2022-11-14 GC Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - Draft Eastern Beaches Foreshore Management Plan

5. Consultation
Consultation with Noosa’s community is critical to the development and implementation of the
Plan. The draft Plan was developed after initial discussions and engagement with a number of
stakeholders and will be further developed with broader consultation based on this draft with
neighbours, Council staff, Noosa residents across the Shire, regional residents, community
organisations, businesses, visitors, state agencies and other land managers.


Scope of consultation
The EBFRs are recognised as having regional community importance. Eastern Beaches coastal
communities, coastal communities away from the Eastern Beaches, and hinterland communities
will all be invited to participate and offered local opportunities to contribute. Individuals and
organisations living in neighbouring Local Government Areas will also be invited to participate.
Input from further afield will be accepted and considered.

Noosa Council will provide a range of casual and formal consultation opportunities, including
surveys, written feedback and verbal feedback via pop-ups at community events, street meets,
community meetings and attendance at community meetings.


Previous engagement with Noosa’s community
Community consultation results from recently completed Noosa Council plans and surveys support
the development and implementation of the EBFMP. Community input during the development of
the Environment Strategy 2019 and Noosa Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan 2021 and results
from the Noosa Liveability Study 2022 strongly support maintaining natural processes and using
nature-based solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change and conserve and manage natural
areas and natural values. This includes protection and active on-ground management of local
beaches, dunes, habitats and coastal creeks to help build coastal resilience and improve
ecosystem health and adopting measures to avoid or minimise threats to these values.


Community stakeholders
Community stakeholders relevant to the development of this plan include:
   Bushland Care and other volunteers involved in the EBFRs
   Environment and Natural Resource Management organisations
   Neighbourhood residents and home owners
   Noosa residents
   Sunshine Coast and neighbouring Local Government Area residents
   Individuals and community organisations with interests in and near the EBFRs
   Businesses with interests in and near the EBFRs.


Stakeholder identification and initial consultation
Internal Council stakeholders that are involved in the management of the EBFRs were engaged to
solicit their views, involvement and relevant information. At the same time, staff met with
community stakeholders including Bushcare groups, environment groups and community groups
in and around the Eastern Beaches, for an initial briefing about the scope of the plan and the
management issues to be addressed. This stakeholder engagement continues.
Council staff have also attended working bees and meetings with community groups to talk about
how they felt about the EBFRs, what they liked about them, what they thought were issues and
what solutions or ideas they had. Notes taken at the meeting were collated and checked with the
group at the end.


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