2018-12-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             11 DECEMBER 2018


Risks & Opportunities
Council currently has limited ability to regulate and assess the impact of electronic gaming
machines on our community at a local level. The authority sits with the State Government and
Council and the community are only afforded the opportunity to provide input into applications
made to the State Government for 20 or more EGMs if in a club and 10 or more if in a pub. This
situation creates a significant risk for local communities whereby incremental increase in EGMs
can occur without any public or Council input or consideration of the local context and potential
social harm.

By joining the Gambling Alliance Reform Group, Council will have an opportunity to tap into a
national organisation of like-minded Councils and organisations. Noosa Council’s leadership on
this issue demonstrated through its successful motion at the LGAQ conference may further
encourage other Queensland local governments to join the Alliance, with the hope that we can
create a critical mass that will have an impact on the State government as part of the lobbying
effort to be undertaken by LGAQ for legislative change to enable Council’s to consider the land
use and other impacts of electronic gaming via planning schemes.

Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
LGAQ in relation to our recent motion to the LGAQ State Conference

Internal Consultation
Mayor Wellington
Director Environment and Sustainable Development


Departments/Sections Consulted:

 X   Chief Executive Officer       Community Services                      Corporate Services
     Executive Officer             Director                                Director
     Executive Support             Community Development                   Financial Services
                                   Community Facilities                    ICT
                                   Libraries & Galleries                   Procurement & Fleet
                                   Local Laws                              Property
                                   Waste & Environmental Health            Revenue Services

     Executive Services        X   Environment & Sustainable Development   Infrastructure Services
     Director                  X   Director                                Director
     Community Engagement          Building & Plumbing Services            Asset Management
     Customer Service              Development Assessment                  Buildings and Facilities
     Governance                    Economic Development                    Civil Operations
     People and Culture            Environmental Services                  Disaster Management
                                   Strategic Land Use Planning             Infrastructure Planning,
                                                                           Design and Delivery




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