2021-10-08 SM - Item 1 - Attachment 2 - Draft Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan - tracked changes

Monitoring
A critical component of any adaptive management program is monitoring. Council already utilises a
range of monitoring techniques to survey and assess beach width and volume, offshore sand
movement, and vegetative cover on dunes. Methods include land surveys, aerial image analysis,
boat-mounted surveys, vegetation counts, and bathymetric surveys.

To support the objectives of the CHAP, Tthe following monitoring activities are to commence within
five years of adoption of this plan by Council:

      Monitoring of tide levels within the Noosa River (already commenced)
      Perform seasonal monitoring of shorelines, as well as annual monitoring of dune shape and
       extent, as well as vegetative cover in open coast locations using innovative drone-based
       technology
      Monitoring any impacts of intrusion of the stormwater network by tidal waters, including
       expression of these waters beyond inflow points, within Noosa Heads, Noosaville, and
       Tewantin
      Investigate methods for increasing the contribution to monitoring projects via ‘citizen
       science’ programs (e.g. CoastSnap25).


Council will continue to enhance its program of monitoring local conditions and Noosa-specific data
collection to improve our understanding of current and future coastal hazards, and inform future
adaptation responses in partnership with the Queensland Government, research agencies, CSIRO
and the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) where able.



Financial Sustainability
Council has a responsibility to ensure that it has sufficient resources now and into the future to
provide levels of service that are both affordable and at a level considered appropriate by the
community. A key objective of adaptation planning is to avoid reactive measures where they may
result in adverse financial implications to Council and the community that are more onerous
compared to carefully considered, well planned proactive intervention measures. The CHAP, as well
as data and other information developed in the course of and due to its developmentrelated
information, shall be used to support the following objectives of Council's Financial Sustainability
Policy 2019:

      Council operates in an efficient and effective manner, minimising general rate increases
      Appropriate collection of cash funds for ongoing infrastructure and asset replacement and
       renewal
      Future trunk infrastructure financial obligations can be met
      Informed decisions are made on discretionary new operating or capital investment proposals
      Infrastructure and assets are maintained to required service levels.

Where exposure to intolerable coastal hazard risks exists, Council will also ensure that operational
and strategic decisions with a period of effect that overlaps with future periods of intolerable risk (e.g.
such as in the case of an asset with a long-life expectancy) give adequate consideration to
minimising the exposure of future councils to potential financial risk. In addition, revisions to the 10-
year financial plan and the annual budget process should consider achieving the adaptation

25 Example: http://www.wrl.unsw.edu.au/research/coastsnap


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