2017-02-07 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 8 Community Feedback on New Noosa Plan

Submitter                 Comments                                                                           Staff Response
                   56    Tourism planning and business planning and the Noosa Plan need to be integrated     or nature-based visitor accommodation, health retreats, outdoor recreation,
                                                                                                             cooking schools, art studios and farm gate sales in the hinterland where they
                   57    Too many events, too many visitors, too busy. Restrict these events with no         can successfully co-exist with established rural uses.
                         fireworks in the Biosphere.                                                         Refer to Economic Development and Community Development Branches.
                         Disband Tourism Noosa - i.e. no more promoting Noosa as we don't need it. Keep
                         as it.

                60, 61   Need for the Noosa Plan to make provision for suitably zoned land for an eco-       Any proposal for an eco-tourism lodge does not need a specific zone in order
                         tourism lodge in the vicinity of Mt Cooroora (outside Tuchekoi National Park)       for a development application to be made. It is not appropriate for Council to
                         Similar to Binna Burra. There should be a motel in town area also should there be   make assumptions about where such uses should occur and to zone
                         enough demand.                                                                      accordingly. Proposals such as this should come through a development
                                                                                                             application process that enables the local community to consider a specific
                                                                                                             proposal and inform Council of its opinions prior to a decision being made.

                  163    The tourism industry provides a substantial positive impact on the local economy    Noted

Sub-Theme: Indigenous Culture and Heritage

    100, 101, 103,104,   Support to enhanced biodiversity and cultural heritage including better             The submissions raise a range of issues regarding the Kabi Kabi people and
    105, 106, 107, 108   acknowledgement of Kabi Kabi and Aboriginal cultural heritage. These can be         their circumstances as traditional owners of the Noosa area. These are
                         achieved by                                                                         important issues to the future of Noosa but are mainly beyond the scope of
                                 Completing mapping and recordings of the hundreds of Aboriginal sites      the New Noosa Plan. Refer to Community Services Department.
                                  throughout the Noosa Shire,                                                Refer the Council building site to the local heritage issue.
                                 Acknowledging for example, that the Noosa Council building at Tewantin
                                  sits on top of a recorded Aboriginal site (this is not shown in your
                                  heritage layer for the New Noosa Plan),
                                 Work to establish a Kabi Kabi Aboriginal Ranger program,
                                 Include Kabi Kabi people and Aboriginal people in the recovery of the
                                  Noosa River and catchment fisheries and shellfish beds, and
                                 Provide opportunities for Kabi Kabi people to access affordable housing
                                  and to be able to live on their traditional estates.

THEME: TRANSPORT AND MOVEMENT
Sub-Theme: Traffic Congestion

                   36    Believes that we should have a "Very Fast Train Service" that operates from         Not a matter for the New Noosa Plan
                         Brisbane, Cooroy and Gympie. Would enable people and goods to travel in 30
                         minutes to BNE from Cooroy. Would be time effective and create additional


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