Town Planning Report

Proposal Report     Proposed Material Change of Use of Premises for Open Space Type 2 Campground over land 240 Wilderness Track, Noosa
North Shore described as Lot 32 on MCH4399 and Part of Lot 1010 on NPW686
Applicant:          Noosa Council



5.0 Background
In 1986, Noosa Council approved a rezoning of the site to the Special Facilities (Camp ground) zone to
permit camping from the site. A Lease was subsequently entered into with the State allowing for a
campground of up to 200 sites and associated facilities.

Documentation and aerial photography indicate that the campground has been operating beyond the
approved boundaries since the 1980’s.




Figure 3 – Aerial photograph 1989                           Source: QImagery

Council has been working with State Government agencies for more than 20 years to consolidate land
tenure arrangements on the Noosa North Shore for a range of properties including the subject site, to
enable a consistent land management regime be put in place. In April 2006, Council resolved to:

     •    Adjust the boundary of the Noosa North Shore Beach Campground to the south involving
          revocation of part of Lot 1010 NPWS 686.
     •    Dedicate the road reserve over the existing formation of the Wilderness Track through Lot 1010
          NPW 686 (Regional Park - Great Sandy Resource Reserve), requiring excision from National
          Park.
     •    Transfer the balance area west of the road dedication to National Park (very small piece of land
          that would be alienated as part of the road dedication).

The negotiations with the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) concerning the
land adjustments have been protracted, but are now progressing well with the DEHP currently
progressing with the excision of the southern portion of the site from National Park.

In December 2015, Council resolved to engage a multi-disciplinary team to assess options and develop a
master plan for the upgrade of the campground. As part of this resolution, Council noted that there had
been limited investment in the campground over the past 30 years which had resulted in operational
difficulties relating to site layout, site capacity, water supply and effluent disposal.

Following Councils resolution of December 2015, Colliers International (which included a design team
comprising Hassell Studio (landscape architects), Bligh Tanner (Engineers), Gabrielle & Elizabeth Poole
Design Company (architects) and Tim Benneton Architects), was engaged to prepare a plan to prepared ,
feasibility options and plans for the upgrade of the existing campground and address the historic
intrusions into the National Park and road.


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