2019-07-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   9 JULY 2019




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              9 JULY 2019

   ATTACHMENT 1 - SUMMARY OF ISSUES RAISED IN SUBMISSIONS TO THE DRAFT EVENTS POLICY

   Concerns with Event Impacts
   e   Impact of events is increasing year on year and total event | Residents’  concerns   with   events
       durations are also increasing.                                impacts are noted.  The new Events
   e   Increase in frequency and scale of events is having a significant a and Seabee framework aims
       impact on residents. New events are being proposed for the    to address those impacts.
       benefit of external stakeholders at the expense of the Noosa
       Community.
   e   Additional events are being approved that are not in the
       community interest and cost the ratepayer.
   e   Events are impacting on residents’ access to recreation areas at
       Noosa Heads and Noosaville.
   e   Very limited number of weekends where either of these areas is
       not impacted by events (only 16 out of 52 weekends).
   e   Tourism infrastructure is primarily paid for by ratepayers and
       they should have access to these areas.
   e   Many hinterland residents have given up visiting Noosa’s natural
       attractions and tourism precincts due to overcrowding, traffic
       congestion and lack of access.
   e   Tourism and events are now year round and we no-longer have
       periods of respite for residents or allow regeneration of natural
       areas.
   e   Greater emphasis should be placed on minimising disruption of
       residents.
   e   NYE Beach Party should not be approved again.
   e   Way too many events currently and there should be a limit of 6
       major events at Noosa Heads. For example, there was an event
       every weekend in May 2019.
   e   Resident access to Noosa Heads on weekends has become
       very difficult.
   e   Noosaville and Noosa Heads events have significant impacts on
       residents.  Particularly in blocking access and egress and
       creating noise.
   e   Large events have significant bump-in and bump-out times and
       there impacts may exceed their benefits.
   e   Residents need to have an off-season to get a reprieve from
       commercial activity and to allow the environment to regenerate.
   e   Overcrowding, over-commercialisation, too many events risk
       and road closures significantly impact on Noosa’s values, the
       reasons people visit and liveability for residents.
   e   Public access should be prioritised.
   e   Too many events and closures of public areas already.

   Road Closures                                                     The Events Policy seeks to avoid new
   e   There are too many road closures already and they should be | '@d closures and can facilitate the
       reduced.                                                      reduction of road closures via future
                                      .          .                   precinct  plans    where _ reflecting
   e   Road closures and traffic congestion are a primary concern.   community needs.
   ¢   Residents must know in advance how many times a year roads | an “Upcoming Road Closure” page is
       will be closed.                                               recommended to be added to Council's
                                                                     website. Better communication of road
                                                                     closures will be   required  via the
                                                                     upcoming    “Event   Communication
                                                                     Guidelines’.

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