2021-03-02 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                            2 MARCH 2021


2    EXEMPTION REQUESTS FOR THE PROVISION OF ALCOHOL FOR TEMPORARY
     EVENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC - NOOSA LONG WEEKEND INC AND J & S
     INVESTING PTY LTD FOR THE ROBB FAMILY TRUST TRADING AS NOOSA
     HINTERLAND PROPERTY EXPO

Author           Property Officer, Jill Ikers
                 Corporate Services Department

Index            ECM/ 34.60 Licences/Permits/Registrations/ Temporary Events

Attachments      Nil



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Property Officer to the Special Meeting dated 2 March 2021 and
A.   Approve the Noosa Long Weekend Inc.’s application for an exemption to provide alcohol at
     the Noosa alive! Reignite Festival 2021 with a maximum attendance of fewer than 500 people
     onsite at any one time;
B.   Approve the J & S Investing Pty Ltd for the Robb Family Trust trading as Noosa Hinterland
     Property Expo’s application for an exemption to provide alcohol at the Noosa Hinterland
     Property Expo (Networking Night only) with a maximum attendance of fewer than 500 people
     onsite at any one time; and
C.   Authorise the CEO to assess each temporary event application once both are properly made
     and Council has received all the required information to undertake its assessment in
     accordance with Council’s normal permit application and approval process.



REPORT
The purpose of this report is to seek Council’s determination for an exemption request from the
Noosa Long Weekend Inc. and from J & S Investing Pty Ltd for the Robb Family Trust trading as
Noosa Hinterland Property Expo for the provision of alcohol for two separate temporary events on
community land during the COVID-19 pandemic environment.

1.   Background
At Council’s Special Meeting on 31 August 2020, Council considered a report regarding temporary
event permit approvals during the COVID-19 pandemic. At that meeting Council resolved that
Council note the report by the Property Manager to the Special Meeting dated 31 August 2020 and:
That Council note the report by the Property Manager to the Special Meeting dated 31 August 2020
and:
A.   Refuse Temporary Event permit applications for Category 1 events (greater than 10,000
     people) and Category 2 events (not fewer than 500 or more than 10,000 people);
B.   Agree to consider an update report regarding Category 1 and Category 2 events and the
     broader events environment at Council’s February 2021 round of meetings;

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