Change to DA (Amend/Remove condition 3 - 195 to 210 EGM's) - MCU16/0079.04

Tewantin Noosa RSL & Citizens Club Inc.
Memorial Avenue Tewantin Queensland 4565 - PO Box 15 Tewantin Queensland 4565
Telephone (07) 5447 1766 Facsimile (07) 5449 9272 Website www.noosarsl.com.au email [email protected]
ABN — 26 697 712 553

         10 July, 2019


         Mr Brett de Chastel
         Chief Executive Officer                                                                         RE::1—
         Noosa Shire Council                                                                                      VED1
         9 Pelican Street                                                                            1 1 JUL
         TEWANTIN QLD 4565                                                                                     2019
                                                                                                        osa Council
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         Dear Mr Chastel
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         DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION MCU16 0079.02

         Application for Variation of DA Section 4 No 3 — Increase EGM's from 195 to 210

         As you are aware there has been previous correspondence between the Club and Council
         regarding the number of Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) permitted to be operated at the
         Tewantin Noosa RSL & Citizens Memorial Club Inc. (TNRSL).

         The maximum permitted number of EGMs in Licensed Community Clubs is controlled by the
         Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) and is set at 300. There is a robust and
         intensive application process that must be undertaken whenever a venue applies for
         entitlements, covering matters such as; demand, community benefit, impact on amenity,
         demographics of the catchment area, traffic, crime, etc.

         Whilst the TNRSL falls into the Community Club Licence category, the Council has
         overridden the control measures of the OLGR and embedded a condition in the DA approval
         limiting the maximum number of permitted EGMs at a number significantly lower than that
         which can be approved, by the Commissioner.

         The Club was previously limited to 180 EGMs and on application to Council in October
         2018, this was varied to 195 (which had previously been approved by OLGR).

         At the same time the Club sought to have the Condition removed from the DA to allow it to
         consider increases in the future without the need to re-apply to Council. This request was
         declined in correspondence dated 26 October 2018 from Kerni Coyle, Manager, Development
         Assessment.

         The OLGR has since approved a further 15 entitlements for the Club increasing the permitted
         number of EGMs to 210.

         The purpose of this correspondence is twofold.

         In the first instance (the short term) we are seeking a Variation to the existing Condition in the
         DA, changing the maximum permitted number of EGMs from 195 to 210.

         Approval of this application will allow the Club to be complaint with Council Planning
         approvals.


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