Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                                  19 JUNE 2025


8.4    Paul Noonan
       QUESTION 1
       If Council can please detail what is proposed for the Charles Bennett Park upgrade in Cooroy?

       Response provided by Kim Rawlings, Director Strategy & Environment
       Council is currently reviewing the classification all of its parks in the Shire as part of the Local
       Government Infrastructure Plan review and Charles Bennett Park is likely to be categorised
       as a district level park as a result of the review. The existing embellishments are of a
       reasonably high standard, and it is not currently planned to upgrade the facilities or add to
       them. New development at Lot 1, 62 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy for housing may increase
       the use of the park, however, to help people cross Lake Macdonald Drive, a new pedestrian
       refuge is proposed as part of the proposed upgrade to the Dianella Court intersection.

       QUESTION 2
       Can Council assure the Steering Committee that Council's park upgrades do not exempt
       Coast2Bay from providing good recreational facilities on-site on Lot 1.

       Response provided by Kim Rawlings, Director Strategy & Environment
       Any development on Lot 1, 62 Lake Macdonald Drive Cooroy or any development to
       be determined on Lot's 2 and 3, is required to meet landscaping open space and
       private open space requirements set out in the Planning Scheme, even though it's in
       close proximity to Charles Bennett Park these requirements must still be met. The
       provision of recreation facilities eg park equipment, swings etc is not required to be
       provided by Coast 2 Bay on Lot 1. There are however a number of public open
       space areas identified on the site as outlined in the subdivision plan. How these
       open space areas are used going forward is still to be determined.



9.             MAYORAL MINUTES

               Nil.


10.            NOTIFIED MOTIONS


      10.1.           AUDIT OF ACCESSIBLE PARKING PROVISION IN NOOSA SHIRE

                      Council Resolution
                      Moved:            Cr Amelia Lorentson
                      Seconded:         Cr Nicola Wilson
                      AUDIT OF ACCESSIBLE PARKING PROVISION IN NOOSA SHIRE

                      That Council request the Chief Executive Officer to prepare a report outlining the
                      scope and cost of investigating an audit of all Council-owned (accessible)
                      parking spaces for people with a disability within the Noosa Shire local
                      government area, to be considered by Councillors as part of future budget
                      deliberations.
                      Carried.
                                       Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Amelia Lorentson,
                      For:
                                       Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Nicola Wilson
                      Against:         Cr Karen Finzel