2020-06-09 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          9 JUNE 2020


The official designation for the reservation for recreation and camping for the Noosa River
Holiday Park (Russell Park) occurred in 1956. The land and amenities have been improved over
time on this site. Historically there has been realignment to the boundaries between the fisheries
patrol operation site and the Noosa River Holiday Park site. Access to the fisheries operation
through the Noosa River Holiday Park has occurred since inception of the fisheries land use. The
application seeks retrospective approval of a building and as such, the design and layout
continues to rely on access via the Noosa River Holiday Park.
Access through the Noosa River Holiday Park is to continue informally to maintain flexibility for
the Noosa River Holiday Park. The QBFP Operational plan indicates that 2 QBFP vehicles
access the site for operational purposes and 2 staff utilise on street parking in Russell Street.
There have been instances whereby QBFP operational vehicles have conflicted with the entry to
the Noosa River Holiday Park. To overcome this, Council’s property area have recommended a
condition be included that there is to be no parking on the driveway within the adjacent Noosa
River Holiday Park site.
Staff who drive to the site in private vehicles utilise street parking in Russell Street or in car parks
shown in Figure 6 – Parking, which are part of the Noosa River Holiday Park land. This is
considered acceptable as it is reflective of previous arrangements and there will generally be
approximately two private staff vehicles utilising car spaces at any one time, although it may vary.
It has been observed there is plenty of parking on Russell Street, even at peak holiday times.




                                           Figure 6 – Parking

Heritage
The proposed works on Lot 157 adjoin the Noosa River Holiday Park site (Lot 131) which is a
designated state heritage place under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. The Noosa River
Holiday Park was developed in 1929 and State heritage listed in 2009 in order to conserve its
cultural heritage for the benefit of the community and future generations. The State Heritage
register recognises this site as important in that it demonstrates the evolution of public camping
and recreation activities in a prime waterfront location. The Noosa River Caravan Park illustrates
the policy of colonial governments of reserving Crown land for public camping and recreation
purposes in prime waterside areas, a practice which was common, but is now rare.
As discussed previously, the QBFP shed is accessed by vehicles through the Noosa River
Holiday Park. The access and this proposal does not impact on the cultural heritage significance
of the Noosa River Holiday Park, as the access arrangements are to continue as they have in the
past.



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