2022-11-04 Special Meeting - Agenda Item 1 - Attachment 1 - Housing Strategy

Executive Summary
Noosa Shire Council is greatly concerned by the housing crisis          This Housing Strategy seeks to set a clear plan for housing in




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currently gripping the Shire. This is having a significant social and   Noosa Shire through to 2041 and provides for regular monitoring
economic impact on the community and requires action by all
                                                                        and review to ensure our actions and interventions advance us
levels of government as well as the broader community. Recent
                                                                        towards meeting the objectives set out in this strategy, to enable
factors such as bushfires, COVID19 and flooding have
                                                                        housing choice, diversity and affordability to meet the current
exacerbated an already pressurised housing market throughout
                                                                        and future needs of the community.




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the country and fiscal policy encouraging housing investment is
pushing up demand. The Shire has a finite supply of developable         Underpinning the success of this strategy will be ongoing open
                                                                        conversations and partnerships with the State and Federal
urban land and housing supply is limited.
                                                                        Government, with Community Housing providers, private
Council understands that it needs to be part of the housing
                                                                        housing developers and with the Noosa Community.
solution before these social and economic impacts worsen.
                                                                        In essence this can be summarized as ensuring there is the right
In December 2021 Noosa Council endorsed a Housing Needs
                                                                        amount of housing, of the right type and size, in the right place
Assessment (HNA), a comprehensive technical report on the
                                                                        and with the right tenure for our community.
context of housing and households in Noosa Shire. The HNA
informed the Housing Strategy released as a draft for feedback          Noosa Council is not alone in the struggle to keep its residents
                                                                        at home and acknowledges the challenges other surrounding
in July 2022, as did other Council strategies and plans. For
                                                                        Councils are also facing. Council recognises it is going to take
comprehensive
             R     background,     the   HNA    is   accessible
www.noosa.qld.gov.au/housing-strategies. Council has been
encouraged by the high level of local appreciation for the
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                                                                        commitment and partnerships at levels of Government as well
                                                                        as industry and community groups to address the Housing
                                                                        challenges.
problem and empathy for people struggling to secure housing.
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