2021-09-07 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                              7 SEPTEMBER 2021


2    CHANGE IN USE & TENURE - PART OF LOT 69 RP41223 AND PART OF LOT 2 RP839623

Author            Community Development Officer, Kylie Finigan
                  Community Services Department

Index             ECM/10.02 Noosa Social Strategy

Attachments       1.   Site plans


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Community Development Officer to the Services & Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 07 September 2021 and:
A.   Enter into Freehold Permit (3 years) with Noosa Community Garden Inc. over part of Lot 2
     P839623 vacant open space at Wallace Park for the purpose of relocation of the Noosa
     Community Garden from Earl Street, Tewantin;
B.   Enter into Freehold Lease (3 years) with YouTurn Ltd over Lot 69 RP41223 for the purpose of
     siting two (2) prefabricated, relocatable Tiny Homes to be managed as supported short-term
     transitional accommodation for young, vulnerable people;
C.   Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to enter into tenure renewal negotiations with community
     organisations in accordance with the Community Purpose Land and Infrastructure Tenure
     Policy; and
D.   Apply the exception to the requirement for tendering under Section 236 (1) (b) (ii) of the Local
     Government Regulation 2012 for disposal of a non-current asset other than by tender or
     auction if the valuable non-current asset is disposed of to a community organisation.

REPORT
The purpose of this report is to endorse the change of use and tenure of two parcels of land to
facilitate the relocation of the Noosa Community Gardens and the establishment of YouTurn’s Tiny
Homes project for youth transitional accommodation.

1. Background
YouTurn Youth Support, formerly United Synergies and Noosa Youth Service began in 1989, have
held a long-term Freehold Lease at 12 Ernest Street, Tewantin (Lot 168 SP132627) and have
provided services to vulnerable youth for the past 32 years.
In 2012 United Synergies established a community garden within their lease boundary to support
Slow Food Noosa and community partners. United Synergies recruited from local high schools to
participate in the garden alongside other community members, United Synergies’ staff and clients.
In 2016 the community garden was relocated to the adjacent 14 Earl Street (Lot 268 SP132627) in
preparation for the relocation of Tait-Duke Community Cottage from Wallace Park. The garden
relocation was coordinated by United Synergies and undertaken by Skilling Queenslanders for Work
participants.
Tait-Duke Community Cottage was relocated to 14 Earl Street in 2016. A consortium of community
partners including United Synergies, Hutchinson Builders, Rotary Club of Noosa Heads and Skilling
Queenslanders for Work renovated the Cottage. After Tait-Duke Community Cottage was officially
opened in mid-2017, Rotary Club of Noosa Heads Inc. entered into a tenure agreement with Noosa

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