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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                         around the streets and hanging outside venues, When will we see CTV installed in the Junction as in
                         Hastings street ? Where is the requirement for venues to have noise mitigation measures in place ? The
                         current situation is already breaching noise nuisance regulations as a number of complaints to the OLGR
                         have been upheld. Complaints and concerns of residents to Council are batted on to The Police or the
                         OLGR, the former are not even contactable on the weekends and the latter is a long drawn out process
                         involving residents having to keep logs of amplified music keeping us awake at night. I have personally
                         walked down to the Junction at midnight to the a venue where a doof doof rave was happening out the
                         back of the premises, to ask them to turn it down, I should not have to do this !! Residents do not want to
                         live in sound proof boxes, even then the noise permeates. When summer comes, everybody wants to be
                         able to access cooler night time breezes in their homes by having windows open. We request that Council
                         does not implement increased hours of operation right across Noosa Junction precinct and that Council
                         also takes its responsibility for resident amenity and safety seriously, by engaging with Residents as well
                         as local business entrepreneurs in the future.
 5829824     23145903    Strongly object to the proposed amendments to the provisions for hours of operation in the Business
             23145930    Activities Code and for music In both the Business Activities Code and the Entertainment Activities Codes
                         as part of the proposed Amendment No. 2 to Noosa Plan 2020.
                         Reason: Living nearby Noosa Junction at the top of the hill in Nairana Rest, the noise from the current
                         situation in the junction is at times extremely disturbing. Loud music will play with base sounds that echo
                         up the hill in the evening. Most working people go to sleep around 9pm to be ready for work at 6-7am.
                         This current music level is already very disturbing, as it often lasts beyond 10 pm and can be heard even
                         through close windows and doors. This becomes very distressing when one is longing for restorative
                         sleep. We are in a residential zone.
                         When my partner and I first came to the area, there was just gentle guitar music playing on Thursday and
                         Friday and Saturday evenings, without amplification. The present Business Activities Code and
                         Entertainment Activities code which include provisions for live music, both acoustic and amplified, are not
                         mentioning amplified recorded music. As a result we are already experiencing extensive noise nuisance
                         every week during several days from live and recorded music, with loud amplified music, becoming more
                         regular, where we can hear every word and a lot of base resonance. For at least an hour after the music
                         has stopped, one can still hear drunk people congregated around the venue.
                         At present we are often woken by the noise of drunk people leaving the venue at that time. If the licensing
                         is increased to midnight and 7 days a week, as proposed, it will be unbearable for the local residents as
                         the noise level will continue until at least 1:00 AM with the drunk rowdy crowds finding there way home,
                         talking in the streets. The proposed amendment will also affect the majority of tourists coming to Noosa
                         for a quiet holiday by the sea.
                         This will affect the reputation of the iconic NOOSA brand, as families with young children, living or visiting
                         this area, particularly in the summer when the windows are opened, will find this noise very distressing.
                         NOOSA has been known world-wide as a surfing, relaxed, beach resort, as well as culinary destination.
                         This change in licencing will attract a very different demographic. There is very little police presence seen
                         in Noosa after the local police station closes at 4pm.
                         We have found that talking to the business owners does not fix this issue as they may reduce the noise
                         at the time, then and continue to offend soon after. The current level of noise not only breaches the "Liquor
                         and Gaming Regulation, of the Queensland Liquor Act 1992 but also the law, where Council investigates
                         noise nuisance complaints from amplified devices and enforces noise limits under the Environmental
                         Protection Act 1994.
                         If this the proposal goes ahead, we and all our neighbours would be forced to take the strongest legal
                         actions to complain about every "Noise Nuisance" that arises from these Business using all complaint
                         avenues available.
                         This proposal is not in anyone's interest (Businesses, Council, Residents) and counter productive to the
                         broader context of the amendment of the Noosa Plan 2020, to provide a Noosa Business Centre so that
                         it functions as an integrated village providing a diversity of housing and employment. We request dropping
                         these changes as they are outlined at the Noosa Junction, especially to operate till midnight 7 days a
                         week- And to implement clear noise mitigation measures for the businesses involved and subsequent law
                         enforcement .Further request that the current situation needs to be resolved by holding the offending
                         venues accountable to abide to the existing rules and regulations.
 5829753                 We are opposing the proposal outlined in Fact Sheet 12 regarding (1) the extension of operating
                         days/hours and (2) the potential impact of a change in definition for amplified music.
                         Our neighbourhood is residential and in close proximity to both Noosa Junction businesses (we can
                         clearly hear music) and the National Park (we have a variety of nocturnal animals in and around our
                         street) and are concerned that an extension of hours and associated noise will negatively impact on the
                         collective wellbeing of both humans and animals in the area. We already notice a change in animal activity
                         between weekends (busy/noisy) and weekdays and worry that extending the amount of noise /activity to
                         7 days a week will significantly impact on the natural environment. Additionally, QLD is an early to
                         bed/early to rise state and extending noise into the late evenings will definitely impact on the ability of
                         ourselves/neighbours to relax/sleep..

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