2016-10-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

LOCALITY: HINTERLAND AND RURAL AREAS
                                                     vary significantly dependent on elements such as          fed beef production and for tree crops. Agriculture
Background                                           accessibility, proximity to services, aspects and         is most typically a secondary income although some
                                                     views, as well as improvements. Homes can be              have made it their full-time job.
Outside of the towns and villages, the Noosa
                                                     basic sheds or multi-million dollar estates.




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Hinterland is home to a diverse community who                                                                  Natural resources such as hard rock, clay and sand
value the rural area for many different reasons.     Compared to urban areas, the hinterland has less          have been extracted over the years to supply local




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Residents connect with the environment and           lone person households and is quite attractive to         demands and farm forestry timbers are selectively
heritage through the landscape including the lakes   families. There’s a strong sense of community and
                                                                                                               harvested.
                                                     resilience. While people generally connect with




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and waterways, iconic mountains and ridgelines.
As well as formally protected open space in the      a nearby town or village for goods and services           Enterprises are typically small home-based
form of National Parks and nature reserves,          or social interaction, they appreciate the relative       businesses including home offices, studios and




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many landowners have preserved bushland on           seclusion of larger properties.                           galleries, cooking classes, health and wellbeing.
their properties and have committed to Voluntary     Built on a rich history of dairies, timber and            There are some larger businesses located outside of




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Conservation Agreements and Land for Wildlife        horticulture, rural production today plays a lesser but   settled areas. Small scale visitor accommodation in
programs. The lure of the hinterland lifestyle has   still important role across the Shire. For instance       the form of cabins, B&B’s and camping facilities are
led to increasing land prices and property values    many properties are used for small scale pasture-         scattered around the hinterland.




34 The New Noosa Plan