2021-08-10 Planning & Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 10 AUGUST 2021


Community comment                                             Proposed response
UDIA seeks a balanced sustainable approach to the             Noted. Council continues to explore local housing
urban environment which reasonability manages the             options that consider housing affordability needs
effect of climate change without negatively impacting         including sustainable building design outcomes that
on housing affordability. The proposed Climate                provide for cost efficiencies for households and
Responsive Design Guidelines should clearly                   reduced running costs for homeowners and renters.
articulate how the guidelines intend to improve
sustainability and resilience without damaging
housing affordability.
Consider setting a target of 60% of Noosa residents           New target included: ‘By 2026, 60% of people in
have a very good understanding of climate change.             Noosa have a very good understanding of climate
                                                              change. Council already has baseline data for this
                                                              from previous surveys.
Theme 8: Zero waste and circular economy
Reword action 8.1 to: “Create a circular economy in           This is reflected in the wording. No change required.
Noosa Shire to reduce, reuse and recycle.”
Add new action: “Build community awareness about              Wording added in the actions.
emissions from waste and how to reduce them (e.g.
methane emissions from food waste).
Add new targets for overall waste, not just for green         The new Waste Management Plan is currently under
waste:                                                        development and will establish overall targets for
“Reduce waste to landfill by 50% 2021-2023                    waste reduction to landfill.
Reduce waste to landfill by 50% 2023-2026”
Council should explore possibility of establishing a          Options relating to the landfill and recycling will be
micro-factory on the landfill site to turn diverse landfill   explored through themes in the CCRP relating to
waste into both valuable products and an energy               waste and clean low emissions industries.
source. e.g. green ceramics from recycled glass and
clothes.
Need complete plastic free packaging and shopping             Council will continue to lobby State and Federal
bags in all retail stores.                                    government to reduce plastic packaging and will
                                                              work with Tourism Noosa to promote Noosa as a
                                                              sustainable destination that discourages the use of
                                                              single use plastic packaging.
Increase collection of recycled bins to weekly whilst         Noted – for consideration as part of the draft Waste
reducing the general waste for landfill to fortnightly        Management Plan currently under development.
only.
Council should undertake an audit of its three-bin
domestic waste system to evaluate its effectiveness
and in consequence make any changes deemed
necessary to make it more effective.
Council should initiate a two-pronged publicity
campaign aimed at stopping food waste going into
landfill by (1) encouraging households, workplaces
and businesses to adopt composting, where
practicable and (2) exploring strategies for those
unable to undertake their own composting.
Noosa Council should initiate a study of the
challenge of disposable, single-use coffee cups, with
a view to (i) eliminating the sale of non-
recyclable/non-compostable cups and (ii) initiating a
system for collection/recovery/processing of
recyclable/compostable      cups    (for    example,

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