2020-10-15 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES   15 OCTOBER 2020




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ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                               15 OCTOBER 2020

        Objective / Purpose
        To amend the current Noosa Plan (Noosa Waters Estate Waterways) to allow the
        storage of registered watercraft, on or off pontoons and other devices, adjacent
        to or perpendicular te the revetment wall, without directly being attached to a
        jetty.

        Affected Users of the Noosa Waters Canal

        Private waterfront owners and Resorts within the canal system.
        Private Owners - have pontoon boats, single hull boats, jet-ski's and tinnies,
        stored on or off a pontoon (and other devices) and may have more than one
        watercraft, not attached to a jetty.
        Resorts - that includes primarily The Entrance and Portside rely on substantial
        income from tourists who bring their own watercraft to Noosa, This group also
        includes premises rented for short or long term stays.
        The Entrance has only four jetties for 51 residential units and these jetties are
        built well above the level of the revetment wall, presenting safety concerns when.
        boarding or alighting from boats.
         Even if the jetties were all used, the peak holiday period can attract more
        watercraft than available safe use of jetty space.

         Current Practice

         Current practices of watercraft storage (not attached to Jetties) has been in place
         for at least 20 years and has presented no problems to residents or Council. A
         recent informal inspection has shown that without exception watercraft owners
         store their craft in a safe manner and do not impede passage in the canal and
         have no impact on the canal bed or revetment wall.

         Approvals
         In recent years Council undertook a large project of adding rock ballast to the
         base of the revetment wall and during this process the Body Corporate of The
         Entrance and Council entered an agreement to enable watercraft to be stored
         adjacent to the revetment wall. Rock ballast was installed at a height to enable
         storage without damaging watercraft. This approval was given by the Councils
         project manager in an email on 18 Sept 2014.

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