However, experts preparing the council s coastal hazard adaptation plan have found the best protection could be levees that would need to be built by 2070 to counter inundation. They put the levee costs at $8.9 million while associated stormwater system protections against saltwater inundation was costed at $10.5 million. Along the coastal strip residents favoured using nature-based solutions solutions such as beach management and dune augmentation to combat increasing erosion impacts. The predicted Noosaville inundation levels for 2070 (top) and 2100 above. An adaptation plan project summary prepared by BMT, an international design engineering risk consultancy, said permanent sea level rise inundation along Noosaville was expected to be high or very high by 2070 through to 2100.
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UPDATE 9AM: A rescue helicopter crew was able to winch a paramedic into a remote area of Noosa National Park after a woman fell about 15m onto rocks. The paramedic was lowered down to the Paradise Caves section of the park to treat the woman, aged in her 20s, for suspected spinal injuries and cuts to her face. An RACQ LifeFlight spokeswoman said it was believed she had slipped while on a scenic walk. A woman was winched from rocks at Paradise Caves in Noosa National Park onto the RACQ LifeFlight rescue helicopter before begin taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital. Picture: RACQ LifeFlight