Community Jury - Management of the Noosa River
Consultation has concluded
This consultation has now closed and the final delivery of the project is underway. Thank you for all your input which has helped shape this project for the community.
A clean and healthy Noosa River that is visually appealing is vital to the local tourism industry and the lifestyle Noosa residents enjoy.
There are ongoing concerns regarding abandoned and derelict vessels, pollution and clutter in the river, and changes to commercial jetty leases which may lead to uncontrolled increases in commercial operations.
Anchoring, mooring, living on board and the commercial use of the Noosa River is currently under the management of the State government. Noosa's second Community Jury has deliberated upon -
How can we manage the Noosa River better? What role should Council play and what resources should Council apply?
See the News Feed below for updates and find out lots more about the Noosa River via The Noosa River Story.
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Council decision on Jury's verdict
At its January 2016 Ordinary meeting Council decided to pursue the community jury recommendation to take over some of the state government‘s Noosa River management responsibilities.
18 of 24 community jury members recommended Council seek control of mooring, anchoring, live-aboards and commercial leases – currently several state agencies’ domain.
Council voted to use 12 further recommendations, which the jury reached consensus on, in drafting a detailed management strategy for the river.
The Jury's Report can be found in the document library to the right of this screen