Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                       20 NOVEMBER 2025


      QUESTION 2
      Overall, it seems that Noosa Council has a policy of not sealing dirt roads and if residents
      offer to seal sections at their expense, Council will make that impossible to achieve. Besides
      the sealing of the $5.6 million Dr Pages Road upgrade in 2016 that former Mayor Noel
      Playford called "a win for hinterland tourism' in Noosa Shire what dirt roads and to what length
      have been sealed since de-amalgamation?

      RESPONSE BY DIRECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES SHAUN WALSH
      Council has undertaken the following road sealing programs:
       2015/16 Dr Pages Rd and Kinmond Creek Rd Cootharaba – 5.6kms length
       2018/19 Donnellys Rd Ridgewood – 800m length
       2019/20 Tewah Rd, Boreen Point – 200m length
       2019/20 Ambulance St, Pomona – 100m length
       2021/22 Tablelands Rd, Cooran (bridge approaches) – 150m length
      Council has recently asked for review of its road sealing priority program and consideration
      of a budget allocation for the 26/27 budget for its further consideration.



8.2   PAT SPICER
      QUESTION 1
      As the independent valuation of Lot 1 at 64 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy was carried out
      before remediation, subdivision and infrastructure works, is the price quoted and agreed upon
      with Coast2Bay the estimated undeveloped value or the estimated developed value taking
      into consideration the remediation and infrastructure provisions occurring before the actual
      sale?

      RESPONSE BY DIRECTOR STRATEGY & ENVIRONMENT KIM RAWLINGS
      Yes the independent valuation of proposed Lot 1 was undertaken on the Community facilities
      zoning of the land, assuming Multiple Dwellings as a permitted use under the Planning
      Scheme and including all remediation and civil works were completed resulting in a fully
      serviced allotment. The proposed sale of Lot 1 to Coast2Bay is fully compliant with Section
      236 of the Local Government Regulation 2012.


      QUESTION 2
      Prior to the resolution “incentivising building of social housing” (Thursday, 15 May, 2025
      Council Ordinary Meeting), was Coast2Bay (Community Housing Providers) exempt from
      paying rates on housing at 64 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy under Local Government
      Regulation 2012 - Reg 236?

      RESPONSE BY DIRECTOR STRATEGY & ENVIRONMENT KIM RAWLINGS
      It seems this question is referencing two different issues. Section 236 of the Local
      Government Regulation addresses the disposal of Council owned assets. (1)(b)(ii) allows a
      local government to dispose of an asset other than by tender or auction if to a community
      organisation (which Coast2Bay is). As addressed in the Council meeting of May this year, a
      not-for-profit community housing provider (such as Coast2Bay) may apply for a donation up
      to the value of 100% of the general rates for affordable rental premises of a property they are
      responsible for which is being used for that purpose. If the donation is granted they would still
      need to pay any applicable levies and other charges itemised on rate notices. 62 Lake
      Macdonald Drive is a rateable property, and if it were disposed of, rates would be payable by
      the new owner up to a time it was used for qualifying affordable rental premises.