2018-05-14 GC Agenda Attachment 2 to Item 11 Noosaville Foreshore Land Use Masterplan

1. Noosaville Foreshore
1.1 INTRODUCTION                                                                                                                                    1.2 STUDY AREA

The Noosaville foreshore is a principal           Purpose                                           Management Plan under the provisions of
                                                                                                                                                    The foreshore is approximately 2km long
recreational space in Noosa Shire and is highly                                                     the Land Act 1994 to guide Council decisions
                                                  The purpose of developing the Noosaville                                                          and is comprised of a series of parks and
valued by the local community and visitors for                                                      relating to the management of the foreshore,
                                                  Foreshore Land Use Master Plan (the Master                                                        open spaces, sandy beaches, interconnected
its environmental and recreational amenity.                                                         assist the development of Noosa’s New
                                                  Plan) is to guide future decision making                                                          pedestrian and bike pathways, boat ramps,
                                                                                                    Planning Scheme and aid ongoing consultation
With population growth in South East              regarding the ongoing use of the foreshore                                                        public jetties and family friendly infrastructure
                                                                                                    between Council and the Queensland
Queensland projected to increase, and             area. The community and key stakeholders                                                          including barbeques, pavilions and a major
                                                                                                    Government in relation to the management of
demand from day trippers and tourists already     agree the natural attributes and attractiveness                                                   playground.
                                                                                                    commercial leases along the foreshore.
growing, the impact on the foreshore will         of the foreshore should be retained. The
                                                                                                                                                    The foreshore is a reserve for recreation owned
be considerable if uses are not managed           purpose of this plan is therefore to guide        Planning Horizon
                                                                                                                                                    by the Queensland Government with Noosa
appropriately.                                    decisions to ensure the sustainable use of the
                                                                                                    The Master Plan is developed with a 10          Council the nominated trustee. There are 11
                                                  foreshore in the long term.
                                                                                                    year planning horizon to 2028 but may be        commercial jetty leases along the foreshore
                                                  The Master Plan is developed as a Land            amended from time to time, subject to Council   which are administered by the Queensland
                                                                                                    resolution.                                     Government. The study area does not include
                                                                                                                                                    these commercial jetty leases (as they are
                                                                                                                                                    not managed by Council) but recognises
                                                                                                                                                    their important role and influence on the
                                                                                                                                                    experiences of the community and visitors to
                                                                                                                                                    the foreshore.
                                                                                                                                                    The foreshore is also bordered by Gympie
                                                                                                                                                    Terrace which is a popular accommodation,
                                                                                                                                                    boutique shopping and dining precinct.




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