2021-09-13 GC Agenda - Item 11 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Oyster Project Annual Report 2

                             1 written permit                                 updated and seek input to
                             secured from                                     various aspects of the project.
                             Noosa Council
                             formally                                         Community oriented
                             allowing the                                     publications and media
                             project to                                       opportunities have been
                             construct reefs.                                 developed and are presented in
                                                                              Table 4 in this report.
(A3.1) Community,            1 consultation            31 August   Achieved   TNC facilitated a community
industry and stakeholder     completed                 2020                   engagement workshop on the 7th
consultation to identify                                                      of December 2020 at the offices
most appropriate             1 + volunteering                                 of Noosa Shire Council to identify
community volunteering       opportunities                                    community volunteering
opportunities (e.g. shell    identified                                       opportunities.
recycling, oyster gardens,
oyster watch, video
monitoring).
(A3.2) Establish at least    1 + volunteering          31          Achieved   TNC established community-
one community                program defined           December               based oyster gardening with
volunteering program         and                       2020                   NICA, who will lead oyster
identified from the above    implemented                                      gardening activities with 20
process which considers                                                       households/businesses/groups
current and future           Record of volunteer
                             hours dedicated to
resources, management                                                         TNC established a volunteer
                             community
and interest.                volunteering                                     water quality monitoring project
                             programs, such as:                               with the NICA.
                             shell recycling, oyster
                             gardens, oyster
                                                                              TNC established three
                             watch, video
                             monitoring.                                      community partnerships with
                                                                              local restaurants who now
                                                                              voluntarily supply the project
                                                                              with oyster shell under the Shuck
                                                                              Don’t Chuck project banner.

                                                                              The restaurant partners are:
                                                                                  -    Noosa Yacht and
                                                                                       Rowing Club
                                                                                  -    Noosa Habour Fish
                                                                                       Market
                                                                                  -    Grenny’s Noosa by the
                                                                                       River

                                                                              TNC established a senior schools
                                                                              and indigenous engagement
                                                                              project with Noosa
                                                                              Environmental Education Hub
                                                                              (EEHub).

                                                                              TNC has established a junior
                                                                              schools and indigenous project




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