General Committee - 14 July 2025
Date: Monday, 14 July 2025 at 12:30PM
Location: Noosa Shire Council Chambers , 9 Pelican Street , Tewantin , QLD 4565 , Australia
Organiser: Noosa Shire Council
Duration: 06:25:54
Synopsis: Noosa Junction roundtable approved, BID defeated, Risks/resourcing flagged, Finance surplus $7.3m, Operational Plan adopted, LGAQ Plastics motion reinstated, Contract deferred, Show holiday sought.
Meeting Attendees
Committee Members
Brian Stockwell Karen Finzel Amelia Lorentson Jessica Phillips Tom Wegener Frank Wilkie Nicola Wilson Executive Officers
Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock Director Community Services Kerri Contini Director Corporate Services Margaret Gatt Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray Director Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh Director Strategy & Environment Km Rawlings AI-Generated Meeting Insight
Key Decisions & Discussions Frank Wilkie secured a consensus motion on Noosa Junction: note the staff report; continue engagement with residents, OLGR and QPS; and convene a stakeholder roundtable (Item 7.1; 31:02–32:00, 02:19:38). Amelia Lorentson ’s attempt to add a BID-focused engagement step was defeated, but her amendment to mandate a roundtable later passed 4–3 (Item 7.1; 40:07–41:20, 02:06:53–02:10:09, 02:19:14). Council noted the Jun 2025 Financial Performance Report, including interim surplus of $7.3m and inclusion of financial sustainability indicators (Item 8.1; 02:37:13–02:47:34). Operational Plan 2025–26 adopted (98 initiatives; aligned to Corporate Plan) (Item 8.2; 02:48:21–03:12:03). LGAQ Conference: Council approved submission of four motions—youth prevention programs; community dispute resolution investment; non‑lethal shark mitigation trials during whale migration; and acceleration of National Plastics Plan (Item 8.3; 03:12:16–04:02:26). Show Holiday: CEO to seek 11 Sept 2026 as Noosa Shire show public holiday (Item 8.4; 04:02:45–04:04:15). Confidential contract CN24802 (62 Lake Macdonald Dr remediation/subdivision) deferred to Ordinary Meeting 17 July 2025 after closed session under s254J(3)(g) LGR 2012 (Item 9.1; 04:04:15–06:25:32). Staff confirmed BID would not override Noosa Plan or OLGR; any SEP would shift regulatory onus to Council—a path staff are not proposing (07:11–08:28, 13:58). Resource impacts: Strategic planning/placemaking capacity would be diverted by a BID feasibility; current engagements can proceed without that impost (06:54–07:59, 20:57–21:50, 37:37–39:35). Placemaking priorities: Pomona ongoing; next (Tewantin/Kin Kin) undecided; no 25–26 budget allocation for new placemaking (01:21:01–01:24:22). Finance detail: legal costs $126k over budget (development appeals); consultancy $194k over; ferry revenue down ~20% year-on-year; industrial action affected revenue collection (02:39:32–02:46:27). Capital highlights referenced in Op Plan debate: bridges, reseals, pathways, trail upgrades, housing site works, coastal pathway, wayfinding, sports facilities, amenities, seawall design (03:01:13–03:08:41). Contentious / Transparency Matters Amelia Lorentson called a point of order over resourcing characterisation; Chair Brian Stockwell dismissed; dissent motion lost 5–2 (Item 7.1; 22:16–24:33). Jessica Phillips objected on-record to the Chair’s tone toward Cr Lorentson; Chair denied aggression (01:13:44–01:14:50). Debate split between proactive precinct framework vs “status quo” engagement; multiple amendments (BID, Town Teams, “proactive planning model”) failed before roundtable compromise passed (40:07–47:13; 01:27:08–01:55:23; 02:00:17–02:04:34; 02:10:11–02:19:38). At LGAQ item, Frank Wilkie removed Plastics motion citing efficiency; Amelia Lorentson objected to late notice and process; amendment reinstating Plastics motion carried 5–2 (03:15:07–03:16:10; 03:26:28–03:46:21). Equity concerns: Councillors queried resource diversion from other centres and who is invited to any roundtable; inclusion risks for residents outside defined precincts noted (06:36–07:11; 01:55:45–02:12:26). Legal / Risk Closed session grounded in s254J(3)(g) Local Government Regulation 2012 for potential contract negotiations; decision deferred publicly (Item 9; 04:04:15–06:25:32). Staff highlighted absence of dedicated BID legislation in Queensland; any levy would rely on Local Government Act mechanisms; governance/business plan likely needs Council sign-off (17:21–19:01, 18:33). Entertainment/Special Entertainment Precinct models would transfer regulatory responsibility from OLGR to Council—flagged as capacity risk; current recommendation avoids this (07:34–08:28). Financial risks: legal cost overrun (development appeals), consultancy over budget, ferry revenue slump from outages; industrial action reduced local laws revenue (02:39:32–02:46:27). Resourcing risk: BID feasibility would likely displace placemaking commitments and strategic planning tasks (heritage amendment, climate modeling integration) noted as lagging (01:09:38–01:13:26; 44:02–44:48). Environmental Concerns LGAQ motions approved: accelerate National Plastics Plan; trial non-lethal shark mitigation during whale migration to reduce bycatch while maintaining safety (Item 8.3; 03:26:28–03:46:21, 03:15:24–03:21:19). Operational Plan commits to river catchment action, foreshore plans, encroachment policy, waste innovations (composting, biochar) and large-scale solar feasibility (03:01:13–03:08:41). Community Safety, Police & Dispute Resolution Noosa Junction framework debates consistently included OLGR and QPS as core stakeholders for noise/safety; roundtable to include residents (Item 7.1; 08:50–09:30, 30:10–31:02, 02:06:53–02:10:09). LGAQ motion seeks State investment in community mediation to reduce neighbour disputes burdening councils and QPS (Item 8.3; 03:12:16–03:21:19). Short Stay Letting & Housing Operational Plan continues enforcement of Queensland’s first short-stay local law and illegal camping management (03:01:13–03:08:41). Affordable/social housing actions include Cooroy subdivision works and feasibility over council car parks; coordination with State/community housing providers (03:01:13–03:08:41). Governance & Engagement Performance Quarterly/annual reporting against Op Plan; inclusion of financial sustainability indicators; CEO outlined branch-plan cascade and survey-based community satisfaction tracking (02:48:21–02:55:16). Amelia Lorentson urged a public-facing performance dashboard integrating KPIs with lived-experience outcomes (safety, inclusion, fairness); CEO flagged practicality and survey cadence (03:08:41–03:11:56). Major Events & Public Holidays Noosa Show public holiday request set for Friday 11 Sept 2026; Show Society supports; CEO to write to Office of Industrial Relations (Item 8.4; 04:02:45–04:03:35).
Official Meeting Minutes
MINUTES General Committee Meeting Monday, 14 July 2025 12:30 PM Council Chambers, 9 Pelican Street, Tewantin Committee: Crs Brian Stockwell (Chair), Karen Finzel, Amelia Lorentson, Jessica Phillips, Tom Wegener, Frank Wilkie, Nicola Wilson “Noosa Shire – different by nature” GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 14 JULY 2025 1 DECLARATION OF OPENING The meeting was declared open at 12.30pm. 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY Noosa Council respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters of the Noosa area, the Kabi Kabi people, and pays respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging. 3 ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES COMMITTEE MEMBERS Cr Brian Stockwell (Chair) Cr Karen Finzel Cr Amelia Lorentson Cr Jessica Phillips (via Microsoft Teams) Cr Tom Wegener Cr Frank Wilkie Cr Nicola Wilson EXECUTIVE Chief Executive Officer Larry Sengstock Director Community Services Kerri Contini Acting Director Corporate Services Margaret Gatt Director Development & Regulation Richard MacGillivray Director Infrastructure Services Shaun Walsh Director Strategy & Environment Km Rawlings APOLOGIES Nil. 4 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 4.1 GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES DATED 16 JUNE 2025 Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Amelia Lorentson Seconded: Cr Nicola Wilson The Minutes of the General Committee Meeting held on 16 June 2025 be received and confirmed. Carried. Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica For: Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson Against: None 5. PRESENTATIONS Nil. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 14 JULY 2025 6. DEPUTATIONS Nil. 7 ITEMS REFERRED FROM COMMITTEES 7.1. NOOSA JUNCTION PRECINCT MANAGEMENT MODELS ASSESSMENT (REFERRED FROM PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE DATED 8 JULY 2025 ITEM 7.1) Cr Amelia Lorentson called a point of order on discussion. The Chair dismissed the point of order. Procedural Motion Moved: Cr Amelia Lorentson Seconded: Cr Jessica Phillips That the Chairperson's ruling on a point of order be dissented from. Lost. For: Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica Phillips Against: Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson The Point of Order was dismissed. Motion Moved: Cr Frank Wilkie Seconded: Cr Nicola Wilson That Council A. Note the report by the Senior Strategic Planner to the Planning & Environment Committee dated 8 July 2025 regarding managing conflicts between hospitality venues and residents in Noosa Junction; B. Continue to engage with relevant Noosa Junction stakeholders including residents, OLGR and QPS, to manage issues in, and improve, the precinct. Amendment No. 1 Moved: Cr Amelia Lorentson Seconded: Cr Jessica Phillips That Item C be added to read C. Engage with relevant Noosa Junction stakeholders including the wider community to gauge support or otherwise for the potential establishment of a precinct management framework based on the business improvement district (BID) model within the Noosa Junction Hospitality Precinct. Lost. For: Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener Against: Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 14 JULY 2025 Amendment No. 2 Moved: Cr Karen Finzel Seconded: Cr Brian Stockwell That Item C be added to read: C. Engage with relevant Noosa Junction stakeholders to gauge support or otherwise for the potential establishment of a Town Teams model within the Noosa Junction local area; Lost. For: Cr Karen Finzel Against: Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson Amendment No. 3 Moved: Cr Jessica Phillips That Item C be added to read: C. Through the engagement with the relevant stakeholders, a future framework be implemented that adopts a proactive future planning model. The Amendment lapsed for want of a seconder. Amendment No. 4 Moved: Cr Amelia Lorentson Seconded: Cr Karen Finzel That Item C be added to read: C. Convene a roundtable discussion with key stakeholders including residents. Carried. For: Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie Against: Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Nicola Wilson Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Frank Wilkie Seconded: Cr Nicola Wilson That Council A. Note the report by the Senior Strategic Planner to the Planning & Environment Committee dated 8 July 2025 regarding managing conflicts between hospitality venues and residents in Noosa Junction; B. Continue to engage with relevant Noosa Junction stakeholders including residents, OLGR and QPS, to manage issues in, and improve, the precinct. C. Convene a roundtable discussion with key stakeholders including residents. Carried. For: Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson Against: None The meeting adjourned at 2.52pm. The meeting resumed at 3.07pm. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 14 JULY 2025 8 REPORTS DIRECT TO GENERAL COMMITTEE 8.1 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT – JUN 2025 Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Nicola Wilson Seconded: Cr Jessica Phillips That Council note the report by the Financial Services Manager to the General Committee Meeting dated 14 July 2025 outlining the interim 2024/25 full year financial performance against budget, including changes to the financial performance report with the inclusion of key financial sustainability indicators. Carried. Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr For: Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson Against: None 8.2 OPERATIONAL PLAN 2025-2026 Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Frank Wilkie Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council note the report by the Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting dated 14 July 2025 and adopt the Operational Plan 2025–2026 for the 2025–2026 financial year, as provided in Attachment 1 to the report. Carried. Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr For: Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson Against: None 8.3 2025 LGAQ CONFERENCE MOTIONS & ATTENDANCE Motion Moved: Cr Frank Wilkie Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council A. Note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting dated 14 July 2025 and approve the submission of the following 3 motions to the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) Annual Conference 2025 for consideration and debate: 1. Motion: Investment in Youth responsive preventative and early intervention programs (provided at Attachment 1) "That the LGAQ calls on the State Government to: GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 14 JULY 2025 Increase long-term investment in preventative and early intervention programs for young people, with a focus on improving mental health, wellbeing, and community connection; Include a youth voice in all stages of youth focused program development, delivery and evaluation to ensure outcomes are relevant, inclusive, and effectively meet the diverse needs across Queensland communities; and" Resource localised, place-based initiatives such as youth hubs, that allow young people to access early support confidentially and independently within community settings" 2. Motion: Increased State Government Investment in Community Dispute Resolution (provided at Attachment 2) "That the LGAQ calls on the State Government to: 1. Increase investment in community dispute resolution programs; 2. Provide additional funding and resources to establish and support community mediation centres and services; 3. Support initiatives aim to empower residents to resolve civil and neighbourly disputes amicably and efficiently, without the need for local government intervention." 3. Motion: Trial of Non-Lethal Shark Mitigation Measures During Whale Migration Season (provided at Attachment 4) "That the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) calls on the Queensland Government to work in partnership with interested coastal councils to trial non-lethal, evidence-based shark mitigation technologies such as drone surveillance, sonar detection systems, and SMART drumlines, specifically during the annual whale migration period. The aim is to reduce harm to non-target species, including migrating whales, while continuing to ensure public safety." Amendment Moved: Cr Amelia Lorentson Seconded: Cr Karen Finzel That Item 4 be added to read (and amend Item A to read "4" motions): 4. Motion: Urgent Action on Plastic Pollution: Call for Acceleration of the National Plastics Plan and Roadmap (provided at Attachment 3) "That the Local Government Association of Queensland calls on the Queensland Government to advocate to the Australian Government for the expedited implementation and resourcing of the National Plastics Plan and the National Packaging Roadmap, and to work in partnership with local governments to address the escalating environmental and financial impacts of plastic pollution." Carried. Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom For: Wegener, Cr Nicola Wilson Against: Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Frank Wilkie GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 14 JULY 2025 Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Frank Wilkie Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That Council A. Note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting dated 14 July 2025 and approve the submission of the following 4 motions to the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) Annual Conference 2025 for consideration and debate: 1. Motion: Investment in Youth responsive preventative and early intervention programs (provided at Attachment 1) "That the LGAQ calls on the State Government to: Increase long-term investment in preventative and early intervention programs for young people, with a focus on improving mental health, wellbeing, and community connection; Include a youth voice in all stages of youth focused program development, delivery and evaluation to ensure outcomes are relevant, inclusive, and effectively meet the diverse needs across Queensland communities; and" Resource localised, place-based initiatives such as youth hubs, that allow young people to access early support confidentially and independently within community settings" 2. Motion: Increased State Government Investment in Community Dispute Resolution (provided at Attachment 2) "That the LGAQ calls on the State Government to: 1. Increase investment in community dispute resolution programs; 2. Provide additional funding and resources to establish and support community mediation centres and services; 3. Support initiatives aim to empower residents to resolve civil and neighbourly disputes amicably and efficiently, without the need for local government intervention." 3. Motion: Trial of Non-Lethal Shark Mitigation Measures During Whale Migration Season (provided at Attachment 4) "That the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) calls on the Queensland Government to work in partnership with interested coastal councils to trial non-lethal, evidence-based shark mitigation technologies such as drone surveillance, sonar detection systems, and SMART drumlines, specifically during the annual whale migration period. The aim is to reduce harm to non-target species, including migrating whales, while continuing to ensure public safety." 4. Motion: Urgent Action on Plastic Pollution: Call for Acceleration of the National Plastics Plan and Roadmap (provided at Attachment 3) "That the Local Government Association of Queensland calls on the Queensland Government to advocate to the Australian Government for the expedited implementation and resourcing of the National Plastics Plan and the National Packaging Roadmap, and to work in partnership with local governments to address the escalating environmental and financial impacts of plastic pollution." Carried. Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr Jessica For: Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson Against: None GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 14 JULY 2025 8.4 APPOINTMENT OF 2026 SHOW HOLIDAY Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Karen Finzel That Council note the report by the Chief Executive Officer to the General Committee Meeting dated 14 July 2025 and request the Chief Executive Officer write to the Office of Industrial Relations requesting the appointment of Friday, 11 September 2026 as a Show Holiday for the Noosa Shire. Carried. Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr For: Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson Against: None 9 CONFIDENTIAL SESSION CLOSURE OF THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Amelia Lorentson Seconded: Cr Jessica Phillips That the meeting be closed to the public pursuant to section 254J(3)(g) of the Local Government Regulation 2012 for the purpose of discussing a contract proposed to be made by Council and in particular, the potential commercial negotiations in relation to that contract for Item 9.1 - CONTRACT AWARD REPORT - CONTRACT NO. CN24802 – 62 LAKE MACDONALD DRIVE REMEDIATION AND SUBDIVISION WORKS. Carried. Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr For: Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson Against: None REOPENING OF THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC Committee Resolution Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Tom Wegener That the meeting be re-opened to the public. Carried. Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr For: Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson Against: None GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES 14 JULY 2025 9.1 CONFIDENTIAL - CONTRACT AWARD REPORT - CONTRACT NO. CN24802 – 62 LAKE MACDONALD DRIVE REMEDIATION AND SUBDIVISION WORKS Committee Recommendation Moved: Cr Brian Stockwell Seconded: Cr Amelia Lorentson That General Committee Agenda Item 9.1 be deferred to the Ordinary Meeting 17 July 2025 for further consideration. Carried. Cr Brian Stockwell, Cr Karen Finzel, Cr Amelia Lorentson, Cr For: Jessica Phillips, Cr Tom Wegener, Cr Frank Wilkie, Cr Nicola Wilson Against: None 10 MEETING CLOSURE The meeting closed at 6:56pm.
Meeting Transcript
Brian Stockwell 00:00.000
Normally to our acknowledgement of the country we acknowledge Elders past, present and emerging and last week's theme was about the emerging leaders within our Indigenous community and it was about next generation strength, vision and legacy and it celebrated the achievements of the past with a bright future ahead empowered by strength of young leaders, the vision of our communities and the legacy of our ancestors and I thought it would be interesting because was over over the the last last week week we've we've had had floating land and one of the artists was Tisha Davis, a passionate Kabi Kabi traditional owner, dancer, artist and storyteller who lends her works rich cultural heritage with contemporary approaches to art and that was the installations down by the river there that reflected the traditional middens that occurred And in that location and then then over over the the school school holidays we've had Zig Davies, a member of the Kabi Kabi Dance Troupe who ran a Dreamtime Creative Fun and Storytelling Workshop as part of the Council School Holiday Program. And ongoing we have worked with the young Kabi Kabi Land and Sea Ranchers. That program gets the young Kabi Kabi people back on gets the young Kabi Kabi people back on country in Noosa and it helps us with our ecosystem restoration and no doubt our controlled and prescribed burning activities and I think today's acknowledgement could end in the same way that NAIDOC did and it says together we walk forward honouring where we've come from and looking boldly to the future. Confirmation of minutes oh we're attendance and apologies so we have all councils in attendance with Councillor Phillips Phillips attending online. I move on to confirmation of minutes and do I have a do I have a mover for the General Committee meeting minutes dated 16th June 2025? Councillor Lorentson and the seconder, Councillor Wilson. I'm presuming there's no conversation about that, so all in favour? Yes. Let's carry unanimously. We have no presentations, no deputations, so we move on to items referred from committees and we had one from the Planning Environment Committee on the Noosa Junction Precinct Precinct Management Models Assessment and we have Cara and Anita here and one of you will give us an executive summary. Cara 02:21.026
Sure. So at the ordinary meeting held on the 17th of October 2024, Council endorsed a notice motion requesting an investigation into precinct management frameworks suitable for Noosa Junction. This report is in responses in response to the notice of motion. The report has been prepared to compare strategies for addressing land use conflicts between entertainment venues and nearby residents. The scope of the report includes a review of current mitigation processes, a brief exploration of processes, a brief exploration of best practice precinct management models, including safe night precincts, special entertainment precincts, and business improvement districts, and an assessment of the model's relevance and applicability to the Noosa Junction context. The report focuses on frameworks designed to manage the interface between hospitality venues and residential areas, while also considering broader integrated precinct management approaches involving the full range of uses and business activities within the junction. An evaluation of each option is in attachment one of the report. The report concludes with a recommendation to further explore a framework based on the business improvement district model, subject to initial stakeholder consultation and support. Any framework would be adapted to the local context of the junction and specific needs of the stakeholders. The investigation would also revisit the current regulatory framework including engaging with the existing liquor accord. The recommendation in the report is that council engage with relevant Noosa Junction stakeholders to gauge support or otherwise for the potential establishment of a precinct management framework based on the business improvement district model within the Noosa Junction hospitality precinct. Subject to stakeholder support Subject to stakeholder support, investigate the feasibility, governance and funding models for the precinct management framework and then finally report back to Council on the outcomes of those investigations. Brian Stockwell 04:12.390
Have questions of staff? Councillor Lorentson. Amelia Lorentson 04:15.850
I might start. We had some good conversation at the planning and environment committee so I probably would want to just raise some of the questions that were raised during that committee meeting. And the first relates to concerns about micromanagement and whether the recommendation in front of us overextends staff resourcing. Does it? Kim Rawlings 04:40.786
So this is something that has come outside the scope of our current work program so it has the potential to obviously take a staff member away from our current programmed works which are outlined in the corporate plan and where our priorities are there. So yes it does have that in cost on our resources starting. Amelia Lorentson 05:04.266
Speaking to Director Kim Rawlings, she spoke to us after the meeting on Monday and explained that staff are currently engaging with the Noosa Junction Association, with residents... My question is how often are staff engaging with the Noosa Junction Association and residents and developers and businesses? Kim Rawlings 05:31.342
In terms of the Noosa Junction Association, predominantly our economic development team liaise with them on various matters and meet with them on the round table, business round table and other forums. We couldn't give you an actual frequency of that. It might be a question I need to take on notice and speak to Ed Deer about. In terms of developers, that would be on an as-needs basis through the pre-lodgement process. We engage from a strategic planning sense with development assessment team. Frank Wilkie 06:13.520
Follow-up question. You mentioned that if this was to be approved, it would have an impost on staff time and resourcing. Would that have an impost or an impact on our commitment to have placemaking in other parts of the Shire like we said last year we considered Tewantin or Kin Kin for the next placemaking project? Well, yeah, potentially it would take away resources, our staff and resources involved in the place area, the placemaking area, and we'd need to refocus and look Is that-- if we were To not approve this model. Would the consultation between and the collaboration between council staff and the Noosa Junction Association still continue? Yes. Thank you. Karen Finzel 07:10.780
Thank you through the chair. I've got a question to the CEO in terms of, you know, moving the regulation out of, oh God, who's the bot to do that? No, the, yeah, the liquor licensing and moving that to local government and putting that onus back on council through our local laws. You know, we don't sit around that in terms of capability and being able to deliver that. Larry Sengstock 07:39.139
So my understanding is that's not what we're recommending here, Councillor, is we're looking at the business improvement. So that would only be if we went to the to the entertainment precinct model where we would then override or we will take, OLGR would lose their power, we take over that power to manage the whole precinct in terms of noise. Precinct in terms of noise, time, activity, everything else. So that's what we're proposing, we're proposing of the numbers of options that we've looked at, we're proposing the bid model. So there's no, there's a guarantee that we wouldn't be looking at moving into space at all? Well no, and that's the main reason why we've gone away from that, well one of the main reasons, but certainly that's not something that we could accommodate easily, so we're not, I'm not proposing that at all. We're not, none of us are proposing that. Nicola Wilson 08:39.869
Well just making sure the door is actually closed on that risk. Happy to confirm that with you Councillor. Thank you. Jessica Phillips 08:47.449
Question please. Brian Stockwell 08:48.589
Yes Councillor. Jessica Phillips 08:50.269
Thank you, just in relation to the recommendation part B where it says engage with relevant Noosa Junction stakeholders could I maybe get a list of who those relevant stakeholders are? Is it OLGR that would be one of Is QPS, local police, QAS anyone that is responsible to some of the concerns that have been raised? Are they part of the proposal through this recommendation? Amelia Lorentson 09:30.180
And can I also ask the question again asked at the Planning and Environment Committee. Residents are also key stakeholders, is that correct? Can I, I might throw some questions that we asked at the Planning and Environment Committee meeting because just to provide some clarity about what's actually been proposed. Can I ask, can you give a summation of this sort of framework? What a business improvement district. business improvement district looks like and why is it being recommended by staff as a proactive step forward? Cara 10:14.410
Yes I think it's important to note that we're not necessarily recommending that we pursue a business improvement district but that we use that as the framework to make it local in context for Noosa Junction given the issues that we've had with the entertainment venues. the residents so it would be that sort of framework overall and then we'd obviously model to what we need locally but I might just add as well that the recommendation is to investigate the suitability of that model following consultation with the stakeholders and whether there was general support for us going forward so the recommendation is to investigate it not to actually do it. So essentially the the steps for the initial setup would be having that consultation with the stakeholders and then once we've got any sort of agreement to look at moving ahead with that you would determine the boundaries of the area so that at the moment we've got the special levy area that the Noosa Junction is already in we've also got the entertainment precinct and they're different areas so we we would would look look at at if if we we chose chose one one over the other or maybe a mesh of the two we would explore how that levy would actually be funded whether it's through the existing mechanisms that we've already got in place with the existing levy and then a steering committee would be formed so council would sit on committee that but there at the end of the day we would sort of step away from it and we wouldn't necessarily be running the program once it's established we would be looking at helping with the initial consultation and set up and we would sit on the board but not necessarily run it Will residents be able to sit around this table as well, Tara? So that would be part of the investigation in terms of what that make-up would look like and who would be involved. As part of the initial consultation we would definitely be looking at engagement with the residents. So would a business plan or a strategy, if this precinct management... If this precinct management framework goes ahead, is the plan that there's some type of business plan created? Amelia Lorentson 12:13.976
And then people around the table, they sit around and say what are the issues? It's always safe. Safety, social behaviour, lighting, we need more police, et cetera. Something similar to the Hastings Street Association? And can you talk me through how the Hastings Street precinct, how they manage... How they manage their precinct, because what we're talking about is quite similar. Yeah, so I'm not familiar with how the Hastings Street precinct works. I'm not sure if you've got any background on that, but we can... Yeah, we'll have to come back to you on that to see what the differences or similarities are. But yes, essentially you basically come up with what the existing infrastructure and services are that has already been provided either by the junction or provided either by the Junction or by Council and then you pretty much set out the goals from there in terms of what additional services or functions that can be carried out through that framework and then you would draft the business plan, the budget, the government structure. structure through that process. Fantastic, so if lighting is an issue they can sit around the table and pay for extra lighting or pay for extra security if there's any social behaviour or maybe propose noise sound maybe propose noise sound like vegetation buffers or sound monitoring systems is that am I in the right track? Yes so basically they would be identifying where those gaps are and where those issues are and then that would be implemented through the business. the business plan and through the funding. So the does the business improvement district framework or any framework that we may be proposing Do any of those override planning laws? Do any of them override environmental laws or noise regulations? Cara 13:58.204
No, so they would continue to be regulated through the existing through Noosa Plan through the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation that would still remain in place as the overarching legislative framework this would just be additional funding and service provisions in terms of what council is currently providing where those issues have currently providing where those issues have been identified. You would look at sort of filling the gaps. Amelia Lorentson 14:20.806
So this recommendation's come from staff. Can I ask why Council thinks this is a proactive step forward in my mis-recommendation? No, that's not a question for staff. It was a motion that staff responded to. It's not about Council. Why Council sees it in the way you suggest it. Can I ask the question differently and maybe can I ask the question through the CEO? The recommendation before us has been put forward staff. Did staff, can staff have come back and just not support any investigation? Larry Sengstock 15:03.389
I think what staff have done is looked at all the options, proposed, or possible options. proposed or possible options and put them back to council to say here's a response to your notice of motion. If you want to go down this path then this is an implication on our staff, on our resource, our potential cost and time and if you want to go down that path then we'll follow that guide on that direction. Frank Wilkie 15:27.818
Thank you. Question to the chair. Can improvements for Noosa Junction that come through collaboration between the council and the Noosa Junction Association happen through, continue to occur through current arrangements? Cara 15:42.269
I believe so, yes. Frank Wilkie 15:43.909
And would those current arrangements not involve the diversion of a staff member dedicated to placemaking and so placemaking as promised could continue on other Kim Rawlings 16:10.180
There is a history at Noosa Junction there was a I guess I'm not sure what he was called like a place coordinator who kind of established you know hot precinct approach to address the approach to address a number of issues some years ago. I have personal experience in it in previous positions. The Pomona place plan is a form of a precinct plan. Local area planning, even in the planning scheme, are So yes, there is team experience in doing this. Karen Finzel 16:57.233
Thank you, Mr Chair. Just a question around if listed as a risk in the report includes the absence of dedicated BID legislation in Queensland. You don't list what those risks are. You do go on to say how LGA does enable council to establish the levies. Are you able to supply what you think those risks are? Are they perceived, or are they actual? I think in terms of that comment, the Safe Night Precinct and the Special Entertainment Precinct both have very specific legislative requirements, whereas the BID doesn't. So we would essentially be working outside of any kind of formalised legislative requirement, but there is existing Local Government Act requirements in place in terms of collecting and controlling a levy and things like that. So there's not process that is set out, but there are areas that exist in those legislation that does allow for this type of process to happen. So then the people sitting on the board around this framework, they'll make decisions about what they want then obviously around the table, which is all well and good because we want to see collaboration. And outcomes where it's a shared benefits to people, everyone has a say. Do they only then make recommendations to council when we vote on it or do they, what they bring to us is like has to be followed? Cara 18:28.915
So again that would all sort of be nutted out through the investigation process and the implementation but essentially it would be through the business plan and potentially council could be signing off on that business plan but again that would be determined through the investigation of how this model would actually work but they would sit separately so the junction currently has a very similar process in place where they bring their business plan to council every year we sign off on it we collect the levy and then we give it back to them to disperse it in accordance with the business plan so it would probably be quite similar to that. Karen Finzel 19:01.257
So just a question then how do you think these changes moving forward will actually Kim Rawlings 19:12.640
Again the recommendation in the report is actually to investigate it and nut it out and I guess through that process we would determine whether there was any benefit to doing it and whether the stakeholders thought there was any benefit and support for the process as well. So it would be through that investigation that we would explore that. Thank you. Brian Stockwell 19:34.596
Councillor Phillips was first before and then cancer Thank you. Jessica Phillips 19:39.512
Just in relation to the additional, or not additional, but the resource that will be required to see this through, I guess what I want to know is like if the, to get clarity, is the resource or allocation time to see this through? Time to see this through going to take us to the point where the framework is sort of set up or I guess what I'm my question is and And-- quickly I'm at the National Disaster Emergency Management Conference and we talk about lead agency through the whole process and when I think of lead agency I think okay so what's our role think okay so what's our role as council in this and are we potentially in this and I will get to a question to clarify is this sort of taking the point where we're going to look at being the lead agency but then we're going to step back from that role and my concern is like if that resource we're going to allocate at the end when there's a recommendation to whether it continues or what will that mean that we're going to have to potentially look for staff to continue sitting that through? Hopefully that makes sense. Kim Rawlings 20:57.908
Yes they'll need obviously to be an initial staff member dedicated to doing the research and doing the consultation and engagement and There'll be a yes there'll be an ongoing role there until really you know I guess ultimately a bid is that council would step away and they would be you know functioning on their own but I guess it would depend on what model and how that works and what the framework looks like and what resources are required but it would have a you know a resource a, you know, a resource in place. Brian Stockwell 21:49.960
Councillor Finzel. Oh, sorry, Councillor Wilkie. Sorry. Frank Wilkie 21:52.420
Well, I was going to move a motion. Brian Stockwell 21:55.400
Are you happy for Councillor Finzel? Yeah, Councillor Finzel. Karen Finzel 21:58.240
Yeah, so just a question then of equity across the Shire. If this goes ahead... this goes ahead, how do we provide that equity throughout the Shire for the other, like, business precincts? I mean, although small, we do have other precincts, you know, from... Amelia Lorentson 22:16.880
Point of order. Can I ask through the Chair, is this relevant to the item that we have in front of us? Brian Stockwell 22:21.860
I think it is. I think it is. It's about allocating resources to a particular business centre. is what this... Yeah. Amelia Lorentson 22:28.500
Point of order. There is no allocation of resourcing. The recommendation is to engage with these stakeholders, to engage support, and subject to be, then investigate the feasibility, governance and funding models. The recommendation, as I've understood, is simply an invitation. So the motion is one that the staff have suggested will the Brian Stockwell 22:50.120
Suggested will require extra staff time. The question is about whether that will affect other equitable access to that staff time across the Shire. I don't believe there's any point of order. You can continue with the question. Amelia Lorentson 23:03.000
Can I dissent, move a motion to dissent from that and request clarification through the CEO? Brian Stockwell 23:09.920
You can move a motion to dissent, yes. There's been no second of the matter. Sorry, Jessica Phillips 23:23.280
I'll give you a second. I was trying to get off mute. Okay. I'm sorry. Thank you. Amelia Lorentson 23:27.760
The recommendation before us, as I've understood, is simply an invitation to to meet with key stakeholders, including residents, to ask them, are they interested in exploring a precinct management framework? There is no commitment to governance, modelling, feasibility feasibility funding. That's not the motion in front of us. Brian Stockwell 23:54.532
In a motion to send, I believe it's only the mover and myself to address it. I'll just repeat, staff have advised in this debate that this does have resource implications as my view is that the question is a legitimate question... question relating to the matter at hand relating to the..because the question was whether this may have an equity effect on other business centres. That's why I stand by that ruling. I put the motion. Those in favour of the motion? Cathy 24:24.595
To dissent. Brian Stockwell 24:25.755
To dissent from the Chairman's ruling. Councillor Lorentson? Those against? That's Councillor Wegener, Finzel... That's Councillor Wegener, Finzel, Wilkie, Wilson-Stockwell and Councillor. Jessica Phillips 24:40.667
I was with, I've got to, I'll keep off mic, sorry. There's a delay in the mic, sorry. Brian Stockwell 24:48.927
She's with. She hasn't said it though. So can you just say voting in favour of the motion or against the motion? of the motion. Jessica Phillips 24:58.159
Okay. Brian Stockwell 24:59.159
The motion's lost. Okay. So Councillor Finzel, would you like to repeat your question? Karen Finzel 25:07.718
The question basically relating to resource capacity and in the interest of fair and equitable governance. Just wondering Voting. How this will then have an effect on the wider Shire, because we are here to represent Hull Shire, taking into note that what sits before us is about feasibility. Feasibility, to see and report back the outcomes to council. I'm interested in seeing if we broaden that out. What does that look like in terms of giving voice? Larry Sengstock 25:41.738
I'm more than happy to answer that. Councillor, this has come from a notice of motion based on an issue that's raised itself over a number of years in the Junction, so what we've asked the staff to do to address that notice of motion is really just to explore what the options are for the Junction. Yes, it's going to take some time because it will engage... Of the Shire then certainly that can be raised as well but this is specifically or specific to the raising of the Noosa Junction issue of noise that we identified or was identified by locals and GR and others pre-Christmas. So we're really just addressing that and just looking at what the options are and we'll bring that back to council so that's all that's all that's happened at this point in time not all but there's a lot of work that's gone into it but identifying the different options explore our recommendation is to explore explore in more detail the business improvement district option and bring that back to council for further direction. Karen Finzel 27:21.836
For equity across the Shire, is the process, if I want to give voice to another precinct that would like to do that, am I raising a notice of motion to bring forth this council? Larry Sengstock 27:32.216
Is that the process? If that becomes an issue, absolutely. That's your entitlement to do that. This is really just a response to an issue that has raised its head. has been brought to our attention through notice of motion and we've asked the officers to do some further investigation and that's what they've done. Thank you. Frank Wilkie 27:52.808
Thank you, Mr Chair. I'd like to move a motion which is different to this one. So it would involve keeping A, but changing B to read Amelia Lorentson 28:14.020
It will come up at the moment. Frank Wilkie 28:17.180
Okay. Continue to engage with relevant Noosa Do you want more, Cathy? Yeah, keep going. To manage issues in. Cathy 28:45.400
So straight after residence to manage. Frank Wilkie 28:48.580
Yeah. Issues in, comma, and The rest is B, C and D. Brian Stockwell 29:12.580
Just waiting for it to come up to make sure everyone... Is everyone happy? Do they understand that? I have a question before I... Okay, you can have a question because it's not seconded. Yes? Jessica Phillips 30:10.360
Just before it moves, Mayor Wilkie be prepared to include OLGR and QPS in the stakeholders? So we have it specifically there that they are two that sometimes... that sometimes in the past have been late in engagement and maybe they should be part of the process entirely when there's things going on and when there's not. Frank Wilkie 30:38.511
I'm happy for that inclusion. My understanding is that they are consulted, so I'm happy to include So I'm happy to include that. So continue to engage with relevant Noosa Junction stakeholders including residents, OLGR, and QPS to manage issues in an improved precinct. Very happy with that Councillor Phillips. Brian Stockwell 31:01.331
Okay, thank you Councillor Phillips. Do we have a seconder? Frank Wilkie 31:05.442
Councillor Wilson. Brian Stockwell 31:06.922
Councillor Wilson leads you, Councillor Phillips. Councillor Wilkie, you have the floor. Thank you. Frank Wilkie 31:11.562
As we've heard, the Noosa Junction precinct is funded by a levy, paid by the businesses. It's very well... well resourced currently with staff giving their time and effort to working with the Noosa Junction Association to manage issues and work to improve the precincts. As we've heard, this is the risk of notified motions. It does risk diverting attention and resources away from things and precincts that work that the council has already committed to, such as the placemaking program. Pomona has always understood that Tewantin or Kin Kin, two communities that are experiencing growing pains, would be in need of a making process and we're yet to make a decision on which one that ought to be. But this motion allows us to continue to work, staff continue to work, with the junction traders to improve the precinct while allowing our allowing us to honour our existing commitments to other communities in the Shire for place making because their need is just as great if not greater and there's nothing to say And there's nothing to say that the work that's being done will go to waste. There's a lot of very good research that's being done and that can be any way, any engagement with the Noosa Junction Association can be informed by the work that's being done. terms of all those other models and I commend this to councillors and I hope that they will support it because it means we can continue to support the Noosa Junction Association, manage the emerging issues there as well as honour our commitments to other Tom Wegener 32:58.880
Communities. Council meeting. Does anybody else think that that actually nullifies the original report? Frank Wilkie 33:05.860
I can answer that. Brian Stockwell 33:07.940
That would be a question of the chair, no it doesn't. You're basically saying you're noting the report and you're suggesting a different way forward. Amelia Lorentson 33:24.060
Question again, just following up, whether it's ultra virus and that's the original intent of the report. The report title is Misadjunction Precinct Management Models Assessment and the recommendation is to do what we're doing. For your attention, there is no other motion on the books. Councillor Wegener brought up the issue where there was a direct negative that only relates to prior motion. There is a motion in response to a report Tom Wegener 34:01.280
Question. With COVID, the world has changed substantially. Will this, this seems like it might be an opportunity to stay with the PID, to bring the people together post-COVID, which probably haven't spoken with each other, the stakeholder groups, including the residents. Is that what you sort of see? Kim Rawlings 34:26.040
The proposed bid investigation? Well, it is a collaboration process to bring people around to the table by identifying who those stakeholders are and bringing them together and working through and coming up with a plan and a framework. So yes, it does bring people together. Tom Wegener 34:56.562
I see the mayor you weren't here after the discussion after the last meeting we had at the committee meeting and what I found was that there was a really quite a lot of enthusiasm by staff for this project going pointed out that there's the residents, the businesses, and the residents, the landowners of the businesses, and the renters are at war with each other. Basically, there's always a conflict between those three, and it seems though they're not on the same team, but this is an opportunity. But this is an opportunity to get these people around the table, where the Junction Association, that's not in their space, especially to be dealing with the residents, the Noosa Chamber of Commerce, this isn't in their space to deal with this, so I see that the Junction actually does need some sort of intervention with the stakeholders that normally are not going to sit around the table with each other because they're at odds with each other, they're bulls. And so I think that this is necessary for the Junction to evolve itself, to have one heck of a red hot go at some sort of common vision amongst the stakeholders. Because we have the Civic going to start over there real soon, and that when that starts popping up, I think that the Junction actually needs a bit of its own identity. So I support the original motion, I won't support this motion. Frank Wilkie 36:39.006
Just a clarifying question, under the current arrangements, General Amelia Lorentson 36:44.392
Point of order, Councillor Wilkie has had a hand raise for some time. Brian Stockwell 36:48.792
I did, I missed it. It's not a point of order. Councillor, are you happy to wait for after Councillor Wilkie? Jessica Phillips 36:57.437
Ask, I've had my hand up a few times that you've missed. Is it possible that you could have my, the team's on your computer so you can see me raise my hand? But in this case, I'm happy to let it slide, but it's happened a couple of times to me now. Brian Stockwell 37:10.317
Yeah, so I won't be, I won't be looking. so I won't be, I won't be looking generally at the screen, so I'll try and do that while we talk. But yes, okay, thanks. I'll see what I can do. Frank Wilkie 37:21.942
Um, isn't it possible, is it possible under the current arrangements for all stakeholders to be brought together to work towards a common vision? I believe so. Kim Rawlings 37:31.002
Yes, Council could be a facilitator of that. Frank Wilkie 37:34.422
And that's possible under the parameters of this motion that's before you? Yes. Kim Rawlings 37:41.952
And at the same time it would allow us to conduct the placemaking projects in other parts of the Shire that we It would be less resource intensive than undertaking a full feasibility investigation into a bid and what framework that might look like. Frank Wilkie 38:00.254
Which is the reason why I raised the motion, Councillor. The answer is to do everything you said, but also the placement. Brian Stockwell 38:10.354
Okay, Councillor. Jessica Phillips 38:12.454
Thank you. I just think I really need to understand what this current motion before us will do for Council. That is different to what we're currently doing now. And I understand there's been conversation that it changes things, but maybe I just need to understand it more. To me, it's kind of doing what we're already doing. Can you clarify to me what's, from this motion, what staff will do differently? Kim Rawlings 38:50.680
Well, I guess this motion would give a direction to probably take action to actually, I guess, move on this and engage with all the stakeholders. It might give a bit more impetus to what we're already doing. I can say, in answer to your question, Jess, the staff have done work about a variety of precinct management models which which they they can can have regard to and apply depending on what issues are emerging when they engage with and collaborate with the Noosa Junction Association, the OLGR and QPS and residents going forward. The work isn't wasted so they'll be able to engage in a more informed way. At the same time it will allow us to fulfil our obligations to have placemaking in other parts of the Shire because the resource that will be involved in a more intensive bid process will not be as engaged as they would be if it was engaged as they would be if it was the full-on bid process in the junction. Amelia Lorentson 40:02.957
Can I move to amendment C? Tom Wegener 40:04.777
You can, Councillor. Amelia Lorentson 40:07.617
I'd like to try amendment C. That council engage with relevant Noosa Junctions. Yes, yes. That council engage with relevant Noosa Junctions stakeholders including the to discuss potential establishment of a precinct management framework based on the business improvement district model within the Noosa Junction hospitality precinct. Noosa Junctions stakeholders including Karen Finzel 40:57.494
The to discuss potential establishment of a precinct management framework based on the business improvement district model within the Noosa Junctions hospitality precinct. Noosa Junctions stakeholders including the to discuss potential establishment of a precinct management framework based on the business improvement district model within the just have a question. From the recommendation out of the placemaking, which we invested a lot of time and money in community engagement, the recommendation was that we look at setting up and supporting town team movements. Question to the staff, through the Chair. Is the town team movement process, would this be a better Would it be applicable around this conversation? Or why is it not being considered? Kim Rawlings 41:31.868
It could be used in this to deal with... and bring stakeholders around the table. It's a movement that Council is hands-off from, so it would require someone, one of the stakeholders, to commence and start that. That town team sign up, sign up to the protocols and actually commence that process, but Council can certainly put on the table as a suggestion, but we're hands-off. Brian Stockwell 42:05.134
Okay, so have we got a seconder for Councillor Lorentson? Amelia Lorentson 42:16.964
To discuss the potential establishment of a precinct management framework based on the business improvement district model within the Noosa Junction Hospitality Precinct. To discuss the potential establishment of a precinct management framework based on the business improvement district model within the Noosa Junction Hospitality To discuss the potential establishment of a precinct management framework based on the business improvement district BID model within the Noosa Junction Hospitality Frank Wilkie 43:55.860
Question to staff. Would the implementation of the business improvement district model within the Noosa Junction Hospitality Precinct require the resourcing to a level that would impede the placemaking program that we're doing? Kim Rawlings 44:18.234
Would the implementation of the business improvement district model in the Noosa Junction hospitality impact the placemaking resource to the point where we wouldn't be able to fulfil our commitments for placemaking in one other location? I'd have to think about that, to be honest, as to how much time that specific task would take, but it certainly would divert existing resources away from that in terms of whether they could continue to do other placemaking programs. I'd have to see what the time allocation would take, but it would mean that yes, there would be less time to look at other placemaking projects. Amelia Lorentson 45:33.720
Oh, so the question is, does it go further than the original motion? The original motion is to investigate. This is your staff report. Oh, no, it's to get council engaged with the relevant, including the... Discuss the potential establishment of... Excuse me, and I... Thank you for the correction. That is not correctly written. To to gauge support... This one right here? Yep. So, if we could change discuss to gauge support or otherwise. Yep. So, just six, if we can just change the word discuss. To discuss to gauge support or otherwise for the potential establishment. Thank you. And thanks for the correction, Councillor Wilson. So, the same the same wording as the recommendation that was brought to staff number B, I would like to be reinstated. Thank you. Jessica Phillips 46:53.580
I'll have you second, if that's... Brian Stockwell 46:55.760
Yeah, you may second. We're just waiting for it to come up on the screen. Oh, that's right, yeah. Yes, good. So, councillors, you're aware what the amendment now says? Councillor Lorentson, you have to move. Frank Wilkie 47:08.306
Have to move. Is this the correct wording now? Yes. Amelia Lorentson 47:15.366
With the inclusion of wider community, so it captures older chambers, and most importantly, it captures residents that are impacted that need a seat at the table, and the reason why... I'll speak to this. So after the Planning and Environment Committee meeting, myself and Councillor Wegener and Councillor Stockwell, we sat with... the director and staff and spoke in some detail about what was happening in the junction. And there were discussions that there are ongoing escalating issues. ongoing escalating issues around noise and safety. And that's getting worse, not better. We talked about what's happening in the junction. There is significant growth. This is not like any other precinct. We already know at the moment underway we've got the Calile development. We already know at the moment we've got the Noosa Drive upgrade. We know at the southern end near the transit centre we've got retail and housing. We know that the Coles development site, people look at it and there's potential redevelopment there. We know behind the J behind the cinema that we're investigating, council is investigating affordable housing. The precinct is currently undergoing significant transformation. In the next five years, it won't be the junction that we know. So community expectation, congestion, noise safety, all the issues that we're hearing today, that's just going to get worse. We have an opportunity today to plan and manage the You know, we do nothing, nothing changes. It's one of my favourite sayings. Doing nothing is not a strategy. Reacting to problems as they come is not a strategy. Kicking the can down the road is We've got an opportunity to get all the key stakeholders around a table to talk face-to-face. I've spoken to the residents that can't sleep at night. I've spoken to the business owners the business owners who are frustrated that they can't invest or grow their businesses because they're always looking over their shoulders and are terrified with compliance actions, with complaints. This is an opportunity to get people around a table and keep stressing. It's an invitation. If the people that are in If the people that are impacted, the stakeholders, if they don't want to progress down this path, this motion dies. If they want to progress it, then we start exploring it, then we start understanding start understanding what's the feasibility, what are the costs, equity issues, really great questions that have been raised around the table. But that happens after we understand whether this is a way forward. Have done quite a lot of work in precinct management frameworks. And we've come back and said, you know, this is an improvement district. That's nothing new. This has been proven and effective. New South Wales at started on... Wales at the moment, I mean, legislation at a state level should legislate on bits because it's proven effective in high... In areas like this where there's land use conflicts. So I just think we So, so I just think we have an opportunity to plan and future-proof the Noosa Junction precinct. We need to provide certainty to the residents, we need to tell them hey we're listening and all night sleep matters and we need we need to go back to the businesses and say you guys need certainty and you guys need confidence to grow and invest. We need to tell the developers and people that own businesses in the junction that we need to work with them to with them to intentionally shape the precinct. And the intention of that precinct is we want a family-friendly, safe precinct where it's lively and livable. And the only way we're going to do this is we're going to future-proof the junction and start exploring these established, effective frameworks. Like a business improvement district. So I really hope everyone supports C, which is simply an invitation to get the people that are most impacted to talk to them and say, "Hey guys, do you think this is a way forward? " Frank Wilkie 52:16.836
I think just Phillips is going to hand it over to Mr. Chairman. Jessica Phillips 52:22.856
Thank you. I'm just really listening to everyone around the table speaking of equity. I do think when current issues and trends arise, it's time for us to pivot and put resources where trends occur. We've done it in the past with Kin Kin Quarry and times where there's been something that risen in our community and we've had to say, well, hang on, that's where our focus now needs to be. One thing that I've liked about Notified Motions is that, and especially with this one, it actually brought current social and local trends to the forefront of our mind because our corporate plan and our operational plans, they're strategic. when these big things arise in our community and pop up, it gives us the opportunity to say, well, hang on, this really is impacting our community. So this one, I don't want status quo with this. I think it's really important that we do address the concerns that are being raised by multiple different groups, businesses, community, like residents... QPS, there's been times where the Junction's been spoken about safety concerns. We've even had a deputation in the past from a community member that had an assault on a family member and we've heard those stories around community that it is a... Um, so there, it is Highlighted to us that we need to do something about it. Status Quo isn't working. I want to see the people that have a voice for that precinct have a say, including the widest community if they feel they want to, you know, have a voice there as well because it is becoming more popular. There's definitely changes happening there. So for me, I just want to make sure today we come out of this report that gives staff really clear parameters that we want to see them hold that forum and have people at the table that are being impacted and come up with a solution. impacted and come up with a solution together whether it means that then council step back and a lead agency takes or there's multiple groups that take the lead on it but I certainly think if we just say oh you know well it'll go away I it's probably only going to get worse and then we'll have maybe down the track it'll cost us even more so for me I'm happy today if we just say like we need to do something about it that's pretty obvious because of the there's certain things we've heard that I've addressed so yeah I'm happy to support that we engage with with the groups and that C comes through I agree with Tom what he said as well that it's certainly been brought to our attention so thanks Frank Wilkie 55:38.056
All the initiatives that have been mentioned around the table about getting all the stakeholders around the table taking on board all the things we've All the things we've heard in deputations, all the pleas from businesses about how the junction is changing, to pleas from residents about the noise, managing the noise conflicts, all that can happen under the arrangement that can happen under the arrangements that we have in place which are already quite advanced for a business precinct like the junction which has its own levy and a well-advanced and well-developed business association under the current arrangements. All those issues and collaborations can occur. The difference with this one is it would commit the council to a level of resourcing that would preclude other precincts missing out on some level of attention. There is developments and evolution and changes happening in other areas like Tewantin which will get 32 social housing units on a block behind the main CBD. Another block in Marindah Street is being purchased by the State government. Parking is an issue there. We've got a new hotel there. Access is an issue. They've been calling for placemaking as well as Kin Kin. Kin Kin has its issues. One of the reasons why Kin Kin was put forward as one of the potential areas for All these issues about the new developments that are occurring in the junction, there's already a collaborative model in place. They're very well serviced. This is the risk with notified motions. It diverts resources away from commitments already in place and from other areas of need. So, all very good points made by Councillors Lorentson and Phillips about what we've all heard collectively. So, all very good points made by... The point I'm trying to make is that we have a model for already dealing with that effectively, that can be ramped up, but it would not preclude us honouring our commitment to other areas of the Shire that are not well developed, don't even have their own levies, don't even have well developed business associations. but they might have community associations which are in need of help and we'll be able to do that if we don't commit to C. But we'll be able to implement the principles of the Business Improvement District where they can inform the discussions had with the Noosa Junction Association and relevant stakeholders. It doesn't stop that happening, it doesn't stop people coming round the table, but it does also allow us to honour Tom Wegener 58:37.300
So like that. This is this is a response to a notice of motion to investigate precinct management in the Noosa Junction and that was passed that was a notice of motion that was passed. Staff have come back with a way forward and this off this way forward in response In response to the notice motion, it brings an opportunity to help stakeholders to face off with each other and the staff said last week that the Noosa Junction Association and the Chamber actually aren't set up for this and that this actually will help them do what they want Going forward to get as a clear facilitator in this to bring the stakeholders, including the residents, to the table where the Noosa Junction Association doesn't do. The residents aren't a stakeholder there, and the Noosa Junction Association, anyway, blah, blah, blah. I appreciate that, and I really enjoy the enthusiasm of the staff, that they really support this thing, they can really have a red hot go at this. And of course, it's just an investigation. It's not, we're not, the resources last time that we spoke at the committee meeting was not, wasn't reflective. what we're talking about today, to stopping a place making someplace else. reflective This is stuff that is already happening, that the staff is already doing, like you said, they're already doing it, but it gives them more of a direction. And I think that the precinct may be best served with cooperation. And this is an idea to have a try. A cooperation amongst the residents, all the different people. a try. And if it doesn't work, back up. I suspect that you're not going to force it. This isn't going to be shoved at anybody's throat. this going to work? No? Okay, if it doesn't work, it's an investigation. It's not committing resources, you know, other than a few, other than a handful of hours as it came out last time to see if this is going to work. So I'm in support. So I'm in support of the staff recommendation, which is to see here. Cathy 01:00:51.994
Thank you. I was supportive of the research, so thank you for that. Given the history in the area, it's definitely worth evaluating all of these approaches. But I don't support further action on a bid. The report aims to compare strategies for addressing land use conflicts. Between entertainment venues and nearby residents. And to manage the interface between hospitality venues and residential areas. I'm not clear from the report how a bid will have any clear impact on that interface. Most complaints and issues arising from those venues fall under the Office of Liquor and Gaming. And we already have the CALM Noosa Liquor report. In terms of frameworks, the evaluation makes it clear that most of those are not relevant to Noosa Junction. The proposed bid is a business model that is not legislated or currently applied in Queensland and goes beyond the scope of local government services. Noosa Junction businesses already pay a levy and see no reason for Council to find additional ways to levy businesses to fund another layer of micromanaging Micromanaging in and meetings meetings in in an an area area where where council Council doesn't have resources or funding to support it and isn't really in our usual core business. If this is an initiative for the business community, council is supposed to get involved and the Noosa Junction Association is already working on a number of initiatives. Nicola Wilson 01:02:10.448
The report says the bid model presents strategic and coccursy framework for managing the precinct, empowering local businesses to... jointly invest in initiatives that boost the area's vibrancy, safety and long-term economic resilience. I can't see how this is a welcome beyond what the Noosa Junction Association is already doing, or how it offers a potential pathway to address... persistent land use tensions between hospitality revenues and EY residents, or how the bid's collective mechanism could be used to potentially resolving long-standing land use conflicts through coordinated management. Nice words, not really sure how they are mentionable. We're supposed to be finishing what we've started, with no new initiatives, and this and this is not an emerging issue. The report refers to the well-known long-standing land use conflicts, but even this investigation into the suitability of it could take six to twelve months, which does not help us Commitments and stakeholder engagement costs. In attachment one, the evaluation of options there is no mention of any advantages or improvements for residents in managing amenity issues. In fact the only mention of residents is in the disadvantages with a risk that businesses and residents in proximity outside the precincts area may feel excluded from decision making that will impact on them. We funded and resourced council to deliver the 2025 to 26 operational plan and that's where staff should be focused. The businesses and all the people in the district. Amelia Lorentson 01:03:57.525
Can I ask some questions through the chair please? Sure. Reference was made that the motion was proposing a bid model to sit within the Noosa Junction hospitality precinct. Is that correct? Because my understanding is... That's not a question. You're trying to debate. Sorry. I'm not accepting your question, so if you want to move on to the next one. You were debating a point, trying to use a question. My question is, a precinct management framework for the Noosa Junction, can it be specific to the needs of the key stakeholders? So a business improvement district model is the intention of the motion that we set up a business improvement district model for the Junction. Kim Rawlings 01:05:00.520
The recommendation in the report, it's initially to gauge support or otherwise from stakeholders on a bid-like framework. bid-like framework and then depending on that support then undertaking an investigation feasibility of what may be suitable for Noosa junction based on you know that kind of But it would be adapted to a Noosa junction context. Thank you very much. Karen Finzel 01:05:37.001
Work's gone into this and I thank everyone that's really put valued contribution and the conversations around the table. I feel we've missed a step if we want to stage this and have it inclusive for everyone. I feel like we've narrowed it down. narrowed it down a bit, especially when we've had a strategic, you know, our corporate plan speaks to what we're doing. We've set a budget. We're on our way. And yes, I don't think we're supporting status quo because we're having a conversation around the table. I'm just questioning, is there a better way? Now, recommendations, in my opinion, out of the promote placemaking, and placemaking, you know, when we're heading across the Shire, a recommendation after investment in that resource, hours of community engagement, a recommendation is the recommendation is the Tewantin movement. Now, all the things that have been said around the table today, I think fit that. So, you know, when you look at it, they're looking at people coming together, the business community, the residents, and local governments. local governments. They talk about context, community development, urban design planning, economic development, engineering and infrastructure, sustainability and caring for place, arts, culture and innovation, and community development. They talk about context. So I think it ticks all the things we've talked about today. Fit that, we've invested in that, we've got outcomes from that, been a huge investment from council and staff and community. I think it provides equity and I think what we've done today is we might be missing a step preceding heading towards the big Which, you know, fine, that's what we're discussing before us here today. I think missing this gap, to me, if you analyse it, there's a gap there that answers all the questions, in my opinion, that have been raised around the table today. I would like to see that we put something up that actually looks at supporting the town The staff have told us today that that's no impost of council at the moment, which seems to have been a huge discussion at the table today. May I suggest we put this forward and debate that as an opportunity. a stepping stone towards the outcomes we're seeing, because I think, you know, the whole Shire, yes, it's been raised. We understand this development and these impacts are Shire wide. Yes, I take on board. Before us is the Noosa Junction, but I feel like we've missed a step in progressing this forward. Is there an opportunity? We've heard from Councillor Nicola today that this could take six to 12 months. Is there a way we could use the time better in the next six months to perhaps support a town team collaborative approach to allow the voice of our beneficiaries to bring to the conversation what they would like to say? You know, they're not here today telling us exactly what all these stakeholders have in mind. So, you know, if they're not here today... You know, we want to hear what they're saying. We want to support them. The reason we're here and seeking good governance and investing in place making is to give voice to the people we are serving. How can we do that better? Is this the best way to do that? How do we bring their lived experience and their voice to this conversation? the recommendation the town team movement which came out of strategies, engagement, investment and time to hear what our communities have to say. So I would recommend something that if we actually didn't come up in the report, it may have, I don't think I read it, around that as one of the options that we could do to gather information along the way and inform models including the BID and other frameworks. So that's that's what I would like to raise today and together we're all here supporting our community, we understand the impacts, we understand the congestion. The struggle is is how now do we implement new ways of being and have collaborative leadership where every voice and our lived experience counts. Brian Stockwell 01:09:40.560
We can look at this from a number of different angles. I'm going to start from the perspective of what Councillor raised in terms of lead agency These issues are matters controlled by the Queensland Police Service and Office of Liquid Gaming and Licensing. That's why the notice of motion was about issues that we didn't have the lead agency role. Certainly everyone around the table wants to ensure that Noosa Junction goes through its growing pains and its re-evolution into a hospitality precinct that is good for all ages and also good for the residents around. Certainly didn't have the lead agency role. But principally the issues are ones that And then we look at the other concern about is it by passing this of continuing from a notice of motion into a further assessment of the business improvement district framework or something akin to it, is that a wise use of staff resources? And is it equitable? So we have Council hookies talked about it's a potential impact on the placemaking but we know we've got a small strategic planning team and they have multiple different projects going. I'd like to remind you that in 2019 there was a significant outcry in Pomona about the lack of protection of their heritage. I think it was over a hundred signatures maybe. petition may have been individual. We undertook to do an amendment of the planning scheme to further reflect the community's desires to protect heritage. That's five years ago. When we got that scheme approved by the Minister there was a requirement there to document a process of how we were going to incorporate the latest climate change modelling. Still hasn't happened. Five years ago. If we continue to have good ideas and go into areas which are not necessarily our lead responsibility it means our important work just continually needs to be put back and put back. I agree with what council said at the beginning in their talk to amendment. There is a lot of things happening in the junction and there's probably and there's probably a tool that we could use to address it and that is a place making approach. But that's a decision that we have to compare against the previous commitments to other towns for it and compare and contrast. I'm with Councillor Wilson is that the motion has suggested a way forward but continuing to... but continuing to investigate is something that at this stage I don't think is a priority for council to change what it's already suggesting it wanted to do in a longer term fashion in terms of the operational plan and the corporate plan. that we can continue. I think the difference between the two approaches, if I agree with Councillor Wilkie's initial motion, I think the difference is one could probably do with existing resources potentially mainly within that economic development. potentially mainly within the economic development team that works with the business associations to focus and start driving it. The other one would mean that there'd be an allocation of strategic planning time to actually develop this, to take the consultation to create the collateral and the communications materials that would be required. Noting that I don't think there's any budget in this financial year for that. And so that's why I don't support the addition that I received. I'll put Councillor Lorentson, you can close. Amelia Lorentson 01:13:24.072
Councillor Lorentson. Brian Stockwell 01:13:38.251
Yes, Jessica Phillips 01:13:45.370
It is. I can't sit online and listen to the tiny voice you use at the Council of Morrison anymore. Mr Chair, there is a way we can address each other respectfully at the table and I don't believe the way that you are dealing with it is appropriate. So I'm just going to ask that that's the last time I hear the tone I hear, the tone of voice you used at Council, Lorentson, and you can address the issue without the extra aggression. Thanks. Brian Stockwell 01:14:16.965
So, um, I'm perplexed, um, because I... have no, no, um, thought. I'll actually, I thought that it was, uh, did anyone perceive any aggression? I've got the time in the recording, we can go back to it later. Okay, I'll have a look at it, but certainly, um, Councillor Phillips, there there was no aggression, and I thought my tone and voice was typical of me, it may have sounded worse, but I take it, I don't believe there was a point of order. So, Councillor Lorentson. Amelia Lorentson 01:14:53.679
So, I'm just going to address a few things that were raised just in. discussion, but first of all, notified motion diverts resourcing. Notified motions are council's rights to raise emergent and current issues in the community. I need that said, secondly. what's in front of us is not, we're not proposing a bid model. We're proposing a Noosa Junction specific precinct management framework and we're looking at proven models such as a business improvement district model and asking are they applicable for... Third, conversations. Again, I revert back to in-depth conversations with our director, Tom, Councillor Wegener and myself, Councillor Wilkie also sitting at the table. They made it clear and they were enthusiastic about this way forward and their words were that this way forward would make their job easier. It would allow certainty and collaboration. It would allow all the key stakeholders, including the residents that are impacted. You can't sleep at night. It would allow them to sit. Face to face and talk it out. She also said that they deal with these issues in the junction daily and at the moment is conversations going left, right and centre. This model brings us closer together. Also, there has been quite a lot of conversations with the University of Sunshine Coast. In fact, this morning I received an email from the University keen to come on board and help us. We have met with past members of the Noosa Junction Association keen to explore management framework. I can't say that with the current, there's a new board, so I can't on their behalf. I've also spoken in the last few weeks with the residents who don't sleep at night. I've also spoken in the last few weeks with businesses who are scared of putting live music. All are keen to do something more than what we are doing at the moment. Councillor, Councillor Wegener, kicking, I agree with you guys, we can't maintain the status quo. Our job as a council is to future proof, is strategic planning and sometimes we don't know what's happening until it happens. So keep coming back to we've got two choices, kick the can down the road and do what we're doing which is reactive planning or do what we're supposed to be doing which is strategic planning, planning for the future. Mention around the table was that we need to respect and give our community, the people that we represent, awards. How do we bring their lived quote, how do we bring their lived experience to this table? That's exactly what this motion or amendment is proposing to do. It's proposing to respect the people that have come here through deputations telling us we can't sleep at night. It's giving the people, the businesses, the small businesses who spend, who employ our kids Who employ our kids who just want to earn a living. It's giving them a voice because they need certainty, they need confidence to invest in their business and to employ people, our kids. So how do we bring their lived experience to the table? It's around the table. It's by establishing or discussing the opportunity of a precinct management framework that could look like a business improvement district model or it could look like a business improvement district. We've got the opportunity. to provide certainty to those businesses, to those residents. We've got an opportunity to be proactive and collaborate and we've got an opportunity to, you know, deviate from the status quo because if we do nothing, councillors, nothing... Brian Stockwell 01:19:52.900
I'll put the motion, those in, the amendment, sorry, those in favour? That's Councillor Lorentson, Wegener and Phillips. Those against? That's Councillor Finzel, Wilkie and Wilson And Stockwell. The amendment has been lost. We go back to the original motion which I believe Councillor Wilkie made. Do we have anyone else wishing to talk to the substantive motion? Amelia Lorentson 01:20:24.160
Could we have a look at the motion sheet please? Jessica Phillips 01:20:37.520
I have a question too please. Sure. Just in relation to the um placemaking, can either through the CEO just a reminder where we're at with um where have have we allocated the next um place that would would be allocated that resource for placemaking? Larry Sengstock 01:20:59.176
I don't believe we've allocated it specifically. I think we've focused on Pomona. Um there has been some there was some discussion around the next one but I don't believe that we've had a final decision on that. Kim Rawlings 01:21:14.438
Previously it had been discussed Tewantin or Kin Kin um but um a decision was still pending I believe in the motion accepting for Mona I think there was a part of that that identified those two as the next two priorities. Jessica Phillips 01:21:34.060
Follow-up question, can you just remind me how they were prioritised please? Kim Rawlings 01:21:43.120
Yep there was an assessment done it's probably about four years ago now three or four years ago to determine the greatest need based on some criteria and it came out that Pomona and readiness for a placemaking program Pomona came out on top and then it was Kin Kin and Tewantin which followed in terms of that prioritisation of greatest need. So it was a council decision? Jessica Phillips 01:22:15.265
Okay. And that went through council yeah. And sorry so it only went through to make Pomona the first one but that was three or four years ago and then the decision now about the next one is coming us again is that how that will work? Kim Rawlings 01:22:34.627
Yes at the moment the program's focused on implementation of the actions out of the Pomona plan and with limited resources that that's determined that would be that that's determined that would be the focus to make sure the plan is implemented and it's a success. Amelia Lorentson 01:22:50.891
Question through the Chief. Placemaking at the time of the decision, my recollection was that it would be determined. be annual that we would designate an area and budget for placemaking every year. Is that still the case? Kim Rawlings 01:23:06.439
There's been no budget allocation for the 25-26 placemaking. 26 place making. So there was in the 22, 23, 24, 25 budget a rollover amount. The project was over two years. It was a pilot. It was about making sure that the process was right and the community were engaged and the outcome was delivering what it was able to deliver. Larry Sengstock 01:23:39.533
There's no Other than, as you're aware, CASA is a resource. We've allocated a resource to CASA. And then the projects come through, you know, major projects and other works. Amelia Lorentson 01:23:57.770
So the final placemaking project is expected to be complete in two weeks? Well, that's the thing we need to consider and It's bring my understanding that the implementation phase is not as simple as putting a date to it, I think it's one of those ongoing, at some point we need to then say well that's, we've now got to a point, now we can move on to the next, but we haven't got to that point yet. Kim Rawlings 01:24:21.322
It's in a phase of the short, quick wins, some of the two-year actions, supporting the Tewantins movement which is now establishing from the community. But it is, the plan itself is a longer term plan, there'll be actions that are rolled out over a longer period. Can I ask you a question, class-making project, in smaller villages, like in South Park you see it's application in places like Guruji, but in an area like Noosa, is it suitable for a business precinct and residential precinct, which is really quite different to any other village or precincts in the Shire? Is a class-making project actually suitable for Noosa Junction? Absolutely. Mostly place-making projects are centred around a village, a town centre, because that's where a community comes together and that's where all the activities are and supported by residential around it. So absolutely, Noosa Junction, as is all of our centres, villages, are ripe for place Villages, right for a placemaking project. Karen Finzel 01:25:43.084
Can I test if we added a C under here to include going back to all the people we're representing to see if they would consider the framework of a town team option. To put together what they want to say to bring that to the next step. Can we move to that for a debate? Well yeah because I think you know what I'm around the table I think we're sitting at an intersection of the pains of change and I think it's being identified as an adaptive challenge of how we provide leadership in this fast-moving Brian Stockwell 01:27:04.820
And we could deal with yours after that, unless you were ready to move in the middle there. Oh, here we go. Karen Finzel 01:27:09.280
Thank you, Cathy. To engage with relevant Noosa Junction stakeholders, gauge support or otherwise for the potential establishment of a town teams model within the Noosa Junction Hospitality Precinct. Should that be more worth it? Brian Stockwell 01:27:27.878
Well, the town's team model wouldn't be, I don't think, limited to that. The last within the Noosa Junction Hospitality would be in the local area. I think what I'm hearing is we need to get everyone at the table. feel like we've just got a gap in our steps towards where we want to be. And I think, you know, these pain points... You're debating the amendment, so I'm Frank Wilkie 01:27:55.057
Just... Question to staff. staff. Brian Stockwell 01:27:57.818
Can I just work with Councillor Finzel to get to what's on the screen? My suggestion would be to finish it instead of within the Noosa Junction local area. Oh yeah, so you've changed that. Are you happy with that wording there now? Karen Finzel 01:28:09.778
With the area, because I think that also gives inclusion for, you know, our residents and everyone. I think it's also... Brian Stockwell 01:28:17.598
Okay so I'll just get you to move that. Karen Finzel 01:28:18.858
Yes. And I'll second it I'll second it for the... for the purpose of debate and if you can talk to it now. Councillor Finzel? I think this may have the opportunity to address all the issues raised around the table today. I'd like to just put it to the debate to see if, you know, in my opinion, I think there's a gap where we are and where we want to go. Now, I think we probably don't Now I think we probably don't have all the language around the table around I think the the discord sits between technical and regulation where we've got to sit and also looking at adaptive leadership to where we want to go and we've got to facilitate that and bring everyone on the journey and everyone's voice does matter. And in doing that I think it gives us opportunities through this process to honour traditions, history, heritage and culture and that through the suffering that everyone's had at the moment we can still engage with our identity and our connection to each other in our place. So I just think I'd like to bring this to the I just think I'd like to bring this to the table to hear about questions to the staff and or debate around this as a stepping stone that is inclusive, that goes beyond the status quo, but also honouring, you the strategic work that we've done up to date. That's, yeah, I'm happy to test that if everyone wants to join me on the journey. Council Phillips has a hand up. Council Phillips. Jessica Phillips 01:29:58.073
Thank you. Question. I think I get the intent. Can you please explain to me how this is different from what we saw with Councillor Lorentson's amendment to see if there's appetite for exactly what you were suggesting? Can you just explain to me how this will be different? Karen Finzel 01:30:21.604
Well, I think it's not prescriptive. think it's not prescriptive on the bid. I don't think it addresses a gap where we give a broader opportunity to have voice at the table that people want what they want And I just think the town team model has come out of a placemaking project that was recommended as a stepping stone to, I think, address all the issues raised today. just think it parts a bit of that technical framework, which would do, you know, recognise it with me, however, I think this might provide, I don't know if you want to call it a middle ground or address a gap towards that, where we want to go. Jessica Phillips 01:31:12.700
I just am sorry to clarify though, to be less descriptive, I'm not, I still need to understand what town teams model, if it was going to be a suggestion in, or it is a suggestion in Pomona Place how that will bring everyone that, because the junction precinct has different stakeholders with our LGR and, well, I mean they do have some licence venues at Pomona, but there's different needs that junction precinct that I don't believe were raised in the placemaking. Karen Finzel 01:31:53.543
I'm happy to let the staff answer that, but my limited knowledge around the town teams is exactly about bringing the community together as a collective to address the needs that everyone The needs that everyone has around the people and the place. I'll put it over to staff to give us probably a better... Well, that's not a bad description, actually. Kim Rawlings 01:32:17.823
It is about bringing people and place together. It's a... Town Teams is a model that was developed out of WA, and it's... I don't know the specific detail, but broadly speaking, they have set... speaking, they have set protocols to which how people deal with each other when they come together. It's driven by the community, you know, they set it up, they develop the framework, they develop the protocols as long as they meet. know, the overarching town teams movement. It's supported by the town teams movement and, you know, they can assist in developing the framework for them or whatever model that they work out for their team. Sorry, their town. It is a collaboration model of bringing people in the community to put issues together, working through. It could be anything from, you know, some of the examples that at Ips, which was one of the examples that, you know, they had community gardens and, you know, some actions that they can collectively bring, but they also had actions and advocacy to state government around various issues. So it can be wide So it can be wide reaching but it really depends on that community coming together and working together and having a plan and a common goal and actions and where they want to spend their time. There's no levy associated with Unless of course they came to council and wanted a levy implemented through the means that we have but yeah it's a little bit different but it's still about collaboration and place making which is not just about infrastructure it's also about bringing people together. Jessica Phillips 01:34:19.580
Do you have any key differences between the council and the town teams? For now I think. Yeah, basically the key difference is town teams are community led and organised rather than council being involved as a form of organising or the investigator itself. investigator, it's about the community and the stakeholders being self-organising. Council, Lorentson and Heather. Amelia Lorentson 01:34:38.134
Yes, my question is, so the notice of motion, and I'm reading what it actually said, is that council seek to prepare a report outlining options. preparer report outlining options for managing land use conflicts between entertainment venues and residents, it was an exploratory report that investigated best practice in precinct management to assess relevance and suitability. Why wasn't town teams model or class making model, why wasn't that included and investigated as part of the report? Because it is a community model. Is a community lead like I'm just just asking the question. Kim Rawlings 01:35:20.313
I guess the scope was kind of discussed and mapped out to be a more formalized kind of all got the motion maybe was getting to being more of a structured framework and that's why those Structured framework and that's why those kind of examples were investigated and it looked at current regulatory framework so Noosa Plan which is a land use management framework. framework and deals with those I guess potential conflicts between residential and other business uses you know having measures around times and amplification. around times and amplification and requirements for noise attenuation in new residential buildings and things like that, so the report maps out what's the current statutory framework. framework that we're working with and then you know including licensing arrangements and then it was well what else can we do which are those other precinct based frameworks so I guess that's where the investigation was led led to white towns team town teams specifically wasn't included I guess it was looking as I said more about those precinct more structured arrangements around precinct management where council was you know potentially Nicola Wilson 01:36:56.120
I think council Wilson had hand up first well that would have to go back to the staff because I don't know the process of how to set that up but I I think think if we do try to put this together I would have to ask the staff what is that process but I think this as I said could be a stepping stone that addresses the pain point which is the struggle that I've identified between the technical aspects and actually giving adaptive leadership and voice to our community that is going through a huge change. Karen Finzel 01:37:39.563
So I feel there's a nice change. So I feel there's a nice collaboration between those two conflicts and I threw the chair back to the staff to go how would the process to engage community in this, how would that work. Amelia Lorentson 01:37:52.218
And what are the resourcing implications? Kim Rawlings 01:37:56.338
So because it is a community-led movement, they might...movement, they might not be aware of it. So I guess we can make Noosa Junction or the stakeholders aware of the movement. We can be a facilitator. between the movement organiser and I guess Noosa Junction Association to actually have a presentation, let them know about it, but ultimately it's up them know about it, but ultimately it's up to them whether they want to engage in it, but we could facilitate the knowledge and provide advice around the movement, but it is a, it's more of a, and there you go type thing. Yeah. Karen Finzel 01:38:44.492
Oh, sorry. So does that still put value on the work that's being done currently around the really regular Tory and that type of work that you know, the commitments to regulations and you know, planning and all those strategic things that is that comes along the journey, right? It's not falling off the table if someone moves forward with the Tewantin framework. Well, those legislative frameworks exist regardless. The town plan exists, all those regulations that currently work would continue. It would be up to the team. town teams and whoever was in that and joined that movement as to what their issues were and how they wanted to address it outside. it outside of that regulatory framework or however they wanted to do it so yeah it really is driven by them what are their issues what do they want to address you know what role do they want to play in it thank you just so that Phillips has got a hand up yeah Thank you. question around Jessica Phillips 01:40:02.289
Question around the town teams again. Was that decision to explore that as an option came out of the consultation process for the placemaking? Is that how that recommendation came about? Kim Rawlings 01:40:20.992
It came through staff research and networking across placemaking models and the town teams movement providing information to staff that we thought well here's a great model for the community to actually pick up and run with post council's involvement in facilitating a place plan because I mean I guess ultimately with placemaking it's really about the community coming together and running with it so that we can say we can say, well, you know, great, so that, you know, it's not all about council resources and time and funding. So it was just seen as a good model Australian developed that was one model that... was one model that the community could pick up and run with, but they may decide on another model. Brian Stockwell 01:41:21.774
Councillor Lorentson: Oh, sorry, have you got a supplementary question? Yeah, I did. Jessica Phillips 01:41:27.759
I'm trying to work out the cart before the horse part with the placemaking. Placemaking was done on Pomona. Town and teams was explored as part of that, but we haven't done placemaking on the junction, so I'm worried about making decisions that didn't come through the recommendation, even though I understand the intent now behind the motion. But I feel like we're making a decision. So hang on, so my question is, would this, if the junction was put on a placemaking list of ones that I identified that needs a placemaking, would that not then come out of the recommendations that town teams come, is explored, but because of issues that were raised through deputations and things that we've heard, that what we're exploring now is actually just trying to bring a community issue to the front and resolve it through... Brian Stockwell 01:42:48.800
Yes. Yes, I heard. Yes. Okay. Councillor Lorentson. Amelia Lorentson 01:42:53.880
The town team's model. So we're still at pilot stage at Pomona. Can you say at this early stage whether it's working and effective and should we wait until we have some data saying that this is an effective model, that it does address issues such as noise? Go back to similar to what Jess just said now, what I raised before is if this was an effective, proven model, why wasn't it brought to us as part of the report? Because there's a lot of information, a lot of work has been put into investigating pre-centre management models, specifically to... Address the issue or the reason the report was originally brought to council, which is to address noise issues and safety issues in the junction. So is it too early with the Tewantins model to decide that it is an effective precinct management tool? Kim Rawlings 01:44:06.260
I guess that would be up to the community to determine, you know, if they had interest in it. In terms of whether it's successful in Pomona, the fact that the community have come to, or members of the community, are starting a town teams movement or model is successful because the community have embraced the work that was done through the placemaking pilot and want to take it further and want to, you know, lead a future process. You know, you don't necessarily need to have done a town, a placemaking exercise for a town team to start, so is it going to be able to address the key specific issues where this motion arose? Quite possibly if they came together and all the stakeholders came together and they talked through how they might manage those issues. The report was specifically The report was specific around frameworks that had a bit more structure to it, and that's where that focused. So, yeah, I can't answer that off the top of my head. Frank Wilkie 01:45:27.362
Can this proposal be put to the Noosa Junction Association, and if they go for it, be initiated without dramatic impulse? Kim Rawlings 01:45:40.080
Yes, because it is largely a community-led process. They might invite council to sit at staff or be involved, but it's not something we're leading. Frank Wilkie 01:45:53.000
Yeah, okay, thank you. So can you explain that? Amelia Lorentson 01:45:56.740
So the Noosa Junction Association would then have to reach out to the entire Noosa Junction precinct and ask if they want to be involved in a town teams model. Is that how it works? Kim Rawlings 01:46:07.100
It depends on who picks it up. It may not be the Noosa Junction. It might be the residents that actually pick it up and run with it. Or it might be other stakeholders. So it doesn't necessarily have to be business led. So it doesn't necessarily have to be... It could be resident led. It could be some key community members wanting to take the lead on it. It's non-specific. Karen Finzel 01:46:33.520
Can I just... People are questioning the validity, I suppose, of the town teams as an option. I'd just like to add that in 2024, the minister from local government sport and cultural industries, they won the Minister's Place Innovation Awards. So, just to give some credibility to that... Brian Stockwell 01:46:57.592
So, Councillor Finzel, you were debating or you had your opening address. That's not appropriate. Oh Nicola Wilson 01:47:02.592
Okay. So, can I ask a question? No. Amelia Lorentson 01:47:09.300
I'll speak to the motion. Thank you, I'll speak to the motion. I won't support the amendment. I think it, we've got a report that's come to council and we in respect to the staff that put in considerable times looking at precinct management models, I don't have enough information. I don't know what we're really sort of making a decision making a decision on. I just think that it's at this stage just, you know, hasn't been considered enough and I think we have a specific question. A report came back to us with specific recommendations and they are data driven. A data driven and I respect, again, the work that the staff and their recommendation, their recommendation didn't raise the potential establishment of a town to this model within the Noosa Junction local area. respect Councillor Finzel, her intention to get some middle ground but I think the middle ground might have been in the original amendment which looked at all precinct management frameworks and would have captured the town teams model. This Okay. Brian Stockwell 01:48:37.380
Others wish to talk to the amendment? Councillor Wilson. Nicola Wilson 01:48:40.060
I won't support it. I think the engagement part is too vague. It probably puts Stringhouse back on staff to manage that part. It's something that should actually be a community-led project. I can see how the Townsville model would be implementing a plan, but I don't think it's appropriate to implement a plan for something that's got quite complex issues in terms found issues in terms of legal licensing and that kind of thing, so I don't think it's appropriate. Brian Stockwell 01:49:06.840
Anyone else wish to talk? No, you have to close. Frank Wilkie 01:49:14.760
Yeah, look, the reason why the promoter placemaking town teams model is working is because we had a very successful placemaking process that preceded it with very clear actions and outcomes and good community engagement and I think that needs to happen before the town teams model can be raised at the implementation stage of any planning process. I think it's a good idea... Brian Stockwell 01:49:48.140
Councillor. Jessica Phillips 01:49:49.680
I just wanted to speak to it as well because I just want to thank Councillor Finzel because I believe in the intent behind it as well but I just can't support it at this point because I feel like it's probably locking us into something specific at this point too whereas the original motion gave us exploring but also... us exploring but also an end that might end up being the status quo or like it explored those options where but yeah I just want to as ever that I know that the challenge of putting an amendment on the floor at the time so I never want it to be missed to that I commend you for having a go to bring us all together. Brian Stockwell 01:50:33.880
Councillor Wegener do you wish to talk? I will talk. The town teams model is good if we could get a unified vision across residents and the business owners and the landowners. I wonder with starting from a position of conflict over a particular issue whether it would fit. I do think where everyone is in their mind, well where I've got to in my mind is we as a set of councillors need to review our place making priorities and that includes our budget. There may be over the coming budget time an option to look at some incoming revenue we weren't expecting. We may be able to increase our investment this financial year. But at this stage we're not starting anything new. But it may be that during the term of this financial year we do have a look at our place making priorities. I think it's pretty clear that Noosa Junction as well as Kinkine and Tewantin would need to be considered. the light of current situation and it may be that we can look at taking steps and it may be a suggested step for all three that the town teams model is where you start and then we'll build from there as budget becomes available. But this stage I just think it does. Tend to just continue the investigation in a way that would just still create that staff time. So Councillor Finzel. Karen Finzel 01:52:07.820
Right thank you. Just to reiterate I do believe that the people can initiate this without lots of council staff time and resources so I'd like to rebut that firstly. I think that perhaps maybe I'll obviously around the table people don't consider this as an opportunity to actually really hone in on beneficiary centric leadership that is addressing complex issues. issues during a really challenging time of growth and you know conflicts. I think the pains of change are going to like be with us for this whole Shire and I'd like to know think that we can do some bold leadership and meet our people in the middle. I think that we need to look look at how we understand and engage with our community when there is also a resistance to change. But I think that's our challenge on this term, to actually go how do we facilitate that, how do we give voice to That's relevant at the table. How do we address and measure their lived experience, which to me is data that can inform these decisions, not the one exactly, you know, before us today, but at a broader sense of strategic leadership. And how do we want to position ourselves as leaders around this table moving forward. And it's going to require discipline, change. And definitely giving a place at the table voice to our community and I just put this forward today because I thought it's a great stepping stone. I'll accept it's unsupported, but... Thank you everyone, it was good to bring it to debate. When we talk about status quo and change, that's our challenge. We've invested in strategic plans, we've got a community, we've engaged, we're committed to this, we're committed to change. You know, this is the challenge in local government, and I've said it in my whole terms, it's like, you know, we're trying to move the Titanic, it's a big beast, and then how do we be really agile and have appetite to bold and step out? That's going to be challenging, I think, for the rest of this term. I will support my own emotion. If I didn't, that's problematic. But yeah, I won't give up on really honing out a place for our community to have relevance through their lived experience, to find that balance between the technical issues and the fiduciary requirements, environment and meet those demands which are challenging. That's our first couple of levels of government. But I would like to bring to the table, yeah, a third level of governance where we really give voice to our people. And that's what we're here for. That's who we're serving. And thank who we're serving and thank you everybody for your contribution. Brian Stockwell 01:55:16.601
I put the motion, the amendment. Those in favour? Karen Finzel 01:55:20.541
Oh me, yes that's me, thank you. That's Brian Stockwell 01:55:23.541
Councillor Finzel. Those opposed? Is Councillor Lorentson, Wegener, Phillips, Wilkie, Wilson and Stockwell. We go back to the suspended motion and I believe only Councillor Wilkie has talked to it. Does anyone else wish to talk to the motion? I will. Councillor Wilson. Nicola Wilson 01:55:44.523
This motion doesn't kick the can down the road at all. It means that we have to start having these conversations right away. We're already having them. It means that we can talk to anybody who is a relevant stakeholder. Immediately and start trying to get some ideas to address the situation. Conversely, investigating a bid takes time. Implementing that bid takes time. I'm just going to quickly read a bit of the report again. The timing for this initiative would depend on stakeholder readiness and resource availability, however a preliminary phase including engagement and concept testing could be initiated within the next six to twelve months. Budget and resource implications would need to be carefully considered, particularly around staffing, to support coordination, facilitation and plan development. Initial costs may include consultancy support, stakeholder workshops and communications, with funding potentially sourced for existing budget allocations or external grants. All of those things take time. What we have today is something we can actually immediately sell. Brian Stockwell 01:56:47.600
Others wish to talk? Councillor Wilkie... I won't support the motion in front of us because to me this is exactly what's already happening... we are engaging with relevant Noosa Junction stakeholders including residents, we are engaging with OLGR, we are engaging with QPS and it's not working so... not working. So to me, lots of words around the table from bold leadership and these things take time, but good planning does take time. Bold leadership is... is pushing to do better. Bold leadership is not supporting status quo. Bold leadership looks like respecting the voices that have come to this room and said we want a good night's sleep. the businesses that have come to us and said we want to play live music and we want to employ and we want to run our businesses without worrying about constant complaints so so to me you know in front of us it's it's retaining status quo and it's not going to improve it's not going to improve improve. It's not going to improve the situation. I think we can do better. Amelia Lorentson 01:58:17.246
So I won't support what's in front of us today. Tom Wegener 01:58:21.426
Yeah. Councillor Wilkie, do you want to talk? Going back to the committee meeting, it was clear to me that this report and this recommendation were meant to facilitate the junction. And she said that the recommendation here before us, the original recommendation, will make their job easier, make staff's job easier in the junction. And so I'm just sticking to that because that was explained then. And so I won't support this because I think this doesn't change the outcome. It would change the status quo where the original recommendation was supported by staff and would make their job easier overall. Brian Stockwell 01:59:01.627
Yeah, I think Councillor was next and then Councillor Finzel. Councillor, you've got the floor. Jessica Phillips 01:59:08.727
Thank you. At risk of continuing this, I was wondering if I could try an amendment to this motion? Brian Stockwell 01:59:19.611
Yeah, it's always an option available to you, Councillor. Jessica Phillips 01:59:24.851
Thank you. I was just trying to write some notes... Through the engagement, we... I'm just waiting for it to come up on the screen before I spoke. It takes a little while to come up. So, um, for the engagement with, like, with relevant... Ah, I'm just trying to think of how to word this, sorry. That the future... Adopts a proactive... That's all. I think that needs to end it. Brian Stockwell 02:01:45.940
So it's going to be engagement rather than the future framework. I don't know if that's a sentence. Jessica Phillips 02:01:53.480
Yeah, I know. I'm just trying to end it. Brian Stockwell 02:01:54.778
Is your intent that a future framework be identified through the engagement with relevant stakeholders? Is it? That's... Jessica Phillips 02:02:11.291
What I'm trying to achieve is shifting. I don't mind that there's an inclusive of the other, that we've included all the stakeholders. What I want to see is that the amendment... When we look back at this and we go, okay, that went through, if that goes through, what I want to see is that something changes. And I think most, I thought there was sort of consensus to some point around the room that all of us can agree there's an issue, something needs to happen. what we're doing is reacting and I'm trying to put an amendment together that gives us a change in the direction to look from a proactive planning model with our engagement rather than again I'm probably speaking to it before I've even finished my amendment Brian Stockwell 02:03:26.720
Is it something along these lines Councillor reading it's really through the engagement with stakeholders that agreement to a proactive future planning a framework to achieve a proactive future planning model be proposed something like that yes Something like that. Jessica Phillips 02:03:47.084
Yes, and then I can speak to it, and if someone wants to make it... Brian Stockwell 02:03:52.544
Yeah, we've got... through the engagement that's relevant. Cathy 02:04:05.040
A future plan might be implemented that adopts a proactive future plan model. Does that make sense? Jessica Phillips 02:04:12.880
That gives us a... gives community and council... gives us a... Frank Wilkie 02:04:22.000
Mr Chairman, new amendments can be workshopped in the space between this Good suggestion rather than on the fly. Brian Stockwell 02:04:34.417
Yes. So the suggestion from the floor from Councillor Wilkie was that this is something maybe you can talk with staff and get... You can make an amendment, you can draw the, as we're having difficulty getting to a point where the amendment actually is something that staff could implement, it's probably better to put it on hold and see if there's something that can be done before Thursday. You can make an amendment, you can draw the, as we're having difficulty getting to a point where the amendment actually is something that staff could implement, it's probably better to put it on hold and see if there's something that can be done before Thursday. So, Councillor Finzel, I think you were the next person wishing to speak. Karen Finzel 02:05:20.000
On the motion. Before us, this one? No. No, for the substantive motion. Frank Wilkie 02:05:27.740
So that lapsed the one to the seconder. Karen Finzel 02:05:31.960
Okay. Right. So we're talking Nicola Wilson 02:05:44.880
Yeah, I've got nothing to say to that. Brian Stockwell 02:05:48.540
I'll speak to it. Yes, Councillor. Jessica Phillips 02:05:51.780
Tough. I'll just speak to it if there was no one next. The reason why I can't support this is because I truly believe we need to have something we can, we talk about KPIs, we look at things so we can actually measure the success success of of decisions we make around the table and for this one I feel that it won't be able to give me something I can say, I can look back and go yep I can, there's, we said we'd do this and there's an outcome, outcome even even though though I appreciate that, again, there's intent, but I still believe it probably just doesn't set me up for clarity around whether we've been successful for that precinct, and I think we owe it to them to say we're actually being really clear in what we want to achieve. Amelia Lorentson 02:06:46.800
Can I move an amendment please? Brian Stockwell 02:06:50.660
It's always open to you. Amelia Lorentson 02:06:52.520
Thank you. So see that council convene a round table discussion with stakeholders including I'll make this brief when we talk about what's the next important step and I speak a lot about I don't want to go back to what we're doing to go back to what we're doing this to me is a proactive next step and it's a critical important step I think when we talk about community community led solutions it starts with people face to face talking about issues I think it's if this motion is going to get supported by We need to support at a minimum this roundtable discussion with OLGR, with QPS, with the business owners, with the association and most importantly the residents that have spoken directly to This is a minimum. This is a minimum. This is what will give voice to the people that we represent and it's also impetus or change. Something great will come out of this and I always use the analogy five years ago when there was so much conflict in the waters. When the oilers and the stand-up paddlers and the longboarders were all in conflict. We're at wars and we decided not to go through a regulatory route, we decided to go through a community-led route which was getting everyone around a table and talking it out, neighbour to neighbour, friend to friend, because we are all neighbours and we are all friends. So I hope everyone will... at a minimum, support C, which is to convene a roundtable discussion with key stakeholders, including residents. And to me, that included as part of the motion may The decision may change the decision of some of us that have already decided against it because that means we are not maintaining the status quo. It means that we're taking a first step and an important step. Question. Brian Stockwell 02:10:09.418
I felt there was already discussions going on with all those day callers, including residents. Is that, can someone tell me if that's true or false? Amelia Lorentson 02:10:21.458
I can answer that. They are, but no one's at the same table. They're at staff, from what I've understood from Director Km Rawlings is they're having 100 conversations with planners, investors, developers, residents that are getting complaints, business owners that are in conflict. conflict with OLGR. They talk with the association, they talk with liquor and gaming, but none of these people are talking to each other or around the same table. And that was one of the many reasons why... In our discussions and conversations after the planning and environment meeting, it was made clear by the director that this was the most effective and efficient way forward, exploring precinct management frameworks. Looks but the answer is no, this doesn't happen at the moment. Frank Wilkie 02:11:17.092
Mr Chair, I will be brief, the motion says engage with key stakeholders including residents, QPS, OLGR, this is what would happen under that framework, it's consistent with it so Nicola Wilson 02:11:37.840
I'll speak against it. I think it needs to be a purpose to do that. The original motion was looking at, we all accept that there's a problem with the junction. This item is really about do we need a formal framework to manage the junction. I've already argued no. How else we can deal with that issue without the formal framework. In terms of equity, I don't know how we decide who makes their folders and who gets invited and how many people can sit around a round table. I think it's just superfluous to ITB. Brian Stockwell 02:12:22.380
Anyone else wish to talk? Karen Finzel 02:12:24.160
Yeah, I'll just quickly talk. You know, we just had a huge debate when we talked about frameworks, how we could get, you know, a measured voice from all stakeholders, including residents. It was voted down. There would have been actual KPIs and data, in my opinion, through that framework, and we could have had some measured information to inform our decisions. To convene a round table, it's pretty broad. What does mean? How are we going to measure people's voice, rightly so? How do we get the right voices at the table? And again, you know, who drives this? I like to see that we see our community, our beneficiaries. fisheries. The central reason why we're here, I support that, the idea that they drive that forward. I think this doesn't meet, there's sort of no framework that will inform any decisions moving forward and it speaks about inclusion, exclusion. Who do we know the stakeholders? Who actually wants to have a voice there? When we talk about status quo, how do we widen out to people that may like to have a voice but currently there's no way for them to have it? I think there's better ways to do it. I think this is, you know, trying to address issues on the hop. I won't be supporting this motion. I won't be supportive. I think there's better ways that we can actually engage for meaningful conversation that, you know, doesn't sort of give this idea of tokenism and ticking a box. I think we want to talk about meaningful engagement and how we measure that to make that to make that data informed. That comes to us to really inform our decisions and underpin where we want to head and making sure that our community and our residents, that the work they put in is actually valued through the data collection and giving real voice to Tom Wegener 02:14:17.280
Council Wegener. I'm looking at what council is doing on a very wide scale here. We have the destination management plan. We're going into a different mode of council. We're going into council 5.0 where we really actually have to communicate and get out there on the offensive, no longer in the trenches and the defensive with the hard hats on. And that's going to be dealing with stakeholders across the board. And I'm putting my rose-coloured glasses on firmly now, and I have for weeks now, because I am completely in support of council being proactive, doing the destination management plan, looking at the junction, and actually in and saying, let's have a roundtable. Let's have a chat about this. It might not go anywhere, small little thing, but it's going there because we know that staff want it, and that, to me, that carries a lot of weight. of weight. If Km Rawlings is behind it, staff behind it, that actually carries a lot of weight. This is a good middle ground between the recommendation and what the mayor suggested. So you guys put some rose-coloured glasses on, think positive, and let's see if we can kind of calm the nerves of the junction because it's a changing place, they need to talk to each other, we need to talk to each other because it is changing radically. Jessica Phillips 02:15:46.254
I can say because Tom kind of summarised exactly similar to what I wanted to say so I'll just um yeah I think we're in a different stage where we have to probably shift to this really um bring community in earlier um so if this gives us um that one you know um there's probably not much else Know a type of a discussion at the beginning that can give us an idea of where to go then and any opportunity that I think they can come in earlier maybe that will save us in the long run from maybe jumping into something that the community don't actually want and then we only find out once we're already too far down the track so I believe it's different to maybe what Councillor Finzel's put up even though I think the intent's probably similar I think it's just a step forward to give us some to actually start moving in a direction that maybe we can find a middle ground for everyone so I'll support it if that didn't come out in that statement Brian Stockwell 02:16:55.735
I'm the only one who hasn't spoken. I agree with both sides in that it is a mechanism, one step to engaging the stakeholders in item B. I think some are interpreting it as a single round table which is think a reasonable way to start that process. Others may see it as a ongoing round table which then is suggesting a framework which is probably not what is required. I'm happy with a single round table but I think the existing motion coverage I won't support it but I'm happy for that Amelia Lorentson 02:17:40.320
I'll close because I do think everyone may be overthinking this. This is not a complicated process. In fact, it's already happened. So I have sat with businesses, with the university of Sunshine Coast, with our director, Kim Rawlings, the Noosa Junction Association, and we were all talking about the next step was to invite residents to come and join the meeting. It was possibly one of the most proactive, wonderful meeting. It was wonderfully chaired by Dr. Lenny Vance from the University of Sunshine Coast, who has, like I said, written to me this morning that he wants to be involved in this process. I think we overthink and overcomplicate things. This is not maintaining the status quo. Getting people and Getting people and community to sit side by side with each other is one step, small step, but big step forward. We need to do something, Councillor, so I hope everyone reconsider. reconsiders their vote and supports this, because doing something is really, really better than doing nothing. So I hope everyone supports. See, it's an important first step. Brian Stockwell 02:19:14.540
I put the motion. Those in favour is Councillor Lorentson and Wegener, Phillips, Wilkie. Those opposed are Councillor Finzel, Wilson and Stockwell. The amendments carry. It becomes part of the motion. And I'm the only one who hasn't spoken, but I think enough words. the only one who hasn't spoken, but I think enough words have been sent, as it's said So I shall pass back to Councillor Wilkie to close. Frank Wilkie 02:19:38.908
Thank you, Councillors. I think collectively we've arrived at a motion that allows Council to engage proactively. Think collectively we've arrived at a motion that allows Council to engage proactively and strategically with all the stakeholders, including the residents, QPS, Office of Liquor and Gaming, Police, to future-proof this precinct, rather than lock Noosa Junction into any one management. unlocked the Noosa Junction into any one management model. The discussions can now proactively and collaboratively have regard to all relevant principles in all the models that came through the report is work that was well worth doing, nothing is wasted, and allows the Junction Traders Association and the residents to help set the future course according to their the future course according to their unique needs. This is not status quo, the Noosa Junction is not the same place as it was last week. Change is relentless, nothing is status quo and the Noosa, in terms of measuring success, the Noosa Junction Association will set their own KPIs, not the Council, as to how they are progressing. Thank you Councilors, I think we've arrived at a great outcome. Brian Stockwell 02:20:45.860
Those in favour? Yes. That's unanimous. Councilors, it'll surprise you to know that we've been going for over two hours and 20 minutes, so we have a 15 minute break. Frank Wilkie 02:20:59.540
Thank you Mr Shannon. And good job guys. Brian Stockwell 02:36:59.304
Okay, welcome back councillors. We move on to the item of the financial performance report and welcome the director and the manager to the table. And I presume the manager of finance, Pauline Coles, will be giving us an overview of the report. Welcome. Pauline Coles 02:37:13.244
Good afternoon, councillors. So, the financial performance report for June 2025 shows the interim position at year end. However, councillors should note that financial adjustments are still progressing as part of the end of the financial year process. A further report on council's final 2024-25 financial performance will be provided to council in November 2025, following the finalisation and independent audit of the financial statements in October. Operating revenue for the year is $1.8 million above budget, which is being driven by interest income of $2.8 million, sales of goods and services of $538,000, and other revenue of $652,000. Margaret Gatt 02:37:59.380
This has been offset by lower than forecast revenue from rates of Pauline Coles 02:38:02.960
$567,000, Fees and charges of $1.4 Lease income of $449,000 and operating grants. In respect to operating grants, it should be noted that Council did receive a 50% prepayment of its 2026 financial assistance grant in June 2025. Operating expenses Operating expenditure is $5.4 million underspent, with $931,000 of this underspent relating to employee costs. Margaret Gatt 02:38:33.128
An estimate of the back pay payable in respect to Council's in principle certified agreement offer has been accrued in these numbers. However, these results are still subject again to year end adjustments and the finalisation of employee provisioning calculations and accruals. Materials and services expenditure is under budget $3.6 million which relates to, 1.4 relates levy funded programs, $900,000 relating to grant funded programs, $200,000 relating to commercial operations for waste and holiday parks and $1 million relating to general operations. Levy and grant funded underspend will be held in reserve for future utilisation in delivering those associated programs. Detailed breakdown of the materials and services spent has been provided in attachment or to the report. Tourism and economic development expenditure is currently shown below target. The quarterly legal cost summary shows legal and associated costs $126,000 over budget with the majority of this relating to development appeals. Also included is the quarterly consultancy expenditure summary which shows consultancies costs $194,000 over the full year budget. Some of this overspend is due to timing as well as project budgets being loaded against contracts. Services rather than consultancy expense. It should be noted that these summaries only include operational consultancy costs and not consultancy costs relating to capital projects. Overall council's interim operating position at June 2025 is a surplus of $7.3 million. With the main drivers of this being additional interest revenue, waste and holiday parks surplus operating positions, employee cost timings timing of material service expenditure on client and levy funded programs. As mentioned, further approvals and provisions and accounting adjustments will continue to be made over the coming months as the financial position for financial sorry Financial financial position for FY24/25 is finalised. Excluding disaster projects, Council has expended 59% of its four-year base capital program, which equates to $27.3 million of the four-year $46 million capital program, with over $48.5 million spent on curating funded disaster projects. Council's cash holdings at the end of June was $107.9 million, with the $25.8 million of these funds invested in higher-yielding term deposits. Pauline Coles 02:40:58.880
This month's report also includes the quarterly dissection of Council's cash holding, which shows $49.2 million in restricted funds, $15.2 million relating to capital projects, which have carried over from prior years, as well well as as current current years that are still to be delivered. $29 million equivalent to three months cash cover, which is a requirement to ensure Council can meet its financial sustainability requirements, $7.7 million in working capital to pay for operations through to the next rating cycle run and $6.9 million in unrestricted cash, which is available to fund emergent or new capital works. Overall, Council has finished the financial year positively Brian Stockwell 02:41:44.480
Do we have questions? Or can we go straight to moving the motion? No. Councillor Wilkie. Frank Wilkie 02:41:51.320
In the statement of financial position under non-current assets, property, plant and equipment value has increased from $1.23 billion at the end of '24 to $1.38 billion, which is an increase of $153 million. Could you explain what we've invested in to account for that increase in value as assets under that category of assets? Sure. Margaret Gatt 02:42:21.903
So just to clarify, so at the end of financial year 2024 it was $1.2 billion. It's actually currently $1.28 billion. actually currently $1.28 billion. The forecast was 1.3 or nearly 1.4 and that related to the QRA disaster program and the timing of that and the original forecast that was in. In terms of the delivery of that, that's still ongoing. However, some of those forecasts are lower in terms of the actual spread required for those projects than we were actually, what we're seeing essentially. Frank Wilkie 02:42:51.015
So the investment in the roads and infrastructure investment in the roads and infrastructure, that's accounted for under property. Margaret Gatt 02:42:59.594
Property of land and environment, correct. Yes, roads, bridges. So the investment in the roads. Brian Stockwell 02:43:04.994
So it's all assets other than the natural assets, is it? Frank Wilkie 02:43:09.614
Correct, that is correct. Are there any substantial purchases of plant and equipment that account for that increase? Margaret Gatt 02:43:17.194
There's circa, I think, we've spent about, yeah, about $4 million. I think we've actually expended in this year about nearly $3 million. Brian Stockwell 02:43:28.938
Thank you. Just a question to follow on. So as assets depreciate, the value goes down. As we do upgrades and we do renewals, it goes back up. So when we say it's overall increasing, that means it's not just a point eight billion yeah 800,000 whatever it's actually a more that work has been done to get to that net positive figure is that right? Margaret Gatt 02:43:56.335
Correct. Council should also note we also undertake regular revaluations to ensure their assets are maintained at fair value so that we can replace them. can replace them and that we're essentially generating sufficient cash so that we can renew our assets and maintain those for the community. and where it had gone. Brian Stockwell 02:44:12.520
Thank you. And Councillor Lorentson. Amelia Lorentson 02:44:14.680
The ferry revenue seems like it's quite below budget, like $432,000. So I sort of want to unpack that and let us sort of understand why. The revenue's down and how the new operators are performing. Pauline Coles 02:44:33.592
I can't speak to the operators, but I do. I'm happy to take all those questions through the chair. There has been an overall reduction in theory numbers almost to the, we're just doing the final tally of the year, of about 20% less than the previous year. So there has been an overall reduction. Largely as a result been an overall reduction, largely as a result of cyclone Alfred, you'd be aware in March it had a substantial impact with the ferry actually not operating for an extended period of time, and that's sort of followed through to the following We haven't had the numbers coming through, but overall the year has been significant reduction from passengers heading across the ferry compared to the previous year. Amelia Lorentson 02:45:18.086
Can I request, and I know that it's getting late in the day, but can I request a discussion, or a report perhaps, come back to council? I'd really love to understand community sentiment around the new ferry operators and how and how they're going. Yeah, that'd be great. Thank you. Similar question in terms of local laws revenue, again, significantly below budget 418,000. 418,300 Below budget. I'm linking this with perhaps, not perhaps, because of industrial. Yes, so it largely would have been due to protected action that was occurring as well as you would have seen that in some of our other areas like the natural areas as well. Some of the more outdoors areas in terms of either. In terms of either delivery of those revenue generating items or delivery of the expenditure and impact maintenance. And in terms of, you know, the new processes again in collecting infringements, our camera cars. We'll... Car? Car, sorry, camera car. So, again, it's probably a discussion or workshop or report, again, maybe coming back to Council a lot to understand the effectiveness. If that's equated to more infringements, less infringements, the pros and cons of using... using technology. That would be great. Thank you. Another question, and I'll make this brief. Tourism Noosa agreement. And maybe a question to the CEO. When can we expect to see the final agreement with Tourism Noosa, including the new KPIs and... Can we also get an idea or an update on the roadmap? So we're dealing with a report on finances. Yep. That's a separate item. It's not relevant. I may be able to talk to you about it offline if you like. No worries. I appreciate that. OK. I think everything else I can take offline. Thank you very much. Brian Stockwell 02:47:33.680
Any other questions? Anyone like to move the staff recommendation? Councillor Wilson. Councillor is second. Councillor Wilson. Nicola Wilson 02:47:47.300
Anyone else wish to speak to the motion? Do you wanna argue with yourself in the close? Bye. Brian Stockwell 02:47:57.729
Okay, I put the motion. Those in favour? Yes. That's unanimous. Thank you. We move on to... Thank you. Thank you. Very quick. Amelia Lorentson 02:48:08.734
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Brian Stockwell 02:48:12.714
We now have the next item, which is the operational plan 2526. Is that what you're talking to? Yes, I am talking to that. am talking to that. Larry Sengstock 02:48:21.234
Thank you, Mr Chair. Thank you Mr Chair. The Executive Officer is on leave this week so I'll speak to it and I'll just go through the Executive Summary initially and then give a couple more points. The Local Government Regulation 2012 Section Section 174 requires that the Local Government prepare and adopt an annual operational report, or plan sorry, for each financial year consistent with its annual budget and to progress the implementation of the five-year corporate plan. The draft Noosa Council operational The draft Noosa Council operational plan 2536 is structured to align with the five themes of the Council's corporate plan 2328 and identifies the significant initiatives and key operational services that will support the delivery the strategic objectives. The operational plan has been developed in parallel with the annual budget with careful consideration of Council's long-term financial sustainability policy and objectives, the organisation's delivery capacity, established service standards capacity, established service standards and community expectations. Just some key points. There are 98 initiatives on this plan. Last year there were 107, so we've dropped a few, but this is in keeping with our plan to... deliver what we've started, but it's also the operational plan, whilst it's an annual plan, it relates to the five-year corporate plan, so there are some things that carry through, a number of things that carry through over more than just one year, so it's still an ambitious undertaking, and there are two... Time as the budget was delivered but what we've done this year is because we wanted to make sure that the budget was delivered if there were any changes to the budget before we presented this so the budget was two weeks ago as we know and this operation plan relates strictly to the to the budget for the year of things that we can we can we can deliver. Just the other piece to understand is that we have the corporate plan as our overarching framework our overarching framework and parameters that we work through for the five years. It's an approved plan. Underneath that is our annual operational plan and underneath that is the branch plans which relate to the operational plan. So there may be some things in this operational plan that people look at and go hang on what about and they generally will get picked up in the branch plan as opposed to the operational plan. So I'll put this to you as a, we have some of the directors here as well if there's anything that you wanted to discuss or ask questions about but I'll put it to you as a recommended for acceptance. Brian Stockwell 02:51:17.832
Thank you. Do we have any questions councillors? Cathy 02:51:21.432
Councillor Lorentson. Amelia Lorentson 02:51:31.657
In terms of the performance measures I'm imagining these more specific details than that just provided in the report or are the performance measures as stated that for example the ecosystem health of wetlands and riparian areas is improved. Populations are key threat and indicator flora and fauna species remain viable. They seem like really broad so I'm imagining. So I'm imagining underneath this there's another layer of more specific KPIs. Yes, so we report to you on a quarterly basis with those and then on an annual basis for the whole as well. So there's a quarterly and then an annual report against this and it comes in the form of comments as opposed to just pics. You know, red, yellow and green. green dots or whatever it may be. So we give more information as it goes through each quarter and you've got the opportunity then to question the advancement, if it's on track, if it's delayed and reasons why. And my other question and I've got a lot more but I'm only going to ask two. Corporate performance measures versus community performance measures. So do we capture both in this planning or are they two separate documents? So do we... And if they are, can we look at, you know, down the track to sort of capture lived experience? So, yep, we've maintained our parks but does that equal community being satisfied with parks? That they're accessible, clean, maintained to a level that's suitable for them? Larry Sengstock 02:53:11.232
I guess that's done through community satisfaction survey, which we do, and we've just undertaken that. So those results are being analysed as we speak. But also I guess from our own, you know, we're not a Shire, so we're out and about, and we do hear and we see, and we get plenty of feedback, no question of that. So we understand exactly where we, you know, I think where we're lacking, where we're not. But yeah, we also operate against our service levels. There are agreed service levels as long as you meet those levels, and that's what we've proposed, that's what we've agreed, and that's what we're aiming Amelia Lorentson 02:53:52.360
Does that answer your question? It does. Is there opportunity for the two measures to be captured at the same time? Larry Sengstock 02:54:07.720
It's difficult to do because, you know, to do a survey you do it once a year, once every two or three years sometimes. And to capture all that information, because this is very broad, it just shows the extent to what we do as an organisation. To try to capture all of those and get feedback on all of those would be extremely difficult. I think what we could and I think this is something that councillors have mentioned before, is to look at it from an outcome point of view, what is the outcome that we've achieved, rather than just the fact that we've nearly okayed the eyes and we've picked up the pins. up the bins as many times over the course of a week or a month or a year, but what's the outcome of that is that we have a clean and healthy Shire. So I get what you're saying there. I'm going to take a little bit more of a twist though Larry, so not we've got a clean and healthy Shire, but have we made life better and safer and more inclusive for the people that are paying rates to maintain those premises. mine is more capturing how residents feel about the services. Amelia Lorentson 02:55:16.048
It is our livability, but I guess that's a bit of a tricky one and an entanglement with the county because not everybody's... Satisfied. Satisfied because their expectations are different. Kerri is in here. Brian Stockwell 02:55:31.443
Kerri, putting it up as well. Kerri, have you got a response to that question? I just thought I would add to that. Yes, so at the moment, councillors, the way that we're measuring, I guess not so much community performance, but community perspective is on their communities is through both our livability survey and our community status. Faction survey, which once rolled out, it will be alternate years. So we should be getting survey data each year on our community's perspective. Thank you. Council Finto. Karen Finzel 02:56:11.263
Yeah, following on from that, I've raised it on several occasions around. occasions around, that's all good, the social aspect of it, I'm interested in the economic impacts given with the increased weather events, it's come up before, how do you envisage moving forward that we're going to be more efficient in the economic impacts of these increased weather events which take our staff away from maintaining parks and gardens and moving them to working in other spaces. That's all good. The social. Need immediate attention and balancing books given the increase of the weather events. Larry Sengstock 02:56:47.141
I've got to say I think we do a pretty good job of it already, to be honest, because it's difficult and you don't know when they're going to So I can't have a whole team of people sitting there with a lot of time on their hands ready and waiting for an impact or a disaster. So we have to deal with it as we can and I think we do do a good job. We're lucky that we're funded well and we've got a great relationship. QRA and the federal government in terms of funding these recoveries. So I think it's one of those ones where you've just got to plan for it but you hope it doesn't happen and then you know if it does happen you've got to then deal with it and I think we do a very good job of that. Brian Stockwell 02:57:28.662
Just a caraboy. just to clarify generally our staff working in immediate post disaster recovery before the recovery stage that is something we claim so that we have it we have the economic impact of that Subtitles What we probably don't do overtly is to say well this program is this far behind because of that and that might be something we look at is what was because having disasters is going to become more the business as usual so measuring the impact on delayed achievement of other programs not for something we think about the future yeah the chair I could also note that for instance after the weather event in late March we didn't have the capacity to do the reactive grading program so it was a contract so I think we've learned a lot from the training. we've learned a lot from the 2022 event so that now there's a thought process of do we have capacity to actually respond because the funding applies to us whether we're contracted out internally and it was a good assessment process to determine no we don't have the capacity to do that. to do the immediate grading program with our own resources so it was contracted out so and I also know that some of our core service deliverables such as mowing and cleaning toilets is already contracted out and that provides us with tremendous scope to you know really deliver upon community expectations. Tom Wegener 02:59:02.174
The flip side is being looking forward and having plans ready to go but when funding comes just to take that out so you're ready you know kind of that proactive thinking. Is that sort of the opposite side of the operational plan which is you know that that forward thinking getting looking down the track of projects that may or may not happen with funding appropriation or with other things? Larry Sengstock 02:59:25.010
Well, I think, again, that's probably what Sean was Sean was alluding to just then is that we've just come off the back of a black mountain that floods at 22, and we were lucky with the cyclone, but a couple of weeks after that when we were at the flooding event, then we Then we were able to activate our external providers very, very quickly and have that in place and through the process that we put forward here, able to get those contractors up and running quicker than you'd ordinarily do because we didn't have to go through all those. We had them on our books basically, so we had them ready to go and we're able to now deliver another $20 odd million. worth of worth of activity very quickly. So yeah, we propose we're planning that and we've now got a good relationship with these with these external groups that we can we can activate as needed. I think that's a good thing that also to support what Shaun was just saying is the good thing with the QRA is that you know when we do go out outsource it it's it's not you know what we would normally do as a as a small council what we would do is try to use our own resources our own people to deliver stuff but if we know we've got funding from external then we can afford to to go and engage external contractors to deliver and help us that's right there's a there's a target date or a a deadline yeah there is but it's also you know so it's a big big no money so if we had to go and be 20 $20 million million dollars worth worth of of work work hours ourselves with our own people. That's $20 million that we have to redirect our staff to deliver, and then they can't do the stuff that they normally do. Brian Stockwell 03:01:07.714
Okay. Moved, Councillor Wilkie. Seconded, Seconded, Councillor Wegener. Councillor Wilkie. Thank you. Frank Wilkie 03:01:13.404
I've written a few notes on this because it's an important document. The Noosa Council operational plan is the Councillor-endorsed blueprint of how Noosa Council directs its resources over the financial year. It identifies the key projects and actions aligned with the corporate plan which itself is approved by councillors after community consultation. It identifies the key projects... Council staff implement these actions under delegation and the document sets the parameters for the recommendations staff bring to meetings for further council endorsement. The operational plan also progresses councillor endorsed strategies and plans including the environment strategy, housing strategy, social strategy, transport strategy and the Noosa Plan 2020 all of which were drafted taking on board community input after extensive consultation. The operational plan outlines last year's initiatives and projects that will continue into this financial year and the proposed capital works program. The CEO will report on progress of the 98 operational plan initiatives quarterly where councillors and the community get a snapshot of the immense workload this get a snapshot of the immense workload this small council delivers upon and how each action is progressing. Key performance indicators are reported to council by the CEO on the quarterly basis. The CEO also reports annually on the progress of the corporate plan. they're also periodic subject matter reports to council providing in-depth reviews on specific subjects. Other regular reports are provided such as the monthly financial performance reports which show how council is tracking according to budget, any changes in funding allocations according to budget. Any changes in funding allocations are reported to Council as part of the budget review process which occurs several times a year. Progress on the delivery of the capital works program is reported to Council quarterly. To strengthen oversight and management, Council has also established a capital works executive which Councillor Lorentson chairs and Councillor Wilson and I are also members. Valued at $51 million, it highlights that this year's capital works program, focusing on core services and community services, is the Donella Bridge renewal at Tewantin, the Shire-wide road reseal program, the Shire-wide Shire-wide pathway upgrades program. Shire-wide gravel road re-sheeting. Upgrades to the Noosa Aquatic Centre. Shire-wide Noosa trail network upgrades. Affordable and social housing project site preparation and subdivision at Cooroy. The Noosa coastal pathway. Cycle street at Bridgham. The Shire-wide wayfinding signage project. Exterior refurbishment of the J. Expansion of the sports complex at Cooroy. Shire-wide park furniture and shelter renewals. Renewal of Pioneer Park playground at Cooran. Stand proper park amenities block renewal at Pomona. Marindah Street amenities block renewal at Tewantin. And the main beach sea wall renewal design at Noosa Heads. Under the theme of environment we'll continue to monitor and improve the health of waterways and natural areas in the Shire. Implement the Noosaville foreshore infrastructure master plan requiring grant funding of up to 10 million dollars. Implement the eastern beaches foreshore reserves management plans with public education to the fore and the Shire wide encroachment which Policy. Complete the Noosa river catchment action plan within the resilient rivers initiative framework. Ensure or council capital civil and maintenance works are delivered in accordance with best environmental practice and one of the key measurable outcomes under the environment is that by 2028 48% of all the land in Noosa is managed for its environmental values. Under the theme of livability we will continue to implement the of liveability, we will continue to implement the Noosa housing strategy with a focus on partnering with the State and community housing providers and industry to deliver affordable housing, investigate the feasibility of affordable housing over council-owned car parks, continue to implement and implement and monitor Queensland's first and only short-stay letting local law to manage the impacts of short-stay letting and manage illegal camping. Progress design development of the Beckman Road duplication in collaboration with the State Government. Undertake investigations into the Cooroy and Shire transit hubs to improve public transport in the Shire for residents and visitors. Complete investigations into the Noosa Woods jetty as a potential ferry stop location as a means of improving public transport. Undertake stage implementation of master plans for the Cooroy and Noosa district sports complexes to improve sport and recreation facilities and increase participation in sports. Continue planning for the future of the Noosa Leisure Centre and Noosa Aquatic Centre to ensure the community needs are met and increase the amount of social and affordable housing in Noosa. That is immeasurable. Progress on these will be measured through community liveability survey Through the liveability survey, liveability survey. Under the theme of prosperity, we will progress the Noosa resource recovery area waste master plan as funding becomes available for new waste diversion facilities and innovative waste practices such as composting. waste practices such as composting and biochar, Tom. We will audit Council-owned land parcels such as Darragh Street, Cooroy and progress planning of a circular economy precinct as part of the Renewal Energy Hub at the Noosa Waste and Waste and Resource Recovery Centre. Complete stage four of the proposed new regional art gallery including investigating funding options. Under the theme of future we will continue to engage with our traditional owners ensure cultural heritage and indigenous values are incorporated key projects. Complete the destination management plan and begin delivering key actions, programs and partnerships. We will review and manage the tourism Noosa partnership agreement to align with the destination management plan. We will work with local service providers to support Noosa youth. Trial a new pilot community engagement panel which have already been in the process of being convened. which have already been in the process of being convened, to further enhance our community engagement processes. We'll deliver disaster preparedness, resilience and recovery activities to support the broader community. We'll progress the development of a program of revenue diversification and a strategic investment approach for alternative funding streams for Council to reduce our reliance on rates revenue. We'll increase Council and community awareness and preparedness for climate change and extreme weather events. We'll increase Council and community awareness. The theme of excellence, we will implement a customer experience program. Brian Stockwell 03:07:30.887
Councillors, are you happy for Councillor Wilkie to continue? Yes. Frank Wilkie 03:07:34.727
I'm near the end. To improve responses to customer requests. We'll continue to drive emissions reductions and cost savings for Council through... implementation of the emissions reduction program including solar batteries, lighting upgrades, energy waste, fleet monitoring, electrification and fleet transition, as well as advancing the large-scale solar feasibility study at the Noosa Waste and Resource Recovery Centre. Progress investigations into solutions for staff workplace accommodation. This will be measured against... against increased level of community satisfaction with council services compared to previous survey results in the community satisfaction survey. This was just a small snapshot of the community and council endorsed actions that are planned to be funded and delivered by the 2025-26 budget. I commend the staff of the small but hardworking council who will be implementing it. Brian Stockwell 03:08:34.740
Other councillors, is there anything you missed? Amelia Lorentson 03:08:37.520
I also want to acknowledge and thank the staff for their diligence in preparing this year's operational plan and not just their diligence for the work that they undertake in delivering the plan. It reflects a significant body of work and a deep commitment to delivering to our community. I'm going to sort of just talk a little bit about the questions that I asked the CEO and what I would like to see in the future. And it's something I hope we can further discuss. And that's how we can continue to elevate accountability, not just as a procedural step or as a corporate performance measure, but as a lived principle. embedded in everything we do. We have robust performance measures in place. And as Councillor Mayor Wilkie mentioned, we've got our community satisfaction and our livability surveys, and they offer meaningful insights. Yet there's an opportunity here still to ask whether those measures fully reflect our community's experiences and priorities. Experiences and priorities: Are we truly capturing how residents feel about the services and infrastructure that we deliver? Can we measure satisfaction, inclusion and trust not just through inputs and completion rates? And are our most vulnerable voices being heard in how we define success? As we move forward, I'd like to explore and discuss the development of maybe something like a community-facing performance tool, a dashboard that combines and reflects our community survey, our KPIs, and reflects lived experience, not just internal efficiencies. As we move forward I Success. Something that asks, have we made life better? Have we made life safer? And have we made life fairer for the people of Noosa? And most importantly, do our current priorities align with our community's priorities? And simply, have we got it right? So I hope we can discuss and work on this together. Brian Stockwell 03:11:01.240
Thank you, Mr Chair. Look, of course, the Council operates on the principle of continuous improvement, and one of those is the convening of the deliberative community engagement panel, which reflects the demographic profile of Noosa. We'll be asked specific questions on some of the plans as we go It's a way of reaching elements of the demographic that we don't normally get, traditionally attract, where we just rely on Noosa surveys or pop-ups. Frank Wilkie 03:11:28.276
So that's an example of how we're continually trying to improve the reach of the community. And things about are we living in a safe, inclusive and connected community, which are core principles for many of the plans, they're reflected in the liveability surveys and the questions that are asked in that. we'll be looking with interest as to the results of those surveys, Mr. CEO. Yes, I know all councils are very interested in them. Brian Stockwell 03:11:56.760
Okay, I put the motion. Those in favour? Councillor? Yes. That's unanimous. We now move on to the third item in this section of the agenda, which is the 2025 LGHU conference motions. Larry Sengstock 03:12:16.380
Mr. CEO? Yes. Okay, so the LGHU, the Local Government Association of Queensland, has its annual conference, and at the forum, councils are at liberty to raise notices of motion, to be then... of motion, to be then debated and /or voted on, on the floor, to take forward through to the bodies that they're guided towards, and generally the State government. What we've provided here is four LGHU motions, and what is to get the endorsement of council on each of those four, so I think we can work through each one of those separately, and then get the endorsement on the ones that are accepted, which we will then take forward to the LGHU. Thank you. Nicola Wilson 03:13:16.680
Question? I have a question. For part B of the recommendation, we've actually got approved the mayor and two councillors to attend the conference under mandatory funding. We haven't actually had a conversation about that yet, so what's the process to actually to determine who it is today that I'm going to discuss that with, Brian Stockwell 03:13:42.280
You're asking... Larry Sengstock 03:13:47.001
CEO? Generally, it's associated with who takes the, or which motions go through, because the people who put those up tend to be the delegates, the project delegates at the time. Frank Wilkie 03:14:01.401
But I think that's something... It's not post. Larry Sengstock 03:14:04.581
It's the process. Anyway, I think this is something that we can discuss after this meeting. I'd like to suggest that we don't make a decision on that aspect today. Frank Wilkie 03:14:25.798
We'll have a discussion between the two meetings and by... Amelia Lorentson 03:14:34.159
And I'll note also in the spirit of equity, I agree with Councillor Wilson and I'm happy to step away from this, the mandatory spending at least. Thank you. Frank Wilkie 03:14:55.580
So basically, it's the motion as, the recommendation as provided. Cathy 03:15:04.420
We won't get this to you all on screen. Frank Wilkie 03:15:07.100
Go back to the start of that, please, Pat. Could you change that to three motions instead of four motions? In A, the Yep. So, the first motion being investment in youth-responsive preventative and early intervention programs. Proposed motion two, increase state government investment in community dispute resolution. And motion three being trial of non-lethal child mitigation measures during migration... season, with the exemption of lobbying the federal government for urgent action on plastic pollution. Brian Stockwell 03:16:00.756
Would you like me to take that out of the Cathy 03:16:05.030
I think the B was about the conference representatives. Frank Wilkie 03:16:10.210
A procedural question to the CEO. We can leave that blank. leave that blank. We can remove it? Clean it to remove it. Okay, clean it to remove it. Thank you. Good suggestion. Larry Sengstock 03:16:29.144
Okay, again, Mr Wilkie has alluded to the motion. Do we have a seconder? Councillor Wegener is second. Councillor Wilkie? Frank Wilkie 03:16:36.944
Thank you. you. I thank all councillors who've worked on putting these motions together and the attendance of all councillors in refining them during workshops. shops. The reason why number National Plastics Plan draft motion I've omitted that because it's a very roundabout way of getting action on something that's happening already. The National Plastics Plan has been in place for five or six years and the motion that was there calls, would have required us to go to the local government association conference, get endorsement from the floor, that required the local government association to then lobby association to then lobby the State government, to then lobby the federal government to accelerate implementation of the national plastics plan roadmap. It's a very roundabout way to get something to happen. I spoke to the president of the LGAQ yesterday who said that he already sits on the already sits on the National Environmental Ministerial Council where these issues are raised and all Noosa Council would need to do is write a letter to the LGAQ policy executive and they'd be progressing that at the national level. So this is all about effective advocacy, getting results in the quickest way and most effective way possible and that's through And that's through writing directly to the LGAQ and they can effect this change and accelerate something that's happening already at a federal level without going through the process of having a delegation argued on the floor, get the floor to forward to endorse the LGAQ, to lobby the State government, to lobby the federal government. The LGAQ can go straight to the feds and get the response. The other sticking point is the involvement in that, the Queensland government in that chain of advocacy. government in that chain of advocacy, proposed chain of advocacy, because under the National Plastics Plan roadmap, it mentions that at the 10th of December 2024 environmental ministers meeting, all ministers except Queensland's, except the new Queensland minister, agreed to basically endorse this national roadmap and work together on it and have coordinated and consistent actions. So we don't even know if the government will be on board with the national road... the new Queensland government is on board with the national roadmap. So I'm proposing that we leave that out as far as a motion because there's over a hundred motions that go to the LGAQ conference. We write directly to the LGAQ president who's agreed to raise it at the National Environmental and Ministerial Council and raise it at the next policy executive without having to go through the rigmarole of having that endorsed on the floor. We write directly to... It's about effective advocacy, effective use of resources and getting things done in the most efficient way and as we said the National Plastics Plan is happening at a national Plastics Plan is happening at the national level already. And if we're just going to be effective at this, just to ask them to accelerate action on it, that can be done by other means. It's not like we're asking them to introduce a new policy, which would require more resourcing. It's just asking the LGAQ to make sure that this policy is pushed along at a federal level. Otherwise, and motion three, I support the inclusion of that because it's consistent with and is a good complement to a motion, a Mayoral minute, I'm hoping I can get Councillor's support for on Thursday night, where we put forward Noosa Shire as a potential trial. I ask that Noosa that Noosa Shire be considered as a potential trial area for non-lethal evidence-based shark mitigation strategies as recommended in the KPMG report on the Shark Control Program and that is always linked with And that is always linked with education and community consultation. So it's a complement to that. This actually asks, will test whether other coastal councils have appetite for that sort of thing as well. So it's worth taking to the local government conference. To see if there is appetite amongst other coastal communities, which could send a message to the State government about how ready or otherwise the other coastal communities are in regards to removal of shark nets during wild migration seasons and the trial of these alternatives. Thank you, so councillors. Karen Finzel 03:21:20.860
I just have a question. I would have liked to have seen this sort of debated. I'm wondering why you didn't let us do that because having been someone that's attended a number of these I find a really important element is actually the debate on the floor because it actually you can learn from what other councillors bring to the debate and things like that so. Is this a question to me Councillor? Yes it is. So I'm wondering why you just didn't allow us to proceed for and not have opportunity to discuss it. Well this Further around the table before you just removed it. Frank Wilkie 03:21:53.653
Well this is a perfect opportunity to discuss it. This is why I've drawn attention to it. It wasn't one of those ones that came to our workshops. It was added later. actually debate it in an open session. So this is our first opportunity. Amelia Lorentson 03:22:07.996
Through the chair, that's actually not correct, the motion was circulated some time ago and we didn't have time at council discussion forum to discuss Yeah, that's the point I'm making. Frank Wilkie 03:22:20.239
And it was circulated early and went through due process, reviewed by council officers and the CEO and was approved to be employed in the recognition. Amelia Lorentson 03:22:28.559
Thank you. I'm answering the question of Frank Wilkie 03:22:29.559
Councillor Finzel. We had two workshops set aside to discuss these proposed motions. We had two workshops. This was circulated via email. So I know councillors didn't... Compared to what we can do in a councillor workshop, looking at a motion via email is not ideal. our email is not ideal and so we haven't had a full opportunity to test the robustness of it and as when I looked into it in my own time I discovered that the LGAQ president said we don't need a motion for that sort of that sort of issue because they've got access at the federal level already on these sort of things at the Environmental Ministerial Council Can I ask a question to Amelia Lorentson 03:23:11.692
The Mayor? Can I ask a question? You returned from your holiday today. When did you call the LGAQ president? had contact with him yesterday afternoon. Yesterday afternoon, specifically on that motion? Yes And can I ask Wally? Frank Wilkie 03:23:34.041
Because it's my job to apply a bit of rigour to all these draft motions about which ones will stand. Which ones are necessary? Which ones are in good use of our time? Which ones, what is the most effective advocacy for each one? Amelia Lorentson 03:23:51.100
Through the Chair, can I ask a question to the CEO? My understanding and having gone to five years in a row every ELG conference, every LGAQ conference, I've also submitted motions for five years in a row, twice a year, on issues that are important to this community. And I had just recently one of the motions knocked back by the LGAQ and ELGA. your experience CEO if this motion was accepted would you have any problem with it? Point of order, we don't drag an officer into a political debate. Okay, through the chair my question is can you explain the process? What happens once a motion is ratified at council level? What happens next? Does it automatically get accepted as a motion for, for these conferences? No, it still has another process to go through, through the LGOQ before it gets accepted to go into the, into the, the, the conference per se. So it's still another step. But to be honest, you're, you're, in terms of this debate, it's still This process right now, the Mayor has put up a motion, but you're more than entitled to put it back in if you think, if you want the support of your council and councillors, you're more than entitled to put it back in and debate it. Thank you. I'd like to move an amendment, please. Certainly. Thank you. Sorry. Okay. Thank you. So I'd like to... Karen Finzel 03:25:48.400
I'm happy to second the debate. Amelia Lorentson 03:25:51.300
Thank you. I'd like to move an amendment to reinstate my motion, which is urgent action on plastic pollution, a call for acceleration of the National Plastics Plan and Roadmap that the local government association... calls on the Queensland Government to advocate to the Australian Government for the expedited implementation and resourcing of the National Plastics Plans and National Packaging Roadmap and to work in partnership... work in partnership with local governments to address the escalating environmental and financial impacts of plastic pollution. Brian Stockwell 03:26:28.672
And can I suggest we add in above there, and to amend item A accordingly, because item A currently says three, that will make it four. Do we have a seconder? Seconder, Councillor Finzel. Councillor Lorentson. Amelia Lorentson 03:26:47.180
I do this because I found out today at 12 o 'clock through an email that the Mayor decided to personally call the LGQ to discuss my motion and pull out my motion that I have worked through, spent, considerable time on, had it reviewed by staff, provided their feedback and input, which I incorporated, gone through the proper process. So, am I a little bit disappointed? Absolutely. It seems to me, out of the ordinary, that the Mayor made this phone call to discuss the this phone call to discuss the LGAQ, specifically this LGAQ motion with the President. It seems out of the ordinary and to me raises questions about process. I believe it's important for this motion to go through and allow the LGAQ to make the decision whether or not it's relevant or not. And for the reasons that the Mayor actually stated, the fact that Queensland has stated. The fact that Queensland has not agreed to come on board with the National Plastics Plan Roadmap, that's the exact reason that this motion should be put up there. When you bring a motion, when a motion is ratified by Council, it becomes a form It becomes a formal document, a formal record of our commitment to an issue. So on the worse side of it, it doesn't even get accepted by LGAQ. At a minimum, we will have a formal record that this council thinks plastic crisis is important and impacts our waste infrastructure and our A formal motion also raises the visibility of this issue, and over the last 12 months we have had microplastics thrown all over our beaches. We know that this is compounding and becoming an issue for our waste and our landfills. So again, formal motion, whether it gets supported or not supported by the LGAQ, raises the visibility of this crisis. And once you raise the visibility of the issue, whether it's through local council or whether through the LGAQ, it makes it more likely that that issue will be prioritised. The more attention we give to this motion, the higher the chance that it's going to be addressed. Again, I'm still taken back that this is actually happening. Like, I'm still sitting back thinking, why would you not be supporting something so important? We have an opportunity amplify the voices of our community. This is... We are different by nature, and we have to walk the talk. We have to make a noise when things matter to this community. We have the opportunity, again, to amplify our voices by saying not just Noosa Council thinks this is an important issue, but 77 other councils in Queensland think it's also an important issue. That's the whole purpose of advocacy. That's why we spend time and effort. You know, us... That's one council. I want 77 councils to say, "We agree with you. This is not good enough Queensland. Jump on board. You guys are too relaxed, and we need to do something about it." So, you can hear in my voice, like I said, I didn't expect this, and taken back because, again, maybe I have a different idea of leadership, I have a different idea of how things should work, but I know how much effort and time and passion is involved in... is involved in, and courage is involved in putting these motions together. And I would expect at a minimum support from our leaders and staff, supporting councillors who take the effort and time to put these motions together. Not cutting them back and telling them it can't be done. So I hope everyone can support the amendment in front of us because it's the right thing to do. And even if it gets rejected at the LGAQ board we are still making a noise about something that's important. We're calling it out and that's action. That's how change happens, by prioritising important things even if we know it may not Nicola Wilson 03:32:01.380
The LGAQ motions protocol said that motions should not relate to a matter considered at a previous annual conference in the last five years to avoid duplication. Does anyone know if this has been raised in the last five years? I'm pretty sure it has been. Support for the National Plastics Plan. Plan. That's why the LGAQ president has an ongoing discussion about this at a national level. Amelia Lorentson 03:32:29.747
So that would be a list that gets to get there. That's right. So, for instance, I had a motion on emergency, a medical reserve, an emergency medical... reserve for the Australian Local Government Association to support the doctors that I'd spoken to here in Noosa. That got rejected. So if it's something that's already been raised over the last five years, the board will reject it. That's part of the process. Frank Wilkie 03:33:03.199
But the question to the CEO is the purpose of this report and this item on the agenda is for the Noosa Council to decide which items it supports. So it's perfectly legitimate to question any of these motions. I might not be the only one who has other questions. Larry Sengstock 03:33:29.982
Thank you. Amelia Lorentson 03:33:31.222
Can I ask through the CEO, I have requested a review and feedback on this motion and revised the motion quite a few times after receiving feedback from Director Km Rawlings and her staff. Jordan and Cheyenne and yourself. Is there also due process that if there was any reluctance or and I actually had two other motions which on request by the from your information, did the staff have any issues with the motion that I put forward? To the best of our knowledge, we've helped you with this one. This is probably new knowledge that we're not aware of. Same, 12 o 'clock today. That's for you to take forward, but that's okay. We've done our piece, to the best of our knowledge. And then it's up to council to debate and decide whether you all agree. Thank you very much. Karen Finzel 03:34:37.332
Is there opportunity, given what was raised by Councillor Wilson, which I also was aware of because I reached out to the ultimate cue. With the five, you know, has been raised within the last five years, it seems like we haven't got a definitive answer for that before the meeting can, I don't know who does it, the Mayor perhaps, I'm not sure, to actually find out has it been before the LGAQ. Before. Within the last five So there might be an opportunity though that you could reword this to make it like perhaps more specific that has been raised before for example like construction of boat ramps as we know how that all ended up on our beaches because of construction. I mean maybe if that's the case that we need something more specific at least that gives Council of Monastir the opportunity to you know make it perhaps more specific so it fits the guidelines. Amelia Lorentson 03:35:53.366
Can I ask can I ask the question if that's the case with every other motion that's been put forward by other councillors have to be do we ask the same question with every one of them because I know there's been similar motions because I've attended five years in a row on all the motions that's in front of us I just think I don't think we can ever answer that question I think we'll be up to whoever is interested to to find find out out? but we go But we go back to addressing the amendment which is in relation to the re-inclusion of that motion. So at this stage, Councillor Lorentson has spoken. Tom Wegener 03:36:37.501
Councillor Wegener. You all know that I really dislike micromanaging and Councillor Lorentson has put a lot into this. This motion. Let it go in. I support it going in because if you put a lot of work into it, we've all supported it overall and the LGAQ, well they can make a decision on it but I don't think we should stop it after it has momentum here and a lot of work has gone into it. Frank Wilkie 03:37:13.180
I'll rebut that. I think this is micromanaging. This is stating the obvious. All it's doing is asking the federal government to get on with the National Plastics Plan. And if we're interested in getting an outcome, genuinely interested in getting an outcome, through the most effective means of advocacy, we've got a We've got a pathway directly through the LGAQ that doesn't need to go through a conference. All these things can be achieved through another means. I'm not saying don't do it. I'm saying it can be done by a more effective means. This is about effective use of resources and time. Can I ask a question? No, I haven't finished speaking. I agree with what's in the National Plastics Plan and the roadmap. I agree. We should get on with it. It's a motherhood statement. That's what I'm saying. It's not a motion that brings about, like the other ones, other motions talk about real change, real advocacy that will bring about something that's not happening currently. currently. This is already underway. This is already underway. And we can give the federal government a nudge. We can tell the community we're doing it, through a press release or whatever, or through reporting on this meeting, that we want greater action at the federal level. That we want the LGAQ. And the LGAQ said, send us a letter and we'll do it. They're doing it already. doing it already. So it's not about just being seen to be doing something, it's about actually getting something done through the most efficient and effective means possible. And that's, councillors, you're free to include it. There's no harm in doing it. There's absolutely no harm no harm in including it, but I'm saying we've got three other very good motions that talk about real change, that will have impact, and bring something to a conference that hasn't been brought before. Every year there's something on plastics and about the National Plastics Roadmap. There's just another way of achieving the same result without it being an endorsed motion of Noosa Council. It can be an endorsed position of Noosa Council and we write to the LGAQ about that and they will have the same conversation with the federal government as they would if it was endorsed at a conference. was endorsed at a conference. That's all I'm saying. I'll accept the majority here. Amelia Lorentson 03:39:56.648
Question, can we do both? Can we write to the LGAQ president and also present the motion? Yeah, of course we can. Frank Wilkie 03:40:06.768
I've moved this motion for debate to subject these motions to some sort of rigor. We can still be supportive of the concepts within it. It's also about deciding the most effective ways to get results. And if it's a combination of the two, I'm Brian Stockwell 03:40:28.540
Hey, how's it going? Nicola Wilson 03:40:29.700
I think we could argue that we could write a letter to the minister or write a letter to the FAQ and advocate that way with this conference. This conference is about trying to get support for all 77 different councils across different issues and with state-wide relevance, so I think with all of our motions there's maybe questions about whether they are all related to local government business, but I prefer the LGOQ to be the Karen Finzel 03:41:03.520
Yeah, I'd like to reiterate that too. I think, you know, I think this whole process actually supports good democratic process. I think it's, you know, it's really last minute. didn't even see the 12 o 'clock email. I think that, you know, to make the decisions around, like, adherence to process and regulations and all that at the midnight hour, when we have been taking these motions... taking these motions to LGAQ and ALGA, and, like, as long as Councillor Lorentson and myself have been here, I think we've represented this council nearly every time, the whole process gives voice. It's like, you know, we can't really debate the process now because officers or whoever didn't give us clear delineation. Officers or whoever gives clear delineation of what that is. So we have, in good faith, followed the process, Councillor Lorentson has given a lot of time and effort, been supported by the staff, and also, as I raised earlier, it is raising it to the general Unless it does not fit the requirement of the five years, we have a right to raise that issue across 77 other councils to reiterate the urgency of that and move that forward. We are in a biosphere for all those reasons. I support we reinstate it. Also, we don't want to be micromanaging on stuff that we don't even know what the guidelines are at this stage to actually, like, debate that process. So I think it should be given opportunity to be aired and raised and I say at this late stage we allow LGAQ and their own committee in their process to actually adjudicate that and make the decision if that Brian Stockwell 03:42:47.916
Thank you. Councillor Phillips, do you wish to talk? Jessica Phillips 03:42:53.876
I think it's all being said, I know the effort that goes into... goes into these motions and I think it's only just absolute respect for everyone around the table that we see the work that goes into them go through to the next stage. So yeah, I'll support absolutely for it Brian Stockwell 03:43:16.800
So I'll have my say. Councillors, I seem to recall the outline from staff that the first workshop on this was the desire to get it down to three motions. So independent of independent of what Councillor Wilkie's talked about, my consideration was about what are the three most important. Do we want to prioritise or do we just want to be a clearing house? If it's just a clearing house we don't really need to be voting on, we just have individual councils. and what's most relevant to the LGAQ conference. But this is about what's most important. And we have tended to go like this up until 2020, the most motions that went up were two from Noosa Council, up to a high last year of eight. last year of eight. So I do believe there is wisdom in us deliberating about what are the most important and effective motions to be put before the General Assembly rather than individual council. I've done a couple at a time. One, the outcome was achieved. One, it And if you look back at a lot of them, the response, other than what might happen during the conference itself, is a letter gets written is the only advocacy that comes out of it. so to me I support the original motion. I I think there is wisdom in trying to refine our what we put up to the three most important. I put the motion, the amendment, those in favour. Frank Wilkie 03:44:44.378
I think Councillor Lorentson has one too. Brian Stockwell 03:44:47.758
Oh you do too. I've been mixing that all the time. Councillor Lorentson. Amelia Lorentson 03:44:52.138
I wasn't going to speak but I am. I'm still going to be going home tonight and asking the one question, why at the 11th hour, one hour before general meeting was this, were all notified that this motion was going to be pulled out? And I'm going to be asking why at the 11th hour was a call made to your GRP conference on this particular motion? Again, we should be encouraging hard work. We should be leading by example. We should be those councillors that put in the extra effort, time and dedication and commitment to these causes. Advocacy is part of our role. It's not a not mandatory, but it's a powerful tool. And as we've heard around the table, especially by those councillors that have submitted motions, have gone to every LGAQ conference and every ELGA conference that it gives us a chance to raise not our voices, our community voices on issues that are important to them. So again, tonight, I'll be going home wondering why. Brian Stockwell 03:46:10.240
Okay, I'll put them in with those in favour. those in favour? That's Councillor Lorentson, Wegener, Finzel, Wilson and Councillor. Jessica Phillips 03:46:19.840
Yes, I said yes, sorry. Brian Stockwell 03:46:21.500
Yes, and those opposed is Councillor Wilkie and Stockwell. It now becomes part of the motion and Councillor Wilkie has the only one to have Would others like to speak to the motion generally or any aspects of it? Councillor Wilson. Nicola Wilson 03:46:40.180
Hi Will. Just in relation to the kind of trying to shortlist motions that go to the conference. I think we were at a point where we had maybe up to 14 at one point. So there has been some robust discussion around this table and the councillors has who have done put forth these motions so have, you thoroughly, and we did come to some agreement on some that they weren't quite relevant or they weren't worked through enough, so to actually get that down to four motions is already a good achievement, as As I I said said before, before, I'm I'm not not convinced convinced on on some some of them being necessarily that relevant to local government business, but I still think it's worth having the discussion about them and all the research that goes into them, and then for LGAQ to make that determination as part So I think we did well to get from such a large number to begin with, to something that is actually quite high, and I think we're going to have to see what we can do with it. Amelia Lorentson 03:47:51.260
I also want to take a moment to acknowledge those that have put, or taken the time to prepare these advocacy pieces. We're often reminded that once a motion is brought to a table and ratified by full council, it becomes the motion of full council, and there's no dispute in that. But I think it's... important as leaders to recognise that without the initiative and effort of that individual councillor, that motion wouldn't even be here on the table. So I want to take a moment to acknowledge Councillor and Councillor Finzel... for the time, the research and dedication. These motions don't appear overnight. They tackle real concerns that have come from community, fencing disputes, mental health... health: Trial of non-lethal shark mitigation measures during whale migration season. I sit with community almost monthly. I cancelled a meeting with Sandy Bolton this afternoon and a group of us which I meet with her later on this afternoon. It's plastic free July. We are different by nature. That's not a mantra. It should be a state of mind. We should be doing everything to amplify we are different by nature. So, yes. These are issues that deeply impact our community and are important. So thank you to the councillors who have stepped up and thank you to the councillors around the table that also acknowledge the work and dedication that goes into preparing. these motions and how important they are to this community. Advocacy is a tool that we need to all use. One voice is 77 councils across Queensland is a really really loud voice and they're happy to stand with us to prioritise the issues that matter to us because we find out in these conferences there are issues that Brian Stockwell 03:50:08.280
Councillor Finzel. Karen Finzel 03:50:09.580
Yes, thank you. I think it's all been said around the table. I reiterate what Councillor Amelia has said today. Everyone's worked hard in the space. You know, we're a democracy. I think that's our role as councillors to bring to the table, you know, and represent the people that placed us here and trust us to and trust us to hear their concerns and raise them at whatever resource or tool currently sits at our hands to deliver. The motion I bring before is around youth engagement. Now they're our future. From the federal, to the State, to the local level of government, we're all aware of the impacts in this complex society in which we live. I'm so honoured to have the opportunity to represent those young people. A strategy was put out at the federal level to engage a strategy to include young people in the decisions made by government. how many young people know the process to access not only their councillor but let alone around a decision-making table in local government and right through to all levels of government through our pink body? So, I think, you know, that's our role, to advocate and give voice to our people and whatever tool that we can access in this elected position. So... I don't agree with either, that really we should be trying to limit this to the number, because I think we have opportunity, if within the LGBTQ guidelines, to make them, of course, I respect that. But, to bring voice to a vast majority, and I will tell you, every one of those conferences I have been to, that debate across that conference is so relevant. Because everyone brings a different voice. You can even find answers to your own community within that. We can connect with other government officials, their CEOs, their mayors, they're all there. And you can do access any one of them and have conversations. This is a valued resource and opportunity for us to give voice. Particularly around what I've raised, I'm giving voice that's going to listen to young people, empower young people to advocate and engage with the government, and align with the federal We will support government to work with young people to facilitate their voice and I think all of us here are passionate about what we've worked hard to deliver to give give voice to our people in this community and what we voted here for so I commend all the councillors and staff who have supported us to this point to be able to pull on this mechanism which is one of many to represent our is one of many to represent our community. Thank you. Brian Stockwell 03:53:15.642
Thank you. Others? Councillor. Jessica Phillips 03:53:20.662
Thank you. I'll just keep mine pretty brief. I just want to firstly thank... firstly thank Richard for his assistance with my motion as he knew my intention behind it and helped me get to the point where it really, in my opinion, if supported... will really impact council staff and community and other stakeholders. The thing that I've seen in my 15 years policing experience is how often community just get to the point where is it a council issue, is it a police issue and they sort of get bounced around a little bit because there's conflict. in neighbourhoods and I actually think the issue is probably going to get worse before it gets better and for me one of the reasons why I looked at the motion in the first place was to say you know this is really costing council a lot of money it's also really inefficient then it's really disheartening for community if you've ever been heard spoken to someone been involved in in neighbourhood sort of disputes it's it's really impacts their mental health everyone's got the right to live peacefully in their homes and i think if um if this can you know i don't know how many times i've sat around the table at the table in policing and spoken to people that are that are having real conflict with neighbours and just watching them you know really they them, you know, really they end up saying I'm going to have to move out of my home if I can't resolve this and I just think oh what can we do and that's why from this position I thought if there's an opportunity to bring this because it can't be just us that feel. How many customer service requests come through and if this helps us and any other council if it goes through I think it's fantastic but ultimately it means that community can feel a sense of someone getting involved in helping resolve an issue before it ends up going through a court process which can just be lengthy and often the people I speak to know that it could even cause more stress in the end going through that process. So there's a lot of research that's been done around mediation and early intervention in dispute resolution and things like this so if that ultimately comes out and helps our community and our neighbouring communities. and shires and I hope that it goes through and I'm looking forward to going to the first conference and seeing it all unfold thanks to everyone else that's put in the efforts as well yeah it definitely takes a lot of time additional time to our current role as just councillors and so for me it was yeah it so, for me, it was, yeah, it was extra time, and I'm glad that we got there in the end, so I'm happy to support it all, and thanks everyone around the table. Thank you. Amelia Lorentson 03:56:21.600
Can I ask a question through the chat, please? Sure. Question to the CEO. In terms of limiting the amount of motions that are presented, we had some discussion around the table. Can I ask maybe just information to be brought to the ordinary meeting. Where in the councillor's just under our code or understanding orders, probably the question I'm really asking is, is limiting the amount of motions Be made around this table that there is an understanding or a right to reduce the amount of motions that get brought around this table. My question to the CEO is for Thursday's meeting, can I have some information about what rights are as a councillor and if in fact that will be eroding or reducing our rights? That would be great, thank you. Karen Finzel 03:57:40.791
Can I ask a question? For the chair and CEO, is there a policy that sits in council that... there a policy that sits in council that informs us? Larry Sengstock 03:57:48.314
That's part of my response, I don't believe there is, but I'll... Thank you very much. Brian Stockwell 03:57:56.634
Councillor Wegener, do you want to talk to us and stand to motion? I shall. I think if you read the background to each of the motions, there's all... in all four of them a real issue to be addressed. Interesting, I think in all four of them, there... well, at least three of them, there are approaches that we... well, I think we can... that may not be in line with the priorities... priorities of the new government, for example, the priorities in use for the new government was more around putting, you know, getting adult time for adult crimes, whereas what we're suggesting is the other end of the spectrum, as Councillor Finzel suggested in motion in regard to preventative. And I think that's message to get out there. I also know, I was surprised to find out from Councillor' experience that community mediation is no longer occurring. Many, many moons ago, I know it resolved a neighbour dispute that I had and made me go off to the community mediators and do their mediation course. And other courses like it because it was so effective. So it is a, you know, these preventative measures invested by the State. And it's clear in that background that, you know, because there isn't, our local government officers are being the de facto neighbour conflict mediators and taking us off our own work. But obviously, despite the previous previous debate, the two other measures are of key interest to the community and worthy of further debate. So they're all addressing issues that are, as Councillor Lorentson talks about, addressing issues that are relevant to our community and I'm happy to go with the majority in terms Councillor Wilkie, would you like to close? Frank Wilkie 03:59:49.660
Yes, of course. I'm in favour of including all four. Thank you councillors for indulging me with the debate and testing my motion. This is a democracy and any councillor is within their rights to raise any issue on an item that's on the agenda that councillors may not have heard before. I did go to the... did go to the extent of actually circulating the alternative motion before the meeting, I didn't have to. I could have just raised it in the meeting, let the motion be moved and moved from the amendment, removing that particular item and expressing my reasons for doing so. You need not, if there seems to be confusion around why this has happened, there's a number of reasons. One is this is an open forum and it's a democracy where ideas are tested. I was applying a lens of the most effective form of advocacy for each of these. The three, the other three, are new ideas and worth testing at the conference. one about the National Plastics Plan, I learned through my own investigation, which I encourage councillors to do, about the most effective forms of advocacy, is that this is already happening at a national level through the LGAQ and they, as I've said before, they can, we can write to them, they'll pick up the issue again at the federal level and ask them to I appreciate this councillor's work on motions, I've done some before on some before in the past, worked with staff on motions in the past. So it's not as if it's something I don't appreciate, but it's about really looking at the most effective means advocacy for this Noosa Council. And I will still write to the LGAT president and ask that this be moved along at a federal level, because it is an important issue. And I hope... I hope councillors were not offended by a contrary view about the best form of advocacy for these issues, or that one particular issue. And I'm happy for that particular issue to be pursued through both avenues. through both avenues. Thank you for... Thank you for testing it. That's all that's happened. It's a democracy. Nothing terrible's happened. Brian Stockwell 04:02:26.140
I'll put the motion. Those in favour? Yes. That's unanimous. We move on to the most important item of the day. When to have the Noosa show holiday. That's alright, let's have a good one. Larry Sengstock 04:02:44.311
Okay, so every year we, um... And I'm looking for and I'm looking for endorsement to do that. and I'm looking for We've actually and I'm looking for endorsement to do that. We've actually have the endorsement of the show have the endorsement of the show have the endorsement of the show society to do to support the Noosa society to do to support the Noosa society to do to support the Noosa society is supported at that date in the 11th of is supported at that date in the 11th of is supported at that date in the 11th of September. I'm just looking for September. I'm just looking for September. I'm just looking for councillors to formally approve that so councillors to formally approve that so councillors to formally approve that so I can write the letter to the I can write the letter to the I can write the letter to the industrial relations to get them to industrial relations to get them to industrial relations to get them to approve it as well. Brian Stockwell 04:03:28.458
I'm happy to move the staff recommendation it's a procedural one we don't get much choice it's when the when the show is on and the Friday of it and we all go out we all go out there with their comfy hats on? Okay, anyone else wish to talk to the motion? I'll then put it to the vote. Those in favour? Any councillors? Yes. That's unanimous. Well, Jessica Phillips 04:03:59.468
I was actually going to ask, what if we said no? Sorry, it's late on Monday afternoon, I wouldn't know, we're not going to know. Brian Stockwell 04:04:16.422
So section 9 is a confidential item, it's about a contract award report, contract number CN24802 for 62 Lake and Donnell Drive Remediation and Subdivision Works. Have I got someone I got someone who's willing to move the standard motion about going into committee? I'm happy to move it. Larry Sengstock 04:04:37.481
Councillor Lorentson. Brian Stockwell 04:04:39.981
And seconded was Councillor Phillips. All those in favour? Thank you. Have you got that deferral motion you can put on the screen before you? Amelia Lorentson 06:24:45.720
Okay. Brian Stockwell 06:24:48.400
So welcome back. We've had a confidential discussions and it is my intention to move a procedural motion which is that the General Committee item Agenda 9.1 be deferred to the ordinary meeting on Thursday Tuesday Ordinary meeting on I think we need to give a date or the just say the July ordinary meeting for further consideration. consideration? Have I got a seconder for that? Have I got a seconder for that? Amelia Lorentson 06:25:30.930
I'm happy to second, thank you. Councillor Brian Stockwell 06:25:32.470
Lorentson, no need for discussion. Does anyone wish to discuss? No? I put the motion. All those in favour? Yes. That's carried unanimously. The meeting, thank you councillors, it has been a well debated general committee. I thank you for your time and your concentration. Related Noosa Council Meetings
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