2017-04-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   11 APRIL 2017




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                 The retreat also features a modest convenience store, bar and restaurant, function areas,
                 conference rooms and other basic guest facilities. There is also ample recreational facilities
                 within or nearby the grounds as the complex is capable of hosting large groups, including
                 school camps. The Noosa North Shore Retreat and Tourist Park are very popular and is
                 often booked out months in advance.
                 An additional campground, Noosa North Shore Beach Campground, is located north of the
                 subject site with facilities for eight powered sites and multiple unpowered sites.
                 Approximately 10km north of the subject site is Teewah, which contains a small cluster of
                 holiday rental housing with capacity for around 148 beds across 20 houses. Accessibility to
                 this location is restricted to 4WD vehicles as beach driving is necessary, thereby limiting the
                 market of potential holidaymakers who would consider this destination for accommodation.

                 2.3.3.  Noosa’s Main Visitor Accommodation Area
                 Noosa’s main tourism accommodation precincts extend from Hastings Street-Noosa Heads
                 to Tewantin and is within close proximity of popular shops, restaurants and beaches. Much
                 of the visitor accommodation in this area falls under the same Tourism Mixed Use zoning
                 classification as Noosa North Shore, but offers a greater breadth of accommodation options
                 ranging in both star-rating and type. The majority of accommodation falls under mid to high-
                 range resort style accommodation of self-contained apartments within an enclosed
                 complex. It also contains a mix of permanent residents and visitors within the same unit
                 complexes.
                 The remaining stock of nearby accommodation is a mixture of hotels, motels, bed and
                 breakfasts, hostels, campgrounds and caravan parks.
                 Additional visitor accommodation is also found in the Sunshine Beach — Peregian Beach
                 coastal strip, and in Noosa’s hinterland.

                 2.3.4   |New Market Additions
                 Introduction of online share platforms for visitor accommodation has led to a significant
                 widening of the traditional tourism and short stay accommodation markets.    There are
                 around 300 rentals of various configurations within Noosa registered on Airbnb, significantly
                 increasing the regional supply of tourism accommodation and broadening the options for
                 visitors.  Stayz is another popular website for matching visitors seeking private
                 accommodation with residents offering accommodation.
                 Accommodation arrangements either occur as homestays where the property owners
                 continue to live onsite or short-term rentals with the entire property rented out. Online share
                 platforms are still relatively new (and largely unregulated) and represent a “disruptive”
                 technology and service which are positively impacting traditional visitor accommodation
                 markets by increasing the supply and flexibility of tourism accommodation and broadening
                 accessibility and affordability for holidaymakers in the region.

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                 Noosa North Shore Needs Assessment
                 16017 Rev O Draft
                 11 November 2016

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