Petition: Noosa Heads Lions Park - Car Parking

Okay. Thank you. So yeah, I believe ian's not in the room, is he? Right. So I'll the read question and the response if that's okay. At the recent meeting of the 13th of March 2023 report, a was submitted asking for car parking to be approved at Noosa Heads Lions Park through to May 2023, May 2024. A motion was raised and approval only given for Christmas, new year 24 and Easter 24. Tewantin Noosa Lions Club are on receipt of in excess of 1,200 signatures and more on petition and 148 more on and 148 likes on the long weekends and public holidays. Community notice board supporting the continuation of parking over all school holidays. I do support the comments made at the meeting. This is from Mr. Glew at the meeting 13th of that some consultation should have been sought rather than just raising a motion. I'm asking what is the process to have this motion reversed? So my response to that is in our Standing Orders, which are the Standing Orders for this meeting item 34: repealing of or rescinding resolutions. 34.1: A resolution of Council may not be amended or repealed unless notice of motion is given in accordance with the requirements of Local Government Act 2009 or the Local Government Regulation 2012.34.2:2021. Councillors present at the meeting at which a motion to repeal or amend a resolution is put may refer consideration of that motion. Such deferral shall not be longer than three months. And in the local government regulations section 262, repeal or amendment of resolutions, a of a local government may be repealed or amended only if notice of intention to propose the repeal or amendment is given to each Councillor at least five days before the meeting at which the proposal is to be made. Hopefully that answers that question for now. Question two: with the car parking at Noosa Heads wound back to Christmas, new year and Easter and the whole question of car parking being reviewed with the possibility of this park not being used at all for car parking, my question is the annual triathlon held in the park going to be allowed is going to be if the park is to be reverted to green space. I would find a little contrary if the tri was allowed to continue in the park and ceasing car parking.

Amelia Lorentson0:47

I'd like to present this petition that has in excess of 2,315 signatures and I believe there's also an e-petition which is coming to Council next month. The petition today is to lobby the Noosa Shire Council to reverse their decision to end all paid parking in a section of Lions Park in Hastings Street after Easter in 2024. Lions Club Tewantin Noosa have been operating the car parking in Easter and Christmas holiday times for the last 20 years. For the 12 months to Christmas new year in 2023, in excess of 15,500 cars were parked, demonstrating that opening part of the park to the public is vital. Lions Park parking will severely impact trade jobs in the Hastings Street and surrounding area and will result in more cars driving around trying to find parking. Tewantin Noosa Lions manage parking and contribute over 1,600 volunteer hours over the Easter /Christmas opening and receive 50% of the parking fees. $60,000 was raised for Lions and in 2023 revenue is expected to be $80,000. Lions support many local charities and Lions programs including: bladder scans for NoosaCare, Noosa beach entry mats for the disabled, Lions Childhood Cancer Fund, classy ladies Christmas appeal, Katie Rose Hospice, SES services, Salvation Army homeless appeal and many, more. Support for local charities greatly reduced if car parking is abolished. The Lions, Tewantin Noosa Lions Club urge Council to allow continued parking in the Christmas, Easter, June to September school holidays, long weekends and public holidays. Petition seeks to be presented to the whole of Council.