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                                                                d)    Development does not materially increase the impact or severity of natural
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                                                                      hazards.
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                                                                e)    Development protects flood plains and the flood conveyance capacity of
                                                                      waterways.

                                                                f)    Development supports and does not unduly burden disaster management
                                                                      response or recovery capacity and capabilities.

                                                       1.7.15   Natural Resources Management

                                                                a)    The planning scheme identifies areas of protected agricultural lands; extractive
                                                                      resource areas; water supply catchments; drinking water supply buffer areas,
                                                                      natural gas pipeline; and areas for coastal protection.

                                                                b)    Development over or in the vicinity of these areas and features must be compatible
                                                                      with the nature, ongoing use and protection of the natural resource.

                                                                Strategy for Infrastructure-

                                                       1.7.16   Water and Sewerage Infrastructure

                                                                a)    There are adequate water treatment and transport facilities in place to service the
                                                                      residential population allowed for in the planning scheme.

                                                                b)    Reticulated water is not planned to be provided to rural zoned areas of Noosa
                                                                      Shire nor to the villages of Boreen Point, Kin Kin or Teewah.

                                                                c)    Lake Macdonald water catchment and Mary River drinking water catchment is
                                                                      protected from further development that could have an impact on water quality.

                                                                d)    The planning scheme also seeks to reuse rainwater through the capturing and
                                                                      reuse of rainwater in both urban and rural settlements.

                                                                e)    Sewerage is or will be provided to all urban settlements in the coastal part of
                                                                      Noosa Shire in the life of the planning scheme. Sewerage is also provided to much
                                                                      of the town of Cooroy. While currently only the village centre of Pomona is
                                                                      serviced by sewerage some of the surrounding urban settlement will become
                                                                      serviced in the life of the scheme. There is no immediate plan to provide sewerage
                                                                      to the rural parts of Noosa Shire nor to the villages of Boreen Point, Cooran, Kin
                                                                      Kin or Teewah, unless onsite effluent disposal leads to unacceptable
                                                                      environmental or health risks.

                                                       1.7.17   Transport Infrastructure

                                                                a)    Noosa Shire’s major road network is shown on Map SM. Transport around Noosa
                                                                      is predominately by private motor vehicle however the scheme encourages the use
                                                                      of public transport, cycling and walking to minimise the environmental impacts of
                                                                      transport. Council will facilitate major efforts to increase the provision, patronage
                                                                      and integration of public transport services. Public transport nodes are to be
                                                                      established at Noosa Heads, Shire Business Centre at Noosaville, and at Cooroy.
                                                                      The scheme provides for improved cycling and pedestrian movements and end of
                                                                      trip facilities throughout urban settlements.

                                                                b)    The scheme proposes new roads to divert traffic from built up areas. New roads to
                                                                      be constructed during the life of this planning scheme include—

                                                                      i      the balance of Eenie Creek Road, linking Noosaville with Noosa Heads and
                                                                             the Eastern Beaches;

                                                                      ii     an upgrade of Beckmans Road to provide a bypass around Tewantin;



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