2016-09-06 P&E Committee - Attachment 1 to Item 6 - Noosa Parklands Park Management Plan

       Noosa Parklands Park Management Plan




     Today, the park has natural and semi-natural settings and offers the local community informal
     recreational activities such as walking, nature observations and recreational cycling. The basic
     recreational facilities provided are consistent with other reserves and parks within Noosa Shire
     that have the same setting. There is a passionate and invested group of local residents and
     bushcare volunteers who use the park and care about its future management.

     A management plan for Heritage Park Bushland Reserve was written in 2006 (in draft, Noosa
     Council 2006), and included baseline information about the values of the park. Council
     identified that a management plan for the park (i.e. the cluster of eight recreational parks and
     bushland reserves) was required to: protect and enhance the natural and cultural heritage
     values; provide for and manage recreational uses; collate all known information and data;
     identify and prioritise management actions; and, ensure consultation with key stakeholders,
     including the local community.



     1.3 Plan development, implementation and review
     Planning process
     Relevant reports and data available for Noosa Council and Noosa Parklands Park have been
     reviewed (see references). This information assisted in identifying the key values of the park
     and developing the objectives and management actions outlined in this management plan.

     To align with the priority of “community engagement and communication” identified in Council’s
     Corporate Plan 2014-2019 (Noosa Council 2014; Appendix 2), key stakeholders (Appendix 4)
     were consulted during the development of this management plan. This included:

         1.     An internal stakeholder meeting with Council held at Tewantin in December 2015.

         2.	A site visit on the 16th December 2015 with representative local residents and
             members of the Heritage Park Bushland Care Group to discuss the key values of
             the park.

         3.     Key stakeholder feedback was sought on the first draft management plan.

         4.	Community feedback was sought on the draft management plan via ‘have your say’
             on the Noosa Council website and two public meetings.

         5.	All feedback was considered for the final management plan, which was
             communicated to all key stakeholders.

     Implementation of the plan
     The management actions outlined in this plan (Section 5) specify responsibilities and
     timeframes for each management action. This plan will remain current for five (5) years.

     Unless otherwise stated, Council’s Parks and Natural Areas team is responsible for
     implementing this plan.

     Monitoring and evaluation
     Council will review the Plan on an annual basis to inform their operational budget.


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