Have your say on the future management of the Cooloola Recreation Area
Consultation is now open for the draft management plan for the Cooloola Recreation Area.
The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) has co-designed the draft management plan in partnership with the Kabi Kabi People and Butchulla People.
The draft plan sets the strategic direction for the management of the area. It details Cooloola’s natural, cultural and social values, and outlines management directions to improve or maintain those values into the future.
Cooloola is valued for its exceptional scenic and natural beauty and important ecosystems; habitats for a variety of vulnerable animal species; world-renowned visitor experiences; a number of Queensland Heritage Register sites; and more.
The planning area for the draft management plan includes:
- Cooloola Recreation Area
- Cooloola (Noosa River) Resources Reserve
- Great Sandy Resources Reserve
- Double Island Point Conservation Park
- Sheep Island Conservation Park
- Goat Island (Noosa River) Conservation Park
- Womalah Resources Reserve, and the
- Cooloola Section of Great Sandy National Park.
Before completing the survey, please review the draft management plan for the Cooloola Recreation Area along with the resource information document, which tells the story of the park.
The online survey contains some mandatory questions, as well as options to allow either a quick response, or a more detailed submission, based on your areas of interest.
Alternatively, you can lodge a written submission:
- Email: ParkManagementPlans@des.qld.gov.au
- Post: Planning Manager
Management and Operations | QPWS and Partnerships
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
PO Box 15187
City East Qld 4002
Submissions close at 5pm on 4 June 2024.
How to complete the survey
- Set up an In the Loop account. Setting up an account helps protect the integrity of the survey process and the results.
- Log in and respond to the questions posed.
- Submit your response. Once submitted a copy of your response will be emailed to you.
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Why we request your personal information:
The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) uses an online engagement platform to seek feedback on various issues and initiatives. We try to minimise the personal information collected, but we need your name and contact details to register you as a user, which allows you to complete surveys, be kept updated on projects, and to be notified of future activities (if you choose). The platform we use is called ‘In the loop’, hosted by EngagementHQ, a third- party cloud-based service platform owned and operated by Granicus.
Other questions asking personal information in this survey are optional and you can skip them if you prefer.
All personal information gathered by DESI is treated in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009. For further details view the DES privacy policy.
