Rhea Den Braasem

11:58 Mayor Wilkie: The next application is from Ria Den Brassem. Ms. Den Brassem is not in attendance, but has requested the CEO to read out the questions, which will be answered by Kim Rawlings, Director of Strategy and Environment.

12:13 Speaker 1: Yes, I'm happy to read out this question. However, I must reiterate that these are not my words. Why was Coast to Bay chosen through a process that lacked transparency to be the recipient of lot one of the proposed subdivision of 62 Lake MacDowell Drive to Hawthorne?

12:30 Mayor Wilkie: Thanks for the question. You can answer on camera, please.

12:35 Director Rawlings: Coast to Bay is a well-regarded local Tier 1 community housing provider. Coast to Bay have been active in the Noosa community for many years. In the development of the Noosa housing strategy, community-wide consultation occurred, including in Cooroy. A range of local stakeholders were invited in 2022 to form a Housing Stakeholder Reference Group to assist Council with social and affordable housing solutions in Noosa. Coast to Bay has been a member of the Housing Stakeholder Reference Group since it was established in 2022. A Memorandum of Understanding between Coast to Bay and Noosa Council was executed in 2022. It was from this long-standing relationship that the opportunity to progress housing on this site was instigated. This site was identified to be investigated for housing in the widely publicised Noosa Housing Strategy. At its ordinary meeting on 16 May 2024, Council approved the disposal of lot one under section 2.3. 6 of the Local Government Regulation 2012. Proposed lot one is being sold at market value. This decision does not prevent Council from dealing with other community housing organisations for other much-needed housing solutions that may arise in the Noosa LGA. Thank you.

13:44 Speaker 1: See you. Question number two. Again, I'll reiterate these are not my words. These are from one of the residents. Once the land, lot one, at 62 Lake MacDonald Drive, Noosa, was sold at market value, it was not the land that was described to Cooroy as sold to Coast to Bay. It is unbelievable that the land can remain zoned community facilities as it no longer belongs to the community. So what exactly is the material change of use application that Coast to Bay has to submit as part of the initial GA?

14:14 Director Rawlings: Thank you for the question.

14:18 The community facilities zone is defined under State Queensland Planning Regulation 2017. The purposes of the community facilities zone is to provide for community-related uses, activities and facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, including, for example, education establishments, hospitals, transport and telecommunication networks and utility installations. Residential uses. If all of the dwellings for the residential use other than caretakers accommodation are affordable, are an affordable housing component and on either on land associated with community activity comprised of a community care centre, place of worship or residential care facility or owned, controlled and managed by an entity that carries out a community activity comprised of community care, place of worship or residential care facility. For example, residential aged care such as Kabara is included in the community facilities zone. Palm Lakes Retirement Resort is included in the community facilities zone. These properties are privately owned and accommodate people's homes. The community facilities zone relates to what land use can occur on the land rather than who owns it or who it belongs to. It can apply to both public and private land, and it does.

15:34 An impact-accessible material change of use application for housing is required for the Coast to Bay proposal, which means the development application is publicly notified and is required to be assessed against the NUSA plan.

15:45 Mayor Wilkie: Thank you, Director Rawlings. There are no mayoral minutes. We have no notified motions. That brings us to consideration of committee reports. First are the planning and environment committee reports. 7.1 was referred to the general committee meeting. 8.1 is the planning applications decided by delegated authority for all the applications in February 2025. 9.1 is the confidential offerorist planning and environment court appeal, number 1998 of 2024, application for material change of use for a childcare centre at New South Wales.