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Ordinary Meeting - 18 September 2025

Thursday 18 September 2025 · Ordinary Meeting · 31 substantive items

Agenda · Transcript · Video

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From the floor

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  1. Deputation

    Thomas Draper — Dmp

  2. Public question

    Pat Spicer

    Has Noosa Council applied for a grant towards infrastructure costs through the Residential Activation Fund in relation to 64 Lake Macdonald Drive? RESPONSE by Kim Rawlings, Director Strategy & Environment Council has applied for a grant via the Residential Activation Fund for the enabling of infrastructure and civil wo…

  3. Public question

    Alan Deering

    Noosa Council is guided by, and not dictated by the Austroads Standards and Guidelines, also the Department of Main Roads Planning and Design Manual, so the Noosa Plan that states when sealing dirt roads they must be no less than 9 metres is a Noosa Council initiative. Does Noosa Council agree that any future sealing o…

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Agenda

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  1. 1 DECLARATION OF OPENING
  2. 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY 0:19
  3. 3 ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES 0:24
  4. 4 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
  5. 1 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES - ORDINARY MEETING DATED 21 AUGUST 2025 1:06
    Minutes ReportAttachment 1 - 2025-08-21 Ordinary Meeting Minutes open on council's site
  6. 5 PETITIONS
  7. 6 PRESENTATIONS
  8. 7 DEPUTATIONS Deputations 1:31
  9. 7.1 Applicant: Thomas Draper Topic: DMP Speakers: Thomas Draper & Jason Beckton Deputations 1:34
    Thomas Draper open on council's site
  10. 8 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME Deputations
  11. 8.1 ALAN DEERING Deputations 15:02
    Report open on council's site
  12. 8.2 PATRICIA SPICER Deputations 29:58
    Report open on council's site
  13. 9 MAYORAL MINUTES 47:35
  14. 10 NOTIFIED MOTIONS Notified motions 47:41
  15. 10.1 Enhancing Future Public Notification for Planning Scheme Provision Changes Notified motions 47:44
    ReportAttachment 1 - 2025-09-18 Notice of Motion - Cr Lorentson - Enhancing Future Public Notification for Planning Scheme Provision Changes open on council's site
  16. 11 CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
  17. 11.1 PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS DATED 9 SEPTEMBER 2025 1:24:08
  18. 11.1.1 PLANNING APPLICATIONS DECIDED BY DELEGATED AUTHORITY – JULY 2025 1:24:13
    Committee to Council Recommendation open on council's site
  19. 11.1.2 NOOSA PLAN 2020 - AMENDMENT NO. 2 - COUNCIL ADOPTION 1:24:54
    Committee to Council Recommendation open on council's site
  20. 11.1.3 PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS EN BLOC 2:24:50
    EnBloc Recommendation open on council's site
  21. 11.2 SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS DATED 9 SEPTEMBER 2025 2:43:10
  22. 11.2.1 2025 Annual Disaster MANAGEMENT REPORT 2:45:15
    Committee to Council Recommendation open on council's site
  23. 11.2.2 Noosa Botanic Gardens Master Plan 2:45:26
    Committee to Council Recommendation open on council's site
  24. 11.2.3 Noosa Cultural Plan 2025-2030 Adoption 2:45:31
    Committee to Council Recommedation open on council's site
  25. 11.2.4 REVIEW OF THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE CHARTER & REVIEW OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT POLICY 2:45:34
    Committee to Council Recommendation open on council's site
  26. 11.2.5 SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS ENBLOC 2:45:40
    EnBloc Recommendation open on council's site
  27. 11.3 GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS DATED 15 SEPTEMBER 2025 2:46:07
  28. 11.3.1 PLANNING APPLICATIONS DECIDED BY DELEGATED AUTHORITY – JULY 2025 2:46:09
    Committee to Council Recommendation open on council's site
  29. 11.3.2 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT – AUGUST 2025 Budget & finance 2:46:12
    Committee to Council Recommendation open on council's site
  30. 11.3.3 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SUBORDINATE LOCAL LAW NO. 5 (PARKING) 2015 - PUBLIC CONSULTATION OUTCOMES Local laws 2:46:15
    Committee to Council Recommendation open on council's site
  31. 11.3.4 Workplace healtH and safety Annual Report 2024/25 2:46:20
    Committee to Council Recommendation open on council's site
  32. 11.3.5 GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS EN BLOC 2:46:27
    Committee to Council Enbloc Recommendation open on council's site
  33. 12 ORDINARY MEETING REPORTS 2:46:46
  34. 12.1 TOURISM NOOSA 12 MONTH FUNDING DEED (AGREEMENT) & ROAD MAP STATUS REPORT Grants & funding 2:46:48
    ReportATTACHMENT 1: 2025-09-15 Tourism Noosa Funding Deed FINAL open on council's site
  35. 13 CONFIDENTIAL SESSION Closed doors 2:58:00
  36. 14 NEXT MEETING 2:58:03
  37. 15 MEETING CLOSURE 3:00:40

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