Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING | 17 SEPTEMBER 2026


      For:              Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr
                        Amelia Lorentson, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr
                        Nicola Wilson
      Against:          None



5     PETITIONS
      Nil.

6.    PRESENTATIONS
      Nil.

7.    DEPUTATIONS

7.1   DEPUTATION APPLICANT: ANDREW SAVAGE, ROSEMARY BAKER, BRADLEY
      SIMPSON
      TOPIC: PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE NOOSA PLAN - EMPLOYMENT
      LAND AT 94 AND 170 HOLTS ROAD, COOROY
      SPEAKERS: ANDREW SAVAGE, ROSEMARY BAKER, BRADLEY SIMPSON


8.    PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

8.1   JOANNE HOEY
      QUESTION 1.
      What current, site-specific expert reports did Council rely on to select 94 and 170 Holts
      Road for industrial rezoning? In particular: hydrology, water quality/contamination,
      geotechnical, ecological and traffic assessments dash; and will Council publish those
      reports in full before making a final decision?

      Response provided by Kim Rawlings, Director Strategy & Environment
      The subject sites were included by the State in the Urban Footprint as part of the 2023
      Regional Plan Review specifically for Employment/ Industrial development. Council did
      not commission standalone, site-specific reports for the purpose of determining the
      proposed rezoning. Council’s assessment of the suitability of the site for industrial
      zoning was informed by a range of existing technical information and mapping,
      including overlay mapping in Noosa Plan 2020, which identified characteristics such
      as Biodiversity, Bushfire, Landslide and Regional Water Catchment Area. Planning
      overlays are based on technical analysis undertaken by both the State Government
      and Council.

      The proposed Environmental Management & Conservation zone is applied over the
      constrained areas. Requirements for onsite water sensitive urban design solutions for
      stormwater management and reticulated water and effluent disposal are included in
      Noosa Plan 2020. SEQ Water have not raised any additional requirements as part of
      the proposed amendment in relation to development in the water catchment area.
      Traffic modelling undertaken in 2026 considered the development of the site for
      employment land as proposed by Amendment No. 4. This modelling did not identify a
      requirement for significant upgrades to the existing local road network surrounding the
      site or within Cooroy town centre.


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