2014-08-19 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda - Pages 1-101

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                19 AUGUST 2014


2.    Scope of the proposed Cooloola National Heritage Place

The Cooloola National Heritage Place includes the following public lands (see Attachment 1:
Map):

   Great Sandy Straits
   Cooloola National Park
   Noosa North Shore Council Reserves
   Noosa North Shore Road Reserves
   Noosa North Shore Caravan Park
   Lake Cootharaba
   Lake Cooroibah
   The stretch of Noosa River in-between Lake Cootharaba and Lake Cooroibah
   A stretch of Noosa River below Lake Cooroibah to Tewantin
   Teewah Beach to low tide only.

Private land is excluded from the proposed Cooloola National Heritage area.

3.    Implications for Council

Under the Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act (Cth) (EPBC Act), approval
must be obtained from the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment before any action takes
place that could have a significant impact on the National Heritage values of a listed place. Under
the EPBC a significant action is where a National Heritage value could be lost, diminished or
destroyed. Council, or developers, need to refer any actions that are likely to have a significant
impact on the proposed Cooloola National Heritage Place to the Commonwealth. Examples of
significant actions include:

 Modification to a dune system for vehicle access
 Dredging of rivers and lakes
 Coastal engineering works and structures
 Roads or drainage construction through a rainforest
 Clearing of coastal dune vegetation
 A new campground or eco-tourism development
 A proposed phone tower
 A new commercial tourism venture
 A major upgrade of the Noosa North Shore Beachfront Campground
 A floating restaurant on a lake
 Water extraction
 Sand mining
 A new utility such as a power line or water infrastructure
 Developments that impact on the scenic landscape qualities of the Noosa River, sand dunes,
   forests and wetlands
 Widening of a road that impacts on endangered plant species or ecological communities

Under the EPBC Act, National Heritage Places are a Matter of National Environment Significance
(MNES). The Australian Government provides guidelines and information on the referral,
assessment and approval process for actions that may impact on a MNES.




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