2018-03-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   6 MARCH 2018




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                6 MARCH 2018

           COUNCIL POLICY - NOOSA MAIN BEACH EVENTS POLICY

           GUIDING PRINCIPLES

           e  The community's day-to-day use of the land and water will generally take precedence over
              events.
           e  Events that require the beach or the water as the core element of event activities (e.g. surf
              carnivals, events involving swimming or surfing etc.) will be given precedence over events that
              could be staged elsewhere (e.g. musical performance events, food festivals, film screenings etc).
           e   Events that are locally owned and operated are preferred over events run by operators based
              outside the Shire.
           e  Corporate Events seeking use of the beach may only occur at Noosa Main Beach West (between
              the middle rock wall and the river mouth).
           e  Council will not support events that do not add value to the Noosa brand.
           e  Tourism Noosa will assess tourism event grant funding applications prior to Council
              consideration of any permit application, however the final determination regarding permit
              approval rests with Council.
           e  Tourism Events will not be approved in the Queensland and interstate school holiday periods or
              on long weekends given resident and visitor demand for beach access over those periods.
           e  Community events may be considered for approval in school holiday periods and long weekends
              having regard to the likely impact on the community and commercial businesses, extent of
              proposed   community engagement,     expected   community benefit and     the capacity of
              infrastructure to support the event (Event example includes Noosa Heads SLSC Seahorse
              Nippers Program).
           e  The event must not adversely impact the beach or the surrounding environment.
           e  Event organisers must accept the risk that the beach profile is subject to change, especially in
              response to large swells. Council is under no obligation to re-establish the beach profile in any
              particular timeframe or to any particular standard in response to beach erosion.
           e  Requests for any additional event works (e.g. sand profiling on the beach) which are outside of
              Council’s standard beach maintenance schedule will be costed and recovered from the event
              organiser via the event application process.
           e  All events intending to use  Noosa Main Beach East and Noosa Main Beach West must
              nominate, where practicable, a suitable back-up location away from the beach in case the beach
              has been affected by significant erosion or a severe weather event.
           e  Event organisers must accept the risk that ocean conditions are variable depending on weather,
              wind direction and uncontrollable marine phenomena such as algae, seaweed and jellyfish.
           e  Applicants who are refused permits to use Noosa Main Beach East may be invited to consider
              alternative locations such as Noosa Woods.

           NUMBER OF EVENTS

           e  There will be a maximum of one cultural festival/food festival (categorised as a Tourism Event)
              approved each year on Noosa Main Beach East.
           e  The number of approved Tourism and Community Events for Noosa Main Beach East will be
              capped annually at 7 Tourism Events and 8 Community Events respectively i.e. in-keeping with
              current levels.
           e  The number of approved Community Events for Noosa Main Beach West will be capped annually
              at 14 Community Events in-keeping with current levels.
           e  Event applications for cultural festivals/food festivals at Noosa Main Beach West will be
              considered on a case-by-case basis in consultation with Tourism Noosa, the Hastings Street
              Association and other relevant stakeholders having regard to issues such as the likely impact on
              other beach users, impact on nearby commercial businesses, and the capacity of infrastructure
              to support the event
           e  Corporate Events will only be approved at Noosa Main Beach West and will be capped at 10
              annually.

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