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

             Specific Boundary Issues
             As stated above, the current boundary is still largely based on boundaries
             established a century ago at a time when the area comprised a small number of
             private land holdings (operating as farms)°. Since that time settlement patterns
             have changed significantly and many new roads and subdivisions have been
             created.

             The current boundary cuts suburbs and streets and isolates Weyba Downs. It is
             no longer a relevant boundary for today’s environment.

             There are different implications for each of the suburbs with respect to the
             current boundaries.

             Doonan: One third of Doonan is in Noosa Shire and two thirds is in SCC. This
             is a source of much angst among residents, particularly those close to the border
             of the two local government areas. Within Doonan, a number of streets are
             bisected by the electoral boundary as follows:

                =  Sunrise Road, half way between the intersection with Wust Road and
                   Brushtail Lane
                =  Beddington Road, near Pheasant Lane
                =  Pheasant Lane
                *» Eumundi Noosa Road at the roundabout with Emu Mountain Road

             Other roads such as Fellowship Drive and parts of Eumarella Road have one side
             of the road in Noosa Shire and the other in SCC.

                              Local Government boundaries should not divide
                                communities. Doonan is a suburb divided —
                                 another argument for a boundary change

             Weyba Downs:       Weyba Downs (together with the renamed Peregian Beach
             (West)) is in an isolated pocket surrounded by Noosa Shire. Critically it borders
             the north western and southern part of Lake Weyba and as a catchment area
             situated directly on the shores of the lake, it is integral to the ecological health
             of the lake.   There are two distinct residential areas, one accessed from
             Eumarella Road and the other by Murdering Creek Road. They are separated by
             a segment of Noosa National Park.    In the southern section, three of the roads

             > The oldest map which outlines the current boundary between the two Shires that the Group have been able
             to identify was drawn in 1910. This showed the northern boundary between the two shires was based on farm
             boundaries. Perusal of later maps in 1924, and 1967 did not appear to show changes but a map in 1984
             showed that there were some minor variations made to the boundary. The boundary therefore was slightly
             altered between 1967 and 1984 and apparently no further changes have been made since that time.
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             Submission from the EDV Group

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