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

g)          Key vegetation landscapes are protected including-

       i.          stands of remaining vegetation in areas that are poorly drained;

      ii.          mangroves fringing many of the watercourses, including remnant stands




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                  along Weyba Creek and in Lake Doonella; and




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     iii.         melaleuca stands, which were once common in the floodplain areas, now
                  mainly confined to public lands;

h)          Well-recognised and highly valued features of the landform and landscape are
            protected including —

       i.         The Noosa River and its foreshore parkland;

      ii.         Keyser Island and Weyba Creek Conservation Parks;

     iii.         Munna Point;

     iv.          Lake Doonella;

      v.          Lake Weyba;

     vi.          Noosa National Park and the koala habitat within it; and

     vii.         Eenie Creek;

i)          The Noosaville Locality provides for much of Noosa’s commercial, retail,
            administrative, industrial and social needs, and is one of the major focus areas for
            visitor accommodation and services;

j)          Residents of the Noosaville Locality enjoy high levels of convenience and
            accessibility to urban services;

k)          The Noosa Shire Business Centre, Noosa Hospital, community facilities at Wallace
            Park Estate and Noosa’s primary industrial estate are of Noosa-wide significance;

l)          Accessibility to recreational opportunities provides residents and visitors with
            valued lifestyle opportunities;

m)          The watercourses of the Noosaville Locality strongly influence the location of road
            systems, with entrance points from Tewantin and Noosa Heads being constrained
            to a few key locations;

n)          Eenie Creek Road and Walter Hay Drive provide scenic southern entrances to
            Noosa through bushland settings;

o)          Noosa Parade and Weyba Road connect the locality with Noosa Heads and are
            flanked by vegetation with glimpses to the watercourses;

p)          Noosaville is one of the principal visitor destinations in Noosa;

q)          Noosa River, its foreshore parkland and restaurants are key attractions;

r)          Visitor accommodation is focused in areas north of Gibson Road;

s)          Noosaville’s urban residential areas, provide fully serviced, generally low density,
            urban housing in quiet neighbourhood settings;

t)          The character of residential neighbourhoods vary due to factors such as lot size,
            the established character and age of development and proximity to open space,
            watercourses and business development;

u)          Variety in the built form is emphasised through the historical development of the
            locality and the many architectural styles;


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