Section sec.7 - Sunshine Coast Waterways Authority Act 2026 - Meaning of Sunshine Coast waterways

sec.7Meaning of Sunshine Coast waterways

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sec.7 Meaning of Sunshine Coast waterways

The Sunshine Coast waterways are all of the following waterways below the high water mark— Castaways Creek; Lake Cooroibah; Lake Cootharaba; Cornmeal Creek; Currimundi Creek; Lake Doonella; Keyser Channel; the Maroochy River; the Mooloolah River; the Noosa River, and adjoining waterways, to the extent the waterways are within the local government area of the Noosa Shire Council; Pumicestone Channel (commonly known as Pumicestone Passage), and adjoining waterways, north of a line from latitude 27º06' south on the mainland shore to South Point on Bribie Island; Stumer Creek; Tooway Creek; Lake Weyba; Weyba Creek; waterways adjoining the waterways stated in paragraphs (a) to (i) and (l) to (o) .

(a) Castaways Creek;
(b) Lake Cooroibah;
(c) Lake Cootharaba;
(d) Cornmeal Creek;
(e) Currimundi Creek;
(f) Lake Doonella;
(g) Keyser Channel;
(h) the Maroochy River;
(i) the Mooloolah River;
(j) the Noosa River, and adjoining waterways, to the extent the waterways are within the local government area of the Noosa Shire Council;
(k) Pumicestone Channel (commonly known as Pumicestone Passage), and adjoining waterways, north of a line from latitude 27º06' south on the mainland shore to South Point on Bribie Island;
(l) Stumer Creek;
(m) Tooway Creek;
(n) Lake Weyba;
(o) Weyba Creek;
(p) waterways adjoining the waterways stated in paragraphs (a) to (i) and (l) to (o) .