Noosa Botanic Gardens Master Plan
Increasing visitation and raising the profile of a hidden gem in the Noosa hinterlands.
As a part of Noosa Shire Council’s commitment to developing the region, a Master Plan for the Noosa Botanic Gardens was initiated to increase and enhance the site’s use and visitation. Although a well-loved local gem, much of the infrastructure was feeling tired.
Without a shared vision for the future, investment and work was being delivered ad-hoc. In 2023, Council partnered with Fourfold Studio and O2LA to facilitate a collaborative engagement program, seeking to develop a vision for the gardens, as well as a series of short, medium and long-term actions.
Engagement sought to ensure that the vision for the gardens remained closely aligned with local and stakeholder aspirations, whilst enhancing its wealth of existing assets.
Client: Noosa Council
Partners: O2 Landscape Architecture (O2LA)
Community sentiment was retrieved through a multi-phase engagement program, including stakeholder 1:1s, online engagement and a survey, site walk with Tourism Noosa and two onsite pop-ups for the broader community. This process fostered a clear understanding of existing community love for the gardens, and helped gather local ideas for future enhancements.
