Meeting papers

   •   Improve the awareness and understanding of coastal hazard risks and adaptation
       measures amongst the Noosa community and other key stakeholders
   •   Ensure disaster management plans and procedures are considering changes to coastal
       hazard risks where necessary
   •   Pursue dune management and revegetation in high-risk erosion areas as a critical and
       immediate priority for Council and the community in helping to build coastal resilience and
       management erosion risks.

The CHAP goes further to detail locality-specific outcomes and adaptation actions that link back to
the Adaptation Principles, community preference, and the technical studies. Those that relate
directly to this Plan are outlined below31:

Peregian Beach
   • “Preferred adaptation outcomes identified in the CHAP:
          o Implement measures that support and enhance dunes, beach health and natural
             coastal processes as soon as possible.
          o Prevent the construction of hard protective structures where possible that are likely
             to exacerbate erosion risk, impact on preferred outcomes for dune and beach
             health, impair natural coastal processes, and lead to adverse impacts on
             neighbouring areas.
          o Re-locate important recreational and infrastructure assets outside the projected
             high-risk coastal erosion prone area by 2070
          o Where important recreational and infrastructure assets cannot be feasibly re-
             located, seek to accommodate the risks by adapting the design of these assets to
             be more resilient during and after a major erosion event.
   • 5-year Actions identified in the CHAP:
          o Investigate alternative designs for beach accesses so as to accommodate coastal
             processes of erosion and accretion
          o Expand native vegetation coverage to support frontal dune stabilisation
          o Re-design beach accesses to deter foot traffic across nearby dunes
          o Install signage for increasing beach user understanding of importance of healthy
             dune systems
          o Assess options for relocating fencing on seaward boundary of Peregian Park to
             permit dune movement
          o Investigate options of managed alignment of coastal creeks and other natural
             drainage locations
          o Investigate impact of illegal encroachment by private asset owners into publicly-
             owned dune areas on dune health and natural coastal processes”

Marcus & Castaways Beaches
   • “Preferred adaptation outcomes identified in the CHAP:
         o Implement measures that support and enhance dunes, beach health and natural
             coastal processes as soon as possible.
         o Prevent the construction of hard protective structures where possible that are likely
             to exacerbate erosion risk, impact on preferred outcomes for dune and beach
             health, impair natural coastal processes, and lead to adverse impacts on
             neighbouring areas.
   • 5-year Actions identified in the CHAP:
         o Expand native vegetation coverage to support frontal dune stabilization
         o Re-design beach accesses to deter foot traffic across nearby dunes
         o Install signage for increasing beach user understanding of importance of healthy
             dune systems
         o Investigate options of managed alignment of coastal creeks and other natural
             drainage locations”

31 Noosa Council (2021). Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan – Section 5: Locality Risks and Adaptation

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