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

 Your Say    ECM         Submitter comments                                                                                                 Response                                                                                                             Recommendation
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             23099366    It has come to my attention that 36 Sunshine Beach Road (6RP123459) has not been included in the                   The Noosa Junction Hospitality Precinct area did not get reviewed as part of the current amendments.                 No change to the proposed
             23101575    Entertainment area under consideration. Currently, 36 Sunshine Beach Road has tenants in the food                  Changes as a result of a submission must be related to proposed amendment. Any change to the Precinct                amendments be made as a result
                         industry, and with multiple shops on the premises, there is significant potential for additional tenants           will need to be considered as part of a future amendment.                                                            of this submission.
             23099365    operating in the food and entertainment sectors in the future. It would be advantageous to maintain the            However, flexibility is available for the site as it is noted that a Food and drink outlet, Bar, Function facility
                         flexibility of these shops concerning their scope of tenancies. Should the area undergo redevelopment, it          and Hotel are all currently permitted on the subject sites outside the precinct, albeit the latter with a higher
                         is highly likely that businesses in the food and entertainment industries would express interest in operating      level of assessment than if located in the Hospitality precinct.
                         out of these premises.
                         Furthermore, I have noticed that 32 and 34 Sunshine Beach Road have also been omitted from the
                         proposal while all other premises bounded by Arcadia Way, Lanyana Way, and Sunshine Beach Road
                         have been included.
                         I propose that the omitted 36 Sunshine Beach Road property, be incorporated into the proposed
                         Amendment
 5823411     23124560    I object to the amendment to the Noosa 2020 plan that relates to the businesses and entertainment in               Noosa Junction has been designated a key business centre for Noosa Shire and has been recognised as                  That a change be made to the
             and         Noosa Junction.                                                                                                    such since the Noosa Shire Strategic Plan in 1997, then again in the Noosa Plan 2006 and in the more                 proposed       amendments        in
             23147835    I understand that restaurants and bars are soon to be allowed permits to stay open and have live music             recent Noosa Plan 2020.                                                                                              response to submission:
             and         included amplified recorded music (eg DJs and in house music) until 12 midnight EVERY night of the                 The Hospitality precinct was introduced in the Noosa Plan 2020 to cluster similar entertainment activities           ▪ proceed with the proposed
             23145649    week effectively turning central Noosa Junction into the equivalent of a nightclub strip.                          in a core area more central to the centre and away from surrounding residential development. It also                   extended hours of operation
             23124788    Noosa Junction is in the heart of Noosa residential and family community and this goes right against the           introduced new requirements for hours of operation for uses as well as hours for acoustic and amplified                for food and drink outlets to 12
                         interests of a large number of residents living close by and also Noosa in general. Already local residents        live music in outdoor areas which were not included in previous planning schemes.                                      midnight seven days per week
                         are being subjected to significant noise issues under the current allowances and before and after 10pm,            The Noosa Plan Amendments propose to extend the hours of operation for any Food and drink outlets                    ▪ include a provision that no
                         there is already plenty of drunken and disorderly behaviour with people shouting, swearing etc late at             from 10pm Sunday to Thursday to 12 midnight, seven days per week. This was to provide for any new                      amplified music is located on
                         night after the bars close. This alteration to the laws will serve to significantly compound and worsen this       food and drink outlets to have a later sitting ( ie 8:30pm). The current hours of 10pm don’t allow this. In            site (indoor or outdoor) beyond
                         problem and as nights proceed, is likely to begin transforming the Junction into a new version of the Valley       addition, there are a number of restaurants that currently operate under existing use rights which have                9pm from Sunday through
                         and other less appealing seedy night spots- a far cry from healthy nature oriented Noosa. It will require          later operation hours, so it was to provide some consistency throughout the precinct.                                  Thursday unless the site has
                         heavy policing and local vandalism etc is much more likely.                                                        The Amendments also introduce a new definition of Amplified music which is currently not captured in                   been acoustically treated to the
                         I already wouldn’t choose to walk around by myself any time much past 9 and I have daughters in their              Noosa Plan 2020. Noosa plan 2020 has provision for live amplified music but not prerecorded. The new                   appropriate levels.
                         teens and it already causes me concern when they and their young friends are in the Junction particularly          definition will capture any amplified music whether live or prerecorded to ensure that future amenity is             ▪ amend       amplified     music
                         if they are working there and have to return later at night. As we all know, the outcomes of drunkenness           protected under the permissible hours for music in the centre. The amendments do not change the                        provisions to apply to inside
                         and drug intake are devastating for all communities and to be actively seeking to create the conditions for        operation hours for amplified music                                                                                    and outside the venue unless
                         this to become a much more serious problem in the heart of our local community defies rational                     Issues pertaining to noise where a premises has a liquor license are managed under the auspices of                     acoustically treated to the
                         comprehension.                                                                                                     Queensland Office Liquor Gaming and Racing. Council has no control or power to enforce noise from                      appropriate levels.
                         I also do not believe that this is the type of environment that nature loving, or high end tourists and visitors   licensed premises.                                                                                                   ▪ include     requirements      for
                         to Noosa are seeking and nor should Noosa be promoting. In keeping with our beautiful natural surrounds,           In addition, Council cannot enforce the current provision of the Noosa Plan 2020 on premises that have                 acoustic treatment for new
                         People come here to escape city living and continuously noisy lifestyles so why are we trying to create            existing use rights. The Noosa Plan 2020 can only be applied to new development where a material                       dwellings in High Density
                         another toxic city scape? There are enough of those. Noosa is very lucky to be a unique and special place          change of use application is required so can’t be retrospectively applied to existing developments.                    Residential     zones     where
                         but this type of change will only serve to degrade it down to the level of many other places.                                                                                                                                             immediately adjoining the
                                                                                                                                            In order to provide a balanced outcome for the businesses in the centre and the surrounding amenity of                 Major Centre Zone.
                         As we all know Noosa is more of an early to bed, early to rise place. Most families go to bed before 10 as         the locality it is proposed to allow the extension in time, however there is to be no amplified music internal
                         they start the day with sunrise and the beach so high noise levels at 10pm are already intrusive. Extending        and external of the premises permitted past 10pm Sunday through to Thursday.
                         these to midnight and beyond 7days a week will have enormous impact on local community.
                                                                                                                                            To compliment this the provision for music will also be amended to apply to include internal in addition to
                         Poor sleep quality results in serious health consequences sleep is linked with multiple degenerative               external of the premises unless the building has been acoustically treated to reduce noise impacts on
                         conditions, while sufficient good quality sleep is now well recognised as one of the most important factors        surrounding residential areas and assist with licencing requirements from Office of Liquor Gaming and
                         contributing to optimal health. Midnight closures are far from consistent with that.                               Racing.
                         2 extra drinking hours also naturally means a much higher levels of alcohol consumption and drunkenness            In addition, acoustic treatment provisions will be introduced for any high density residential development
                         which go hand in hand with increased levels of violence, abuse, accidents etc. Turning the noise off and           immediately adjoining the Major Centre Zones at the Noosa Business Centre and Noosa Junction (Old
                         shutting venues at midnight also does not mean the noise automatically stops there as drunker people               Bowls Club Site).
                         loiter longer and continue to make a lot more noise for some time after things are meant to ‘quieten down’
                         so midnight closures will naturally mean ongoing noise and disruption well into the early hours. This is not       Medium Density Housing Proposal and density
                         rocket science.                                                                                                    It is not clear what is meant by the medium density housing proposal. It is also not clear why medium
                         Introducing a late night, loud party scene is NOT going to solve issues regarding opportunities for younger        density housing will create social issues. Noosa Shire has an undersupply of small dwellings, and the
                         people-if anything it is likely to only encourage more alcohol abuse, drug use etc and worsen levels of            Medium Density Residential Zone will help deliver this overwhelming need. Please refer to the
                         depression, anxiety etc as well as violence, dangerous driving and other highly detrimental behaviours as          Affordable Housing section of this table for more detailed information. The density is not proposed
                         these things do.                                                                                                   to be changed as part of these amendments in the Medium Density Residential Zones.
                         There is also the issue that these licenses fall into the jurisdiction of the Liquor & Gaming (OLGA)               Some increase in density will occur if the affordable rental premises is applied on 2 HDR sites (Coles
                         department which means problems effectively fall between the cracks as if there are issues, local                  owned site and in the Noosa Business Centre) and the Major Centre Zone (Noosa Junction and Village
                         community have to go via OLGA which makes it much more difficult to resolve problems on a local level.             mixed use precinct NBC) and the Doonella Street Precinct at Tewantin. The sites were chosen for
                         The horse has bolted by that stage and once the beast is unleashed, there is no going back. All the more           additional density as they are close to public transport, walking distance to a range of services and
                         reason to not create the potential problem in the very first place. And as I mentioned, we are already             generally conveniently located to schools and sporting facilities. There is no proposed expansion into
                         experiencing significant noise problems with a couple of the venues so the idea that this could be                 environmental protected areas for the additional density.
                         worsened 20+ fold is extremely concerning.
                         We understand that restaurants and bars are soon to be allowed permits to stay open and have live music
                         until 12 midnight every night of the week effectively turning this into a nightclub strip. I find this quite
                         appalling and very concerning as it is in the heart of a residential community and already there are
                         significant noise issues as well as drunken and disorderly behaviour with people shouting, swearing etc
                         late at night after the bars close. I wouldn’t walk around by myself late and I have daughters in their teens

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