2020-10-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   12 OCTOBER 2020




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               12 OCTOBER 2020

                   * $36,000 + quest spend $60,000 = $96,000
                   HOW GUESTS AND COUPLES ENJOY THEIR DESTINATION WEDDING WEEK:
                   PRE-WEDDING: ACCOMMODATION; RESTAURANTS, CAFE'S, SPAS, GOLF, TOURS AND
                   ADVENTURES
                   WEDDING DAY: FLORISTS; STYLISTS; CELEBRANTS; HAIRDRESSERS; MAKEUP
                   ARTISTS; PHOTOGRAPHERS, VIDEOGRAPHERS; CAKE MAKERS; CATERERS, MOBILE
                   BARS; DRESS MAKERS; VENUES; TRANSPORT BY ROAD; TRANSPORT BY WATER;
                  POST WEDDING: GOLF CLUBS; FISHING CHARTERS; TOURS & ADVENTURES &
                   BOUTIQUES.
                  Weddings to Noosa have been in steady decline since the fee increases for Wedding permits
                  began back in 2014, and funding to Tourism Noosa in support of the Wedding Industry was
                   redirected to other areas.
                  Weddings fill the gaps, mid-week, between festivals, and out of school holiday timeframes.
                  By reducing the fees, we increase the number of weddings — including our many mid-week
                  destination weddings, and our businesses and economy thrive.
                   COUNCIL FIGURES SHOW
                  Wedding Permits issued by council in 2016 436
                  Wedding Permits issued by council in 2019 353
                   436 — 353 = 83 Less Pernits Issued
                   STATISTICS FROM THE QUEENSLAND REGISTRY OF BIRTHS DEATHS AND
                  MARRIAGES SUBURB BY SUBURB —
                  show that in 2014 there were 826 weddings across the Noosa Shire, 2016 there were 714
                  weddings across the Noosa Shire, and in 2019 there were 640 weddings across the Noosa
                   Shire. These statistics are available by public search.
                  This amounts to 186 LESS weddings =
                   186 x $96000 = $17,865,000 per year, less to our economy.
                   COVID IMPACT
                  Wedding bookings for 2020 and through 2021 are showing a reduced number of wedding
                   guests. Our economy and small businesses would be greatly assisted by a reduction of all
                  wedding permit fees. The non- refundable aspect of wedding permit fees should it rain/ be
                  windy etc., is extremely off-putting to couples with a small wedding budget — which many now
                   have.
                   THIS SUBMISSION IS SUPPORTED BY THE 71 MEMBERSHIP INDIVIDUALS OF THE
                   NOOSA WEDDING ORGANISATION:
                  Leah Cohen
                  Business Owner at Leah Cohen Photography & Super Simple Noosa Elopements
                  Jacqueline Gray
                   Owner-operator Noosa Heads Celebrant
                  Jo-Jo Oechs!
                   Owner-operator at Naturelle Floral Design
                  Debbie White
                   Owner-operator Beauty on the Move Hair and Makeup for brides
                  Lindy Yewen
                   Photographer at Lindy Photography
                  Ange Purchase
                   Entrepreneur at Photo Finish Makeup
                   Carly Doran
                   Owner-operator at Noosa Hairdressers
                   Lyndy Lou
                   Owner-operator Classic Cars Sunshine Coast

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