2018-12-20 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                       20 DECEMBER 2018


As the site was subject to a Ministerial designation for “community infrastructure – education
facilities”, no development application was required for the TAFE. Ministerial designations will
ordinarily lapse after six years unless extended. It is understood that the Ministerial designation for
community infrastructure on this site has lapsed and therefore the land is now subject to the Noosa
Planning Scheme.

The site is situated opposite the Noosa Outlook residential estate roundabout and is surrounded by
the Tewantin Noosa Golf Club, Tewantin Cemetery and the Tewantin Sports Complex. The buildings
on the site are set well back from the road frontage, surrounded by dense vegetation and are
accessed by a bitumen sealed driveway.

The Tewantin TAFE had a short history, opening in 2006 and then being closed by the Liberal
National Party Government in 2014. It is understood that a key driver for the closure of the Tewantin
TAFE (and a number of other TAFE facilities across the state) was asset underutilisation and an
agenda to rationalise training assets.

The Tewantin TAFE in particular had experienced reducing student numbers from a start of
approximately 700 down to 200 when it was closed. As a result, courses were transferred from
Tewantin to Nambour and Mooloolaba campuses.

It has also been noted that the location of the Tewantin TAFE site may not have been appropriate,
particularly for undergraduate type courses, as the location is removed from social and supporting
facilities such as coffee shops etc.

The former TAFE facility comprises 4 main buildings (blocks A through D) linked via covered areas
and walkways, a work shed, with the facility supported by onsite road and water / wastewater
infrastructure. Vehicle access is available via a boom gate at the Cooroy Noosa Road frontage and
a bitumen sealed driveway (with 95 car parks on site).

The net floor space of the 4 main buildings is approximately 1,822m 2. An aerial view of the site
appears below.




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