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00:00:00 Mayor Stewart: Good evening everyone. I declare the meeting open. I would like to acknowledge that we are meeting on the traditional lands of the Kabi Kabi people and I pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. We have one apology from Councillor Karen Finzel. I note that everyone else is in attendance. Do I have a mover for the confirmation of the minutes of the ordinary meeting held on the 18th of February? I move it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Second Councillor Wegener. All in favour? Unanimous. Thank you Cathy. Can I have a mover for the confirmation of the minutes of the special meeting held on the 25th of February? Thank you Councillor Lorentson. Seconder? Thank you Councillor Stockwell. All in favour? Unanimous. And a mover for the confirmation of the minutes of the special meeting held on the 2nd of March 2021? Thank you Councillor Jurisevic. Seconder? Thank you Councillor Wegener. All in favour? Carried unanimously. There are no mayoral minutes. Does anyone have any petitions? I do.
00:01:00 Councillor Lorentson: I have a petition from a group of residents from Sunrise Beach who would like to see the Dove Beach AXS 38 at David Lowe Way extended north to the next AXS 37 Aureola Crescent. This would allow dog walkers a continuous route to the Chalet Cafe from 8.30pm. TheจАe would like to see the Dove Beach AXS 38 by walking along the beach and exiting at number 37. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. I'll second that petition. All in favour? Unanimous. Thank you. Councillor? Councillor Wilkie: I do. But Councillor? Councillor Jurisevic: Before this petition is presented I'll have to make a declaration in relation to it. I, Councillor Jurisvic, am born and living over prescribed conflict interest in this matter as I've been considered as having a close personal relationship with the lead petitioner. The nature of the friendship stems from Fiona being the treasurer of the Sunshine Beach State High School, PNC, during my term as PNC president. My wife and I have also attended social gatherings together at each other's houses over the years, dinners, and our children were close friends and attended the same school, high school, growing up.
00:02:00 I have no material interest in the matter. As my conflict of interest, as a result of my conflict of interest, I'll leave the meeting while the matter is considered and voted upon. I find it very odd that it's just a presentation and you have to leave the room. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor Griswitch. Councillor Wilkie: Thank you, Madam Mayor. Yes, it's a request for Council to restore... I'll second it. Thank you, to restore Kitesurfing to Noosa's open beaches. Fiona Tarr writes, Kites is a representative of the local Noosa kitesurfing community. The wishes, they are requesting we amend a local subordinate law relating to the baiting reserves and flagged areas. The local law, they believe, is structured in such a way as to have an adverse impact on kitesurfers using the eastern beaches.
00:03:00 They request that local law be amended to allow them to do so. And it's an online petition with 3,024 supporters. So I move that the petition be accepted. Thank you, the CEO, for appropriate response and action. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor. All in favour? Unanimous. Thank you. Oh, sorry. Thank you. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: I would like to move to present a petition signed by 30 people requesting that Council amend the subordinate local law 2 to remove the off-leash areas on the foreshore at Yerunga. I second that. Thank you. Thank you. I table this to be received and referred to the Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action. Thank you. Thank you. All in favour? Unanimous. Thank you. Any other petitions?
00:04:00 There are no notified motions. There are no presentations. And no deputations. This brings us to item 8, which is the consideration of the committee's reports. We start with the Planning and Environment Committee recommendation on page 4 of the agenda. Item 1 was referred to the General Committee. Item 2 was referred to the General Committee. Item 3, MCU 20 slash 0078, Development Application for Material Change of Use for Tourist Park at 154 Holts Road, Cooroy. Item 4, COM 20 slash 0139, Planning and Environment Committee Recommendation on Page 4 of the Agenda. Item 5 was referred to the Court Appeal Number D199 of 2020, Enforcement Notice Issued to the Property Owner of 347 Eastern Branch Road, Kin Kin. Items 5 to 8 were referred to the General Committee. Item 9, Planning Applications Decided by Delegated Authority. Item 10, Update on Noosa Plan 2020, Implementation and Ministers' Conditions.
00:05:00 Item 11, Peregian Digital Hub, Half Yearly Report to 31 December 2020. Item 12. Environment and Sustainable Development Department Update, Second Quarter 2021. Can I have a move? Thank you, Councillor Stornwell. Thank you, Councillor Lorentson. Councillor Jurisevic: Sorry, Madam Chair. Item 10 was referred to the General Committee, was it? No. Mayor Stewart: Item 10? No. Speaker 1: No, it wasn't. Councillor Jurisevic: That's not the same. Oh, that's the update on the Noosa Plan, not the amendment. Yes, correct. Sorry. Sorry. Mayor Stewart: All in favour? Thank you. Carried unanimously. Thanks, Karen. This brings us to the Services and Organisation Committee Recommendations. These are on page 9 of the Agenda. Item 1, Plaques and Memorials Policy and Guideline. Item 2, the J, Half Yearly Report to 31 December 2020. Item 3, Noosa Aquatic Centre Half Year Report to 31 December 2020.
00:06:00 Item 4, Noosa Community Support, Half Year Report to 31 December 2020. Item 5, Noosa Leisure Centre Half Year Report to 31 December 2020. Item 6, Bicentennial Community Centre. Thank you, Councillor. Councillor Wilkie: Madam Mayor, I need to declare a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter as I'm the Secretary of the Noosa Gymnastics Club, which is the principal tenant of the Bicentennial Centre. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will leave the meeting room while the matter is considered and voted upon. Thank you. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. Can I have a mover, five and six? Thank you, Councillor Stockwell. Thank you, Councillor Wegener. All in favour? Unanimous. Thanks, Karen. Thanks, Brett. Speaker 1: Very good exercise.
00:07:00 Mayor Stewart: Thank you. Can I have a mover and a decision? The seconder for the adoption of the services and organisation. Thank you, Councillor Lorentson. I'll second. Thank you, Councillor Wilkie. All in favour? Unanimous. Thank you, Kath. Next are the Audit and Risk Committee recommendations. Please refer to page 11 of the agenda. Number one, Queensland Audit Office 2021 External Audit Plan. Two, Internal Audit Update. Three, Effectiveness of Audit and Risk Committee. Four, Risk Management and Governance Update. Five, Ransomware Cybersecurity Incident. Can I have a mover and a seconder? Thank you, Councillor Rich. I'll second. Seconder? Thank you, Councillor Lorentson. All in favour? Unanimous. Thank you. Next are the General Committee recommendations on page 13 of our agendas. Item one, MCU20-0119, Application for Material Change and Use for Short-Term Accommodation at 1-20 Nannygai Street, Noosaville.
00:08:00 Item two, 51987.44.02, Minor Change for Development Approval for Entertainment and Dining Business. Type one, Food and Beverages and a Retail Business. Type two, Shop and Salon. Six, Thomas Street, Noosaville. I would like to move the Committee recommendation with a slight change to the timing in condition 16. The approved uses must not operate outside the hours of 6 a.m. instead of 6.30 to 10 p.m. seven days a week, except Friday and Saturday, where entertainment and dining business uses may operate until 12 midnight. The requirements of this condition must be included in the community management statement for any body corporate for the subject site. Councillor Wilkie: No seconder. Mayor Stewart: I'll have a seconder. Thank you. Thank you. I do this on the basis of an email I received from the owner of this small store. I've circulated that email, so we're all aware of her request.
00:09:00 She said, and I'll quote, we opened up in early December last year after operating from our home as a florist for the last five years. It's difficult for a florist to survive in a commercial premises. So the idea of hiring a barista to serve coffee and sell flowers was to turn over enough to pay for rent and wages on quiet days. She goes on to say, a lot of local business owners come to us before they open for the day and the early morning walkers. She also goes on to say, our building owner originally asked for permission to open at 6.30, which we all agreed on at the general committee, as a better chance to be approved than the 6 a.m. But she said if there's any way we can open from 6 a.m. would be fantastic and goes a long way to ensure our business remains profitable, especially in the quiet periods. If we need to, we'll keep the front window closed until a certain time. We can definitely abide by that. We're willing to work with anything the council suggests.
00:10:00 We trade seven days a week and have hired two amazing local baristas. So this is a small business. I talked about it on Monday. It's just opened. It's a husband and wife having a go. I said if we're going to talk the talk, we must walk the walk. If we really are going to want our businesses to move from revive into thrive, this is a small way we can go about it. It is my understanding that there is a bakery that is close by that opens at 3 a.m. that has in that same residential area. There's a further coffee shop in that residential area that opens at 6. And there's also a day spa and a Pilates studio. There is only, and we all saw the pictures on Monday, so I won't rehash that. There is one residential area that backs onto it, but it is a building block and it has no outdoor balconies facing on to the coffee shop. This is a very small footprint. This is literally a hole in the wall coffee shop with a small little passageway that they
00:11:00 sell flowers. And I think that we should give this opportunity, give this business, if that's when a lot of their clients come in. In that early morning time, I think we should support them and I think we should empower them. And I think we should grant that 6 a.m. As I said, and I'll say it again directly across the road, they are open from 6 a.m. selling coffee. And I lived above that for four years and not once was I affected by the noise. So I think that the noise levels will be minimal. I think we should in sticking with what is precedent in that area and on the basis that we should support small business, especially in these trying times, I ask that you consider the motion of 6 a.m. Thank you. Would anyone else like to speak to this? Councillor Wilkie: Question of staff? I understand this is a hole in a window in the wall where coffee is served through.
00:12:00 Is there, in a building, is there a window in the wall where coffee is served through? Is there a driveway? Is there the capacity for chairs to be, or the likelihood that chairs and tables be put outside this hole in the wall and people congregating on furniture? Speaker 2: Through the chair? No, there's no capacity. That is a driveway for which is a carriageway easement. Okay. Councillor Wilkie: Thank you. Councillor Jurisevic: Given the other conditions that the Mayor alluded to there with regard to front windows, do we, if this were to be approved as a 6 a.m. stand, we believe there may need to be other conditions associated with the other openings or other entries to these premises? Speaker 2: Through the chair. This would be the most significant opening. I don't consider that the ... Councillor Jurisevic: The other . Thank you. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Would anyone else like to speak to this motion? Councillor Wilkie: Look, these applications are handled on a case-by-case basis. This is a window opening in a wall into a driveway, and we did see the photographs.
00:13:00 It is some distance to the adjacent block of units, which is ... It's the rear block of units. It doesn't open to balconies. I'm prepared to support the change of hours in this case. Thank you. Councillor Jurisevic: Sorry, further question to start. I believe this business has been operating for some time with regard to flower ceiling and fossil fuel. Have there been any complaints today? Speaker 2: Through the chair, yes, there has been a complaint from one property in the residential block behind it regarding noise. Mayor Stewart: Has there only been the one, Patrick? Speaker 2: It has come from the one property. They may have complained on a number of occasions. Okay. Mayor Stewart: Is that in the span of three months since they opened in December? Is that ... Speaker 2: That is correct. Yep. Okay. Thank you. Councillor Wilkie: Thank you. What time of day has the complaint been related to?
00:14:00 Speaker 2: Through the chair. When the operation first commenced, it started at 5.30 a.m., and that's when the complaints were made. So ... Councillor Wegener: So the complaints were definitely related to the coffee shop, not necessarily ... Because there's a lot of stuff that goes on in those alleyways, you know, trash bins being emptied and all sorts of things. Early in the morning, are you always sure that the complaint was relevant to selling Speaker 2: coffee? The complaint was in relation to this premise. Whether there was other noise at that time, I couldn't ... I couldn't answer that. Mayor Stewart: So, Patrick, just to confirm, it was ... When they first opened, they were trading at 5.30, and that was when the complaint occurred from that time. Have we had any more complaints from 6 a.m. onwards? Speaker 2: Through the chair. My understanding is that the complaints were when it initially operated. I'm not aware of any more recently. Thank you. Thank you.
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00:15:00 Mayor Stewart: Does anyone else like to speak? So I'm sure you don't have any further questions. Councillor Jurisevic: Well, look at me. Cancel. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Stop that. It's a ... It's a difficult one. The planning scheme has specific provisions for businesses like this in the budget. They have to have a residential premises now. While there is other coffee shops that open at 6 o'clock, they are but other commercial premises. I was willing to go with a half hour extra on Monday, but my concern is that the majority of Thomas Street faces toward ... The majority of premises on this street face the street. This one faces to an alley. It's size does mitigate against excessive noise, but if we've already having complaints about the noise from adjoining residents, which this scheme's meant to protect, then 6am is early for a lot of people.
00:16:00 So I'm probably not convinced that we need to go that extra hour earlier without... Yeah, it's very difficult because we're balancing the interests of the adjoining residents with the interests of the business. The mitigating factor is it's a very small establishment, there's no outside tables and chairs. I don't think flowers are very noisy when you sell them. My guess is that the majority of the noise will actually be crossing milk, or that would be the loudest thing. Coffee grinder. And things like that, and yeah. So I'm not going to support the motion. Okay, thank you. Councillor Wegener: It seems to me that coffee servers are not very noisy in the morning, and I would suspect that it would be noise related to the emptying of the trash bins or something else along those lines early in the morning.
00:17:00 So I'm not convinced that it's definitely making coffee, that there's a lot of stuff that goes on from other businesses in that parking area. Thank you. Councillor Jurisevic: I'm a bit like Councillor Stockwell here, I'm a bit on the fence. I disagree with what you're saying there, Councillor. Part and parcel of opening up a business is making sure that closing at the end of the day is related to bins being emptied and all the rest. That's part and parcel of the operation of business. That's all the other noise. You know, are there boxes to be moved, are there furniture to be moved, all those sort of things are associated with that business. Given that we've had one complaint, I'm challenged to approve, we've already given them that 6.30 bleeding seat, if the shop itself was fronting, as Councillor Stockwell alluded to, if the shop itself was fronting Thomas Street, there may be some distance, but if it's halfway and it's situated towards the rear and closer to the premises behind, I'm challenged to go the extra to 6.30, although I appreciate that other businesses have done their part.
00:18:00 I'm not saying that the businesses and other coffee houses and food establishments do serve and do operate along that strip from 6 o'clock. As far as noise goes, coffee grinding would probably be the noisiest element of the coffee making procedure, but then again, there is, you know, bottles and cups and clanging, I don't know, there is a potential. I've said, I don't know the nature of the complaint, but I'm concerned that we've already had one complaint and the business has been operating for, you know, a year. For a short period of time without the approval to operate from that time. Yeah, I'm still considering my position. Mayor Stewart: Councillor Russell. Councillor Lorentson: Councillor Russell. Oh, I'm challenged with this amendment also. I think we need to respect the residents that are living behind. The property doesn't join a residential development and I was actually quite comfortable at 6.30.
00:19:00 I thought it was a really good win-win. 100% want to support small business and we want them to thrive, but we need also to respect people that need to go to work early, we've got children to bring to school, we need to protect their rights of quiet enjoyment. So, I'm just going to sit for a while before I make my decision. Mayor Stewart: Anyone else? Councillor Lorentson: Yeah, that's about it. Mayor Stewart: Well, thank you everyone, this was a test. I think that the applicant was very appreciative and grateful of 6.30. But 6 a.m. was what she thought was fair, looking around her, there is no clanging of cups or bottles, it's all takeaway because we were not able to sit down, there's no tables, there's no scraping of tables and chairs, there's no setting up tables and chairs. I was there at 6 a.m., 7 a.m. on a Sunday morning, it was very, very quiet, bought my mum a bunch of flowers and that didn't make any noise. I appreciate what Patrick said, that there was, we've had one person, perhaps one resident, but perhaps the same person complaining on multiple occasions, and we've understood that to be when that started at 5.30, which was the original, when they originally opened.
00:20:00 So, look, I do support the 6 a.m. only because I lived in that street, I see what goes on in that street, and I really want to see a small business that employs two of our locals succeed. So, thank you. Now, we'll put it to a vote. All in favour? Councillor Wegener, Wilkie Stewart. Against? Lawrence Dunn, Stockwell Jurisevic. Is that the only one? You have the casting vote. You have the casting vote. So, does that mean we get, so. Speaker 1: You can choose whatever, how you want to do it. Mayor Stewart: I choose that they open till 6 a.m., at 6 a.m., thank you. Ms. Karen, will you need her? That's too much pressure.
00:21:00 Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Oh, she said she was going to vote again. Speaker 1: The way we record that is that the motion passed on the casting vote for me. No. Speaker 2: Thank you. Mayor Stewart: Potential amendments to Noosa plan 2020. Thank you, Councillor Ms. Sturgeon. Councillor Jurisevic: Councillor Sturgeon. Hi, Councillor Jurisevic. Informed meeting that I have a prescribed conflict of interest in the matter, as an item in the report specifically refers to changes in zoning of a site in Dunedin or Stewantin, that is at least in part being developed by Chris Wright, with whom I have been having a close personal relationship. The nature of the friendship stems from my wife having worked for Chris's wife Kelly and in the same office where Chris's business is located. Kelly was also a treasurer of the Sunshine Beach State High School Fancy Association. During my term as Fancy President, my wife and I attended Chris and Kelly's wedding as well as several social gatherings together at each other's houses over the years. Our children were close friends and attended the same playgroup from school growing up. I have no material interest in the development. As a result of my conflict of interest, I'll leave the meeting while the matter is considered and voted on.
00:22:00 Councillor Lorentson: Thank you. Councillor Wilkie: I'll move it, Madam Chair. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. I'll second. Thank you, Councillor Wilkie. Councillor Stockwell, second. All in favour? Councillor Wilkie: Well, did you want to speak to the motion? Mayor Stewart: Tom, did you want to speak to that motion? Councillor Wegener: I just, I actually missed that. I'm sorry. So. Mayor Stewart: Sorry. No, that's all right. We're on item four. Councillor Jurisevic has left the room. It's amendments to the Noosa 2020 plan relating to housing choice and affordability. Councillor Wegener: No, not that one. Mayor Stewart: Okay. So we've had a mover and a seconder. All in favour? I don't wish to speak. You don't wish to speak? Thank you. All in favour? Unanimous. Thank you.
00:23:00 Item five. Councillor Stockwell. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Yes. I wish to inform the meeting that I have prescribed conflict of interest in this matter as I am the owner of lot 45 Noosa Lake Resort at 3 Hilton Terrace, Tewantin. I'm also the body corporate chair. The draft local law for short stay letting identifies the resort as one of the proposed exempt site as identified in attachment seven of the committee agenda. The draft local law therefore has a different impact on me to the majority of the short stay accommodation owners. Some would say beneficially, others the reverse. I was prescribed conflict of interest. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will leave the meeting room while this matter is considered and voted on. Councillor Lorentson: Thank you, Councillor Stockwell. Councillor Lorentson. Aye. Councillor Lorentson, as a matter of precaution and proposing to declare a prescribed conflict of interest in this matter. My husband and I own a property at 2 Stroke 17 Noosa Parade, Noosa Heights. Since November 2020, this property has been used for short term accommodation. I'm actually unsure about whether or not I have a prescribed interest and I am seeking advice on this matter.
00:24:00 I've not yet received that advice. Therefore, as a matter of precaution, I think that the appropriate thing to do is to leave the room while the matter is being considered. I would certainly prefer to stay and discuss this matter, which is important, but I intend to do the right thing until I have advice on this potential conflict. As a result of my conflict of interest, I will leave the meeting room. Mayor Stewart: Would you, I don't want to speak to it, would anyone else like to speak to it? Councillor Wilkie: No, I think we had a one-hour discussion about this on Monday, Madam Chair.
00:25:00 I'm keen for it to go out to the community for feedback. Councillor Wegener: I'm not going to support this motion because I don't think it reflects what the first round of consultation asked for specifically. Mayor Stewart: I'll put the matter to a vote. All in favour? That's Councillor Wilkie, Councillor Jurisvic, Councillor Stewart. Against? Councillor Wegener. Thank you. Item 6, Draft Climate Change Response Plan. Item 7, Noosa Aquatic Centre Cafe Lease Tender Assessment, T000031.
00:26:00 Item 8, Noosa North Shore Beach Campground Management Services Tender, T000033. Item 9, MCU19-01. Item 10, RAL114 and RAL19-0027. Application for a Seniors Living Community, New Cooroy Golf Clubhouse and Facilities and Boundary Realignment and Access, Eastman at 30, 114, 122 and 144 Lyall Street, Cooroy. As flagged by the CEO of the General Committee meeting, as we are refusing this application, we had Council's solicitor revise the reasons for refusal. Councillor Wilkie: Madam Chair, I'll second that. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. Councillor Lorentson: Do I have to read it? Speaker 1: Given that the wording is different to what was in the agenda, maybe just to explain to people in the audience today, the staff had obviously prepared a report for the General Committee meeting,
00:27:00 which was considered as a matter at length on Monday. A flag at the time that to protect Council's interests, we've made sure that the reasons for refusal are robust, have been checked by our legal team. The legal team's come back. The fundamental reasons have not changed, but the wording has been tightened up to make sure that if there is any challenge to this, Council's legal position is protected. So, Mayor, would you like me to read out the wording? It might be just to make sure people are aware of what the reasons for refusal are. So, the wording that our lawyers have settled on to make sure that we are protected, that Council note the report by the coordinator planning to the General Committee meeting dated 15 March 2021 regarding application number and the MCU and the numbers there. The proposal is to be approved by Council for a development permit for material change of use, entertainment and dining, type 2 recreation amusement, fitness, multiple housing, type 3 retirement and special needs, seniors living community, and reconfiguring a lot, boundary realignment and access easement,
00:28:00 situated at 30, 114, 122 and 144 Miles Street, Cooroy, and refuse the application for the following reasons. One, proposed development is not consistent with the SEQ regional plan in high density residential development within an area which contains ecological values and is not included within the planning scheme's urban growth boundaries. Two, the proposed development is contrary to the state planning policy as it would irreversibly impact on good agricultural land. Reasons for refusal are the following. The proposed development is not consistent with the desired environmental outcome 3.1.3 as it would result in the fragmentation of agricultural land and would not conserve land for agricultural purposes.
00:29:00 Reason four, the proposed development is not consistent with desired environmental outcome 3.1.3 as it would result in the loss of land intended to accommodate recreation and the use of land for agricultural purposes. Reason five, the proposed development is not consistent with the desired environmental outcome 3.1.3 as it would result in residential areas outside of the urban growth boundary and is inconsistent with the character and amenity of the locality where conservation and agricultural type land uses are expected. Reasons for refusal under the Cooroy and Lake McDonald locality code, reason six for refusal is proposed development is not consistent with overall outcomes 6.7.2a subsections 1 and subsections 4, C, D, R, S, Y, subsections double C, double G, double R and double S
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00:30:00 and specific outcomes 0.1, 0.3, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 0.10, 0.15, 0.18, 0.19, 0.20, 0.25, 0.27, 0.8.1, 0.8.2 and 0.8.8 as it would result in high density residential development outside of the urban growth boundary which is not consistent with the priority infrastructure plan. 2. Utilise rural zone land for the purpose of multiple housing which is an inconsistent use in the zone. and the land intended to be maintained for its rural character and use for agriculture. Councillor Wilkie: Agriculture or agricultural? Speaker 1: Use for agriculture. Speaker 2: Recreational agriculture. Agriculture. Do you want me to comment on agricultural activities? Agriculture. Councillor Lorentson: Patrick just said agricultural activities. Speaker 1: Agriculture. Okay. 3. Utilise open space recreation zone land for the purpose of multiple housing which is an inconsistent use in the zone.
00:31:00 with the land intended to be used for recreational purposes. 4. Utilise rural land intended to be protected and managed to preserve the scenic and environmental values of the area. 5. Not preserve agricultural land, conserve open space for biodiversity and water quality purposes or provide development at a density consistent with the site's environmental constraints and proximity to the Lake McDonald water supply catchment. Subsection 6. 6. Result in a design that does not minimise cut and fill. 7. Result in adverse impacts on the site's environmental values. 8. Potentially impact upon the water quality of Lake McDonald. 9. Result in a detrimental impact on the scenic vista from the major road network and the entry into Cooroy Township. 10. Result in a built form that does not complement traditional streetscape and building forms,
00:32:00 including a clubhouse with a height that will dominate surrounding spaces and the existing skyline. 11. Result in parts of the development being located too close to Miles Street and would not be consistent with the streetscape. 12. Have excessive site cover that results in excessive bulk which is not compatible with surrounding development. 13. Have the potential to impact on the acoustic amenity of the surrounding area as no acoustic measures are proposed to be implemented for the new golf clubhouse. Under residential use codes, reason 7 for refusal is proposed development does not comply with overall outcome 14.44.2a, b and j and specific outcomes 07, 016, 017 and 036 as internal driveways are too narrow to satisfactorily accommodate internal traffic movements. It is proposed on land that is not suited to the development of residential buildings. It is not consistent with the character of the neighbourhood.
00:33:00 It does not maximise the use of the natural topography and minimise the need for cut and fill and is not located within the reasonable proximity to a variety of essential services. Under the Biodiversity Overlay Code, the reasons for refusal include number 8. Proposed development fails to meet overall outcomes 13.7.2 subsections a, b, c, d, d1, d2, d3. and 5.e and g and specific outcomes 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 0.9, 0.10, 0.14, 0.15, 0.18 and 0.19 as it would result in the removal of significant vegetation and intrude into the site's riparian buffer. Under the reasons for refusal of the water sensitive design code, the proposed development does not comply with overall outcomes. 14.157.2a and b as it is not designed and could not be constructed in a manner that does not impede long term attainment of relevant environmental values and water quality objectives.
00:34:00 As specified in the Environmental Protection Policy 2009 and proposes infrastructure within the riparian zone and an extent of cut and fill that is likely to create adverse impacts on downstream ecosystems, properties and infrastructure due to changes to stormwater flow, water quality or ecosystem health. The reasons for refusal under our Natural Hazards and Natural Resources Overlay Code Reason 10. The proposed development proposes development within the water supply catchment which may result in adverse effects on the quality of water entering Lake Macdonald contrary to specific outcome 0.11. The reasons for refusal under our Natural Hazards and Natural Resources Overlay Code Reason 10. The proposed development does not comply with overall outcome 14.111.2c and specific outcome
00:35:00 07 and 08 as sufficient visitor parking is not provided and appropriately located for visitors of the retirement and special needs use. Sufficient parking is not provided for the golf clubhouse and internal driveways are too narrow to satisfactorily accommodate internal traffic movement. Further condition 12, or reason for refusal 12, proposed developments built form and landscaping are not consistent with the preferred character within Cooroy and will result in an appearance of excessive bulk, limited landscaping and continual roof form. Reasons for refusal under the Noosa Plan 2020, reason 13, Noosa Plan 2020 has identified that it can meet the requirements of residential accommodation until 2041 within the current urban growth boundary. The proposed development has failed to demonstrate a significant planning need to develop outside
00:36:00 of these boundaries, nor any overriding community benefit which would justify approval despite its conflict with the planning scheme and relevant state planning policies. Reason 14, in preparing the Noosa Plan 2020 and in reviewing submissions pertaining to this property, Council considered the development potential and suitability of this site and it determined that despite its inclusion within the urban footprint, it would not be suitable The proposed development is not consistent with the provisions of the Noosa Plan 2020, which seek that the land is developed for rural residential purposes. Reason 16, the proposed development does not comply with the overall outcomes sought by the Biodiversity Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code in the Noosa Plan 2020, as it is not designed, sited nor could it be constructed in a way that avoids adverse impacts on ecologically
00:37:00 important areas, ecological systems and processes. Subsection 2, it does not propose to conserve, manage, enhance nor rehabilitate to protect and improve biodiversity, ecosystem health, landscape stability and resilience of eco-ecological linkages and riparian vegetation. It is not designed nor proposed a layout that provides for the protection of the environment as well as the protection and establishment of appropriate buffers to waterways, wetlands, native vegetation and significant fauna habitat. It does not protect and enhance the terrestrial and aquatic native flora and fauna and their habitats and does not propose landscaping for the rehabilitation of ecologically important areas, degraded ecosystems and habitats to achieve a functional and healthy ecosystem state that requires minimal human intervention.
00:38:00 Reason 18, proposed development is inconsistent with the planned character for the land it surrounds. And reason 19, there is no need for the proposed development. And further, that as part of the Council recommendation before us, that note that report is provided in accordance with section 63, subsection 5 of the Planning Act 2016. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Mr. CEO. Councillor Wilkie: May I ask a question back in the first paragraph, A, part 1? Yes. It contains ecological values and is not included with, it says, with the Planning Scheme's Urban Growth Boundary, should that be within? Speaker 2: That is correct. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Could you read it again? No. Thank you. Mayor Stewart: I'll move that motion. I'll move that. Second.
00:39:00 Second. Sorry. Oh, I don't. I think, I think we've explained it all. Councillor Wilkie? Councillor Wilkie gave a great analysis on Monday, summing up all of the thoughts. I think this is very important to all of us to protect our hinterland community. And I think which was, again, an issue that was talked about heavily on Monday, so I won't rehash. Thank you. Councillor Lorentson: Anyone else like to speak? Mayor Stewart: All in favour? No, no. Thank you. Item 10, financial performance report, February 2017. Councillor Wilkie: And move to committee recommendations. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Councillor Wilkie. Thank you, Councillor Lorentson. All in favour? That's unanimous. Thank you. That brings us to page 24 of our agenda. There is one report directly to the ordinary meeting. The Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee Expression of Interest Outcome. Thank you, Craig.
00:40:00 We have Craig here. Any questions? No. No. Mayor Stewart: No. No. Councillor Wilkie: Just a question about process, if I might. Craig, could you explain to the people who might be listening how the stakeholders were selected, the criteria that they were selected against, and who was on the selection panel, please? Speaker 3: Certainly, through the Chair. As per the terms of reference, which is endorsed by Council at January's ordinary meeting, I think, February's ordinary meeting. The stakeholders and the expression of interest had two board selection criteria. One of those was individual knowledge and experience in management issues associated with the Noosa River and its catchment. And the second one was the ability to represent community interests and communicate to as many members as possible in identified community sectors. So the expression of interest went out to the whole community, seeking people to respond to that with those two questions as the key criteria.
00:41:00 When that closed, myself as the Environmental Services Manager of Noosa Shire Council and the Area Manager for Maritime Safety Queensland did an initial assessment of all 20 applications, which we scored. We scored those two criteria equally, and we ranked them in order. Once we developed an order of merit, so to speak, we reviewed that order to see whether all the community sectors, as per the terms of reference, had been represented. And we found that they were. So we ended up going with the original order of merit. As we proposed, there was scope within there if certain sectors were unrepresented in the first 12 to be able to move it around a little bit. We presented that to the Chief Executive Officer of Noosa Council and the General Manager of Maritime Safety Queensland for review prior to presenting the recommendation to Council to note the report, as we have done tonight. Thank you. Councillor Lorentson: I have a few questions, Craig.
00:42:00 Seven of the applications were received together, and they form part of a group called the Noosa River Action Group. The report states that these seven applicants were considered individually. Can I ask why, and why they weren't considered as a collective, given that they made their submission under the Noosa River Action Group? Speaker 3: The Noosa River Action Group, as I understand it, is a loose collective of interested individuals. They're not an incorporated group or anything like that. The wording within the terms of reference is that individuals, I don't have it in front of me, will be appointed not groups or organisations. So we had a request from a group of people, they didn't identify them at that stage as the Noosa River Action Group, to be considered as a group of seven. We thought that was wholly inappropriate, given the fact there's 12 members on the committee, and to be all in, all out would suggest that they would make up more than half the committee.
00:43:00 Despite that, there were many valuable candidates there with years of experience, so we refused their request to consider them as a group, but we considered them as seven different individuals as part of the assessment process. Councillor Lorentson: Some of the applicants, I've just gone through the list of the ones that were selected, are involved in either commercial fishing, being involved in projects like Keep It In Kin Kin, or the Oyster Reef Project. My question is, how is Canada involved in these kinds of projects? Speaker 3: Again, we anticipated potential conflicts of interest when we developed the terms of reference. I'll just read from that if that's okay, because I think it's reasonably explanatory. It is expected that members of NRSAC will have specific interest in aspects of river management, and this will not preclude them from participating in discussions on key topics. However, a member who has a direct or indirect financial and or non-financial interest, or a real perceived or potential conflict of interest in a matter that could be considered by the committee or Maritime Safety Commission,
00:44:00 Queensland or Noosa Council, shall disclose that upon acceptance of membership. There is more there, I won't read it all out. But broadly, the intent was this was an advisory committee, not a decision-making committee, and our expectation that people on the committee would have skin in the game, so to speak. Otherwise, we're considering issues around fishing without fishermen. We're considering issues around commercial use without commercial operators. And the intent of the committee was to bring those people around the table and try and have a genuine conversation around some of those difficult issues, including all the stakeholders. Speaker 1: I can probably just add to that a quick note. One of the things the terms of reference talks about is the committee's going to be jointly chaired by a senior staff member from Noosa Council and a senior staff member from Maritime Safety Queensland. That'll be myself from this council, and the general manager from MSQ will be the other person. As councils are probably aware, I'm a bit of a stickler for conflict of interest issues. So I'll make sure that we do make sure that our committee is very well aware of the need for conflicts of interest to be declared and dealt with.
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00:45:00 Mayor Stewart: Craig, I think when we look down that list, there's one woman out of 12. Has there been any potential discussions with MSQ that if we were to widen the group to make it more equitable from a gender point of view and to have more than one, that they would be open to expanding that and including some more women? Speaker 3: We absolutely recognise the fact that only one of the 12 members are women. We didn't consider that as a criteria during the assessment, but recognise that that's been part of the outcome. We've had informal discussions with Maritime Safety Queensland. They'll be open to expanding the group, and my indication is informally that that would be the case. But that would need to be formally put to them, if that's the decision of this council. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Craig. Craig, could you tell, and this is more for the people listening at home, why I believe that there are a number of women who applied, but they all applied under the same heading.
00:46:00 So for the same reason, and that to have one representative, that was the idea that you had a different representative to each different area. And so the reason why there was one woman ending up and not more was because they had all formed, or all came under that same umbrella of applying under the same area. Is that correct? Speaker 3: Look, loosely, where there's not, there's 12 members of this group and there's not 12 different interest sectors. And we also note that many, pretty much all of these members have interests across a couple of different sectors. But it probably is certainly a factor, the fact that three of the women who applied specifically did so under a recreational boating umbrella. But at the same time, had they scored in the top 12, I think there would have been scope for there to be more recreational boat representation there. It is, I think at first view, that looks to be a sector somewhat underrepresented. Although I think that's counterbalanced a little bit by the fact that pretty much every member on that group is a recreational boat user,
00:47:00 as opposed to say a commercial fisherman who's only commercial fishers. Most of the other people have other interests also, recreational users. Thank you. Councillor Lorentson: Is there a problem with expanding the group from 12 people now possibly to 14? Are we losing the dynamics or the effectiveness of a group by making it too big, Craig? Speaker 3: Broadly, I think that's a valid point. Certainly feedback we had during the development of the terms of reference from some stakeholders was around other groups where more potentially more than 20 people had been involved. And I found it was unwieldy. It's difficult to get any agreement around the table. So it is a balancing act and that's where we started at 10 and went to 12. I don't think there's any correct and perfect number. It's hard for me to draw a line and say absolutely that 12 is fine and 14 is a real problem. It is a bit of a judgement call. I think if we have a diverse representative on the group hopefully pulling in the right direction,
00:48:00 hopefully 14 wouldn't be any more problematic than 12. Speaker 1: I might just go to that. Someone once told me that the best committee is a committee of two with one of six. But I think the reality is that it is a balance between having a broad enough representation but not having a group that's too big that's unworkable and it's a balance. And it much depends on the people around the table as it does on the numbers per se. So if you've got a large group that's working well together, the numbers don't matter as much. If you've got a group that's not working as well, big numbers makes it more difficult. So it is a balance. If you have the right people around the table, a larger number than 12 won't be a problem. Councillor Lorentson: Just two names that sort of stood out when I looked at the report that didn't actually make the cut, Trevor Cleary and Greenville Snowden.
00:49:00 Was the fact that perhaps when an individual applied Trevor, he's, my understanding, he's not linked to any particular group and the criteria, it was quite important that, oh, it wasn't important, but it was advantageous if you were linked to a group and had a network. Trevor Cleary, the reason I pointed him out is he's a very well-known community member, well respected with a lot of local knowledge. Can you just give me an understanding of why, how he did make the cut and Greenville, Greenville Snowden is the other gentleman that, again, I asked the same question. So is that information available? Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's a bit difficult to ask Craig at a public meeting to pass judgment on individual candidates. Councillor Lorentson: Oh, sorry, so I'm talking more criteria. So what part of the criteria are they making? Speaker 1: Yeah, I think a broader context of, you know, which segments they came from, things like that would be appropriate, but I don't think it'd be appropriate for Craig
00:50:00 to have to pass judgment on the individual merits of, I mean, just, no, no, I think it's okay to talk about the segments, you know, whether, how do we look at, you know, the recreational fishing or the recreational boating or whatever it might be, but commenting on the merits of individual applications might be a bit difficult for starting to do. Maybe just to, Craig can answer that. Okay, yeah. Speaker 3: Yeah, I can certainly respond in the broad sense. There were two key criteria that were equally weighted, broadly around knowledge and history and experience in the river, and broadly around community connection and ability to be able to bring forward points of view for a broad range of people and to be able to feed the outcomes of the committee back to a broad range of people as well. So what we tended to find is that those people that were part of structured organisations automatically scored a bit higher in the second part, unless people were really able to demonstrate that even though they're not a member of an organisation, they were very well connected and were able to communicate with a lot of people. So there's not a member of the 20 applicants who did not have a large amount of experience
00:51:00 and knowledge, either in the Noosa River or in very similar rivers that they could bring to the party. Those that fell below the line, broadly, often it was the ability in their context in the current community was often where they scored a little bit lower. And when you look at the actual final 12, I think seven or eight of them are directly linked to organisations, and that's one of the reasons that they scored a little bit higher. Councillor Lorentson: That's what I noticed. That was where I was alluding to. Is there an opportunity with the group that were omitted from the group, is there an opportunity for them still to be on some subcommittee and provide advice or recommendations to the main committee? Speaker 3: Absolutely there is. We would like, as I mentioned, I think there's a lot of information and value in every single one of those 20 applicants. I would be really pleased if the people that aren't on the committee would be able to provide advice, whether it's the subcommittees on issues of their specific interest as they come up. So even though they're not permanent members, I noticed there's four or five recreational boaters.
00:52:00 They're an amazingly diverse lot. So I would actually like to see those people working together and talking to each other and providing input through the representation on the committee. Councillor Jurisevic: On that basis, I find it odd that a representation of recreational boating and the Nursery Yacht and Rowing Club wouldn't get the, I'm heading there, wouldn't have been represented. Given the nature of the Yacht and Rowing Club and the number of different recreational boaters, boating activities they represent, wouldn't they have been the most worthy consideration with regard to recreational boating on the river? Speaker 3: When we're assessing the applications, we tried, we recognise that they're not job applications, that a lot of people submitting them aren't professional, and we tried to move as much as we could around understanding the responses we got.
00:53:00 But if some of the responses we got just simply weren't available for us to make a reasonable assessment with, regardless of which organisation they represented, it made us very hard to score them very highly. We took a very straight down the line approach. People applied, they provided us with information. The MSQ representative helping assess most of these had no idea who pretty much any of the 12 candidates were, which I actually think is a really nice approach. And I tried to approach it in the same way. So if we weren't provided with the information we needed to really make a high assessment, they scored quite lowly. I will note there is one of the successful members, he's actually a member of the Noosa Yacht and Rowing Club, they just didn't submit under that umbrella. Mayor Stewart: Anyone else like to ask any questions? I might, I will move the staff's recommendation with the addition of two people and that's two women. I think it's important.
00:54:00 So I will move that council note the report by the environmental services manager to the ordinary meeting dated 18th of March 2021 about the outcome of the expression of interest process for the Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory Committee and request that MSQ agree to add to the committee the two highest scoring shortlisted women, Agnes Reid and Joanne Daly to ensure better gender balance on the committee and request the MSQ agree to amend the terms of reference to allow for 14 members on the committee. Councillor Wilkie: I'll second that. Mayor Stewart: Thank you. I think this is really important. There's never been a more important time in history to recognise a better balance between gender. Never before has there been a more important time in history to acknowledge the importance of gender equality. A 12-1 doesn't cut it with the community and the insertion, of another two women bring not only better balance, they ensure a wider net is cast and more
00:55:00 ideas put forward, greater representation for the whole Shire and the ability to be additional voices at the table with who will speak with experience, candour and the best interests of the river at heart. I note that we talked about, we're a bit short Craig, on recreational boating. Both those women highlight the fact that they are involved in recreational boating and I believe Agnes Reid is a life member of the Noose Yacht. Noose Yacht and Rowing Club. Agnes Reid, I won't talk about their credentials, but she has been a life member, as I said, of the Noose Yacht Club. She has sailing master's qualification with Australian Yachting Association, 24 years as a teacher at local schools, which she continued to sail. She sailed for 10 years internationally and along the Australian coast. She's seen and enjoyed many waterways of the world with a great understanding of boats. She's lived on the river for many years. She's a regular user of river for fishing and recreational trips. Joanne Daly has been a recreational boat user for 15 years and has again a myriad of qualifications
00:56:00 that would include her. The river and its management has been an ongoing issue for many years. It is of utmost importance to the community and to us as a council. A precious asset to our community. One of the jewels in the crown of Noosa Shire. As a council, we recognise that there is no better way to manage a river than by its people who live and breathe it. People who are knowledgeable about the river, work on the river, have interest in the river, must be involved in and provide ideas and direction as to how best to address the many issues that we currently face. None more significant than water and sewage contamination and houseboat illegal moorings. We need action and we need it now. Tonight addresses that. We must put aside all else and focus on the best interests of our river. Nothing more and nothing less. Over the last few months, we have seen council form a partnership with MSQ. We thank them for their renewed interest, their commitment to the river and their support of the river stakeholder advisory group.
00:57:00 Working closely with state is critical and we are looking forward to a productive working relationship. Council's resolution in January 2021 sought to expedite the process to form an advisory group. As we are all acutely aware, the time is of the essence and the community not just expects action, it demands it. It should also be noted on page 12 of our agenda that there has been no representation from, oh sorry, I beg your pardon, page 27. There has been no representation of a group for the river since 2012. The big question was who would be on the NRSAG and there was much discussion about representation from a whole range of groups across our Shire. The expressions of interest were announced on council's Facebook page on the 18th of February 2021, providing a link to the application page. Direct email correspondence to non-stakeholders from previous river plan consultation and those that have made themselves known during discussions on the terms of references were also contacted. Similarly, MSQ had direct contact with non-community stakeholders they worked closely with.
00:58:00 Further updates and radio advertising was undertaken. It would be fair to say this was an open, transparent process which gave all in the interested members of the community a chance to become involved. Two questions were asked of all the potential candidates which are noted. We received in total 20 applications for 12 spots, now hopefully 14. Each applicant was measured against both questions. These applicants were considered individually by both MSQ and council. Assessment was undertaken jointly by MSQ and by council staff and the resulting 12, hopefully 14 names we have before us are whom we see before us in this agenda. Indeed, the terms of reference ratified by council in January 2021 provided that a range of river uses be engaged, ensuring all representation from all sectors. I would like to highlight a few people in the group. Bruce Davidson Davo, the original owner and founder of Davo's Bait and Tackle. Perhaps one of the most long-standing respected members of our community, his knowledge of the river is deep and his passion to protect and enhance it is second to none.
00:59:00 As a former MP and Minister who has represented this community for years, Bruce knows full well the challenges which are presented regarding the river and how best to address them. I thoroughly welcome his appointment. I would also like to mention Nick Huscoe, the President of the Noosa North Shore Association. Over the past 12 months, I along with other councillors have had a fair bit of interaction with Nick and his knowledge about the river, its management and how best to address a myriad of issues surrounding it will be invaluable to the group. I would also like to acknowledge the families, first fishing families, incredibly well respected. Chris brings to the table the background of being a generational commercial fisherman whose interests and thoughts must be heard and contributed. His understanding, again, of river issues is significant and I thank him for the contribution he is making. Philip Moran and Richard Howard are both incredibly well respected members of our community. Noosa District Land Care Association and NICA need to be sitting at the table for so many reasons. I have complete faith and confidence in these men.
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01:00:00 They are a welcome addition. David Stilo, a commercial operator and representative of the tourism industry is again imperative to this group. As a gentleman who runs our ferry, he is living and breathing the river every day. His presence on the committee represents the commercial operators along the river and he is again an incredibly important stakeholder and member. From an environmental point of view, I think we are unanimous in agreement that Michael Gloucester and former Mayor Noel Playford certainly represent the needs and wants of the environmentalists. The environmental impacts of river management must be advocated for and represented. As for the additional members, Lachlan, Jane and Peter and Ben and hopefully Agnes and Joanne each represent in their own capacity commercial boating and tourism, recreational boating and recreational fishing which are important additions and will bring depth and breadth of knowledge in these areas to the group. There are some big names in this group. It is my understanding that all will work well together.
01:01:00 It is a diverse group. With representation across all areas. All areas of the community who need to be represented are, in my opinion. I would also like to thank those who were not selected and it is my hope and understanding that those people will be invited to provide input into their chosen areas. All again had great credentials so it will be an absolute bonus to have the ability to call on them when the need arises. As an observer of this group, I look forward to being a part of it and am as anxious as everyone else to see positive changes made to benefit the whole community and the asset we hold so dear. I would like to add that we are not experts. Councillors do not hold expertise in river management. What we do know is that the river needs attention and it needs it now. We have a committee, let me stress, an advisory committee, not a decision making committee with 14, 12 hopefully 14 names. All have different ideas, come from different backgrounds, represent different areas. Some are polarising and some are not. Some, if we want to be blunt, lean to the left. Some lean to the right. Some are middle ground. Some are environmentalists and some are commercial operators with commercial interests.
01:02:00 Some, hopefully, three are women. Four, if you include me as an observer, a good gender balance. If we can't look clearly past our own ideas as to who should be on the committee and perhaps more significantly who shouldn't be on, are we potentially jeopardising the outcome we want for the whole community? A better, cleaner, safer river. We need this implemented as soon as possible, acted on as soon as possible. We've waited too long. As I said, the last committee representing the river was in 2012, nine years ago. This is where our thoughts must go to tonight. We must think of less illegal moorings, cleaner waterways, safer waterways, less sewage. We can't forsake that. We can't stamp our feet and say this isn't the list I choose. Some of the people, some of these people shouldn't be on it because at the end of the day, we'd all choose different people, have different ideas as to who best represents the river. The people who are on the list now went through a scoring criteria assessed by MSQ and council
01:03:00 staff and each submitted an application and went through a due and proper process. It may not be the nirvana that some people may want, but if you really take the time to break it down, to look closely at the fine print, you will see what I believe is true. That each aspect of this community, each sector, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, recreational boating, the environment, commercial operators, tourism operators are all represented. It is with this in mind that we must forge ahead and take the first steps to get our river back to where we all want. To quote Agnes Reid to finish, which I think sums up best what our community wants, she said, we use the river regularly for fishing and recreational trips, as well as swimming, and hope our grandchildren will be able to in the future. Indeed, we do. Thank you. Councillor Jurisevic: Happy Aussies to be getting in here, Faye. Look, I concur with the sentiments of the mayor there. I see the need for additional gender diversity on there as a good outcome, and I applaud
01:04:00 the mayor for that. Thank you, Mayor, on raising those issues. I also see the broad make-up of the group representing all cross-sections of interest in the river, and I'll add Peter Hunnam to that. Peter Hunnam has certainly been a champion of activities in the river and has been a strong advocate of a cleaner, greener river over the years. In fact, undertook stewardship of the Tewantin boat ramp site this year and last year, and undertook auditing of the waste management. Peter Hunnam has always collected during Clean Up Australia Day in that area, so Peter has a true passion towards ensuring that the river is cleaner for the future as well. So that's just to add to the bona fides of the members on board. I had an email today that turned around and said this, mentioned conflicts of interest of people on this, but of course, everybody here has an interest in the river. That's exactly why they've been chosen for their years of interest and expertise.
01:05:00 And involvement in activities upon the river. So I applaud this as a wide-ranging, diverse mix of members, and I look forward to hearing from the CEO and the other chair as to how they've managed to reign all the interest in that, and that we do get the access that we're seeking for the future of our river system. Councillor Lorentson: That's the last one. I was... I was unsure whether this group would pass the test of public scrutiny. So I spent some time reading in detail the resumes, and without repeating what's already been said about all the applicants who are successful, I'm actually very satisfied that this advisory group, and I stress advisory group, not decision-making group, chaired by the mayor, and now in addition to other women. We'll provide objective advice and recommendations towards the sustainable use, conservation,
01:06:00 and management of the Noosa River catchment. It may not be the perfect list, or the list that I would put together, or other people would put together, but it's my opinion that it's pretty close to a perfect list. And again, I'm satisfied that this group passes the pub test. Thank you. Deputy Mayor Stockwell: Yeah, it is a good list. I've been sitting here thinking about what happened out here for thousands of years. And the tribal elders would meet and they'd talk about how to manage the river and how the resource would tell them to make sure that they had their oysters there again next year. And it was the tribal elders. And then I thought, well, yeah, we've moved on since then. But when we do our Acknowledgement Country, we talk about elders past, present, and emergent. And what we've got here is a group of Noosa tribal elders past, present, and emergent.
01:07:00 Now, when I say past, none of them have died yet, but they come from families that have a very long past. So we've got one of the longest standing lower estuary fishing families, the Massos. We've also got one of the longest standing hinterland families, the Placards, who were one of the families that came up from Brisbane in the late 1800s, none under that name, to start what is now Pomona, and went to move in the Kin Kin catchment. So we have people whose family stories have been part of this river for decades, many decades. We've got people there who are the first. We've got the fathers of, well, you know, some of the second generation of conservation, so Michael Gloucester, you know, the person who took over from Arthur Harold in the Shire's most significant and most impactful conservation group that we've seen since the 60s.
01:08:00 But we've also got Uncle Phil Moran, who is, you know, the grandfather of Landcare, great-grandfather, to get rid of. But, you know, we've already talked about Richard Howard from New Zealand. He's one of the emerging leaders, a few years younger, coming into the sphere, taking up the community baton. We've got the same, you know, there's a fellow who bought Olotto's General Store and the post office down the end of Kimpie Terrace in the 80s. And he started a bait and tackle shop, and then it got a bit bigger, and then he got a bit of a reputation, and then he got into Parliament and became a minister. And, you know, Bruce Davo Davison, you know, he is a tribal elder of recreational fishing in this town, but then we've got the newcomer on the block, Ben Walliford, who started the new AusFish Recreational, AusFish Recreational group. So we've got that balance between the old and the new, and it's not really age-related, so Peter Holm's been around for a few years, but he comes from international experience in catchment management, you know.
01:09:00 He advises countries. Countries on how to do this, not just shires. So we've got this great list of people that is a mix of people who've been here as part of a very long family history to those who have moved over the recent decades, who have got one shared interest, and that's what we want. We want to bring knowledge, we want to bring experience, we want to bring an understanding of sectoral interests, so that when advice comes from the group, we know it is well-rounded, that it's been well-considered, and that it's not necessarily influenced by one particular sector or the other. And we've got the right people who can bring that information. I think a reference was made to an email we might have all received from one of our foreign correspondents.
01:10:00 And what I said to that was, oh, it's great if there's been a big social media stall. I think we've got it right if all the sectors have people on there that they don't want. Because the idea is to get all the ideas around the table, and to have the people inside the tent, not outside looking or doing something else inward. And the experience, the knowledge, and the first world views, you know, the description of Agnes was fantastic. They're the sort of quality which we want to bring. So I think I look forward to the advice. One last thing I do recall, even though it was unsuccessful in refining it. I don't want to be refining some of the terms of reference. They'll come and see my wisdom. With an extended group, I think one of the first items on the agenda is for them to look at their governance procedures. So with 14, it may be that, you know, two working groups of seven may be a functional with them all coming together for the sort of plenary sessions.
01:11:00 But having said that, I thank the staff for the recommendation and MSQ for coming along on the ride. And as you said, it was good that we have one local and one state government person who looked at it with rigorous eyes, just like you do a tender and said, here's our order of merit, and that's who we recommend. And lastly, I do think the inclusion of a better gender balance is important. I thank the Mayor for thinking about that. And I do think it's something in the future that when we do our terms of reference for groups like this, that we actually overtly consider gender balance as one of the most important things. And I think that's one of the criteria. Thank you. Councillor Lorentson: Councillor Wilkie. Councillor Wilkie: Look, I'd just like to thank the senior council officers and senior officers of MSQ for putting this list together and assessing all the many applicants against an objective criteria. And I think I agree that it's actually a benefit that both the assessing officers are newcomers to Noosa and don't know the history.
01:12:00 They're able to look at it. They're able to assess objectively on the merits of the individual applicants. I'd also like to thank all the up to 20 applicants. There's very strong interest, which is fantastic. I wish the group well. And I thank the Mayor for her motion. Mayor Stewart: Thank you, Craig, for your work on this. All in favour? That's unanimous. Thank you. Councillor Jurisevic: Thank you, Craig. Mayor Stewart: There are no confidential items. There are no submissions. No questions submitted to public question time. The next meeting will be held on Thursday the 15th of April 2021. Thank you. I declare the meeting closed at 6.15. Thank you. Thank you.