Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING | 16 JULY 2026


           d. Motion: "Recognising and Protecting Soil as Natural Critical Infrastructure"
               (provided at Attachment 4);
           e. Motion: "Drone Beach Surveillance - Supporting Lifeguards and Beachgoer
               Safety" (provided at Attachment 5);
           f. Motion: "Electronic Gaming Machines on Council-Owned and Trustee
               Land" (provided at Attachment 6);
           g. Motion: "Funding Queensland Councils to Pilot Opt-In Reusable Cup
               Programs" (provided at Attachment 7);
           h. Motion: "Future-proofing Queensland’s Water Supply – A Whole-of Water-
               Cycle Approach to Climate Resilience" (provided at Attachment 8);
           i. Motion: "World Surfing Reserves" (provided at Attachment 9);
           j. Motion: "Submission to State Planning Policy Review" (provided at
               Attachment 10); and
           k. Motion: State-led Safe Parking Program" (provided at Attachment 2 to the
               Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting dated 16 July - Motion: State-led Safe
               Parking Program - Updated).
     C. Approve Cr Lorentson & Cr Finzel to attend at the 2026 LGAQ Conference in
        Cairns in October 2026 under the Councillor's Expenses Reimbursement and
        Provision of Facilities Policy, Item 2.1 Mandatory - Professional Development and
        Representation.

     Carried.
      For:            Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr
                      Amelia Lorentson, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr
                      Nicola Wilson
      Against:        None

     The meeting adjourned at 2.20pm
     The meeting resumed at 2.25pm.


     Refer to Confidential Section 14 for Item 12.2.



13   ORDINARY MEETING REPORTS

13.1 RECREATIONAL BOATING FACILTIES AT HILTON ESPLANADE
     (DOONELLA BRIDGE, TEWANTIN) BY MARITIME SAFETY QUEENSLAND
     Motion
     Moved:      Cr Frank Wilkie
     Seconded:   Cr Brian Stockwell
     That Council
     A. Note the report by the Director Infrastructure Services to the Ordinary Meeting
        dated 16 July 2026 regarding the proposed recreational boating facility at Hilton
        Esplanade, Tewantin; and
     B. Note the continued collaboration with Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) to
        explore and fund recreational boating needs in the Noosa River;
     C. Advise MSQ of the following design parameters that Council seeks for MSQ to
        include in its ongoing design work:
             a. Provision for periodic large commercial vessel and item launch and
                 retrieval under shared use design arrangement;


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