Pat Spicer

PAT SPICER QUESTION 1 With what other Community Housing Provider, other than Coast2Bay, has Noosa Council had discussions, if ever, about provision of social and affordable housing in Noosa Shire? RESPONSE FROM KIM RAWLINGS, DIRECTOR STRATEGY AND ENVIRONMENT Over the last 10 years Noosa Council has had discussions with at least a dozen Registered Community Housing Providers, some of whom have indicated an interest in building or acquiring housing in Noosa Shire. Some of these providers are expert in specific forms of housing such as housing for people with disabilities, seniors, people escaping domestic or family violence or first nations people. There is a categorisation system of registration with only Tier 1 providers generally having the capacity and capability to do their own developments. A number of large CHPs such as Brisbane Housing Company have done many exemplary developments but are typically at a scale and density more suited to the metropolitan setting. Having said that, we still engage with them and seek their advice on design, feasibility and operational matters. Coast2Bay is the only Tier 1 provider specifically based on the Sunshine Coast. QUESTION 2 What other land in Cooroy, other than 62 Lake Macdonald Drive, does Noosa Council own? RESPONSE FROM KIM RAWLINGS, DIRECTOR STRATEGY AND ENVIRONMENT Council owns land throughout the Shire with most of it being for parks, open space and land to protect vegetation. The Table below is not exhaustive but lists properties owned by Council close to Cooroy. The meeting adjourned at 10.26am. The meeting resumed at 10.42am.