2017-11-07 P&E Committee - Attachment 1 to Item 1 - Amendments for Multiple Housing Type 2 Duplex & Minor Corrections

c)     The Mary River Catchment retains its primary role as a rural and open space area,




                                                                                                            Including amendments to 3 July 2017
       supporting a range of sustainable Agricultural Uses;




                                                                                                The Noosa Plan
d)     The Mary River Catchment locality is bounded by—

        i.    the Shire boundary to the west;

       ii.    State forest, Upper Pinbarren Creek Road, Turnbull Road, Cootharaba Road
              and Louis Bazzo Drive to the north; and

      iii.    State forest, Six Mile Creek and rural properties in the east;

e)     Key features of the landform and landscape are protected including—

        i.    Mt Pinbarren National Park;

       ii.    Six Mile Creek and Tuchekoi Conservation Parks;

      iii.    the Woondum, Cooroora, Yurol and Ridgewood State Forests;

      iv.     the values attached to the Six Mile, Coles, Pinbarren, Skyring, Happy Jack
              and Blackfellow Creeks and their many tributaries; and

       v.     the values attached to the remnant stands of rainforest and eucalypt forest;

f)     The physical setting, characterised by steeply dissecting mountain ranges and
       narrow valley floors, is preserved and protected including:-

        i.    the watercourses which flow to the Mary River, including Pinbarren, Coles,
              Skyring, Middle, Slate, Happy Jack, Blackfellow and Cooroy Creeks and the
              western arm of Six Mile Creek, as well as a small area in the very north
              within the Noosa River Catchment and the floodplain of Six Mile Creek ;

       ii.    the expansive valley floors and foothills associated with Six Mile, Pinbarren,
              Coles, Skyring, Middle, Happy Jack and Blackfellow Creeks, and the rich
              alluvial soils suited to small crops, cattle grazing and dairying;

      iii.    land in the north dominated by the Woondum Plateau, including the Cooran
              Tablelands/Mothar Mountain range system;

      iv.     the northern extent of the Blackall Range and ranges associated with Black
              Mountain;

       v.     the valleys and many parts of the range systems of the western, southern
              and very northern part of the locality with a strong agricultural history;

      vi.     remnants of rainforest and eucalypt forest remaining on many of the steeper
              slopes and in the less accessible gullies that are highly susceptible to
              disturbance and landslides;

     vii.     the intrusive volcanic plugs of Mt Pinbarren, Mt Cooran and Mt Cooroora as
              prominent topographical and scenic features;

     viii.    the major watercourse of Six Mile Creek and the rich alluvial deposits of the
              floodplain associated with this watercourse, which are important agricultural
              resources;

g)     The Mary River Catchment communities maintain varying degrees of convenience
       and accessibility to urban services including—

        i.    high levels in the south-east for those areas in close proximity to Cooroy with
              ready access to the coastal area of Noosa via the Cooroy-Noosa Road;




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