2014-03-25 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda Pages 81-167

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  25 MARCH 2014


Support – Environmental Outcomes
   The proposal involves extension to the Noosa       It is agreed that the dedication of the send
    National Park and establishment of a               site to National Park is a benefit of the
    dedicated Koala Habitat area, without which        development but the net impact posed by
    the land could be used for rural pursuits. The     the adjacent urban settlement significantly
    proposal provides for guaranteed koala             outweighs the benefit and is an
    passage between the existing national park         unacceptable outcome.
    and the southern wildlife refuge.
   The Developer’s commitment to retain and
    preserve as many existing hollow trees (dead
    or alive) as possible in an effort to
    accommodate resident fauna is commended.
   We commend the Developer for paying
    attention to providing a network of narrow one
    way roads throughout the proposed project, in
    order to preserve habitats.
   The provision of entry/egress via a Walter Hay
    Drive roundabout and an Eumundi Rd
    roundabout we believe gives future residents
    two relatively safe ways to exit the property in
    the event of a bushfire.
Support – Good Development
 The development would be a great asset to The development’s impacts and poor
  the region, giving people a great chance of planning outcomes significantly outweigh
  joining the Noosa area to live, build their its benefits.
  homes in a great environment and creating
  short, medium, and long term employment.
 Supportive of all applicant’s grounds for
  approval (submitted by family member of
  applicant).
Support – Tourism
 The Koala protected areas would be a great           The BDOA dedication area has some
  draw card for tourists, (we have lived in the        potential tourism benefits but these are
  area for 15 years and would not have seen            grossly overstated by the applicant and
  any more than five in that time).                    not supported by current visitation to the
                                                       existing national park area to the north or
                                                       advice from the Department of National
                                                       Parks, Recreation, Sport & Racing that
                                                       recreational infrastructure would not be
                                                       provided within the new national park
                                                       area.




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