Who We Are
Noosa World Surfing Reserve
Our Mission
The mission statement of World Surfing Reserves is to “proactively identify, designate and preserve outstanding waves, surf zones and surrounding environments around the world”. The Save The Waves Coalition, along with key partners like National Surfing Reserves (NSR) Australia and the International Surfing Association (ISA), launched the World Surfing Reserves concept in 2009, and it now serves as a global model for preserving wave breaks and their surrounding areas by recognizing and protecting the key environmental, cultural, economic and community attributes of surfing areas.
The Noosa World Surfing Reserve area covers the world class point breaks from Laguna Bay on Noosa Main Beach all the way to the beach break at North Sunshine Beach.
Since 2009, World Surfing Reserves have used their muscle to save iconic surf breaks from potentially destructive development and to lobby for better environmental protection. The case Noosa presented, in our third and successful submission in 2017, was as an exemplar of best practice in coastal management and protection. In other words, in our case the heavy lifting had already been done. Since Dr Arthur Harrold and Max Walker formed the Noosa Parks Association and went to bat to protect our headland from development back in 1962, generations of civic-minded citizens have created layers of protection that all but guarantee Noosa’s position as the gem of the Australian coastline. But we’re not perfect, and the Noosa World Surfing Reserve will add a layer of protection for our often-overlooked surf break assets.
A Cup of Tea with God
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