A Marine Zone was setup in Noosa in 2009 under Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) legislation to manage certain activities, including limitations on jet ski usage, within the Noosa River and to balance the needs of maritime users...
Read MoreNOOSA RIVER SPEED CONSULTATION UPDATE #1 Marine Safety Queensland (MSQ) has commenced community consultation on proposed speed limit reduction changes in the lower part of the Noosa River (refer previous post). This follows a...
Read MoreAs per previous updates, the Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee (NRSAC) has had discussions with Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) about doing consultation on a proposal to permanently reduce speed limits on Noosa River...
Read MoreFollowing on from our 15 April 2021 update, as recommended by Queensland Health in the Department of Environment and Science (DES) 2020 report on the occurrence of dioxins in several Noosa lakes, a follow up survey was...
Read MoreThe Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee (NRSAC) is preparing recommendations for Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) as part of its planned safety review of vessel speed in the Noosa River in coming months. In addition, the...
Read MoreThe Noosa River Stakeholder Committee (NRSAC) has proposed a suite of anchoring, mooring and live-aboard controls for Maritime Safety Queensland’s(MSQ) consideration. This includes anchoring and mooring caps as well as time...
Read MoreBelow is an initial summary of contacts and reports/studies in relation to the Noosa River. In the first section, they have been collated into entity links. Following that is a categorical list. We will continue to add more as...
Read MoreReports are now available for the dioxin testing of our river, and after a long journey of advocacy for this, very welcomed. Head to https://environment.des.qld.gov.au/management/water/catchment-care#toc-3 and scroll down to the...
Read MoreFollowing 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreAfter 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...
Read MoreAfter previous requests for the raw data and full final report from testing, we have now escalated this request directly to the Minister. Further updates will be provided as information becomes available.
Read MoreThe official opening of the MSQ office at Tewantin Marina has not yet been held, however it is open and operational. Terms of reference are being finalised between MSQ and Noosa Council in readiness for an Expressions of...
Read MoreThis 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreQuestions have been raised as to when the results of river and catchment testing will be made available in response to my work over the last two years to clarify whether there were any contaminants in the water that we should be...
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A combined operation last weekend between MSQ and QPS saw 80 interceptions and a number of fines,...
Read MoreThe Department of Environment and Science has been working with Noosa Council to undertake testing of the water and surrounding catchment area in response to my request regarding the unresolved recommendations from the Noosa...
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A good meeting with our new Maritime Safety Queensland Officer (MSQ), Jake Hennessy, to get an...
Read MoreMaritime 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,...
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