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   •       Vista viewpoints: Broad landscape views, often incorporating water and coastal
           landscapes. Often a driver for visitor attraction to specific areas, and to Noosa
           generally.
   •       Near-beach viewpoints: Cleared viewing areas close to the back of the beach, often
           associated with public beach accesses, sometimes with community supplied furniture,
           and may act as an informal community hub.
   •       Surf condition viewpoints: Where people go to look at the ocean to assess conditions,
           including surfers, swimmers and kite surfers.
The values and how each of these different types of viewing points are used often overlap and
perhaps change over time.


Noosa Design Principles
The Noosa Design Principles are used to guide good design that befits Noosa’s character, style
and climate. These principles emphasise the importance of protecting Noosa’s environment and
biodiversity by minimising the visual and environmental impact and dominance of the built
environment on the natural environment. They seek to enhance Noosa’s natural ‘look and feel’ and
sense of community by integrating the natural and built environment, viewing natural elements as
opportunities rather than obstacles, and involving the community. The design principles inform the
development and updates to design standards for beach infrastructure, including viewing points.


EBFMPEBFRMP Management actions
The following actions are identified for implementation:
Prioritisation:
• Immediate: < 1 year
• Medium:1 year – 3 years
• Long: 3 years – 5 years
• Continuing: Commenced and ongoing.

 Action                                                             Responsibility Priority
 11.1. Invite the Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) to work in partnership    Environmental Immediate
 with Council and other land managers to collaboratively            Services
 manage the EBFRs.

 11.2. Incorporate cultural heritage values in EBFRs                Environmental Immediate,
 management and interpretation.                                     Services      ongoing

 11.3. Implement Noosa Design Principles in reserve                 Environmental 2022/23
 management and community coastal infrastructure design,            Services       ongoing
 delivery, and maintenance.                                         Infrastructure
                                                                    Services
 11.4. Identify existing vista, near beach and surf condition       Environmental Medium
 viewpoints, and assess for visitor experience and                  Services
 environmental sustainability. Where environmentally                Infrastructure
 sustainable, incorporate existing viewpoints into infrastructure   Services
 upgrades.

 11.5. Upgrade and make beach accesses, entrances, and              Environmental    Long
 other points of interface between foreshore reserves and           Services
 visitors and surrounding land uses welcoming, attractive and       Infrastructure
 accessible.                                                        Services



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