2021-05-20 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                                 20 MAY 2021


     C.     That the CEO be requested to include a review of the operating hours of licenced
            premises which includes outdoor dining as part of the next package of amendments of
            the Noosa Plan 2020 and that as part of that review process, consultation occur with the
            community and business associations. Following this review, the applicant may make an
            application to Council to change the development approval conditions to be consistent
            with any planning scheme amendments made as part of this review.
     D.     Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 63(5) of the Planning Act 2016.
                                                                               Carried unanimously.


10   CLOSED SESSION
     Nil.




11   PUBLIC QUESTION TIME

1    MAXINE HITCHEN – GLOSSY TEAM SUNRISE
     Question 1:
     Would Noosa Council be willing to enter into discussions with the Uniting Church Australia,
     Qld, Synod around a land swap, so that the Fussy Vulnerable Glossy Black Cockatoos feed
     tree habitat at Grasstree Court, Sunrise Beach can be returned to conservation status?
     Response by Mayor Clare Stewart:
     Yes, Council would be willing to enter into discussion with the Uniting Church Australia about
     a land swap if the Church wishes to discuss such a proposal with Council. However, it is
     Council’s understanding that the Church have a contract with Lend Lease to develop the
     individual retirement homes and intend to develop the aged care facility, with works to
     commence on upgrading the intersection shortly.
     There is, however, limited land owned by Council that may be suitable for the development
     and free of environmental constraints, with other lands owned by Council also containing
     significant vegetation.
     It should be noted through the 2006 Girraween Master Plan, 4.4ha of land was rezoned and
     dedicated as Open Space Conservation and this area was added to the Girraween Nature
     Refuge. This refuge is a protected area consisting of 14.3ha immediately adjacent to the site
     and connecting to the National Park, supporting the Glossy Black Cockatoos.
     The rehabilitation of degraded bushland using the vegetative material from the site, as required
     by the development approval conditions, is expected to lead to a positive outcome for native
     fauna in the area, and includes the provision of glossy black food trees at a ratio of 8 for every
     1 cleared. Whilst the science is not clear on the reasons why Glossies favour one tree over
     another, the provision of additional food trees through the area is seen as a positive step in
     ensuring potential food trees continue to exist in the locality. There is also evidence of glossies
     feeding on planted trees and they are known to use other species of she oaks, including forest
     she oak, horsetail she oak, as well as the river she oak.
     Question 2:
     Unfortunately, the local community does not feel like it has been adequately consulted or
     listened to. Can the Council contact the Church to request that they undertake community
     consultation as required and as referenced in Section 8 of the Ecological Management Plan.
     Further, can Council or the Church provide a detailed list of the community consultation that
     has occurred so far?

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