Deputations and public questions to council, each opening on what council's minutes record of it.
2025-04-17
Public question
Ordinary Meeting
Pat Spicer
Heard at the meeting. Council's recording has these questions from 9:19; our transcript is below.
▶ Hear it — council's recording, from 9:19
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
What is the council’s plan if the remediation of 62 Lake Macdonald Cooroy exceeds the sum generally outlined in the report 16 May, 2024?
Response from Kim Rawlings, Director Strategy & Environment
While appreciating there are complexities in remediation, Council has assessed the site at 62 Lake Macdonald Dr Cooroy thoroughly to estimate remediation costs as accurately as possible prior to works commencing. This includes remediation techniques, estimated soil depth and areas to be remediated identified in the Remediation Action Plan as provided by the qualified consultant. From this, the soil quantities required to be removed from site have been estimated. Supervisory, operational and transport costs for this work have been assessed and re-checked. In preparing for this work, project contingency costs have been included. Project tender responses, when received, will further inform the final estimated project cost and the final decision regarding the next steps with the project.
Question 2
In relation to 62 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy, what grant funding options are available to Noosa Shire Council for open space, true full community use, landscape and amenity rather than tied to investigation for housing or infrastructure for housing?
Response from Kim Rawlings, Director Strategy & Environment
At present, Council is focused on delivering the remediation and subdivision works for the existing project for which federal and state grant opportunities do exist for projects that enable housing. This may allow the remediation cost to be partially-funded by grant funding. Future use of proposed lots 2 & 3 have not been fully considered at this point and, as per the Council resolution of 23 January 2025, any future plans will involve community consultation. Grants come up from time to time across a range of areas that enable projects to be implemented with the assistance of grant funding. Council keeps abreast of these grant programs as they arise. These are often subject to particular eligibility requirements and time frames and can often change when governments change. We are unaware of any eligible grant programs available at the moment for the uses outlined in the question, however we will continue to pursue any that are relevant.
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Transcript of the recording
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9:19 Mayor Wilkie: The next application is from Ms. Pat Spicer. Would you like to read your questions, and they'll be answered by Kim Rawlings, Director of Strategy and Environment.
9:30 Pat Spicer: Thank you. Through the Chair. My name's Pat Spicer. My question. What is the Council's plan if the remediation of 62 Lake Macdonald Drive, Cooroy exceeds the sum generally outlined in the report the 16th of May, 2024?
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