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ORDINARY MEETING                                                                  21 NOVEMBER 2024




11.4 GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT - 18 NOVEMBER 2024


ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Cr Brian Stockwell (Chair)
Cr Karen Finzel
Cr Amelia Lorentson
Cr Jessica Phillips
Cr Tom Wegener
Cr Frank Wilkie
Cr Nicola Wilson

EXECUTIVE
Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock
Acting Director Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh (via Microsoft Teams)
Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray
Director Strategy & Environment Kim Rawlings
Director Corporate Services Trent Grauf

APOLOGIES
Nil.


COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL

5.1. PEREGIAN BEACH SURF LIFESAVING CLUB - FUNDING REQUEST AND UPDATE ON
OPERATIONS (REFERRED FROM SERVICES & ORGANISATION DATED 12 NOVEMBER 2024)

In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Finzel provided the following
declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
I, Cr Finzel, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in relation to the Peregian
Beach Surf Life Saving Club, as Leigh McCready, who worked as a volunteer in my 2020 “Future
Noosa” election campaign is the President and a member of the Events Committee of the Peregian
Beach Surf Lifesaving Club. As Mrs McCready is not a close associate or related party and has
never given me a gift or a loan, I believe a reasonable person would agree that I able to make an
impartial decision on the matter. Therefore, I will choose to remain in the meeting room. However, I
will respect the decision of the meeting on whether I can remain and participate in the decision.

In accordance with Chapter 5B of the Local Government Act 2009, Cr Lorentson provided the
following declaration to the meeting of a declarable conflict of interest in this matter:
I, Cr Lorentson, inform the meeting that I have a declarable conflict of interest in this matter as my
daughter Giorgia Lorentson and son Ben Lorentson are employed by Surf Life Saving Queensland
(SLSQ) as casual lifeguards. It could be viewed that I have a have a conflict of interest, however I
do not believe a reasonable person could have a perception of bias as my daughter and son’s
employment is of a casual nature and not exclusively bound to SLSQ. Therefore, there is no benefit
or loss specific to my daughter and son, from the outcome of this application. Therefore, I will choose
to remain in the meeting room. However, I will respect the decision of the meeting on whether I can
remain and participate in the decision.




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