A Noosa green energy lobby group is advocating council gradually increase electric vehicle only parking spaces as part of its emissions reduction strategy for climate change. Zero Emissions Noosa s response to Noosa Council s draft Climate Change Response Plan, now out for public comment, also includes the Kabi Kabi traditional owners having a greater say in land management practices. Among ZEN s other key responses is for council to explore imposing conditions on its tourism levy to encourage accommodation, cafes, restaurants and other businesses in the tourism industry to transition to low emissions operations. We also recommend the focus of the sustainable transport theme shift to reducing reliance on car travel in Noosa, the Zero Emissions Noosa s submission said.
Audit items were sorted from 15 bags collected by the Tewantin Bushcare Group, Tewantin State School students and catchment association river rangers at the Tewantin boat ramp. Almost 60 per cent of the 1376 waste items were plastic and most were small enough to be washed or blown into waterways for possible ingestion by aquatic animals. More than 30 per cent of all items were soft plastic bags. A lot of waste needs to be cleaned up before Noosa can claim to be plastic free. The boat ramp rubbish audit will be happening again next week, according to catchment association site co-ordinator Peter Hunnam.