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



  Woondum Forest Reserve                   • Initiate feasibility into creation of a stand-        Long          •   QLD Parks and Wildlife
                                             alone mountain bike network within                                      Service
  Long-term aim to advocate for and
                                             Woondum Forest Reserve with careful                                 •   Noosa Council
  establish high quality stand-alone
                                             consideration of trailhead / parking location,                      •   Gympie Regional
  trail network within Woondum Forest
                                             residential impacts, trail design / plan.                               Council
  Reserve, utilising ridgeline and
  elevation for first class MTB trails                                                                           •   Tourism Noosa
  with trailhead at Johnstons Lookout.
  Consideration given to a walk/run
  route addition. Loop back trails and/
  or consideration given to gravity
  drop trail to Cooran terminus to
  link with public transport (train and/
  or trails to Pomona). Note Gympie
  to the north-west has existing
  trail product in Victory Heights,
  Woondum creating a stepping-stone
  trail destination to/from Gympie,
  back into Noosa.


  Alternative low-input,                   • Curation and promotion of a select network            Long          •   Noosa Council
  high-yield cycling –                       of ‘gravel grind’ and back country touring                          •   Gympie Regional
  gravel grind/back country                  routes that leverage the high concentration                             Council
  (including Kin Kin to Gympie)              of high quality, significant elevation                              •   Tourism Noosa
                                             gravel road routes available in the Noosa
                                                                                                                 •   Event operators
                                             hinterland, matched to key focal points
                                             (lookouts, townships).
                                                                                                                 •   Tour operators
                                                                                                                 •   Support service
                                           • Develop guide / collateral to promote.                                  providers/retailers
                                                                                                                 •   Sporting / recreation
                                                                                                                     clubs (MTB, horse, trail
                                                                                                                     run)


  Trail signage / interpretation           • Audit trail signage for location, condition and     Ongoing         •   Noosa Council
                                             suitability.                                                        •   QLD Parks and Wildlife
  Complete revision of Noosa Trail
                                                                                                                     Service
  Network branding and on-trail            • Devise trail signage (directional and
  signage, with high priority allocated      interpretive) masterplan reflecting new /                           •   Kabi Kabi
  to in-use trails (i.e. Wooroi) and         redeveloped / realigned trail network.                              •   Tourism Noosa
  those trails identified for priority
                                           • Commission brand redevelopment for
  development.
                                             Noosa Trail Network to reflect across all
                                             assets (signage, interpretation, marketing,
                                             information on and offline).


Stage One Works Cost Estimate document by TRC Tourism provided on request to Tourism Noosa




    The development of this plan could not have been
    done without the enormous support of the over 40 plus
    stakeholders who have been consulted in this process.

    There has never been a better time for the ideas
    in this plan to be developed. It will support Noosa
    as a truly sustainable green destination and harnesses the
    natural beauty of the hinterland, encouraging health and
    wellbeing for our community and for our visitors.




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