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

                                                                c)    Specific outcomes for the Boreen Point, Kin Kin & Cootharaba Locality (Division 14);
                                                                      and
                 Including amendments 3 July 2017
The Noosa Plan



                                                                d)    Specific outcomes for each zone in the locality including—

                                                                        i       Detached Housing Zone (Division 15);

                                                                        ii      Village Mix Zone (Division 16);

                                                                        iii     Community Services Zone (Division 17);

                                                                        iv      Industry Zone (Division 18);

                                                                        v       Rural Settlement Zone (Division 19);

                                                                        vi      Rural Zone (Division 20);

                                                                        vii     Open Space Recreation Zone (Division 21); and

                                                                        viii    Open Space Conservation Zone (Division 22).



                                                                                    Character statement of the locality 2
                                                    Physical Setting
                                                    The Boreen Point, Kin Kin & Cootharaba Locality is situated in the north-western part of Noosa and is
                                                    predominantly within the catchment of the Noosa River although a small section in the north-west
                                                    drains to the Mary River via Deep Creek and Tinana Creek. The locality includes the small rural village
                                                    of Kin Kin and the small lakeside village of Boreen Point.

                                                    The boundaries of the locality are generally defined by—
                                                    •    the Shire boundary in the north and north-west;
                                                    •    the catchment boundary of Kin Kin Creek and Pinbarren Creek in the south-west;
                                                    •    Cooloothin Creek, Louis Bazzo Drive, Ringtail State Forest, Cootharaba Road and the catchment
                                                         boundary between Kin Kin Creek and Six Mile Creek in the south; and
                                                    •    the navigation channel in Lake Cootharaba in the east.

                                                    The locality is set on lowlands in the east and a complex system of ranges and deeply incised valleys in
                                                    the west. Beenham and Wolvi Ranges, known locally as the Kin Kin Range, and Mothar Mountain/Mt
                                                    Boulder dominate the western part of the locality. Wahpunga Range extends generally south-north
                                                    through the central parts of the locality. Generally flat or undulating lowlands associated with Kin Kin
                                                    Creek and Lake Cootharaba dominate the eastern parts of the locality.

                                                    The ranges and valleys are part of a geological unit known as the Kin Kin beds. The valley floors in the
                                                    west and central parts of the locality have generally fertile soils. Soil fertility is more variable in the
                                                    east although areas within and west of the Sandy Creek catchment are generally of higher fertility.
                                                    Higher lands in the south-western parts of the locality are used for agriculture including grazing and
                                                    some tree and small cropping. Overall a substantial part of the locality is suitable for agriculture or
                                                    forestry uses, which historically, have been a significant part of the local economy and character.

                                                    The locality supports a broad range of habitats including—
                                                    •     mangrove and saline communities adjacent to Cooloothin Creek and the brackish waters of Lake
                                                          Cootharaba and lower reaches of Kin Kin Creek;
                                                    •     paperbark communities, which were once much more extensive, indicative of high water tables
                                                          and sensitivity to nutrients;

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                                                    scheme.



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