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



  Lake Macdonald – trailhead hub           • Evaluate current Land Manager plans                Short-Medium      •   Noosa Council
                                             and timelines for land parcel specifically                           •   SEQ Water
  The near-future upgrade/
                                             noting active upgrade works by South East                            •   QLD Parks and Wildlife
  redevelopment of Lake Macdonald
                                             Queensland Water (planning phase 2019-20                                 Service
  and environs offers opportunity to
                                             / construction 2020-22).
  integrate trail-specific development,                                                                           •   Noosa & District
  including establishing a major           • Identify appetite for trail development                                  Landcare
  trailhead at recreation area at north-     including potential ‘Trail Hub’ to activate                          •   Tourism Noosa
  west corner of lake.                       Lake Macdonald shore-based recreational
                                             opportunities.
  Trails to link in from Ringtail State
  Forest in north, Tewantin in the         • Establish preferred trail alignments inclusive
  east, Yurol and Pomona in the west.        realignments, upgrades and new trail build,
  Leverages siting of Noosa Botanic          that will service identified markets for that
  Gardens on eastern shore of lake.          zone.

  www.seqwater.com.au/project/lake-        • Work with land managers to incorporate trail
  macdonald-dam-upgrade                      plan into ongoing land management and
                                             development plans.

                                           • Work with local trail user groups to develop
                                             volunteer maintenance ownership /
                                             modelling for maintenance.

                                           • Develop ‘brand story’ for Lake Macdonald
                                             and environs network (linked to Ringtail and
                                             Yurol networks) as a cohesive chapter of a
                                             broader Noosa Trail Network rebranding.


  Cooran – Pomona Trail                    • Research and confirm a potential trail                Medium         •   Noosa Council
  (railway reserve)                          alignment corridor from Cooran to Pomona                             •   Noosa & District
                                             inclusive of researching of feasibility of trail                         Landcare
  Accessing funding for ‘rail trails’
                                             route paralleling railways line / railway land.                      •   Heart of Pomona
  with a view to establishing a trail
  from Pomona to Cooran aligned            • Identify grant opportunities specific to this                        •   Cooran business
  alongside railway corridor. This           project.                                                                 group
  would bridge the gap in a potential                                                                             •   Pomona and Cooran
                                           • Align local (Cooran / Pomona) champion
  loop trail experience between                                                                                       schools
                                             organisations and develop sustainability
  Pomona and Cooran whilst
                                             models that are inclusive of community
  simultaneously providing a much-
                                             organisations to take volunteer guardianship
  needed bike transit route for the
                                             of the trail (i.e. schools etc.).
  school-age community to commute
  between Cooran and Pomona to
  attend Junior School.




NOOSA TRAIL MASTERPLAN | APRIL 2020                                                                                                        50