2019-10-08 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   8 OCTOBER 2019




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PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                         8 OCTOBER 2019

              There is a cap on the total number of EGMs in the State of Queensland and this is regulated
              by the OLGR. When a venue seeks to increase the number of entitlements (or authorities, as
              they are known for hoteliers) it has to acquire these from existing resources, i.e. the Public
              Trustee Tender process or by purchasing from another club (Community Club licence holders
              only). What this means, in practical terms, is that the number of available EGMs does not
              increase, it is merely their location which changes.
              Community Club licence holders are limited to a maximum of 300 EGMs and Commercial
              Hotels and Commercial Special Facility Licences are limited to a maximum of 45 EGMs.
              EGM numbers within Casinos are regulated separately and are not included in the cap
              that is applied to Clubs, Hotels and Special Facilities licence holders.
              The TNRSL has a Business Plan which has allowed the Club to develop progressively across
              all of its offerings (food, beverage and entertainment) with the increases in the number of
              EGMs being managed responsibility and conservatively, as a critical component to
              maintaining fiscal viability in the present commercial environment and into the future.
              The increases in the number of EGMs at TNRSL have occurred in a progressive manner over
              27 years and have only occurred when it has been identified that there is an increased demand
              within the community for access to the facilities and entertainment offering. These increased
              demands then see the Club better placed to not only continue, but also increase their
              contributions to the local community.
              The below table details the timeline of the EGM increases:

                                —_                  ot             _           |____EGMs
             pos 1992                                                        9
              TUNE                 98 ft
              JANUARY         [1996

              NOVEMBER
             [MARCH           [20020                  |

              To this end, the Club’s recent redevelopment has.been completed on the basis of the Gaming
              Room being able to accommodate additional EGMs. The redevelopment also provided for
              additional parking spaces and upgrades to other facilities to satisfy community expectation
              and Council planning requirements.

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