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

          EDV                  PROPOSAL FOR A BOUNDARY CHANGE

            development as it traverses the highest density section of the proposal which is
            located in the Sunshine Coast local government area and then drains directly
            into Lake Weyba.

            Doonan Creek runs into Peregian Springs and then into the Lake Weyba
            catchment.

            Six Mile Creek in Doonan runs into Lake MacDonald, Noosa’s other significant
            water catchment area and the main source of water for the Shire.

            The catchment area for the North Maroochy River includes the Eumundi
            township area, one argument against this area being included in a boundary
            change.

            However, under planning principles and hierarchies, we argue that community of
            interest overrides this water catchment argument.

            BENEFITS FOR CHANGE FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE

            The proposed benefits for a boundary change for the residents of the Noosa
            Hinterland to become part of Noosa Shire are:
                 1. First and foremost the community of interest argument in its various
                   forms as articulated in this submission.
                2. Our strong links - there are so many examples of linkages with
                   organisations that are in our area and in Noosa and so many Noosa
                    based organisations who have many members from our area - far more
                   so than similar linkages with organisations in the Sunshine Coast.
                3. Our geography - For many of us the obvious fact that we are so
                   geographically aligned and closer to the key centres in Noosa Shire than
                   the Sunshine Coast Shire is a “no brainer” benefit - if for all intents and
                    purposes we have so much day to day contact AND use Noosa Shire
                   facilities, it makes sense to be part of that Shire.
                4. The inescapable facts of geography and demography mean that the
                    primary focus for the SCC will be the Maroochy and Caloundra area. This
                    will be increasingly the case as Caloundra South and other large
                   developments are completed. The “centre of gravity” for the SCC is
                   shifting inexorably to the south. Nambour is no longer the Principal
                   Activity Centre —- this is now the Maroochy CBD.
                5. The big march South - There are thousands of extra people who are
                   coming to live in the South of the Sunshine Coast over the coming
                   decade into already approved developments - we might be 2% of the
                    population now, but over time this percentage will become even smaller

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            Submission from the EDV Group

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