Noosa Heads Lions Park Land Management Plan

Frank Wilkie54:15

You Councillor Finzel. Further comments? I'll close. Thank you everyone for the comments around the table. Yes we are in a national housing crisis and addressing it has required local government to step into a space that it hasn't done previously because the community expects all levels of government to play their part and step up and do what it can to assist it required Noosa Council to do things differently through adopting facilitating social housing and Planning Scheme amendments. We have taken some bold steps in that regard and some courageous decisions have to be made but it's gotten us to where we are, better placed to address and take action on some of these trends. We have to intervene in market forces to get an outcome in terms of affordable and social housing. So there's a lot more work to do. I don't want to paint a rosy picture because it's not, but Noosa Council is doing what it can in this space to address this nationwide crisis. I put it to the vote that was in favour. That's unanimous. Thank you. Nita, Raleigh and Glenn. Next item is the Noosa Heads Lions Park land management plan, and we have Director Richard MacGillivray and Dennis Wallace. Yes, Sir. Good morning. Would you care to give us a summary of your report, the reason why it's here, and a summary of your findings?

Sure. So this report is on the Noosa Heads Lions Park land management plan process. Councillors will recall that it considered the Go Noosa report last round of meetings, part its resolution around that Go Noosa report requested a further report from staff on the process and likely costs associated with the land management plan, addressing the inconsistent use of car parking on the park's green open space. So this report responds to that request. The report confirms that the use is inconsistent with the reserve's parks and recreation purpose. Under the Land Act, to allow and regularise the use, Council must undertake a land management planning process consistent with the framework under the act. A land management plan must demonstrate that an inconsistent use does not diminish the purpose of the reserve and does not adversely impact the public interest. Are sort of primary tests for Council to consider prior to embarking on a land management plan process as to whether the use is likely to do those things. As far as the land management plan process goes, the report outlines the expected costs and timeframes, just based on experience with previous land management planning exercises, which come up occasionally. With this with Council, so it estimates a timeframe of six to 12 months and costs that might be associated with those. At this stage, you know, that process isn't part of Council's budget or planning. So we would need to find those allocations. The report also notes that non-exclusive native title applies to the land. So that's just a further consideration definitely the native title holders would be a key stakeholder and potentially there is a separate process under the native title framework that may need to apply. So happy to field any questions.

Amelia Lorentson70:28

First amendment and I'm going to start by saying I have three amendments and they're all pertaining to the one action which is seeking legal advice so just to bear that in mind and I've circulated the amendments. One that prior to any further resourcing being committed to a land management plan process for the Noosa Heads Lions Park Council obtain written legal advice on whether the Christmas period overflow parking is inconsistent with the reserve's parks and recreational purpose or properly characterised lines as incidental or auxiliary to it. Having regard to attachment one and the history of the use in the report with the outcome reported back to Council before any further step is taken. We have a seconder for that.

Amelia Lorentson75:33

Then I'll speak to it. So the wording says, prior to any further resourcing being committed to a land management plan process for Noosa Heads, Lions Park, Council obtain written legal advice. What I'm ideally seeking from this is we've got 10 days before the Ordinary Meeting and that we get that advice before the Ordinary Meeting. So it's basically putting a pause on the report that's in front of us. I don't think omitting or keeping the wording actually changes what I'm seeking.

Jessica Phillips236:08

Okay that item A, B, C and D be added to read approve commencement of the preparation of a land management plan for Noosa Heads Lions Park in accordance with the requirements of the Land Act and the guidelines for managing actions consistent and inconsistent with the purpose of trust land. A referral receive a further report detailing the scope, costs, funding implications and proposed timeline for the consultation and the preparation of the land management plan prior to the commencement of the substantive planned preparation works. And see approve the proposed temporary car park arrangements for the 2026-27 financial year. And d write to the minister advising them Council are working on the LNP and requesting approval for this year.

Can I make a suggestion? Yeah. My thoughts are with your A, clause A, with the improved commensal preparation land management plan for Noosa Heads Lions Park, with the inclusion of temporary overflow parking, because I assume that's the specific piece you're wanting to be incorporated into a land management plan, because that way you're not inferring approval of the activity. Of the activity you're actually approving the commencement of undertaking the land management plan for the basis of temporary overflow car parking. You're actually take out C.

Frank Wilkie286:44

Consider budget before approving. Approving commencement of the preparation of the land management plan. I thought that wasn't it. I don't know what the implications are. Well in answer to your question what by agreeing to this we're approving commencement of the preparation of the land plan immediately before you've considered the budget implications or the implications for consultation program of this Council the resource implications so that's why I'm saying changing it to say let's get that report with all the budget implications how it's going to affect the consultation schedule and the operations of this Council before we put before we commence a land plan or not. Plan or not so yeah I did I didn't get the writing consider. And the preparation of a land management plan for the Noosa Heads Lions Park. We're going to have a seconder for the purpose of a debate. I'll second it. Of a land management plan for are you to motion? Marge? I can't, second May that. I have you a can't, seconder you've for the moved purpose the original. Of the debate? I'll second it. Thank you. Thank. Can I have a seconder? Karen. No, Karen can't. Okay, the amendment elapses for want of a seconder.

Yeah I mean land management plans don't just address one use they need to be holistic so so that looks at the tenure for all those user groups albeit they're not inconsistent uses that drove the need for the plan in the first place and then you look at other future uses so whether you're going to consider other commercial uses sport festivals events those sort of things ideally are encompassed in a land plan so for the Lions Park it would need to be holistic as well so thinking about events that we hold now but also the future potential for events tenure issues. Commercial interests whether they would be contemplated in the future or not and they're so similar to a small Planning Scheme for that site and trying to look forward you know the plans lifetime might be 10 or 20 years so addressing future needs over that time frame.