2019-12-11 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 5 - Final New Noosa Plan - Part 1-6 - Clean version

the Shire. The opportunity to conduct part­time, small scale, high value agriculture is a significant lifestyle attractor to rural areas. This
growth is balanced with the need to protect the natural resources upon which these industries rely including the land, water, forests,
minerals, plants and animals. The success of many industries is underpinned by the quality and accessibility of the natural resources
within the rural landscape. These natural resources provide a wide range of ecosystem services to the community. Natural assets
including water and soil quality and fertility are protected to ensure their long term sustainable use and management.

Agriculture will need to adapt to a changing climate and be flexible and innovative in the face of changing conditions over time. The
evolution of traditional agriculture and the emergence of new sectors are supported by encouraging opportunities for value​adding to
occur before agricultural produce leaves the farm gate or leaves the region. This includes ancillary rural industries to support production,
investment and diversification e.g. on​farm processing, farm gate sales, cooking schools and value­adding food production, as well as
agri​tourism, low impact home stays, rural and nature­​based accommodation, retreats, and lifestyle and leisure experiences.


Tourism

Tourism is a key sector of the Noosa economy and will continue to be so into the future. Key visitor areas include Hastings Street,
Gympie Terrace, Noosa River, Tewantin Marina, Noosa National Park, Sunshine Beach, Peregian Beach, Noosa North Shore and the
hinterland.

Within the hinterland, focus is directed towards high quality nature­based and rural tourism experiences and events to diversify and
balance the visitor experience across Noosa Shire. The Tourism Strategy Noosa 2017–2022 prepared by Tourism Noosa supports this
focus by encouraging and promoting hinterland, nature­based experiences to help disperse visitors throughout the region with a focus
on 'quality' experiences that attract high​spending interstate and international visitors to the region.

Nature­based tourism includes a sustainable activity or experience that relates to the natural environment. Such experiences may
include opportunities associated with high scenic amenity of the rural landscapes and villages as well as the natural beauty of the
mountain ranges and sub​tropical bushland. They have the potential to provide diverse, high quality tourist experiences as well as local
economic development opportunities. Nature­based tourism experiences are encouraged in the hinterland, rural areas and Noosa North
Shore provided they are carefully located and designed to minimise negative impacts on the natural environment, scenic landscape, and
local character and amenity. Nature­based tourism that is easily accessible to the trail network is encouraged.


Extractive industries

Extractive resource industries are recognised as contributors to the local and regional economy. They support the needs of other
industries and the community through the supply of valuable commodities including gravel, clay and hard rock. Low levels of population
increase continue to limit local demand for raw extractive resource materials (particularly sand and clay) and construction related supply
chain activities. Efforts remain on ensuring the continued availability extractive resources to service regional markets while ensuring
good environmental outcomes. State and local resource areas, shown on the Extractive Resource Overlay Maps in Schedule 2, are
protected from incompatible land uses sensitive to the impacts of extractive processes.

Applications for permits for coal exploration, coal mining, coal seam gas exploration or coal seam gas production within the Shire are not
supported based on significant concerns from council and the community regarding associated environmental and social impacts and
the incompatibility of such activities with Noosa's natural assets and lifestyle.

Editor's Note­ Mining tenements, specifically Mining Claims, Mineral Development Licences and Mining Leases can be found at the
Department of Natural Resources, GeoResGlobe mapping system..


Creative industries

Creative industries, including cultural, crafts and community activities, are a significant aspect of Noosa’s culture and lifestyle. These
activities include music, film and television production, entertainment software development, performing arts, writing, publishing and
print media, advertising, visual arts, graphic design and marketing through to professional services such as architecture. These
industries and activities provide considerable wellbeing benefits for residents and visitors alike and are an important economic driver for
the economy of Noosa Shire. They have significant potential for wealth and job creation through generation and exploration of intellectual
capital. Such industries and businesses are creators and early adaptors of technology and continually develop new and innovative ways
to connect and generally export services out of the Shire. They generally like to cluster with other creative industries to further build
collaboration and partnerships. Recognising and encouraging these industries will be important to the future sustainability and viability
of this sector in the Shire.



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