Meeting papers

4.3.          Management objectives

Eastern Beaches Foreshore Reserves Objectives

   1. Contribute to Noosa’s liveability and scenic amenity by managing the coastal landscapes
      native vegetation and public access in the Eastern Beaches Foreshore Reserves.

   2. Maintain adaptive, long-term, inclusive, safe and sustainable public recreational access to
      beaches, foreshores, waters, and foreshore bushland.

   3. Contribute to improved community and ecosystem climate change resilience and stability of
      coastal landforms for current and future generations, using nature-based methods, and
      protecting and improving native vegetation and managing, and enhancing public access.
      protecting the social and natural values of the Eastern Beaches Foreshore Reserves.

   4. Manage climate change impacts on the values of the Eastern Beaches Foreshore
      Reserves.

   5. Conserve the long-term health and stability of coastal landforms by protecting, maintaining,
      enhancing, and rehabilitating native vegetation.

   6.4.       Contribute towards improved water quality and social and environmental values in
       the Coral Sea, Laguna Bay, Noosa River, lakes, and coastal creeks.

   7.5.       Identify and protect Indigenous Kabi Kabi and European non-indigenous cultural
       heritage sites and values in the Eastern Beaches Foreshore Reserves.

   8.6.       Increase community and other stakeholder’s understanding of the social and
       environmental values and importance of foreshores.

   9.7.       Develop and foster partnerships with the community, other parts of Council, State
       agencies and other land managers to collaboratively manage Noosa’s foreshores to
       achieve environmental and community benefit outcomes..

   10. Work with Eastern Beaches Foreshore Reserves neighbours to achieve mutually beneficial
       amenity, biodiversity, and community safety outcomes.

   11.8.    Protect and improve the biodiversity values of the Eastern Beaches Foreshore
      Reserves network, using best practice management techniques.

   12.9.      Manage hazardous vegetation, bushfire, flooding, coastal erosion and pest species
      within the Eastern Beaches Foreshore Reserves according to State Government and
      Council’s policies, plans, risk appetite and legislative requirements.




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