Meeting minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                              18 AUGUST 2025


     Carried.
                       Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr
     For:
                       Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson
     Against:          None


     CLOSURE OF THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC
     Committee Resolution
     Moved:            Cr Frank Wilkie
     Seconded:         Cr Karen Finzel
     That the meeting be closed to the public pursuant to section 254J(3)(e) of the Local
     Government Regulation 2012 for the purpose of discussing legal advice relating to an appeal
     in the Planning & Environment Court so that Council’s legal position is protected in relation
     to Item 9.1 - PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COURT APPEAL NO. 3746 of 2023 –
     APPLICATION FOR SHORT TERM ACCOMMODATION (15 ECO CABINS) AT 94 & 142
     NOOSA DRIVE, NOOSA HEADS.
     Carried.
                       Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr
     For:
                       Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson
     Against:          None


     RE-OPENING OF THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC
     Committee Resolution
     Moved:            Cr Tom Wegener
     Seconded:         Cr Amelia Lorentson
     That the meeting be re-opened to the public.
     Carried.
     For:          Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom
     Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson
     Against:          None


     Committee Recommendation
     Moved:             Cr Frank Wilkie
     Seconded:          Cr Amelia Lorentson
     That Council note the report by the Manager Development Assessment to the General
     Committee Meeting dated 18 August 2025 regarding Planning and Environment Court
     Appeal 3746 of 2023 and agree to settle the appeal generally in accordance with the
     proposed conditions outlined in Attachment 1.
     Carried.
                       Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr
     For:
                       Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson
     Against:          None