Deputations and public questions to council, each opening on what council's minutes record of it.
2026-08-20
Public question
Ordinary Meeting
Pat Spicer
Heard at the meeting. Council's recording has these questions from 20:15; our transcript is below.
▶ Hear it — council's recording, from 20:15
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
As the 24/25 financial year is now history, for what was the $3.3 million allocated in the 24/25 Noosa Council Budget for 62/64 Lake Macdonald Drive project?
Response from Kim Rawlings, Director Strategy & Environment
The allocated $3.3 million was a high level initial construction cost estimate to allow the project to proceed to the next stages. The project was delayed to enable further community consultation resulting in design changes which deferred construction until the 2025/26 financial year.
Question 2
How much of that $3.3 million 24/25 financial year budget allocation for 62/64 Lake Macdonald Drive project was used?
Response from Kim Rawlings, Director Strategy & Environment
Of the total $3.3 million project budget, approximately $49,000 was expended in the 2024/25 financial year, comprising staff time, consultation and design costs. No remediation or civil work costs were incurred during this period, as construction did not commence until the 2025/26 financial year.
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Transcript of the recording
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20:15 Pat Spicer: My name is Pat Spicer. I associate in background material. A public question in response to my public question on the 16th of April, 2026. Question requested, total cost of all investigations at the 62 Lake Macdonald Drive prior to the remediation and civil works commencing on the 4th of September, 2025. Investigation started at an early stage in the early stages of the investigation. The answer is 2019. Answers address the 2023-24 budget allowance of $500,000, in which $375 was used and a federal grant of $178,000 was received. The answer noted the project is still live and yet to be completed. My understanding is the current works are funded by the contract with Palm Grove Holdings, trading as Caruthers. Resolution 17th of July, 2025. 17, sorry. Remediation of major earthworks were $3,091,491,486.08, excluding GST.
21:31 And the subdivision works in that contract were $2,684,542.27, excluding GST. There was an allocation of $3.3 million in the Noosa Council 25 budget and $1.9 million in the 2526 Noosa Council budget. As the 24-25 financial year is now history, for what was the $3.3 million allocated in the 24-25 Noosa Council budget for the 62-64 Lakewoods Old Drive project?
22:12 Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Thank you, Ann. The GST was $3.3 million. The executive office was going to respond to the referral.
22:16 Speaker 4: Okay. Sorry. Kim's not in the meeting this morning. She's online. She's online, but she's asking to read the quick response for you.
22:24 Councillor Lorentson: Thank you.
22:24 Speaker 4: The allocated $3.3 million was a high level initial construction cost estimate to allow the project to proceed to the next stages. The project was delayed to enable further community consultation, resulting in design changes which deferred construction until the 25-26 financial year.
22:48 Pat Spicer: Question 2. How much of that $3.3 million in the 24-25 financial year budget, which is rolling out, was for the 62 Lake MacDonald Drive project was used?
23:00 Speaker 4: Question 3. Of the total $3.3 million project budget, approximately $49,000 was expended in the 24-25 financial year, comprising staff time, consultation and design costs. No remediation or civil work costs were incurred during this period, as construction did not commence until the 25-26 financial year.
23:31 Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Thank you. So we will now have a 15 minute break until our public participation will be answered by staff and counsellors. So we will return at, oh, let's make it 10.40, sorry.
38:48 Mayor Wilkie: Thank you.
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