2018-07-16 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                 16 JULY 2018


REPORTS DIRECT TO GENERAL COMMITTEE

5                       FURTHER REPORT MCU16/0079.02 REQUEST TO CHANGE A DEVELOPMENT
                        APPROVAL FOR EXTENSIONS TO RSL CLUB AT 5 MEMORIAL DRIVE TEWANTIN
OCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                             Development Planner, Wilhelm Koschade
                                   Environment and Sustainable Development Department

Index                              ECM/ Applications/ MCU16/0079.02

Attachments                        Nil.


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not Applicable

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Development Planner to the Planning & Environment
Committee Meeting dated 10 July 2018 and the Further Report to the General Committee dated
16 July 2018 regarding Application No. MCU16/0079.02 for a minor change to Development
Permit for Material Change of Use of Premises for extensions to RSL Club situated at 5 Memorial
Avenue, Tewantin, described as Lot 10 on SP 273411 and:
A.                      Agree to amend condition 3 to read as follows:
                        3.   The proposed development provides for an extension to the Gaming Area (providing
                             for a maximum of 195 gaming machines and limited to a total floor area of 565m 2),
                             Smokers Terrace, Store, Children’s Lounge, basement carpark area and other
                             internal modifications as shown on the approved plans.
B.                      Investigate the development of a policy for gaming machines to minimise the potential
                        harm associated with gambling.



REPORT
A report on this application was considered by the Planning & Environment Committee meeting
on 10 July 2018. The application was referred to the General Meeting for further information,
requested by councillors. Officers advised at the meeting that a further report would be prepared
for the General Committee meeting providing detail and discussion around the matters raised at
the Planning and Environment Committee.
The matters raised at committee are discussed below.
1.                      What are the requirements and best method for Council to develop/adopt a policy on
                        gaming machines?
Advice has been sought from the Department of State Development, Manufacturing,
Infrastructure and Planning with respect to the development of such a policy or planning scheme
provision. The Department has advised that they are not aware of any other Council in
Queensland who has attempted to influence or regulate this matter in any way and requires
further time to investigate this matter. The Department has advised that they are unlikely to be
able to provide advice to Council prior to Council’s Ordinary Meeting in July 2018.
2.                      What is the approximate annual turnover of a single electronic gaming machine?
No statistics were found with respect to the average turnover of a single electronic gaming
machine annually. However, as a broad indication, in July 2017 there were 42,757 operational

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