Noosaville Foreshore Infrastructure Master Plan and Concept Designs for Resilience

Thank you for your feedback, Noosa!

We've listened to your feedback in the second round of engagement in June/ July and the third round of engagement in November/December 2024

Phase 3 of community engagement ended on 15 December 2024. We will now compile and analyse your feedback and will let you know what we heard, and the next steps in early 2025.

You can still read the full revised Noosaville Foreshore Infrastructure Master Plan (40 pages) or a summary version (7 pages).

You can find out why we did a third round of engagement in the October Project Newsletter here.

You can also find out more about why we need a Master Plan here.

What we heard you say

Thank you for telling us there were a few changes you would like to make to the draft Noosaville Foreshore Master Plan. That is what community engagement is all about!

We have developed a series of Fact Sheets that explain what we heard you say and what is changing in the revised draft Master Plan, including:

• Car parking
• The tennis court
• Pathways
• The boat ramp
• Use of concrete and structures
• Playgrounds
• Beach Nourishment
• Amenities and
• Kabi Kabi engagement and historical uses of the Foreshore.
  
  

Why we need a Master Plan

The Noosaville Foreshore is a cherished space for locals, tourists, and the Kabi Kabi Peoples, who maintain deep cultural connections with the Noosa River. It's a hub for diverse activities like walking, cycling, swimming, rowing and yachting, fishing, picnics, shopping, and dining, with access to ferry stops and boat rentals.

However, our beloved foreshore is facing some big challenges:

• Ageing infrastructure along the foreshore and other facilities require upgrades.
• It is estimated this would cost ratepayers at least $10 million just to maintain current facilities over the coming decades. A master plan allows us to seek funding from alternative sources, not just Council rates.
• Our community is growing, our social/physical needs are evolving, and we need to cater for this.
• We are experiencing erosion, increasing heatwaves, flooding and major weather events, which impact the foreshore as identified in the Coastal Hazards Adaptation Plan and Climate Change Response Plan.

A Master Plan for the Noosaville Foreshore helps us plan to upgrade, protect and improve what we love about this two-kilometre long public space. The Master Plan will help Council to plan and access external funding for much-needed upgrades including more accessible park benches and seating, wider pathways, adequate shade, playgrounds and better toilet facilities.

This is just the first step in working with you to ensure we have a foreshore that remains the great place we all cherish for generations to come.

As we get external funding, there will be additional opportunities for community engagement to do detailed design for a specific area of the foreshore, such as a playground or pathways. This comprehensive plan helps Council to budget for future maintenance and upgrades and to secure external funding over the lifetime of the plan.

About the Noosaville Foreshore Infrastructure Master Plan

The Infrastructure Master Plan outlines the future direction for the Noosaville Foreshore for the next 20+ years. Further design studies, approvals and careful staging would be required in future years to refine these conceptual designs in detail with the community, prior to the commencement of any on-site construction works. Our existing Noosaville Foreshore Land Use Master Plan has also provided the basis to inform our future infrastructure planning for the precinct.

Have questions about the draft infrastructure master plan? You can read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) here, or in the FAQ widget on the right hand side of your screen.