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6.10.3   POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE
The sea wall has cultural heritage significance because of its association with the attempts to protect the beach, which is
a major tourist attraction for the area, as well as an important feature of the social life of the Shire. Additionally, it is an
example of how the Shire Council has altered the natural environment to support the economic development of the area
represented by the several commercial properties along Hastings Street.
The sea wall is an important detail of the built environment at Noosa Heads. It has continued to protect the properties
located in Hastings Street, which constitute one of the best-known tourist destinations in the Shire. It has come at a cost
to the Shire in terms of the aesthetic appeal of the beach area – another well-known tourist destination; and to date the
Shire is struggling with a solution to the continual denuding of the sea wall during times of heavy seas which happens to
coincide with the peak in the tourist season.
It is recommended that Noosa Shire Council consider assessment criteria a and g under the Guidelines for Historical and
Indigenous Cultural Heritage Management, dated 2001, as relevant to this place.