2019-08-12 General Committee Meeting Notes

RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY – NOT THE FINAL DECISION OF COUNCIL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                     12 AUGUST 2019


GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING - LIVE RECORD MEETING NOTES
12 AUGUST 2019 - Crs. Frank Wilkie (Chair), Jess Glasgow, Joe Jurisevic, Frank Pardon,
Brian Stockwell and Tony Wellington
Apology: Cr Ingrid Jackson


1    NOOSA COUNCIL SUBMISSION TO QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT’S QUEENSLAND
     ECOTOURISM TRAILS PROGRAM - COOLOOLA GREAT WALK
     Motion
     Moved:           Cr Wellington
     Seconded:        Cr Glasgow
     That Council note the report by the Economic Development Manager to the Planning &
     Environment Committee Meeting dated 6 August 2019 and approve Council’s submission to
     the Queensland Government’s Queensland Ecotourism Trails Program - Cooloola Great
     Walk provided as Attachment 1 to the report. with the inclusion of the following additional
     items:
     A.   Item 4, new dot point to read: “Helicopters should not be used to service the Cooloola
          Great Walk as this would result in significant impacts on the amenity of the National
          Park.”;
     B.   New item to read: “The campsites should be used for hikers experiencing the Cooloola
          Great Walk and not be used as accommodation for non-hikers.”; and
     C.   New item to read: “The National Park walking trails should remain non-exclusive and
          therefore available to those customers of the commercial operator as well as
          independent hikers not utilising the services of the commercial operator.”


     Amendment No. 1
     Moved:           Cr Jurisevic
     Seconded:        Cr Wilkie
     That Item B be amended to read:
     B.   New item to read: “The campsites should only be used for hikers experiencing the
          Cooloola Great Walk and not be used as accommodation for non-hikers.
                                                                                       Carried.

     Amendment No. 2
     Moved:           Cr Stockwell
     Seconded:        Cr Jurisevic
     That an additional Item D be added to the motion to read:
     D.   New item to read: “Some camping should remain available to independent hikers not
          utilising the services of the commercial operator.”
                                                                                       Carried.


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