QYAC chief executive Cameron Costello has called for further research into 4WD use on North Stradbroke Island to see if the number of beach vehicle permits should be capped.
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It comes as people are urged to comment on a draft management plan for Naree Budjong Djara National Park on North Stradbroke Island.
Mr Costello said QYAC wanted an assessment to be made on whether it was necessary to cap the number of 4WDs allowed on Minjerribah beaches to protect the environment and ensure the public's safety.
He said 375,000 people had visited the island in 2018, up from an estimated 350,000 in 2017.
The figures for 2019 were still being tallied but the number of vehicle permits handed out across the past two years had increased by 1000.
"There have been necessary limits on vehicles in other beach destinations to ensure that the environment and cultural heritage sites are not damaged or destroyed and that these beaches remain safe for everyone," Mr Costello said.
"Further research and monitoring should continue especially in peak periods and we know that as the numbers of 4WDs seem to be increasing, so will the risk."
Mr Costello said QYAC had not yet proposed a 4WD limit but believed a study would help determine if one was required and what the cap might be.
The management plan, completed by the Environment Department and QYAC, identifies the key threats to the national park.
Among them are the need to protect places like Blue Lake (Kaboora), where it is considered culturally insensitive to swim, according to the report.
Mr Costello said the key risk to sacred lakes was a lack of respect for the significance they held in the Aboriginal community.
"To compensate and to ease pressure on these cultural landmarks we are currently creating and reopening amazing recreational areas like the keyholes and new walking tracks and trails," he said.
"This will provide visitors with appropriate opportunity to enjoy the majestic wildlife and iconic beaches whilst not damaging the environment."
Mr Costello said Stradbroke was a cultural and wildlife sanctuary that needed to be preserved so that it could be enjoyed by future generations.
"The plan outlines management values and actions that will protect culture and the ecology," he said.
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