The wording in the latest version of the CHAP has
    management is also acknowledged in the CHAP             been changed to simply state:
    as being a feasible adaptation option which
                                                            “As part of the CHAP implementation, Council will
    requires more detailed planning by Council.
                                                            further investigate sand supply, costs and
    However, we strongly reject the
                                                            potential funding options.
    veracity of the following statement and its
    inherent assumptions:
    “In addition, the direct beneficiaries of this option
    comprise a relatively small number of private
    landholders (relative to the whole local
    government area). Therefore, as part of the
    CHAP implementation, Council will further
    investigate sand supply, costs and potential
    funding options including consideration of who
    should pay to ensure equitability for the Noosa
    community.”

    Council should establish a community steering           Council will continue to engage directly with the
    committee to provide feedback and oversight of          local community groups to assist with feedback
    the dune management and monitoring program,             and planning on dune and beach management
    so that affected communities are engaged and            and monitoring and to manage potential coastal
    have a role in the implementation.                      hazard risks faced by existing communities. This
                                                            will be completed as part of the Coastal
                                                            Foreshores Management Plan.

    The CHAP does not acknowledge and address               The CHAP looks specifically at existing built
    the coastal erosion hazards caused by the               stormwater infrastructure that are vulnerable to
                                                            coastal hazards of erosion, stormtide inundation
        collection, channelling and discharge of           and sea level rise.
         stormwater, from a wide catchment in and
         around the suburbs of the eastern

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