2019-12-10 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       10 DECEMBER 2019



Matters Raised                                                                        Comments

 Many of the members use public transport, walk or car pool; and
 Council to provide adequate car-parking solutions that would satisfy the
    Tewantin resident who lodged the complaint.
Extracts summarised from submissions received raising issues relating to              Noted       submitters
Community Benefit (it is noted all submissions received highlighted                   consider the applicant
substantial Community Benefit for similar reasons as identified below):               provides    substantial
 Universities of the Third Age are international voluntary community-               community benefit to
    inspired educational and social interactive groups that are aimed at              the wider locality and
    providing crucial, wonderful and inspiring opportunities for retirees, seniors,   request             the
    and anyone else in the community, to participate in an incredibly wide            development           is
    range of educational, physical, and social programs. All run voluntarily. On      approved in full as
    the educational side, Sunshine Coast University also supports U3A Noosa           proposed.
    by sending one of their own lecturers to provide a class, once every month,
    on a voluntary basis. U3A Noosa has been successfully providing an
    excellent array of activities for members to participate in for many years,
    and has become a crucial part of the daily life of each of its members, now
    numbering 800.
 Very concerned to learn possibly only 30 people at a time might be able to
    use the building.
 You should know that there are some truly amazing people living in the
    Noosa/Tewantin community and they give their time to inspire others
 In the building, there are a number of rooms: art studio, games room,
    language room, computer/AV room and the auditorium. The range of
    classes held is wide - physical fitness, foreign language, audio-visual,
    computer studies, science, photography, history of religion, several types
    of painting tuition and much much more.
 The attendance at a single class probably averaged around 45 people.
    Under the change of rules, an audience would be limited and all other
    classes that run concurrently would have to be scrapped.
 The classes have had a tremendous impact on my life and, in turn, I have
    been able to inspire others through the various classes I have given.
 Given our age group, quite a few people have gone through traumas such
    as being widowed. People have spoken to me sometimes saying they do
    not know what they would have done without the companionship of other
    U3A members at a difficult time.
 I urge you to see what an important service U3A brings to its members and
    frequently to the wider public. Please don't make changes to a successful
    valuable operation that is working so well.
 As a long time member, volunteer and supporter of U3A Noosa, I value the
    opportunities it provides for sharing experiences in a wide range of interest
    groups in the pursuit of learning and knowledge accumulation, social
    interaction, companionship, fun and friendship which is so important for
    retirees and the elderly who can very easily become lonely and isolated. I
    constantly hear the sentiment 'I'd be lost without it'.
 Although necessary restrictions have been placed on overall house
    numbers which has impacted on the accessibility to some classes, U3A
    Noosa continues to offer a wide variety of experiences for our more senior
    members and provides a much needed service for our local community.
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