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

                                                            v.    flat or undulating lowlands associated with Kin Kin Creek and Lake
                                                                  Cootharaba which dominate the eastern parts of the locality;
            Including amendments 3 July 2017
The Noosa Plan




                                                           vi.    fertile soils of the valley floor in the west and central parts of the locality;

                                                           vii.   areas within and west of the Sandy Creek catchment which are generally of
                                                                  higher fertility;

                                                       viii.      higher land in the south-western parts of the locality used for agriculture
                                                                  including grazing and some tree and small cropping; and

                                                           ix.    land suitable for agriculture or forestry uses which have been a significant
                                                                  part of the local economy and character.

                                               i)          The broad range of natural habitats are well conserved and managed, including -

                                                           i.     mangrove and saline communities adjacent to Cooloothin Creek and the
                                                                  brackish waters of Lake Cootharaba and lower reaches of Kin Kin Creek;

                                                       ii.        paperbark communities, which were once much more extensive, indicative
                                                                  of high water tables and sensitivity to nutrients;

                                                       iii.       remnants of the Kin Kin scrubs, a rainforest variant of environmental and
                                                                  cultural significance, along the catchment of Kin Kin Creek and its tributaries;
                                                                  and

                                                       iv.        stands of eucalypts representative of the original forests that covered much
                                                                  of the locality and beyond.

                                               j)          Particular values of the landform and landscape are protected including—

                                                      i.          the Cooloola section of Great Sandy National Park;

                                                     ii.          Woondum and Toolara State Forests;

                                                    iii.          Cooloothin Conservation Park;

                                                    iv.           Ringtail State Forest;

                                                     v.           Lake Cootharaba, Cooloothin Creek, Kin Kin Creek and its many tributaries;

                                                    vi.           riparian vegetation, remnant areas of rainforest, melaleuca wetlands and
                                                                  eucalypt forests; and

                                                    vii.          vegetation linkages to Gympie Region and beyond;

                                               k)          The natural environmental and cultural heritage values of the locality are well
                                                           conserved and well-managed, including—

                                                       i          Cooloola section of Great Sandy National Park, Cooloothin Conservation
                                                                  Park, Mill Point, Borg Park, the Kin Kin Junction Arboretum and Wahpunga
                                                                  School Park;

                                                      ii          the riparian zones of the Noosa River, Cooloothin Creek, Kin Kin Creek, its
                                                                  many tributaries and other watercourses;

                                                     iii          Lake Cootharaba and its riparian zones;

                                                     iv           Woondum, Toolara and Ringtail State Forests;

                                                      v           the Kin Kin Memorial School of Arts, Country Life Hotel, St Luke’s Church,
                                                                  Kin Kin Junction Uniting Church, Kin Kin State School, Kin Kin Masonic
                                                                  Lodge, Former Kin Kin Post Office, Kin Kin General Store, Former Kin Kin
                                                                  Junction State School (sportsground clubhouse), Former ES & A Bank and



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