2016-06-16 Special Meeting Agenda

Revenue Statement -2016/17


APPENDIX 1: TOURISM AND ECONOMIC LEVY
OVERALL PLAN


1.    Special Rate for Tourism Promotion and Economic Development in the Noosa Shire
As tourism is a major economic driver for the Noosa region, Council has committed to ensuring its
ongoing sustainability via appropriate promotion and marketing via Tourism Noosa. Council has
also adopted a local economic plan for the purposes of broadening the structure of the local
economy and will undertake projects in 2016/17 to implement that local economic plan.


2.    The Rateable Land to Which the Special Rate Applies
Council has agreed to fund the promotion of tourism and related activities as well as the
implementation of its economic plan through the levying of a special rate for the 2016/17 financial
year upon all rateable land within the shire which has been categorised as Transitory
Accommodation – Urban, Transitory Accommodation - Rural, Commercial and Industrial – Urban
and Commercial and Industrial - Rural which will receive a benefit from the service, facility or
activity defined below.
Commercial and Industrial properties are properties included in Differential General Rate
Categories 2, 3, 4, 24, 25 and 26.
Transitory accommodation is defined as properties, either whole units or dwellings or a specific
room or rooms within a unit or dwelling, included in Differential General Rate Categories 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 27 and 28 which are offered for short term residential rental,
being rental for a period of less than 28 days, at any time during the 2016/17 financial year.
Internet listings or other publicly available rental listings showing per night or per week rates will
constitute evidence of the property being offered for short term rental.
The urban classification shall apply to all properties in the localities of Noosa Heads, Noosaville,
Tewantin, Sunshine Beach, Sunrise Beach, Marcus Beach, Peregian Beach and Castaways
Beach. Properties in all other localities shall be categorised as rural.


3.    Service, facility or activity
The service, facility or activity for which the rate is levied is the carrying out of tourism promotion
strategies and the implementation of local economic plan implementation actions by Council and/or
approved external agencies.


4.    The Estimated Cost of Implementing the Overall Plan
It is anticipated that the cost of carrying out the overall plan is $2,753,000. Of the total amount
collected under this special rate, funds will be paid to Tourism Noosa for the purpose of the
promotion and marketing of the region and the balance collected shall be applied by Council to the
implementation of the local economic plan.


5.    Estimated Time for Implementing the Overall Plan
The estimated time for carrying out the overall plan is by 30 June 2017. It is anticipated that a levy
will be made in future years as the service, facility and activities are on-going programs.




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