Deputations and public questions to council, each opening on what council's minutes record of it.
2025-04-17
Public question
Ordinary Meeting
Debra Walz
Heard at the meeting. Council's recording has these questions from 6:17; our transcript is below.
▶ Hear it — council's recording, from 6:17
The feed timestamps the whole public question block rather than each speaker, so this starts at the top of that block.
What the minutes record
Question 1
In light of the announcement by RSPCA Qld to close the Noosa RSPCA Shelter at Hollett Road, Doonan, what arrangements has Council undertaken to accommodate and manage potential surrendered and/or abused dogs or stray dogs in the Noosa Shire, including any ongoing intentions to operate a pound facility?
Response from Richard MacGillivray, Director Developmnent & Regulation
Council is currently working through alternative arrangements for pound management services in light of the recent decision by the RSPCA to not renew its contract with Council. We are committed to working closely with the RSPCA to ensure a smooth transition and we anticipate that there will be minimal to no impact on the service during this period. We look forward to announcing new arrangements for the management of lost and impounded animals in the very near future.
Question 2
Once Council regains the premises at Hollett Road, Doonan, what is Council's intention for the use of this land, the buildings and facilities and how has Council considered securing these premises.
Response from Richard MacGillivray, Director Developmnent & Regulation
Until Council has finalised its new pound arrangements, it’s too early to say how the site may be used in the future. However, any proposed new use of the site would need to be assessed against Council’s Strategic Land Activation Policy to ensure it supports Council’s strategic goals and benefits the local community.
This is council's own minuted record, in council's words. Nothing is reworded: the questions, headings and bullets are laid out as the printed minutes set them. Left out are the speaker's name (it heads this page), the minutes' page-header dates, and any “meeting adjourned” line the extract caught. Where an officer answered, the answer is minuted with the question and appears above.
Transcript of the recording
What this is. Transcript of council's recording, produced by automatic speech recognition and not checked line by line against the video. Names and figures are where this kind of transcript fails first. It is our transcript, not council's record. Recording © Noosa Shire Council. Council's own recording is linked above; where the two differ, the recording governs.
6:17 Speaker 4: Following on from Debra. Okay. Recently, a Noosa resident was fined over $200. Sorry, Mr Walsh.
6:24 Mayor Wilkie: Mr Walsh.
6:26 Speaker 4: Mr Walsh.
6:28 Mayor Wilkie: Mr Walsh. Could you please read your question as submitted, please? I'll get into my question later. Thank you.
6:34 Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Mr Mayor, it appeared to be a deliberate defiance of the Chairman's ruling, as he kept on reading while you were trying to get his attention. I believe that's behaviour that we have to consider, whether the question should be asked.
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