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

Broader River Context

During the workshop, participants also discussed the wider river management context of the Noosa oyster project.

The participants made many interesting points. Some of these are captured below:

-   The Noosa River needs a common narrative, a narrative which all people can understand, are familiar with and
    support.
-   The contribution of the oyster restoration project, and associated projects, to the health and resilience of the
    Noosa River, will only be realised once we have all agreed on a clear vision for the river and have defined tangible
    management objectives and targets against which the contribution of projects can be measured.
-   The oyster project is but one of a number of projects which contribute to river health and resilience. Work on
    sediment management in the catchment, riparian zone protection and restoration works along the shorelines
    and water quality/stormwater management actions, for example, also contribute.
-   Oyster ecosystems are important but so are seagrass and mangrove ecosystems. The health and functioning of
    the estuarine ecosystem in its entirety should be considered. Oyster ecosystem restoration is but one component
    that should be addressed.
-   The river needs to be biodiverse, productive and our uses of it, sustainable.
-   The project provides an opportunity to further reconciliation efforts with Traditional Owners, this is particularly
    so at the Tewantin restoration site, which is of deep cultural significance to the Kabi Kabi people.

Participant feedback:

“Some of these people haven’t spoken for 20 years…amazing!”

“How did you ever get this particular group of people to meet. Great effort!”

“Good to see things slowly coming for the project and seeing some shared views on river management staring to
come through.”


Shuck Don’t Chuck
TNC established exciting community partnerships with three local Noosa restaurants:

    -    Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club
    -    Noosa Harbour Fish Market
    -    Grenny’s Noosa by the River

These proud project partners supply the project with buckets of washed oyster shell,
which they collect from their customers, then wash and store.

The shell is collected fortnightly from the restaurants by the project’s contractor,
Resource Recovery Australia (RRA).

This is a big effort for the restaurants and an important contribution, which is adding to
the project’s shell recycling collection? at the dedicated site at the Doonan Solid Waste
Depot.




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