2021-03-09 P&E Agenda - Item 5 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Trail Masterplan

  Strategy                                  Action                                                Timeframe             Partners /
                                                                                                   Short: 1-2 yrs        Stakeholders
                                                                                                  Medium: 3-5 yrs
                                                                                                   Long: 5-10 yrs



  Infrastructure and planning


  Trail Town designation – Pomona           • Confirm trail connectivity via Golden Triangle          Short         •   Noosa Council
                                              Masterplan (where trails will enter / exit town                       •   QLD Parks and Wildlife
  Suggest designating Pomona as
                                              / where trail hub will be).                                               Service
  a ‘Trail Town’ hub. Pomona is well
  facilitated by supporting services        • Confirm likely trail user support services                            •   Heart of Pomona
  (accommodation, cafes etc.), and            gaps and opportunities.                                               •   Pomona Railway
  as a community in better readiness                                                                                    Station Gallery
                                            • Work with local businesses to engage and
  to take on the designation of being                                                                               •   Pomona Mens Shed
                                              activate for trail-based visitation.
  a Trail Town, with likely higher ratio                                                                            •   Noosa & District
  of community support. Potential for       • Collaborate with the Pomona Railway Station                               Landcare
  redeveloping and improving trail            Gallery, where visitor information is currently                       •   Pomona community
  network in this region is excellent         being provided, to become a dedicated Trail                               and businesses
  with high trail quality and features        Information Centre.
                                                                                                                    •   Tourism Noosa
  and good links both to the east
  and west, making it well positioned       • Assess transport to/from options for users
  geographically for access.                  linking to Noosa and other regional tourism
                                              hubs; activate transport stakeholders (train
                                              operators etc.).

                                            • Identify key Pomona community champions
                                              for the Pomona Trail Town designation, both
                                              individual and organisational (schools etc.).


  Wooroi MTB Hub                            • Toilet, water and car parking facilities                Short         •   Noosa Council
                                              upgrade, required urgently.                                           •   QLD Parks and Wildlife
  Improve facility infrastructure to meet
                                                                                                                        Service
  demand.
                                                                                                                    •   Noosa Trailblazers


  Ringtail State Forest                     • Evaluate current land manager plans and                 Short         •   Noosa Council
                                              timelines for land parcel, noting change in                           •   QLD Parks and Wildlife
  The handover of Ringtail State
                                              usage from harvesting to recreational.                                    Service
  Forest to transition to National Park
  status creates an ideal opportunity to    • Identify preferred trail design and alignments                        •   Noosa Parks
  develop a trail plan that incorporates      inclusive realignments, upgrades and new                                  Association
  realigning existing trails (for better      trail build, that will service identified markets                     •   Kabi Kabi
  experience and linkages) and the            for that zone.                                                        •   HQ Plantations
  creation of new trails based on                                                                                   •   Noosa & District
                                            • Look to identify appropriate site for and
  maximising the landscapes and                                                                                         Landcare
                                              include dedicated Trail Hub trailhead,
  elevation on offer for high quality
                                              inclusive parking, shelter, water supply, racks                       •   Tourism Noosa
  mountain biking and on-foot (walk/
                                              and fix-it station.
  run) trails. Ringtail’s proximity to
  Boreen Point in the north also makes      • Work with land managers to incorporate trail
  it a primary focus for education            plan into ongoing land management and
  group use, with Boreen Point and            development plans.
  Elanda Point major hubs for school
  groups, and major users of trails         • Develop ‘brand story’ for Ringtail Trail
  in the region. From safety and              Network as a cohesive chapter of a broader
  experience perspectives there is            Noosa Trail Network rebranding.
  requirement for a transit linking trail
  from Boreen Point to the northern
  Ringtail State Forest entrance
  trailhead. Connecting trails are
  required to the south-east into
  Tewantin NP and to the south-west
  into Yurol State Forest, as well as
  into Lake Macdonald (potential major
  trailhead).



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