2021-01-18 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              18 JANUARY 2021


Findings from the technical studies and community feedback, highlight the need to prioritise:
    The use of natural solutions for defending key assets in locations of high risk and adopting
      these solutions early as knowledge and capacity allows;
   Accommodating inundation risks through adaptive design (e.g. ensuring ground floor levels
     are above the projected hazard) where a key asset cannot be feasibly relocated;
   Avoiding any worsening of coastal risks to the built environment as a result of new
     development or infrastructure;
   Enhancing the community and other stakeholders’ understanding of current and future risks
     from coastal hazards, and the likely adaptation response Noosa will take and how it may
     affect them;
   Actively work with key stakeholders to ensure appropriate emergency response plans are in
     place;
   Improving Council’s capacity to respond to coastal hazards through updates to asset
     management plans, cross-Council collaboration and embedding climate change and coastal
     hazard risks in policies, procedures and plans;
   Reviewing the Noosa Plan 2020 to appropriately plan for coastal erosion risks; and
   Updating Council’s mapping system.
Proposed Implementation Actions
The CHAP proposes long-term adaptation outcomes, as well as a set of short-term (five year)
actions for specific key assets with high-risk areas within each locality. These actions are
categorised by the following management response areas:
    Land use planning
    Public recreational, built, and infrastructure assets
    Beaches and dunes
    Foreshores and natural areas
    Other (e.g. disaster management response planning).
Examples of actions include:
  Improve the awareness and understanding of coastal hazard risks and adaptation measures
    amongst the Noosa community and other key stakeholders.
  Ensure coastal hazard information is publicly available and understandable.
  Ensure disaster management plans and procedures are considering changes to coastal
    hazard risks where necessary.
  Engage local business owners and operators in understanding what coastal hazard risk
    information may mean for them and how they may contribute to achieving Noosa’s adaptation
    outcomes.
  Assess availability of offshore sand supply for use in beach nourishment, including ecological
    impact of using this resource.
  Ensure the Noosa Planning Scheme adequately considers natural hazards and accordingly
    appropriately regulates land use and development.
   Environmental acquisitions in high risk areas are closely considered and/or avoided, and are
     made in locations that support long term resilience of ecological values.
   Determine an appropriate design for upgrade of Noosa Main Beach seawall at Noosa Heads
     to ensure the design meets future climate and coastal hazards requirements.
   Continue to monitor tidal levels in the Noosa River.
   Perform seasonal monitoring of shorelines, as well as annual monitoring of dune shape and
     extent, as well as vegetation cover in open cost locations.


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