2020-07-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA      7 JULY 2020


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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              7 JULY 2020

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                              NOOSA RIVER OYSTER RESTORATION PROJECT

                                  Technical Advisory Group, Terms of Reference
            Context
            The Noosa River Oyster Restoration Project is a component of Noosa’s “Bringing Back the Fish”
            project, an initiative in three stages, which aims to rehabilitate native oyster reefs, which
            previously occurred in the Noosa River estuary.
            The result of this work should be an increase in the complexity of natural infrastructure in the
            Noosa River thus maximising the ecological, economic and social benefits that stem from
            rehabilitating the reefs to the Noosa community.
            This is a partnership project between Noosa Shire Council (NSC), The Nature Conservancy (TNC),
            key government and non-government stakeholders and the community of Noosa Shire.

            Purpose
            The purpose of this Technical Advisory Group (TAG) is to:
                e   Support detailed project planning for the Noosa Oyster Reef Restoration Project that will
                    see reefs re-established in the Noosa River estuary by June 2022.
                e   Provide ongoing expert advice on the implementation of the Project Plan, and support in
                    overcoming legislative, scientific and practical barriers that occur during the term of the
                    project.
                e   Ensure that the Project meets all technical, statutory and policy requirements in a timely
                    manner to the satisfaction of relevant decision-making authorities.
                e   Ensure actions within the Project Plan are effectively delivered and communicated to all
                    stakeholders.

            Term
            All members of the TAG shall meet at least quarterly during the term of the project up until
            September 2022, either in person or through a video link. The role of the group, and its terms of
            reference, will be reviewed should the project be extended beyond that timeframe.

            Membership
            Membership of the TAG shall include representation from key agencies with a legislative, technical
            or policy management role, as well other organisations with a level of expertise in the project such
            that they can make a valuable, independent, input. This membership will be determined by TNC
            and NSC, subject to the Alliance and Funding Agreement for the project.

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