Minutes Ordinary Meeting 15 May 2025.pdf

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                           15 MAY 2025


            Macdonald Drive, Cooroy?
            RESPONSE PROVIDED BY KIM RAWLINGS, DIRECTOR STRATEGY &
            ENVIRONMENT
            No Community Engagement and Communications plan has been prepared as yet
            for consideration of proposed Lots 2 and 3, as Council is focussed on current
            project priorities and focussed on Lot 1. Council is also looking at Council owned
            carpark sites in Tewantin and Noosa Heads and will do this prior to considering
            Lots 2 and 3 at Cooroy. With resources and priorities focussed on other projects,
            consultation on future lots 2 and 3 is unlikely to formally begin in the next 12
            months.

            QUESTION 2
            When will council organise the community meeting on future uses of Lot 2 and 3
            Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy considering the community could vote for no
            further housing and assuming the council does intend to take that possible
            outcome into consideration and honour the resident’s wishes as there could be a
            huge saving to subdivision costs if the lots are not made fully housing ready as is
            the current plan in the subdivision works?
            RESPONSE PROVIDED BY KIM RAWLINGS, DIRECTOR STRATEGY &
            ENVIRONMENT
            Council has resolved to remediate the whole site and to facilitate the development
            of Lot 1 by Coast2Bay Housing. Coast2Bay have time commitments for the
            delivery of Community Housing on Lot 1 in order to meet the conditions of their
            capital grant. There is no fixed timing for further investigations of proposed Lots 2
            & 3 and Council intends to investigate other sites in Tewantin and Noosa Heads
            this year, prior to considering Lots 2 and 3 in Cooroy. Operational works including
            the internal road will assist with the traffic and access during the construction of
            the residential units on Lot 1, so as to mitigate impacts on Lake Macdonald Drive
            and surrounding neighbours. When the time comes there will be a range of
            communications methods used to share information and garner the views of the
            Noosa Shire community, catering to both face to face discussions and online
            participation.



   8.3.     WENDY SCOTT

            QUESTION 1
            Council committed to consulting the community regarding the preferred use of Lots
            2 and 3 at 62 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy, with the understanding that the
            outcome may not involve further housing development. Given that this consultation
            has not yet taken place, why is Council proposing to invest hundreds of thousands
            of dollars in constructing a road and installing utilities to support housing on these
            lots?
            RESPONSE PROVIDED BY KIM RAWLINGS, DIRECTOR STRATEGY &
            ENVIRONMENT
            While no decision has been made about the future use of proposed Lots 2 and 3,
            any future use would likely be for some purpose for which people will be accessing
            the land, in higher numbers than they currently do. Whether people live there,
            work there or recreate there in the future, Council has decided to remediate and
            service the site.

            QUESTION 2
            Does the Council’s definition of 'community consultation' refer specifically to
            consultation with the Cooroy community, where the land in question is located?
            RESPONSE PROVIDED BY KIM RAWLINGS, DIRECTOR STRATEGY &


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ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 15 MAY 2025

 

8.3.

Macdonald Drive, Cooroy?

RESPONSE PROVIDED BY KIM RAWLINGS, DIRECTOR STRATEGY &
ENVIRONMENT

No Community Engagement and Communications plan has been prepared as yet
for consideration of proposed Lots 2 and 3, as Council is focussed on current
project priorities and focussed on Lot 1. Council is also looking at Council owned
carpark sites in Tewantin and Noosa Heads and will do this prior to considering
Lots 2 and 3 at Cooroy. With resources and priorities focussed on other projects,
consultation on future lots 2 and 3 is unlikely to formally begin in the next 12
months.

QUESTION 2

When will council organise the community meeting on future uses of Lot 2 and 3
Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy considering the community could vote for no
further housing and assuming the council does intend to take that possible
outcome into consideration and honour the resident’s wishes as there could be a
huge saving to subdivision costs if the lots are not made fully housing ready as is
the current plan in the subdivision works?

RESPONSE PROVIDED BY KIM RAWLINGS, DIRECTOR STRATEGY &
ENVIRONMENT

Council has resolved to remediate the whole site and to facilitate the development
of Lot 1 by Coast2Bay Housing. Coast2Bay have time commitments for the
delivery of Community Housing on Lot 1 in order to meet the conditions of their
capital grant. There is no fixed timing for further investigations of proposed Lots 2
& 3 and Council intends to investigate other sites in Tewantin and Noosa Heads
this year, prior to considering Lots 2 and 3 in Cooroy. Operational works including
the internal road will assist with the traffic and access during the construction of
the residential units on Lot 1, so as to mitigate impacts on Lake Macdonald Drive
and surrounding neighbours. When the time comes there will be a range of
communications methods used to share information and garner the views of the
Noosa Shire community, catering to both face to face discussions and online
participation.

WENDY SCOTT

QUESTION 1

Council committed to consulting the community regarding the preferred use of Lots
2 and 3 at 62 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy, with the understanding that the
outcome may not involve further housing development. Given that this consultation
has not yet taken place, why is Council proposing to invest hundreds of thousands
of dollars in constructing a road and installing utilities to support housing on these
lots?

RESPONSE PROVIDED BY KIM RAWLINGS, DIRECTOR STRATEGY &
ENVIRONMENT

While no decision has been made about the future use of proposed Lots 2 and 3,
any future use would likely be for some purpose for which people will be accessing
the land, in higher numbers than they currently do. Whether people live there,
work there or recreate there in the future, Council has decided to remediate and
service the site.

QUESTION 2

Does the Council’s definition of ‘community consultation’ refer specifically to
consultation with the Cooroy community, where the land in question is located?
RESPONSE PROVIDED BY KIM RAWLINGS, DIRECTOR STRATEGY &