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PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 14 OCTOBER 2014
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PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 14 OCTOBER 2014
Ly PROPOSAL FOR A BOUNDARY CHANGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
“Noosa Hinterland belongs in Noosa Shire” is the fundamental premise of our
submission. We are not regarded as the Sunshine Coast Hinterland by either
ourselves or others.
The purpose of this submission is to seek public support from the Noosa Council
for a Change Commissioner to investigate a proposal for the area commonly
referred to as EDV to be included in the Noosa Shire.
The community has been given a window of opportunity by the Minister to bring
forward a proposal for a change for his consideration and he would be seeking a
formal response from both Councils as well as evidence that there is community
support.
The change proposed is to remove the suburbs of Doonan, Eumundi, Peregian
Beach (West), Verrierdale and Weyba Downs (hereafter referred to as EDV) from
the Sunshine Coast Council (SCC) area and include them in the Noosa Shire.
The current boundary between Noosa and the SCC is no longer relevant today. It
does not reflect the close links and strong community of interest between Noosa
and the EDV that has been established over more recent decades.
In particular, Local Government boundaries should not divide communities.
Boundary changes between Councils are relatively simple administrative
processes. They are governed by the Local Government Act 2009 and
investigated by a Change Commission within the Queensland Electoral
Commission.
The Change Commission must consider three factors:
e whether the proposed change is consistent with the Local Government
Act;
e the views of the Minister regarding the proposed change; and
e any matters prescribed by legislation.
Under the matters prescribed by legislation, community of interest is a
significant criterion and this submission outlines the very strong community of
interest between the EDV area and Noosa Shire.
There is strong community support for the proposal. The EDV Residents group
has twice assessed the level of community support within the EDV area. On both
i
Submission from the EDV Group
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