Response to Information Request 23 November 2023

In order to assess the proposal compliance with the PO5 of the Community facilities zone code, further
information is required about the estimated amounts of recoverable material entering and being processed as
part of the RRA recovery area. Further information is also required to regarding existing staffing numbers
required to operate the facility and whether the expansion of the RRA will involve additional staff or visitation
by the public.

Comment:
As explained in the town planning report, the proposed development that is being applied for is to allow for
the expansion of the existing Resource Recovery Area (RRA) primarily because of workplace health and safety
reasons. The existing RRA has limited space and is also compromised by the current location of the High
Efficiency Sediment (HES) Basin.

The increased area will provide for a greater amount of separation between recoverable materials where
heavy machinery is constantly being used. The public and commercial operators attend this location to
dispose of various waste types and the increased separation will improve safety given the use of heavy
machinery, which is necessary for stockpiling and transferring materials. The increased area of the RRA will
also allow for green waste to be managed more effectively to reduce the risk of self-combustion (spread over
a larger area) and provide for a greater amount of separation from the existing bushland, which will also
improve the risk of bushfire.

The proposed expansion of the existing Waste and Recycling Facility (Utility installation) is entirely consistent
with performance outcome PO5 of the Community Facilities Zone Code. The type, scale and intensity of the
development is consistent with the community’s needs, is ideally located, and has the necessary supporting
infrastructure. While there is an increase in the RRA this does not mean that there is an increase in waste
being disposed of or additional traffic impacts being caused. There is also no change to the existing access
from Eumundi Noosa Road.

While there is an increase in the scale of the development by about 1 ha, there is no increase in the intensity
of the development. This is because the development remains consistent with the existing environmental
authority (EPPR01855314 – refer Attachment 2).

The existing environmental authority will not be exceeded, which provides for a quantity of waste less than
50,000t per annum (discussed below). Further, the current development approval does not regulate the
amount of waste that can be disposed of at the facility. It is reasonably expected that the amount of waste
being disposed of would increase consistently with population growth, which is demonstrated below.

The expansion of the RRA is not a trigger for increased waste to be disposed of at the facility and does not
generate any increase in traffic movements, this being essentially consistent with the growth in the Noosa
area. Further, the expansion of the RRA does not increase the demand for parking on the site, with residents
and commercial operators attending the site to dispose of waste and then leaving the site.

The provision of parking is relevant to the number of staff at the premises and the number of potential
patrons attending the “Reviva” shop. The increase in the RAA has no bearing on the number of staff or
carparks being required. This is because it does not generate any demand for parking as is the case for the
other components of the facility, with vehicles entering and leaving without parking for extended periods.

With respect to the specific information being required, the following advice is provided:
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