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PETRAC LAND HOLDINGS PTY LTD: Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal - Development Code 5

The Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal will
achieve this through:

The Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal lies a) Provision of:

in the Noosa Shire at the southern entrance to é ’ ;
the Great Sandy Region (Figure 2.1). It is a Visitor accommodation across
special place within the wildemess setting of spectrum of styies and affordabty,
Noosa’s North The North ¢ Services to visitors that are consistent

Shore
Noosa with the needs of accommodated guests
Noosa and the passing public‘; and

west. ¢ Interpretive, educative and
functions that build on the site's location
Figure 2.1 Site Location and setting.

b) Development that:
e Adopts best practice environmental
management techniques; and
¢ _ Is integrated with the site’s landform and

landscape, respecting and responding to
its location and setting.

   

The aim of the Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism
Portal is to assist with the protection of Noosa
North Shore’s natural attributes, its character and
its open space roles by:

a) Absorbing some of the impacts that would
otherwise place pressure on the Great Sandy
National Park and other fragile areas of
wildemess on Noosa’s North Shore;

b) Provision of a nodal point for visitor
accommodation and services*;

c) Creation of better opportunities for
interpretation and education of visitors.

* Consistent with the approaches of the Shire of Noosa
‘Strategic Plan, the Noosa North Shore
Development Control Plan and the “ Itis acknowledged that Noosa North Shore residents
recommendations of the draft Noosa North Shore will also be serviced, though such service is not a
Management Strategy. goal of the Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal.

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