By Margaret Maccoll
Residents have until this Friday to have their say on Noosa Shire Council’s Coastal Hazard Adaptation Plan (CHAP) to help shape the Noosa plan for long-term climate change impacts.
The CHAP will detail how Noosa Council and the community will adapt to potential impacts such as rising sea levels, coastal erosion, increased frequency and intensity of severe storm events and flooding.
Council’s project officer Grant Hinner said the CHAP was a critical part of Noosa’s long-term planning as it would inform of climate-related risks prior to their occurrence.
“It may be some time before we see any climate change-related impacts but it’s important we begin taking pro-active steps to better understand and plan for climate-related changes,” he said.
Council received $490,000 to develop the CHAP over the next two years through the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection’s QCoast2100 program.
Residents can share their thoughts at yoursay.noosa.qld.gov.au, by email at mail@noosa.qld.gov.au or post them to PO Box 141, Tewantin, Qld, 4565.
