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

g)            Noosa River, its tributaries and lakes fringed by mangroves are protected;




                                                                                                                Including amendments to 3 July 2017
                                                                                                    The Noosa Plan
h)            Lowlands drain to Cooroibah Creek and Wooroi Creek in the north and Eenie
              Creek and Keyser Creek in the south;

i)            The diverse landscape fabric is protected including paperbark wetlands,
              mangroves, heath lands and scribbly gum forests, particularly along the broad
              drainage paths and in areas with a high water table;

j)            The low ranges of the Noosa River system support substantial eucalypt forests and
              form a natural boundary to the locality;

k)            The vegetated ranges that form part of the western vista enjoyed by many other
              parts of the coastal urban area of Noosa are protected;

l)            Key features of the landform and landscape are protected including—

        i.          Harry Springs Conservation Park and part of the Great Sandy National Park;

       ii.          Tewantin State Forest, which includes Mount Tinbeerwah and the range
                    systems of the sub-coastal escarpment that dominate the vistas to the west
                    viewed from many parts of the locality;

       iii.         the values attached to the Noosa River, Lake Cooroibah, Lake Doonella,
                    Lake Weyba and Cooroibah, Wooroi, Cranks, Eenie and Keyser Creeks; and

       iv.          land with Crown Reserve status adjacent to Cooroibah Creek, the Noosa
                    River and Wooroi Creek;

d)m) The Tewantin & Doonan Locality retains its primary role of providing housing for
     permanent residents;

e)n)          Tewantin is a vibrant riverside and lakeside urban area with a traditional town
              character and identity within a vegetated, waterfront setting;

o)            Tewantin maintains the atmosphere of a small country town with residents enjoying
              high levels of convenience and accessibility to urban services;

p)            The town of Tewantin is serviced by reticulated water and sewerage;

q)            Tewantin maintains a strong historical heritage reflected in the many older
              buildings of the locality;

r)            Tewantin is a gateway to the Noosa River, the hinterland, Noosa North Shore and
              the Great Sandy Region;

f)s)          Within the town of Tewantin the distinct character of existing residential
              neighbourhoods is retained, and housing offers high levels of residential amenity,
              convenience, accessibility and servicing, while maintaining the low density and low
              scale synonymous with the local character;

t)            The character of residential neighbourhoods vary due to factors such as lot sizes,
              the established vegetated character and age of the development and open space
              provision;.

u)            Residential neighbourhoods maintain good access to services available at
              Tewantin and Noosaville Business Centres, schools, sporting facilities, Noosa
              River and ocean beaches; •

g)v)          Multiple housing in the form of duplex units and flats and townhouses for
              permanent residents are generally focused on areas close to the Tewantin
              Business Centre, community facilities, parks and public transport services;




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