Noosa Botanic Gardens Master Plan · Report

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING                                      9 SEPTEMBER 2025



What we heard
The following graphic summarises key community feedback from this process:




OUTCOMES

The Masterplan serves as a guiding document, addressing key design consideration informed by
community engagement to set a framework for both operational decisions, as well as priority for
future capital investment in the event that funds are gained through Council budget allocations or
grant funding. The timeframe for implementation of plan is 25 years, and this long term time frame
has been consistently articulated to stakeholders.

Any subsequent detailed design planning for works will also be subject to ongoing community and
stakeholder engagement, strategically informed by the Masterplan. Adaptive, flexible and responsive
design over that period in the implementation of the masterplan, will help the gardens and its
community to respond to its changing needs.

In terms of immediate operational decisions, the Decision Making matrix contained within the plan
will support current and future site managers and caretakers in setting operational priorities and
establishing timelines for the design and implementation of projects. The matrix also provides
transparency to key stakeholders such as the Friends of the Noosa Botanic Gardens about their
opportunity for involvement in operational decisions.

KEY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

The draft Masterplan is included as an attachment to the Report. Key inclusions in the plan are listed
below;

Activity Zones and Functional Arrangement
The following zones are connected by the accessible Garden and Rainforest promenades.
   •   Arrivals Zone
   •   Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens Zone
   •   The Green
   •   Botanic Playground
   •   Lower Lakeside
   •   Rainforest Zone
   •   Paths - intuitive, accessible
   •   Garden Promenade - between 3m to 4m wide (some routes require occasional service
       vehicle access)
   •   Rainforest Promenade - 2-3m wide
   •   Secondary paths minimum 1 .5m wide