Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING | 16 JULY 2026


      For:              Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Tom
                        Wegener
      Against:          Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Nicola Wilson

      Council Resolution
      Moved:            Cr Amelia Lorentson
      Seconded:         Cr Jessica Phillips
      That Council:
        A. Note the report by the Transport Project Officer to the General Committee
            Meeting dated 7 July 2026 regarding the Go Noosa Report;
        B. Delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to continue delivery of the Go
            Noosa Program and associated peak-period transport initiatives, subject to
            annual budget processes;
        C. Note the temporary repurpose of the car park within the Main Beach Reserve
            (adjacent to the Noosa Heads Surf Club) as a Main Beach Drop-Off Zone
            during the peak Christmas and New Year period to improve safety, traffic
            circulation, and functionality within the precinct;
        D. Endorse a trial of a temporary 15-minute drop-off area on Noosa Parade
            adjacent to Lions Park during Go Noosa Summer 2026;
        E. Request that staff deliver alternative transport management by December
            2026, including satellite parking, park-and-ride service and community
            concierge service.
        F. Delegate to the CEO to establish a strategic Noosa Lions Park advisory group
            to collaborate with key stakeholders and relevant Council staff to develop
            recommendations to inform decisions for the future use of the Lions Park for
            the benefit of the community during peak periods to consider viable alternative
            options.
        G. Request staff to bring back a further report to the August General Committee
            Meeting as to the appropriate process and likely costs associated with
            agreeing to an inconsistent use of the Noosa Heads Lions Park for overflow
            parking.

      Carried.
      For:              Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Tom
                        Wegener
      Against:          Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Nicola Wilson



11.1.3 DRAFT BURGESS CREEK INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
       PLAN (ICMP)

     Cr Amelia Lorentson
     "I, Cr Amelia Lorentson, inform the meeting that I have a conflict of interest for Item
     11.1.3 – Draft Burgess Creek Integrated Catchment Management Plan (ICMP), on this
     agenda. My brother, lives approximately 550m from the mouth of Burgess Creek, and
     I have recently purchased a property in Sunrise Beach approximately 550m from the
     mouth of Burgess Creek. This distance has been checked and confirmed by the


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