2018-08-31 Special Meeting Minutes

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                           31 AUGUST 2018


An aerial view of the site is provided for information below.




The site is situated opposite the Noosa Outlook residential estate roundabout and is surrounded
by the Tewantin Noosa Golf Club, Tewantin Cemetery and the Tewantin Sports Complex. There
is some minor encroachment by the Golf Club driving range on the western side of the property.
The buildings on the site are set well back from the road frontage, surrounded by dense vegetation
and are accessed by a bitumen sealed driveway.

The facility had student intake from 2006 and operated for approximately 8 years until it was closed
in June 2014 following a TAFE Queensland review. The facility has remained closed since that
time. A decision on the site’s future was to be made following the completion of a ten year Strategic
Training Asset Management Plan by the state.

The Department of Employment, Small Business and Training made contact with Council in March
2018 to discuss whether Council had any interest in purchasing the site. Since then, information
has been obtained and developed as part of Council’s due diligence investigations in the following
areas:
1.   Site infrastructure;
2.   Site planning, land use options and environmental considerations;
3.   Building condition assessment;
4.   Potential site demand (commercial and community); and
5.   Financial analysis and whole of life cost implications.

This information is important to ensure that Council makes appropriate decisions in the best
interests of its ratepayers and the community. Any decision must also align with Council’s Financial
Sustainability Policy.

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