2017-06-06 - P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 6 Draft Alignment Amendments Part 1 (Pages 1-907)

                                                                             v.Open Space Conservation Zone (Division 16).
                 Including amendments to 3 July 2017




                                                                                       Character statement of the locality 2
The Noosa Plan




                                                       Physical Setting
                                                       The Cooroibah Locality is situated north-west of Tewantin. The locality consists of a small village, rural
                                                       settlement, open space and natural bushland, with boundaries generally defined by—
                                                       •      in the south and west; and
                                                       •      Louis Bazzo Drive in the north-west;
                                                       •      Cooloothin Creek, Noosa River and Lake Cooroibah in the east; and
                                                       •      Cooroibah Creek and in the south and south-east.
                                                       The Cooroibah Locality is a part of the coastal lowland system through which the Noosa River and its
                                                       associated lakes and tributaries flow. Its original landform characteristics are typical of such lowlands,
                                                       with gentle undulations, relatively poor soil in the lower areas, marginally improved soils on the low
                                                       ridges and a high water table.

                                                       The lowland characteristics result in relatively poor drainage with areas frequently inundated by
                                                       floodwaters or which become boggy during, and for long periods after, wet weather. The land drains
                                                       through a network of small tributaries towards the Noosa River and the shallow Lake Cooroibah.

                                                       The soils, high water table and slow-moving drainage systems yield a diverse landscape fabric. The
                                                       paperbark wetlands, heath lands and scribbly gum forests feature significant values, particularly along
                                                       the broad drainage paths and in areas with a high water table. They are also attractive to a wide range
                                                       of wildlife. The landform and landscape characteristics also yield a system that is sensitive to nutrient
                                                       input.

                                                       Particular features of the landform and landscape are recognised in—
                                                       •      The Great Sandy National Park, which extends into the locality boundaries;
                                                       •      The State forest and views to Mt Tinbeerwah;
                                                       •      The values attached to the Noosa River, Lake Cooroibah and Cooloothin, Cooroibah, and Ringtail
                                                              Creeks. Within the Cooroibah locality, the Noosa River and Lake Cooroibah are part of a declared
                                                              Fish Habitat Area. 3
                                                       Accessibility, Infrastructure & Servicing
                                                       The Cooroibah Locality serves as a transition between the coastal urban areas and the rural
                                                       countryside, offering moderate to high levels of convenience and accessibility, via McKinnon Drive to
                                                       the urban services. Tewantin is just a few minutes drive from the southern parts of the locality.

                                                       McKinnon Drive is part of the major road network linking coastal urban areas with the hinterland and
                                                       onto parts of the Gympie Region. McKinnon Drive and Louis Bazzo Drive are the dominant access routes.
                                                       Other principal access roads within the locality are Illoura Place and Lake Cooroibah Road.

                                                       The village of Cooroibah is serviced by reticulated water supply and sewerage, however there is limited
                                                       capacity within this system and it cannot support the entire locality. Reticulated water supply and
                                                       sewerage are not planned generally throughout the Cooroibah Locality. In areas where sewerage is not
                                                       available, development is constrained by the need for on-site disposal of effluent and private water
                                                       supply.

                                                       The levels of convenience and accessibility, particularly in the southern part of the Cooroibah Locality,
                                                       in combination with its natural and rural settings offers some attraction as an area for rural settlement.
                                                       At the same time, the sensitivity of the landform and landscape result in only parts of the area being
                                                       suited for this form of development.



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                                                         Text appearing in a shaded box like this is intended to provide guidance to the reader but is not part of the planning
                                                       scheme.
                                                       3
                                                         Fish Habitat Area declared under the Queensland Government Fisheries Act 1994.



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