2020-12-17 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                         17 DECEMBER 2020


9    ORDINARY MEETING REPORTS

     Nil.




10   CLOSED SESSION

     Nil.




11   PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

     1      BRIAN O’CONNOR
            Q1: Noosa Council is part of a troika that is working with HQ Plantations on a $3.5
                million conservation deal to convert 2400ha of Yurol Forest and Ringtail Forest,
                currently the site of plantation timber harvesting operations, into National Park; and
                so I ask what plans exist for the rehabilitation of cleared areas of forest either side
                of Yurol Forest Drive between Pomona and Cooroy. Will these lands become
                replanted koala habitat or will they form part of the Noosa Trails Masterplan
                upgrade proposal?

            Q2: Has Noosa Council given thought to using the opportunity of converting Yurol State
                Forest and Ringtail State Forest into National Park to reserve a small parcel of that
                land for affordable housing for Indigenous First Nations People whose ancestors
                walked that land and whose descendants today have traditional ownership
                heritage and a lasting and ongoing relationship with these forests?




12   NEXT MEETING

     The next Ordinary Meeting will be held on 21 January 2021 at the Council Chambers, 9 Pelican
     Street, Tewantin commencing at 5pm.




13   MEETING CLOSURE




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