2019-01-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               14 JANUARY 2019


     o     preparation of tender documents and legal contracts for procurement of materials and
           reef construction by third parties
     o     final preparation of reef design, locations and site management
     o     execution of permit requirements
     o     reef construction.
   Concurrent with project implementation will be a number of community engagement and
     volunteering opportunities, to be determined collaboratively by project stakeholders during
     the detailed planning phase of the project. It is intended that this project has early
     engagement with Kabi Kabi Traditional Owners as key stakeholders and ideally as project
     partners. Traditional ecological knowledge will be an important source of information to
     support restoration suitability modelling in addition to supporting education activities
     associated with the cultural importance of oysters, oyster middens and the Noosa River to
     Traditional Owners. Depending on the extent and desire for engagement by Kabi Kabi,
     additional opportunities that support the project such as Indigenous rangers, project support
     officers, aquaculture and tourism ventures will be explored.
   During the planning phase of the project a comprehensive Monitoring, Evaluation and
     Reporting framework will be developed to support the project. Post-implementation
     monitoring targets will be defined under five key ecological and social categories:
     o    Shellfish - assessment of density, growth and survival of the ecosystem engineer, S.
          glomerata
     o    Biodiversity - assessment of increase in marine life and biomass
     o    Fish - assessment of increase in desired fish species and biomass
     o    Reef Integrity - assessment of structural features of the reef including height, shape
          and movement
     o    Social-economic - assessment of social outcomes including volunteering, job creation,
          community support.
   TNC will act as the Project Lead for the duration of the project and be the principle point of
     contact between the project partners, and have the primary responsibility and accountability
     for project delivery and financial spend. Noosa Council through a partnership agreement will
     be a Project Partner, providing financial and organisation support, and will be included in all
     major decision-making related to the project.
   It is intended that the project’s annual progress will be reported in digestible, community
     friendly project report cards. A more detailed technical monitoring report and annual project
     report will also be developed.
The project is proposed to run over 3 years, commencing in 2019 and operating until at least 2021.

Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 20 November 2014, Item 1, Page 3
That Council note the presentation to a Council workshop on 14 November 2014 from The Nature
Conservancy and the Thomas Foundation in relation to proposed projects to improve the
environmental outcomes for the Noosa River, and
A.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to write to The Nature Conservancy and the Thomas
     Foundation advising that the Council will provide support for the two initial proposed projects
     with a Council financial contribution of up to $25,000 and with Council also providing support
     for any required interface to government agencies; and
B.   Request the Chief Executive Officer to continue liaison with both The Nature Conservancy
     and the Thomas Foundation regarding possible future projects for consideration and to
     provide Council with updates as required.
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 22 October 2015, Item 7, Page 8



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