MAYORAL MINUTES · 2026-03-19 Mayor Minute - Submission to the Sunshine Coast Waterways Authority Bill

v9 NOOSA @®& Council The attached submission in summary seeks to: 1. Highlight areas of the Bill regarding roles, responsibilities, tenure and decision making where Council seeks further clarity; 2. Seek confirmation of representation on the SCWA for the 3 Local Governments. 3. Identify risks of functional overlap or conflict between SCWA and Council, particularly in infrastructure planning, tenure management, environmental protection, climate change response and foreshore integration; 4. Emphasise the importance of genuine and early consultation, noting the Bill requires consultation but not endorsement by local governments; 5. Ensure that Noosa’s distinct environmental and waterway values, community expectations and statutory land use frameworks are appropriately recognised in the establishment and ongoing operation of the SCWA; and 6. Propose amendments or safeguards to support collaborative, transparent and place based waterway governance to meet the objectives and aspirations of our community. 7. Given the significance and level of community interest requests that, as part of this process, requests a hearing be held to provide representation and presentation of submissions. A public briefing was held in Brisbane yesterday at which is was stated that Local Government had been consulted on the Bill, it is my understanding that this is not accurate to my knowledge Noosa Council was not consulted on this Bill prior to it being made public via State Government website. | note the Crisafulll Government has committed publicly to work in partnership with Local Governments and we welcome this commitment, we trust that Local Governments feedback into this process will be considered seriously given the significance of this Bill. We look forward to continuing to work in partnership with the State Government on all matters relevant to Noosa and important to our community such as this one. Cr Frank Wilkie, Mayor Date Page 2 of 2