2022-04-19 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  19 APRIL 2022


     Markets from May 2022 and authorise the CEO to issue the appropriate permit once Council
     has received a properly made application and undertaken its normal assessment process;
C.   Agree to consider as part of the 2022-2023 budget deliberations the allocation of $71,000
     per annum plus CPI (for a total of three years) to fund SLSQ contract lifeguard services on
     Saturdays and public holidays in the surf lifesaving patrol season (September to May) for the
     purposes of providing lifesaving service continuity at Peregian Beach;
D.   Agree to consider as part of the 2022-2023 budget deliberations the allocation of $90,000 to
     re-paint the clubhouse building; and
E.   Apply the exception to the requirement for tendering of the lease under Section 236 (1) (b)
     (ii) of the Local Government Regulation 2012 as the lease is to a community organisation.

REPORT
1.   Purpose
The purpose of this report is to seek Council approval for a new Peregian Beach Surf Lifesaving
Club lease proposal and Council funding to support volunteer lifesaving patrols and clubhouse
maintenance works.
2.   Background
Peregian Beach Surf Lifesaving Club (PBSLSC) first commenced beach patrols in 1962 and
continued until 1974 when cyclonic conditions destroyed the clubhouse. After an eleven year hiatus
the second iteration of the club commenced on 1 January 1985 and the club was in continuous
operation until 2014.
In 2014, PBSLSC faced a number of challenges culminating in advice from Surf Lifesaving
Queensland (SLSQ) that it had enacted ‘step in’ measures. Subsequently, Noosa Heads SLSC
(NHSLSC) assumed responsibility for the operation of lifesaving services including tenure over the
clubhouse building and was issued annual permits allowing it to occupy the existing clubhouse and
conduct beach patrols under annual patrol agreements. NHSLSC supplemented volunteer
lifesaving patrols with paid SLSQ contract lifeguards at its own cost, implemented a nippers
program, undertook building repairs to address maintenance and safety issues and removed the
kitchen and bar facilities from the upper level.
In 2018, Council received approaches from community groups seeking space in the building or
overall tenure of the building. In September 2018, Surf Lifesaving Queensland Sunshine Coast
Branch (SLSSC) made an undertaking to become the permit holder and a report to Council
regarding an EOI process for activation of the space (July 2019, S&O Committee, Item 3, Page
20) recommended offering a three year Trustee Permit to SLSSC over the whole building and
surrounds for surf lifesaving purposes. The permit term provided sufficient time for SLSSC to
develop a strategic plan and ascertain community interest to establish a new local surf club.
The Trustee Permit expires on 5 September 2022 and beach patrol services provided by NHSLSC
via annual patrol agreements will also cease at the end of the surf lifesaving season in May.
NHSLSC have provided beach patrol services for eight years and from the 2022-2023 season will
revert to solely providing beach patrols on Noosa Beach.
3.   SLSSC Progress Towards Establishment of PBSLSC
Despite the challenges of the Covid pandemic, SLSSC have made significant progress towards
the new club’s establishment over the permit period. A key initiative was the establishment of an
advisory board having broad community representation. The November 2021 and February 2022
community updates (attached) include a number of milestones and principles for the establishment
of a new independent, community based club, which include:
1.   70 new patrolling members across 5 patrolling groups formed with support of NHSLSC’s
     training team.


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