Town Planning Report and Appendices - Cooroibah

g) The distinct boundaries between urban Tewantin and rural settlement in
Cooroibah are maintained, preventing the localities from merging;

h) Physical expansion of the Cooroibah village is avoided to—

          i protect the village’s discrete and informal character; and

          ii ensure urban development is consistent with infrastructure capacity;

i) Residential and rural settlement uses in the area are supported by a
community focal point, with basic services to support the local community;

j) Extractive resources are protected for their economic importance for this
locality and the Shire and extraction of resources is carried out with minimal
adverse impact on the sensitive environments of the Cooroibah Locality;

k) Land unsuited for development, including land which is flood prone or boggy
in wet weather, is left in its natural state;

l) Areas of ecological and environmental significance are protected through the
consolidating and securing of such lands;

m) Areas of native remnant or regrowth vegetation, including their biodiversity
and habitat values are protected;

n) McKinnon Drive, and Louis Bazzo Drive are protected as parts of Noosa’s
major road network;

o) The function, safety and visual amenity of Noosa’s major road network are
protected;

p) The natural core values and the water quality of watercourses of the
Cooroibah Locality, including the Noosa River and Lake Cooroibah, are protected
and enhanced;

q) The major open space network is based on the following links—

          i Tewantin to Lake Cooroibah and the Noosa River;

          ii Ringtail Creek to Lake Cooroibah and the Noosa River; and

          iii a riparian corridor along the Noosa River, Cooloothin Creek, Cooroibah
          Creek and Ringtail Creek;

r) Recreational pursuits are based on—

          i water activities, particularly small-scale non-motorised craft on Lake
          Cooroibah, the Noosa River and creeks;

          ii the Noosa Trails Network; and

          iii public picnic grounds and children’s playground;


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