The aim of this report is to decide whether an Eco Tourist Resort or a Water Park should be built on the banks of lake Doonella which is currently part of the Doonella Nature Reserve. The Sunshine Coast Tourism Association believe that it would be a better location for the Water Park, whereas some local developers view the area as a great opportunity to give the tourists a nature enriching holiday experience. But there are many things to consider, we must consider the flora and fauna of the environment that live in lake Doonella, the economical impact and the social factors on the shire.
Background information
A catchment is the land from which rainwater drains to a river where some water remains underground and slowly feeds the river between rainfall events. There is an abundance of catchments in the Noosa shire consisting of Teewah Creek , Upper Noosa River, Kin Kin Creek, Lake Cootharaba, Lake Cooroibah, Lower Noosa River and Lake Wayba. The Noosa River catchment and estuaries are both healthy with an A- rating, this is good because it gives the wildlife a healthier ecosystem. Lake Doonella is located in Tewantin and is somewhat isolated from the river by the Doonella Bridge. Doonella Lake is an important part of the Noosa ecosystem because it’s…show more content… Mangroves help the ecosystem by preventing erosion by stabilising sediments with their tangled root systems. They also maintain water quality and clarity, filtering pollutants and trapping sediments originating from land. There are many types of mangroves, but in the Doonella area they consist of the river mangrove and the mangrove pneumatophores. The difference between the two are that the river mangroves are mainly tree type structures whereas the mangrove pneumatophores are generally found out of the water because they have specialised root structures that grow out from the water surface.(refer to appendix 6.3 for
