A Snapshot presentation looking at the current status and potential emissions reduction and sequestration opportunities in Noosa.

2. OUTLINE
• Land Use – overview of current
• Sequestration Potential & Opportunities
• Waste – overview of current
• Resource recovery and waste minimisation opportunities

3. LAND USE OVERVIEW
Shire Area: 83000 ha
Remnant Vegetation:
40 611 ha (49%)
Protected Areas:
24 870 ha (30%)
Regrowth Areas:
6 170 ha (7%)
Private Rural:
55 640ha (69%)
Urban Areas:
2 490 ha (3%)

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Fossil Fuels
Land Use
Change
Animals
Wetlands
Waste
Soils
Waste
76% of Ag
emissions
26 times
the ability
of CO2
24% of Ag
Emissions
216 times
the ability
of CO2
Greenhouse Gases from Agriculture
Emissions from the agriculture sector are reported in terms of million tonnes of carbon dioxide
equivalent (Mt CO2-e), the emissions are actually of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O).

6. FarmReady
Adaptation
Project
More frequent
intense storms

7. ZERO TILL

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9. Fuel and carbon dioxide saved due to controlled traffic production system, on a 80 ha, double cropped small crop farm .
Tractor Conventional (hrs/yr)
Controlled traffic
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hrs saved
(hrs/yr)
Total fuel
saved (L)
Tractor 1 (82.4 pto kW) 453 171 282 6325 L
Tractor 2 (57.6 pto kW) 723 648 75 3203 L
Tractor 3 (29.6 pto kW) 505 455 51 691 L
Tractor 4 (24 pto kW) 167 105 61 441 L
Totol Of diesel fuel saved (L/ 80 ha/ yr) 10660 L
Carbon (CO2) emision (kg/ L of diesel) 2.7 kg CO2
Total reduction in carbon emission (kg/ 80 ha/ yr) 28782 kg CO2
Total reduction in carbon emission (kg/ ha/ yr) 360 kg CO2

10. Composted green-waste improves
vegetable production and soil quality

11. 2006
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Composted green waste can
improve soil quality &
Capture Carbon.

12. Forested Land Use
( Approximate analysis of Sequestration Potential)
• Private Rural Land = 55640 ha
less
• Remnant Vegetated = 15740 ha
less
• Regrowth Vegetation = 6170 ha
less
• Allocate for Agriculture = 9729 ha
Equals Potential for Reforestation
• 24 000 ha @ X? T per ha
Current above-ground carbon stocks (living plus litter) varied with management history,
averaging 273 ± 30 tC ha−1 (mean ± SE). Model-predicted CCC was 445 ± 13 tC ha−1, yielding a
carbon sequestration potential of 172 ± 31 tC ha−1. Model simulations predicted the recovery
of an average site to take 53 years to reach 75% carrying capacity, and 152 years to reach

13. TREE PLANTING CURRENT AND PROPOSED
NOOSA & DISTRICT LANDCARE
90,000 to 100,000 trees per year for the last 10 years.
Current and future projects:
Total 382,720
Comprising:
20 Million Trees Kin Kin – 16,880
20 Million Trees Mary – 13,900
20 Million Trees Elanda sml – 40,000
20 Million Trees Elanda lge – 300,000 (QOWS
Propagating 12,000 of these)
Biosphere Glasby’s – 2,000
Peppers – 3,000
BMRG Tinana Reveg – 2,240
Green Army Independent plantings – 2,700
SEQ MOU – 1000 x 2 years – 2,000

14. Land Use Opportunities
( Identified by ZEN Network members)
• Offset plantings – e.g. Peppers $2 levy per guest e.g Ekotec -Eco tour visitors/locals to
plant trees as part of tour
• Local Landscape Collaboration – Groups of adjoining landholders pool land and water
resources to make the best use of grazing, regenerative farming and agro-forestry

15. Waste Overview
• Street Litter Bins (Waste and
Recycling) 2,350 collections
per week
• Annual Kerbside 1,068
tonnes collected
• 862 tonnes landfilled
• Waste Collection Services-Transfer
Station, Wheelie Bins/BulkBins,-33,000
Tonnes Yr.
• Recycling Collections –7,000 Tonnes Yr
to Visy MRF
• Garden Waste Collections –4,200
services•

16. Waste Overview
• Total Landfill Life 55 Years
• New Lined Cell 2.2-Life of 10years
• REMP developed
• Approx.40,000 tonnes buried per annum
• 30 Mega Litres Leachate to Sewer 2015

17. EMISSIONS FROM WASTE 2014/15
(Emma Menzies)
• Solid waste - 2,798,054 m3 of landfill gas flared from the Noosa landfill in
the year 2014/15 and the composition of this gas was 41.7% methane
• Energy content and emission factors of 0.0377 GJ/m3 and 4.83 kg CO2e/GJ
were applied to obtain a carbon emission figure of 210.99 tonnes CO2e.
• Liquid Waste - Data from Unity Water - 681 tonnes CO2e and is the
emission as a result of anaerobic treatment (primarily methane) and
excludes emissions resulting from electricity consumption

18. RESOURCE RECOVERY
• Garden Waste Mulched–Single Ground Free
• Metals sold
• Concrete crushing
• Timber crushing
• Paper and Cardboard
Briteside
• Mattress Deconstruction
• Recycling Useful Products
Recovery Pad
• Bulk Bin & Skip Bin sorted and
Useful Material Segregation
• Domestic chemicals
• Car batteries and tyres

20. Community Jury Recommendations
Minimise organic waste going to landfill in Noosa targeting 100% diversion of
organic waste by 2030
Expand Noosa’s existing three bin system in a staged manner to introduce
mandatory weekly organics collection for residential areas, with mandatory green
waste collectionin2015/16
Minimise cost to ratepayers with cost increases not to exceed $50 per ratepayer
for green waste collection and an additional $70 per rate payer for full organic
waste collection
• Construct a composting facility at Eumundi Road Landfill Site(or another suitable
location).
• Design and implement a grassroots,long--‐term education and awareness
campaign.
• Reward excellent waste management to continue positive behavioural change
• Ban non- biodegradable plastic bags by 2017.
• Direct large producers to target 100% diversion of organic waste

21. Noosa Community Biosphere Association
• Initiatives include:
- Ban the plastic bag: 1300 signatures + 14 letters of support
- Boomoorang Bags
- C4C Cash for containers
• in conjunction with Boomoorang alliance, Surfrider, Sunshine Coast
Environmental Council.
• The NCBA sent out a survey to residents & businesses to gain feedback on

24. REDUCE WASTE EMISSIONS OPTIONS?