Category: Fishing and Boating

NOOSA RIVER STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE MARCH 2021

by SB Office | Mar 19, 2021 | Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating | 0

Following the completion of the Expressions of Interest (EOI) process undertaken by Noosa Council and Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) for the Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee, we can update the following. The outcome...

DAF BOATSHED UPDATE FEBRUARY 2021

by SB Office | Mar 1, 2021 | Fishing and Boating | 0

Following Noosa Council giving conditional approval in June 2020 for the DAF Boatshed project, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has advised that the conditions associated with the approval have resulted in the need...

NOOSA RIVER STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE EOI’S NOW OPEN FEBRUARY 2021

by SB Office | Feb 19, 2021 | Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating | 0

The Expressions of Interest (EOI) process for the Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee is officially open. This committee will be delivered in collaboration with Maritime Safety Queensland and Noosa Council, providing...

NOOSA RIVER UPDATE FEBRUARY 2021

by SB Office | Feb 12, 2021 | Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating | 0

After what has been a lengthy process, Noosa Council has passed the draft Terms of Reference for the co-chaired Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee with an increase of committee members from 10 to 12. Both myself and the...

NOOSA RIVER TESTING UPDATE

by SB Office | Oct 13, 2020 | Energy & Water, Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating | 0

This one has been a journey and for those unfamiliar please head to https://www.sandybolton.com/?s=river+testing In summary, I had organised testing outside the ‘standard’ in response to questions over the recommendations from...

NOOSA RIVER UPDATE

by SB Office | Sep 24, 2020 | Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating | 0

The War on Wrecks forum hosted last month brought forward the eleven recommendations from the task force who we originally met with some 18 months ago. The relevance of these recommendation included the necessary legislative...

Noosa River management update

by SB Office | Jul 13, 2020 | Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating, Police, Corrective Services, Fire and Emergency Services | 0

A combined operation last weekend between MSQ and QPS saw 80 interceptions and a number of fines,...

Commercial fishing

by SB Office | Jul 9, 2020 | Camping and National Parks, Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating | 0

Concerns have been raised regarding potential illegal activities along Noosa North Shore during the official mullet season from 1 April to 31 August. During this period, complaints are raised each year, including camping on the...

Teewah-Cooloola Working Group update

by SB Office | May 15, 2020 | Camping and National Parks, Fishing and Boating, Local Government | 1

Due to COVID-19 and the local government elections, the group have not met nor progressed any draft recommendations since their last meeting at the end of 2019. I have discussed with Mayor Clare the future of this group and the...

Noosa River update

by SB Office | Apr 29, 2020 | Fishing and Boating, Tourism & Retail | 0

A good meeting with our new Maritime Safety Queensland Officer (MSQ), Jake Hennessy, to get an...

Noosa River management update

by SB Office | Feb 18, 2020 | Energy & Water, Environment & Animal Protection, Fishing and Boating | 2

Maritime Safety Queensland has appointed a permanent officer to be based in Noosa with an expected start date in March 2020. This officer will meet initially with stakeholders to identify issues, including unregistered vessels,...