Caring for our Country

National Reserve System

Great Sandy National Park

Noosa tourism and reserves

Video introduction

More than 655 hectares of lush tropical rainforest bordering Noosa's Great Sandy National Park  has been protected forever, with the addition in 2007 of three stunning new properties to the National Reserve System.

 

 

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Ben McMullen, Sunshine Coast Regional Council:
In Noosa, we've had a very strong conservation movement for about 30 years.

Joan Heavey, Noosa resident:
I think it's the natural environment that makes Noosa really special. I just feel that when you are around nature like this, you just have a sense of well being.

Ben McMullen, Sunshine Coast Regional Council:
Our tourism industry has identified the fact that it is the outstanding environmental values of the place, it is a scenic amenity and also its deeper shades of green, if you like, that is what keeps people coming back here time and time again.

Steve Cooper, Toursim Noosa:
The Noosa National Park is Australia's most popular National Park and receives over 1.1 million visitors per year. And of course situated at the base of Hastings Street, one of Australia's most popular tourism precincts, there is a natural link there.

Ben McMullen, Sunshine Coast Regional Council:
There's been a lot of work within the community to lobby at all levels of Government, to develop a reserve system in this shire which adequately represents and conserves the outstanding environmental values that we find here.

Ben McMullen, Sunshine Coast Regional Council:
What we have done in conjunction with the Federal Government over the years in Noosa has been invaluable.

Ben McMullen, Sunshine Coast Regional Council:
It's the most used river system for recreational use in south east Queensland region, but we've still been able to maintain an "A" rating for the ecosystem health of the river.

Steve Cooper, Toursim Noosa:
It demonstrates that a vibrant strong tourism economy can interact with a natural environment in harmony.