Planning Report_ MCU & OPW_revB

                                                                                                    Planning Report
                                                                     Material Change of Use – Industrial Use Type 2
                                                                          85 Rene Street, Noosaville – Lot 4 SP244573


    •   As a wholesale supplier of liquor, then liquor can be sold on the licensed premises for
        consumption off the premises during ordinary trading hours.

    •   Liquor may be sold wholesale to a licensee or permit holder, people exempted and
        by the Liquor Act 1992 from requiring a licence.

    •   Licensees who are producers may also sell liquor to the following:

             -   patrons with a meal that has been prepared on the premises for
                 consumption on the premises;

             -   a visitor, if the sale is a souvenir of the visit; and

             -   to the general public at a promotional event if approved to do so.
Given the abovementioned permissions granted under the licence and more obviously with
respect to commercial interests, the inclusion of a tasting room is a logical and desired
component of the brewery. Operating hours and provision of adequate parking are
discussed further in this report.



3.2.2    Brewery & Bottling Plant

The modern brewery is a high-tech, continuous process carried out under strict controlled
environments. The brewing equipment is a mix of proprietary and custom equipment in
various configurations. Bottling plant is also fully automated high-tech equipment and often
built for purpose. In this instance the brewing and bottling will operate under the one roof
with an area for storage of bottled product prior to dispatch.

The operation will also rely on the delivery of bulk raw products for processing and
packaging materials for bottling.



3.2.3    Tasting Room

The main purpose of the tasting room is face-to-face promotion of the brewery and brand.
The proposed use will generally involve the following:

1) Open to the general public on certain days, preferably Friday, Saturday and Sunday
however this may change throughout the year depending on product releases, public
demand and seasonality. This is primarily to introduce the brand and range to the public and
in addition to gain access to a small audience for trialling or taste-testing ‘one-off’ pre-
production beers to assist with research and development of new products.

2) Staff nights for staff of local bars and restaurants which sell the products. This would be
possibly on the ‘traditional’ hospitality industry nights of Monday and/or Tuesday. These nights
may either be purely leisure-based informal nights or possibly on occasions a more formal
product education and promotion event.

3) Industry event nights where the brewery hosts stakeholders from throughout the craft beer
industry.

4) Product launch nights – an occasional event where industry, staff, suppliers, media, etc will
attend to release a new product to the market.




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