Town Planning Report - Material Change of Use Outdoor Sport and Recreation - Temporary relocation ~ Lake Macdonald Dr Lake Mac

Town Planning Report
Material Change of Use – Outdoor Sport and Recreation (Temporary Use)




3.              Background
Due to ongoing dam improvement works at Lake Macdonald, operations of the Lake Macdonald Rowing Club,
previously located on the northern shore of the lake, have ceased. Seqwater have endeavoured to ensure that rowing
activities remain viable on the lake during the ongoing works, requiring the temporary relocation of the Lake
Macdonald Rowing Club to an alternative site until the dam works are complete in approximately five (5) years.
Approval was obtained on 17 June 2025 for the relocation of the Rowing Club to Darter Park (Lake Macdonald Drive
- access via Hoy Road) (MCU24/0151). However, as a result of lake lowering associated with the aforementioned
dam works, this site is no longer useable as the waterfront area is not suitable for boat launching and is unsafe for
rowers.



      3.1.           Pre-lodgement Advice
Pre-lodgement written advice was sought with Noosa Shire Council on 19 December 2025. The following key items
were raised:

  Matter Raised                                                                            Council Response
 Comment on achieving compliance with the relevant                                       Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands:
 Overlays affecting the site, particularly:
                                                                                         The subject site is wholly located within the mapped
 a. Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code:                                   riparian buffer associated with the waterway. The
                                                                                         proposed development will be assessed against the
 • The subject site is entirely located within the riparian
                                                                                         relevant provisions of the Biodiversity, Waterways and
 buffer area. Comment on compliance with AO6.1/PO6
                                                                                         Wetlands Overlay Code.
 of the code is sought.
                                                                                         Given the temporary nature of the use and the limited
 b. Flood Hazard Overlay Code:
                                                                                         physical footprint of the structure, potential impacts
 • Provide comment on the location of the proposed                                       on riparian ecological values are expected to be
 storage structure, in relation to the mapped Flooding                                   minimal. Treatments and construction methods
 and Inundation extent                                                                   associated with the container should be designed to
 Note: Seqwater manages dam levels and the Full                                          avoid disturbance to native vegetation and riparian
 Supply Level (FSL) will be significantly lower for the                                  soils. No external activities or operational practices
 duration of the use due to aforementioned dam works.                                    are to be proposed that would compromise the
 Additionally, the container will be fitted with building                                environmental function of the buffer. For example, no
 anchors to prevent it moving in the unlikely event of a                                 access or storage of materials is to be between the
 major flood.                                                                            structure and the waterway; all storage is to be wholly
                                                                                         contained within the structure.
                                                                                         On removal and decommissioning of the structure
                                                                                         upon completion of dam improvement works,
                                                                                         rehabilitation of the affected area may be required as
                                                                                         a condition to ensure the site is restored to its pre-
                                                                                         existing condition or better.


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