Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING | 17 SEPTEMBER 2026


     The subject sites were not listed on the Environmental Management/Contaminated
     Land Register as of December 23, 2024, and there have been no activities carried out
     on the properties since that would have led to their inclusion.
     The site is considered suitable for rezoning for Industrial purposes as detailed in
     proposed Amendment 4 of the Noosa Plan 2020. Further detailed assessments will be
     required at the development assessment stage to ensure any proposed development
     meets the requirements of Noosa Plan 2020.



     QUESTION 2
     What comparative assessment was undertaken of alternative industrial/employment
     sites, and why was Holts Road selected over those alternatives?

     Response provided by Kim Rawlings, Director Strategy & Environment

     Council is required to ensure that Noosa Plan 2020 continues to meet the future needs
     and land requirements of Noosa Shire. Council undertook the Noosa Employment
     Lands Review to assess the future need for industrial land as well as deliver the
     outcomes sought by the Noosa Economic Development Strategy 2021-2030. This
     study identified a shortfall of Medium Impact Industrial land in 2031 and Low Impact
     Industrial land by 2041. The study considered potential sites for this shortfall to be
     located taking into consideration access to major freight routes, natural constraints,
     being contiguous to existing industrial development and key service infrastructure and
     located where it would not result in amenity impacts on more consolidated urban
     residential zoned land.

     Industrial zoning can only be applied to land within the urban footprint. Noosa Shire
     has limited availability of greenfield sites within the urban footprint due to existing
     natural constraints and development. Undeveloped industrial zoned land such as
     Carpenters Road have already been considered in the overall future demand
     assessment identified in the Employment Land Review. These sites also have
     constraints that need to be addressed before they are development-ready.
     No other sites within the existing urban footprint were identified through the
     Employment Land Review as being suitable to meet the projected land and locational
     requirements for future industrial development. The Holts Road sites were identified
     as the preferred location to accommodate this future demand due to:

        Location within the urban boundary,
        Proximity to major freight routes with an existing interchange to access the Bruce
         Highway,
        Being contiguous with existing industrial land and existing infrastructure services,
        Being of a size that can deliver on the future demand,
        Not being located near dense residential development or land within a residential
         zone, and
        No hazards or constraints that cannot be mitigated or managed as part of any
         future development.


     The meeting adjourned at 10.25am

     The meeting resumed at 10.40am



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