2014-10-14 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda - Pages 51 - 117

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   14 OCTOBER 2014




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PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                14 OCTOBER 2014

        Ey                     PROPOSAL FOR A BOUNDARY CHANGE

            Although community consultations are continuing and a definitive assessment of
            the level of community support has still to be finalised, members of the local
            community are now asking the question -“what is the view of the Noosa
            Council”?

            Accordingly, this submission has been prepared to allow the Noosa Council time
            to consider the arguments ahead of our finalising our community consultation
             process. Despite a small contingent of very vocal detractors in our community,
            all the anecdotal and current survey data suggests that there is still strong
            community support and we will know definitely by late October the extent of this
            support across the different suburbs. It is our contention that together with our
            demonstrating community support for a boundary change, we need strong
            support from Noosa Council for the Minister to be prepared to refer the matter to
            the Change Commission.

             Request
            We are seeking the following support from the Noosa Council:
                1. A commitment to the principles of community of interest (i.e. communities
                   that share a common interest through geographic proximity, regular cross
                   border use, significant linkages and interaction and shared values should
                   be part of one local government area);
                2. Recognition that if the community of interest between the EDV area and
                   Noosa is strong, that the Council would be happy to have that community
                   as part of the Shire;
                3. Recognition that there is good evidence of the level of community interest
                   across the EDV area and the Noosa Shire;
                4. A commitment to the principle that the community wishes are a key
                   component of government decision making and that if a majority of
                   residents in any or all of the suburbs in the EDV area want to belong to
                   Noosa Shire, then the Council would       be supportive for a    Change
                   Commissioner to investigate a boundary change

            We are also seeking a public statement of the Council’s position to be sent to the
             media and to the Minister.

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            Submission from the EDV Group

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