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

Submitter               Comments                                                                                 Staff Response
Sub-Theme: Fauna Management

                  19   Impact of fireworks on migratory birds needs to be considered. Balance of                 Refer to Property Section and Biodiversity Plan
                       environment vs. economy.

THEME: NATURAL HAZARDS AND RESILIENCE
                 120   Ensure development in areas at risk of natural hazards is compatible with the             Refer to drafting.
                       nature of the hazard and does not place people, property, economic activity, social
                       wellbeing and the natural environment at risk. Adopt appropriate mitigation or
                       adaptation measures.

Sub-Theme: Flooding

                  28   Flooding is a concern particularly into the canal.                                        These submissions raised concerns about general adverse effects of flooding.
                                                                                                                 It is a general principle that development should avoid flood affected areas
                  61   Flooding causes seepage from old septic tanks into river and lake.                        and the effects of flooding be accounted for in the development of
                                                                                                                 infrastructure.
                  69   Flooding of main access roads and bridges always and ongoing concern.

                  20   Flooding issues causing environmental damage

Sub-Theme: Climate Change Impacts

                  80   In respect of sea level rise, coastal and riparian areas will become increasingly         These submissions raised a number of anticipated impacts and potential
                       prone to inundation (e.g.. Hastings St. precinct and the tidally influenced areas of      responses associated with climate change. Council is undertaking a major
                       the Noosa River through Noosaville and Tewantin), and a staged retreat in the             project, with support from a Queensland government grant, to better
                       decades ahead will be unavoidable. Similarly, the dune systems of the ‘open coast’        understand predicted impacts of climate change and to identify potential
                       (e.g. Sunshine Beach) will be increasingly prone to erosion, and coastal housing          adaptation measures.
                       there will be at risk. A significant focus on self-reliance, particularly in respect of   Refer to submissions to the Climate Change Adaptation Project.
                       water and food supply, energy (including development of solar-powered micro-
                       grids and use of biogas from waste), medical and emergency services, and
                       employment, will be crucial in the decades ahead.

                 121   Additional to the key actions and outcomes in the Discussion Paper, it is
                       recommended that Council consider a systematic risk assessment tool and set of
                       measures using current GIS mapping and other data analysis software. Develop a
                       clear understanding of what regional resilience entails drawing upon the work of
                       Walker and Salt, 'the essence of resilience lies in the capacity of a system to
                       absorb change and disturbances and still retain its basic structure and function - its
                       identity'. (Walker 2006). Council is encouraged to do more to build community

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