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waters. Others were concerned about pet waste affecting the amenity of the area, or impacting on
those working in the dunes. The need for consistently available pet waste bags was also raised.

Both dog owners and people concerned about dogs asked for more community education and
more dog related enforcement to improve dog and owner behavior and reduce environmental and
social impacts. Better access, signage and education about where dogs or off leash dogs are not
allowed will both help prevent dog owners being fined and reduce out of area and environmental
concerns.
Some raised concerns about access to some of the off-leash areas. Others raised issues about pet
waste being a significant contributor of urban water nitrogen and expressed concern about off
leash dogs outside of off leash areas for environmental, amenity and public safety reasons and
said that they stayed away from beaches because they were worried about being knocked down
by off leash dogs.

Feedback about dogs and dog related infrastructure stated that better access and signage about
where dogs or off leash dogs are not allowed will both help prevent dog owners being fined and
reduce out of area off leash concerns.


Beach fishing
Beach fishing is popular, especially around the coastal creek mouths, targeting tailor, mulloway,
bream, flathead, whiting and dart. Discarded fishing gear may pose a risk to other beach users and
to wildlife.


Coastal community infrastructure and climate change
Community infrastructure on foreshores is especially vulnerable to severe weather events and
rising sea levels and impacts on community infrastructure may increase as climate change
continues. Climate change requires coastal community infrastructure materials, design and
management to be increasingly durable and responsive to both sudden major weather events and
gradual long-term changes such as sea level rise and gradual shoreline recession. Responses
may include relocating important recreational and infrastructure assets outside the projected high
risk coastal erosion area or where they cannot be feasibly relocated, accommodating the risks by
adapting the design of these assets to be more resilient before and after a major erosion event.
The CHAP sets out the preferred adaptation outcome for each locality as listed in
AttachmentAppendix One Two - Legislation and policy links.

Council has already secured funding to developis developing design standards for beach
accesses, viewing platforms, signage fencing, seat and other community coastal infrastructure, in
line with Noosa’s Design Principles. Design standard elements include classification, location, use,
construction and maintenance, environmental impacts and defects. This will inform future upgrades
as part of Council’s asset maintenance and renewal program

Beach accesses
There are 41 public beach accesses that cross the EBFRs, ranging from short, sandy tracks on
fairly flat ground, to highly engineered sets of open stairs down very steep slopes. Some have
largely unmodified natural surfaces, while others are concreted for part of their lengthlength, and
many have short lengths of chained planking or boardwalk at their seaward end. Many have stairs
at some point along their length and most are fenced with open post and rail fences and are
closely surrounded by native vegetation.

Some beach accesses tie in with tunnels and accesses under the David Low Way and other roads,
or from bicycle paths, pedestrian paths or open space parks. Many directly link the foreshore
reserves and beaches from secondary or main roads, some with dedicated off-road carparks.

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