2016-10-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

LOCALITY: NOOSA NORTH SHORE
                                                          including a convenience store, hotel and restaurant    jet standard airport to National Park. The reserve
Background                                                that serve the locality and visitors.                  is closed to general aviation. It has been used for
                                                          Infrastructure and services are minimal, in an         model aircraft and ultralight aircraft.
Noosa North Shore is the gateway to the Cooloola




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Section of the Great Sandy National Park. It              informal wilderness setting. Access from Tewantin      The Cooloola area has been nominated for World
has a resident population of around 300 people.           is via a ferry service and many riverside residents    Heritage listing by UNESCO. This nomination applies




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Permanent residents are generally divided between         rely on private boat transport. The sealed road ends   to land having conservation tenure only.
the community of Teewah Village in the north and          at 3rd cutting beach access. 4WD access north to
                                                          Rainbow Beach is possible via the beach where road




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riverside properties in the south. There is a high
proportion of retirees and semi-retired residents.        rules apply. Vehicles are prohibited between 1st and
                                                          3rd cutting to allow a safer beach reserve.
                                                                                                                 Looking forward




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Visitors enjoy the natural setting and the recreational
                                                          Much of Noosa North Shore is declared under the        It is generally intended to continue the strong
opportunities associated with the beach and the
                                                          Recreation Area Management Act and Permits             established stance of protecting the environmental




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Great Sandy National Park. Visitor accommodation
                                                          and payment of fees are necessary to access the        and amenity values of Noosa North Shore as a
consists of Noosa North Shore Retreat, Beach Road
                                                          declared sections, except for residents.               wilderness area into the future with little alteration to
Holiday Homes and the Council owned beachfront
                                                                                                                 the pattern of land uses or infrastructure.
Noosa North Shore Campground. Noosa North                 A Reserve for Landing Ground for Aircraft has had
Shore Retreat has some commercial facilities              a chequered history with various proposals from a




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