2021-11-15 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                   15 NOVEMBER 2021



    Community comments                                   Proposed response
    Council needs to formally withdraw its letter to     appropriate provisions so that the risks posed by
    the State that foreshadows adverse planning          the hazards are avoided or mitigated to protect
    changes, as it is clearly inconsistent with the      people and property.
    stated intent of Council not to negatively impact
                                                         Noosa Council therefore must meet the Minister’
    existing homes and property rights.
                                                         requirements that were set when the Noosa Plan
                                                         2020 was approved by the State Government to
                                                         appropriately integrate the State Planning Policy
                                                         into the Noosa Plan 2020. The letter notifying the
                                                         State that Council wishes to commence a process
                                                         of amending the planning scheme to meet these
                                                         requirements is a standard planning process. The
                                                         details of the amendment have not yet been
                                                         drafted in full and will be the subject of further
                                                         separate community consultation once they are
                                                         more progressed and once the CHAP is complete.

    Risk assessment

    Table 11 - Change in Teewah Beach and Noosa          Risk table has now been changed to show that
    North Shore asset erosion risk profiles - Asset      the business asset type is not applicable for
    Type ‘Business’ does not exist. Either remove        Teewah and Noosa North Shore beach. This is
    from table or change Risk to none. There are         because short term accommodation is captured
    different risk profiles between Residential and      under ‘Residential’ and the campground is
    Tourism. Tourism in Teewah is based upon             captured under ‘Tourism’.
    rental homes. The risk profile should be the
    same for both in the township.

    Inundation Risk to Noosa North Shore – amend         Reviewed and changes made to reflect suggested
    wording: 'This area is prone to flooding and         wording.
    inundation events today, and these hazards are
    projected to increase in severity and frequency
    over the life of this plan’. This statement is
    incorrect. Similar to sections of the foreshore of
    Noosaville as an example, at times of king tides
    or minor flooding, the lower reaches also have
    some minor known areas of which can become
    inundated. The area is not ‘prone’ today as
    suggested. The wording should be changed to –
    “some areas do experience inundation as a
    result of king tides and minor flooding, however
    most residences are not affected”.

    Management of public land

    Welcome Council’s approach to managing               The CHAP acknowledges the need for a pro-
    dunes and beaches and the critical role this         active approach to dune and beach management
    plays in help to provide protection against          that recognises the importance of managing
    coastal erosion.                                     erosion risk through on-ground management
                                                         action and systematic monitoring and data
                                                         gathering over time.

    Council must properly manage land adjacent to        Council is preparing a Coastal Foreshores
    the beach for which it is responsible.
                                                         Management Plan for Eastern Beaches with
    More detail about the investment and oversight
                                                         reference to the intent and required actions of the
    of dune, beach and waterway management
                                                         CHAP and the Bushland Reserve Strategic
    needs to be developed and published ahead of
    the other longer term pathway options.


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