2021-06-16 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                     16 JUNE 2021


Submission Topic     Detail
                     Submission 15:
                     I strongly object to 2021/22 Draft Budget Proposed changes to the General Rates and
                     Levies especially as related to Short Term Accommodation. My objections are based
                     on:
                     1. The CPI over 12 months to the March 2021 quarter rose 1.1%
                     2. Holiday-let properties, which are periodically occupied, tend to use less council
                           infrastructure
                     3. Holiday property guests generally do not use Council services
                     4. Covid and ongoing border restrictions have caused financial hardship to the STA
                           sector

                     Submission 16:
                     As owners of the property at {REDACTED} and in response to the advised Noosa
                     Council draft budget let me say that we strongly object to such massive increase in
                     Rates
                     •    The CPI over 12 months to the March 2021 quarter rose 1.1% - there is no
                          justification in crate a rate rise of this magnitude
                     •    Holiday-let properties, which are periodically occupied, tend to use less council
                          infrastructure
                     •    Holiday property guests generally do not use Council services
                     •    Covid and ongoing border restrictions have caused financial hardship to the STA
                          sector
                     Since you requested a response I trust you will consider our objection

                     Submission 17

                     I object to the outrageous increases of 16% which simply appears to be a money
                     grabbing exercise from an inefficient run council. The issues i would like to raise are:-
                      The CPI over 12 months to the March 2021 quarter rose 1.1%
                      Holiday-let properties, which are periodically occupied, tend to use less council
                         infrastructure
                      Holiday property guests generally do not use Council services
                      Covid and ongoing border restrictions have caused financial hardship to the sector

                     Please advise on what basis and justification you have for these preposterous
                     increases.

Tourism &            Submission 1:
Economic Levy        I strongly disagree with the proposed changes to the Tourism Levy for the following
(Note a number of    reasons: For the last 20 years Tourism Noosa has been successfully promoting our
submissions          beautiful destination as a top tourist destination. Why now make it core Council
received were        business when the Council are not specialists in this area. Tourism Noosa has to be
generally based on   transparent in how they allocate these funds. Will the Council be as transparent?
standard template    Tourism Noosa offers much support to their members in many ways. Will the Council
wording promoted     be able to offer this support? I would like to see the Council present a study over the
by Tourism Noosa     coming financial year which supports such a significant change by the Council so that
through its          the rate payers can make an informed decision on who they feel best supports our
marketing database   Tourism Industry.
on 2/6 & 4/6)
                     Submission 2:
(64 submissions      It is with great concern we send this email. We are one of the tourism businesses that
received)            have been absolutely smashed by Covid. Although we are still operating a quality eco-
                     tourism experience, we are 80% down on previous years. We have been conducting
                     day tours to Fraser Island from Noosa for the past 33 years. We acknowledge that not
                     much will change to our particular business until such time as our traditional market –
                     international visitors - return to Australia. In the meantime, local tourism needs all the
                     assistance they can get to attract domestic and New Zealanders to the region. It has
                     probably never been more important to have full financial backing.



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