NOOSA PLAN 2020 PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 2 - POST PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOR FINAL STATE GOVERNMENT MINISTERIAL APPROVAL · Attachment 1 Table of submissions

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                         If tourist accommodation was encouraged in the resorts instead, then investors and holiday
                         homeowners would buy smaller properties in the resorts, thus directing where tourists should be
                         accommodated. Resorts offer management and maintenance and tourist information which single
                         dwelling don’t. Resorts offer smaller properties with facilities that tourists need. Single dwellings offer
                         many extra rooms and space that many tourists don’t necessarily need. Resorts are located close to
                         public transport lines and close to tourist destinations. Single dwellings are often on small local roads
                         that need private transport to get around to destinations.
                         If the aim of changing to Medium Density was to create more residences for permanent stays, then the
                         plan fails as it is unlikely to eventuate in this case. And if an event occurred that meant a redevelopment,
                         the onerous cost and site conditions would mean smaller number of residences would be created –
                         reducing the options for permanent residences.
                         I am the owner of a unit in Noosa Lakes and have owned this for 5 years.
                         I bought the unit because of the flexibility it offered, holiday letting or long term letting.
                         It is not right that the Council has the power to change the existing use of the place, and if this is passed
                         it will affect my life in a seriously detrimental way.
                         The upstairs one bedroom flat is already let to a long term tenant who has been there for many years
                         (15yrs) and with the downstairs studio, at the moment I have the flexibility to sometimes long and short
                         term let or put it up for holiday accommodation, and it is where I stay when I come to stay in Noosa.
                         The studios in the Noosa Lakes complex do not have cooking facilities anyway due to fire regulations
                         so how can a tenant live there permanently?
                         If the Council’s proposal proceeds, it will mean that my home will not be my home anymore. How can a
                         council have the power to affect someone’s life like this?
                         Restricting holiday accommodation in a tourist area like Noosa Lakes which is opposite the Noosa
                         Marina with all the cafes, shops and restaurants will affect these businesses severely as for example,
                         long term residents do not eat out 7 days a weeks like holiday makers tend to do.
                         The accommodation that you are wanting to make for waitresses, cleaners etc is very soon going to
                         become obsolete because the very businesses that need them will be shutting down during to lack of
                         tourists.
                         My daughters live in Noosa and I often come to visit them and I choose to stay at Noosa Lakes.
                         Noosa Lakes is in a tourist area, walking distance to Noosa Marina with all its restaurants and shops. If
                         you stop holiday accommodation in Noosa Lakes it will obviously follow that the businesses in Noosa
                         Marina will cease trading. Tourists bring life to places like Noosa Marina.
                         Noosa Lakes is not an elitist or expensive options for holiday makers, and it provides a wonderful place
                         for tourists to stay and enjoy what Noosa has to offer.
                         We urge the Noosa Council to reconsider the proposed amendments and adopt a strategy that
                         preserves the unique role of Noosa Lakes Resort while addressing housing diversity and affordability
                         goals.
                         I thought this was a proposal to shoot yourselves in the foot, but maybe it’s secretly a genius way of
                         making a housing problem go away – take away ideally placed affordable tourist accommodation in
                         favour of longer term accommodation for residents (workers) -> get fewer tourists coming for lack of
                         accommodation -> diminish local economy -> local businesses go bust -> fewer workers required ->
                         less worker accommodation required -> now a stranded asset.
                         Tourist town decreases tourist accommodation in favour of worker accommodation Tourist town suffers
                         downturn in tourist numbers because of lack of accommodation Businesses in tourist town suffer from
                         decreased patronage / fewer tourist numbers Businesses in tourist town close Tourist town has excess
                         residents who can’t find sufficient work Workers leave tourist town to seek employment elsewhere
                         Tourist town has excess accommodation now unoccupied, council has fewer ratepayers
                         Noosa is a tourist town. Tourists desire accommodation that is affordable, near services, the river/beach,
                         transport. My units provided 480 nights of accommodation in the last year, typically of 2 persons each,
                         but some more (as the upstairs unit has a double sofa-bed in addition to the Queen bed in the main
                         bedroom). I am sure the Resort managers could provide you with statistics for the whole resort.
                         Noosa Lakes Resort is ideally situated with the river and Noosa Harbour with its businesses across the
                         road, walking distance to Gympie Terrace, right at the western ferry terminal. Residents do not need
                         and do not seek out these amenities and would not patronise the businesses or ferry to any real extent.
                         You should not underestimate the economic boost provided to local businesses and the Noosa economy
                         more broadly from a few hundred transient tourists each week.
                         Local businesses will suffer. Perhaps the first to go under will be the operators of the Noosa Lakes
                         Resort (Noosa Blue Lakes Property Management Pty Ltd). What a despicable thing to do to a local
                         business. Then there’s the restaurant at the resort that will suffer, and the boutique businesses at
                         Noosa Harbour, the Ferry, and the broader Noosa region.
                         The rezoning would be highly likely to decrease property values, and will certainly decrease my income
                         from the holiday letting. I am an owner and ratepayer, but unfortunately not a voter or I could maybe do


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Table of Submissions made regarding Noosa Plan 2020 Proposed Amendment No. 2, 2024