2018-08-07 P&E Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Noosa Biosphere Reserve 10 Year Periodic Review

                                                                   Noosa Biosphere Reserve - Periodic Review 2018




7.3    Assessment tools or guidelines to support Indigenous and local rights and cultural
       initiatives
Indigenous and local rights and cultural initiatives are supported through:
•      Aboriginal Cultural Act 2003: The main purpose of this Act is to provide effective recognition,
       protection and conservation of Aboriginal cultural heritage. Developments that have the potential
       to impact upon cultural heritage sites must be assessed under the Noosa planning scheme.
•      Noosa Social Strategy 2015: One of the key initiatives under this plan is to ‘work with traditional
       owners and the local indigenous community and value their needs and views in policy
       development’.
•      NSC Community Engagement Policy, Guideline and Toolkit: Consistent with the Noosa Social
       Strategy the policy, guideline and toolkit provide a framework to ensure that Indigenous interests
       are considered in local plans, policies and programs.
•      Kabi Kabi First Nation Traditional Owners are registered as Native Title Claimants for the entire
       Biosphere Reserve area. Council is also a party to negotiations with the State Government and
       other Councils to develop an Indigenous Land Use Agreement with Kabi Kabi First Nation
       Traditional Owners.
•      NSC Heritage Levy Policy: Grant applications for the levy are assessed by a review panel which
       includes one Indigenous representative. Key aims of the heritage levy are to:
       a.    preserve and protect the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the Shire
       b.    implement heritage programs and projects across the Shire;
       c.    identify, document, and record the history and cultural heritage of the Shire including our
             Indigenous heritage, oral history, social history, built heritage, natural heritage, landscape
             heritage, and historical collections;
       d.    increase community awareness of, and access to, the Shire’s heritage;
       e.    establish and foster partnerships that have the capacity to enhance the preservation of
             heritage facilities and resources; and
       f.    promote heritage values and strategies across the Shire.

7.4    Main conflicts and solutions

7.4.1 Describe the main conflicts regarding access to, or the use of, resources in the area and
      the relevant timeframe. If the biosphere reserve has contributed to preventing or resolving
      some of these conflicts, explain what has been resolved or prevented, and how this was
      achieved for each zone?

The main conflicts in regard to the use of resources are summarized in Table 17 below:

Table 17 Summary of resource conflicts
Resource               Use                    Conflict                  Management

Great Sandy National   Tourism                Overuse by campers        The Great Sandy National park
Park                                          and 4WDs                  Management Plan is currently being
                                                                        amended to balance tourism growth
                                                                        and conservation needs
Noosa River and        Tourism, Commercial    Congestion and            In consultation with the Noosa
coastal zone           Use, Fisheries         overfishing               community council has drafted a
                                                                        Noosa River Plan and Noosaville
                                                                        Foreshore Management Plan.
                                                                        Council is also in consultation with
                                                                        the State Government on
                                                                        commercial fisheries licenses.
Coal                   Energy utility         Private property          Council has recently developed a
                                              access, environmental     policy not supporting coal mining,
                                              impacts including         coal exploration and coal seam gas
                                              potential contamination
                                              of groundwater


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