New report on legislative protection for our World Surfing Reserve

By Phil Jarratt

Following Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s surprise announcement just over a year ago that her government would draft legislation to protect Queensland’s two World Surfing Reserves in Noosa and on the Gold Coast, a “snapshot” of the results of community consultation was finally made public last week.

During the eight-week consultation period last spring, 86 responses were received, including 72 online survey responses and 14 written submissions. Of these 43 percent provided feedback on the Noosa World Surfing Reserve, which was dedicated as the 10th World Surfing Reserve in February 2020.

The snapshot report noted: “Overwhelmingly, consultation revealed a desire to protect Queensland’s World…