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PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   14 OCTOBER 2014




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PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                14 OCTOBER 2014

          EDV                  PROPOSAL FOR A BOUNDARY CHANGE

            (according to advice from the local child care centre). We also knew that during
            this time, some 10% of our members as at 2006 had moved out of the district.

            We realised we needed to repeat the research and establish if our 2006 findings
            were applicable today.

            Accordingly, we developed and are currently implementing a two stage process
            to ascertain if the residents still support a boundary change.
                1. Stage One (May to July): Revisit the concept of community of interest and
                   ascertain where the primary community of interest is for our area:
                      a. Gather data on our current community’s demographic profile, its
                         links with Surrounding areas and relevant economic and planning
                         information (undertaken by Ted Fitzgerald and documented in
                         Attachment Two);
                      b. Undertake a survey of residents to establish their personal linkages
                         (undertaken  by d-sipher,   an award winning    market research
                         company and their report is in Attachment Three) and
                      c. Share the survey and demographic data with the local community
                         and seek input on the information presented.
                2. Stage Two (August to October): Dependent on the results of the survey,
                  take active measures to document the level of community support for a
                   boundary change:
                      a. Identify key reasons for support for or against a boundary changes
                         from residents so as to provide information for both Councils on
                         resident views;
                      b. Present findings to the community;
                      c. Research  and   document   potential benefits for  both  Councils
                         following informal discussions with each Council; and
                      d. Determine the best methodology to provide valid evidence of the
                         level of community support and implement this.
            Stage One Results
            Both survey and factual analysis showed very similar findings to that obtained in
            2006 (i.e. strong community of interest links with Noosa Shire, far less
            so with the Sunshine Coast and 80% indicating support for a boundary
            change versus 13% against). This provided a base from which to undertake
            further community consultation.

            These results were reported back to three community meetings and at those
            meetings a number of questions were asked. The questions in the main related
            to benefits for a change, rates, the opportunity for people to have a say and the
            survey results.   These meetings achieved a key objective - to restart the
            conversation in our community.

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            Submission from the EDV Group

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