We had a meeting today at Noosa and the general consensus is we need National an International help on this one boys an girls.
You can help by doing the following.

Telling everyone you know to write submissions to let kite surfing remain at the river mouth because:
It is a great environmentally friendly sport.
Attracts lots of tourists and there money.
Just as many come to watch as participate.
As some have mentioned before if it is banned they will take there families an money to other kite friendly locations for holidays.
Kiting is only done in a NE wind with an out going tide and in the afternoons, which does not happen all that often.
The river mouth belongs to everyone not just boats.
There are lots of boat accidents at the river mouth but no one seems to mind about that.
Most kiter's are very safety conscious and happy to give way to boats.
Lots of kids are getting into the sport and keeping off the streets.
etc etc etc
The main thing is to let them know just how many people will be devastated by the closure and to keep a positive spin on it.

http://www.noosa.qld.gov.au/Community/documents/Marine%20Zone%20Proposal%20Report%20Apr%202007.pdf

Written submissions on the discussion paper may be given to Council by any person. A properly made submission:
1. Is in writing and received by Council by 20 July 2007; and
2. Includes the name and address of each person making the submission; and
3. States the grounds of the submission and the relevant facts and circumstances in support of the grounds; and
4. Is addressed to Noosa Council, at PO Box 141, Tewantin, Q 4565, fax 07 5447 1062 or email [email protected]

If a power body decides it wants to do something, then boundaries of what is rational become blurred. Even if the birds do first mistake kite shadows for big birds, the smart ones will quickly learn to ignore kites completely; survival of the fast adapters ensures smarter birds.........what a crock of ##########!

Sometimes when I fly at a secret spot I and have a mob of pelicans watching...they seem amused, it is only when I try and mow them down with my lines that they take off...every once in a while I get a meal.

Noosa, hear it is a nice place....too bad about the anti-kite nut...not for me.

say good bye to the river mouth boys and girls, those ****ers may finally get their way.

What about the 4wd's that drive up to the spit on the other side of the river to the rock wall- do they disturb the migratory birds ?

if migratory bird habit is a valid, and primary reason for the ban they have to ban 4wd's from the area as well.

otherwise it would seem prejudiced and hypocritical.......... (had to do a spell check on these 2)

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Originally posted by Blownaway


4. Is addressed to Noosa Council, at PO Box 141, Tewantin, Q 4565, fax 07 5447 1062 or email [email protected]

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I'll throw my two cents in for you guys (and me in the long run - otherwise it will spread like a cancer).

If we email this address above - will it be taken as a valid submission? Or should we write the letter and post it?

Seems the e-mail is taken as a valid submission. I got this response from Peter Milne about an hour after my submission.

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Dear Nick

Thank you for your response.
Over the next 5 weeks we will be gathering submissions, such as yours, and presenting these to the Noosa River Plan Community and Industry Advisory Committee for consideration. We will be meeting with stakeholders, such as kitesurfers, to discuss such issues you have raised.

We have included your contact details on our submission list so we can keep you informed regarding the consultation process.

Again, thank you for your thoughts on the management of kite surfing at the river mouth.

Peter Milne

Strategic Planning Officer

Noosa Council

07 54495167

yea i got the same response too! lol!

yeh I got that response too.

Matt an Beck and a bunch of others are going to council for a meeting with the Peter an Rebeka from river planning committee on thursday at 3.30, I will keep you informed to the outcome.

[email protected]

To whom it May Concern
After reading your report "Noosa River Marine Zone Proposal" I would like to voice my concerns with said report on the following points relating to the lazy bundling of kitesurfing and windsurfing into your proposal. I am of the view that the report comes to its conclusion on the bases that it is not willing to even think about other, more appropriate options.

One of the purposes of the Noosa River Plan is to
“promote low impact, nature based recreational
activities on the river system that conform with the
ecological amenity values of the river and
surrounding residents.”
I am of the view that Kitesurfing is an environmentally friendly, low impact recreational sport. Kites can not be heard unless your with in a few feet of them, wake from a kitesurfer is barly a ripple and no fuel is burnt causing pollution. Kitesurfing could be considered the answer to the issues of wakeboarding as it doesn't involve large trailers and cars clogging up car parks or its damage to the shore line let alone the noise issues your give as cause to restrict PWC use.

It is proposed to expand upon the prohibited
freestyling, surfing and wave jumping areas and ban
such activities by motorised craft in all areas of the
river, with the exception of the commercial jet ski
area. It is also proposed to prohibit freestying,
surfing and wave jumping by wind powered craft
(eg. kite surfers and wind surfers) at the river mouth.
This is shown on Map 4. (I could not find Map 4 in the report, appendices: maps was blank)
Reason for this is weak, Kitesurfing and Windsurfing have been drawn into this with out much cause or thought into its reason or implication.

Meanwhile, kite surfers and windsurfers operate in
an unpredictable manner, changing course rapidly
and are affected by sudden wind gusts and tidal
flows.
Kitesurfers may appear to be out of control and a risk to other water users. The truth is a kitesurfer with only one season of experience can stop quicker than a boat and change direction even quicker although obviously cannot go directly upwind.

The proposed freestyling, surfing and wave jumping
restrictions would alleviate these conflicts as kite
surfers and windsurfers would no longer be able to
conduct these activities at the river mouth.
Under the same reasoning the cure for SIDS is to stop all child birth, the same sort of reasoning was used by Hitler. "Jews are the problem, kill all of them"

Kitesurfing has a bad rap as Snowboarding did when it was first introduced, this has come from storeys of accidents that spread quickly and formed peoples opinions, based on these opinions the unwanted stereotype has formed. Due to recent promotion of the sport most people have seen the sport to be participated in by people from all walks of life. Young and old, Males and Females, Fathers and sons.

Understandably I am very disappointed by the report and would urge you to consider these points completely as they are not said lightly. I would not be effect by the regulations as a West Australian but it sets a precedent and stereotype that is not deserved.

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Any one wanna edit this if they see fit as i have never been there and dont know the full story
Cheers
(i will add my name, address, number in the final)
[edited a bit myself]

Kitecrazy,Mate thats awsome the more people respond with submissions like that the better.I think you about summed it up and the crazyness of it all, keep em coming people flood the council with response from near and far,you never know your fav spot might be next !!

Come on people power

bullsh-t hit them like you got a pair

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You guys are losing the plot !

If you accuse the council of being similar to Hitler,you are shooting yourselves in the foot !

You had better rein in guys like "Kitecrazy".

They will do more harm than good!

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Must be some person in council who wants to live in a museam,look but dont touch. No surfing at the mouth,no kiteing,no fun,these sports are totaly enviromentally friendly,is the real issue being side stepped here and that being the enviromental vadalism caused by poor river managment over the years that has led to the destruction of fish habitat and breeding grounds(harbour town,Noosa sound etc)Surely commercial buissiness operating on the river is far more harmfull to the birds than kites.And the shallow bar is the danger for boats and lives could be lost due to the frequent sinkings and roll overs caused by the lack of action by council to provide a safe channel for all the boats they allow on the river,is this not a far more serious issue than stopping people from enjoying the few simple pleasures in life that are free.

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Originally posted by kitecrazzzy

im pissed off right now, i just re edited it and was on to adding in my name and stuff when i lost it

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bugger! Think how good it will be the second time mate!

the noosa kitesurfing thing is totally out of control and I say ban it and jetskis.. they should all go waveriding and not annoy all of the people just trying to enjoy a sunday afternoon without all of these posers going back and forth..

ban it

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Originally posted by jbowman

the noosa kitesurfing thing is totally out of control and I say ban it and jetskis.. they should all go waveriding and not annoy all of the people just trying to enjoy a sunday afternoon without all of these posers going back and forth..

ban it

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not annoy all of the people just trying to enjoy a sunday afternoon....

Isnt that what the kitesurfers are doing too? get over yourself champ.

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Originally posted by jbowman

the noosa kitesurfing thing is totally out of control and I say ban it and jetskis.. they should all go waveriding and not annoy all of the people just trying to enjoy a sunday afternoon without all of these posers going back and forth..

ban it

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Bud wake up to yourself BAN IT!! you got rocks in your head.