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Ordinary Meeting - 22 January 2026

Thursday 22 January 2026 · Ordinary Meeting · 42 substantive items

Agenda · Transcript · Video

We have not written this meeting up yet. Below is council's own agenda structure, with each item cued to the video.

From the floor

People who addressed council at this meeting, from its minutes. The full register is at deputations.

  1. Deputation

    Willy Ostwald, Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens — Masterplan for Noosa Botanic Gardens

  2. Public question

    Rhea Den Braasem

    What is the cost, per tonne, of material removed by truck from 62 Lake Macdonald Drive? Response provided by Chris Steel, Acting Director Infrastructure Services Council is unable to provide the cost per tonne of Material Removed from 62 Lake MacDonald Drive as it would be breaching commercial in confidence through rel…

  3. Deputation

    Pat Spicer — Community Consultation

  4. Public question

    Pat Spicer

    22 JANUARY 2026 PAT SPICER QUESTION 1 While there were restrictions on releasing information to the public regarding the loss or $2.4 million through fraud in December 2024, were all staff in the financial department fully briefed on the contents of the Queensland Audit Office report immediately after the report was re…

  5. Public question

    John Spencer

    22 JANUARY 2026 JOHN SPENCER QUESTION 1 Would it not be better for Council to conduct community consultation surveys through an appropriate independent third party. This would almost certainly provide more detailed and accurate information and remove the perception of bias which is inherent in council run surveys. Does…

  6. Public question

    Brian O'Connor

    22 JANUARY 2026 BRIAN O'CONNOR QUESTION 1 Pomona remains the only town in Noosa Shire without a flagpole at its war memorial. In its responses outlining progress on the Pomona Place Plan initiatives, the council states that the placement of a flagpole at the Pomona War Memorial is 'under consideration' - an action that…

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Agenda

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  1. 1 DECLARATION OF OPENING
  2. 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY 0:27
  3. 3 ATTENDANCE & APOLOGIES 1:24
  4. 4 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 1:36
  5. 4.1 ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 18 DECEMBER 2025
    RecommendationAttachment 1 - 2025-12-18 Ordinary Meeting Minutes open on council's site
  6. 5 PETITIONS
    Attachment 1 to the Minutes dated 22-01-2026 PETITION Proposed toilet block on Noosaville Foreshore open on council's site
  7. 6 PRESENTATIONS
  8. 7 DEPUTATIONS Deputations
  9. 7.1 Applicant: WILLY OSTWALD, FRIENDS OF NOOSA BOTANIC GARDENS Topic: MASTERPLAN FOR NOOSA BOTANIC GARDENS Speakers: WILLY OSTWALD, JILL BROWNLEE Deputations 3:23
    Deputation open on council's site
  10. 7.2 Applicant: PAT SPICER Topic: community consultation Speakers: pat spicer Deputations 14:00
    Deputation open on council's site
  11. 8 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME Deputations
  12. 8.1 RHEA DEN BRAASEM Deputations 22:31
    Public Question Time open on council's site
  13. 8.2 JOHN SPENCER Deputations 23:44
    Public Question Time open on council's site
  14. 8.3 BRIAN O'CONNOR Deputations 29:58
    Public Question Time open on council's site
  15. 8.4 PAT SPICER Deputations 34:10
    Public Question Time open on council's site
  16. 9 MAYORAL MINUTES
  17. 10 NOTIFIED MOTIONS Notified motions
  18. 10.1 THREE-MONTH TRIAL OF ALTERNATE SHARK MITIGATION MEASURES DURING SOUTHERN WHALE MIGRATION Notified motions 1:00:32
    Notice of Motion ReportAttachment 1 - 2026-01-22 Notice of Motion - Cr Lorentson - 3 mth Trial of Alternate Shark Mitigation Measures During Southern Whale MigrationAttachment 2 - 2026-01-22 Attachment to the Notice of Motion - Cr Lorentson - Meeting Minutes Oceans for All 26.09.2025Attachment 2 to the Minutes dated 22-01-2026 Attachment to the Notice of Motion 10.1 - Cr Lorentson - SAMPLE LETTERAttachment 3 to the Minutes dated 22-01-2026 - Letter from Mayor to Minister dated 29 July 2025 - QLD 2025 Shark Management PlanAttachement 4 to the Minutes dated 22-01-2026 - Letter from Minister to Mayor dated 3 Sep 2025 - QLD 2025 Shark Management PlanAttachment 5 to the Minutes dated 22-01-2026 - Letter to Minister from Mayor dated 20 Sep 2025 - QLD Shark ManagementAttachment 6 to the Minutes dated 22-01-2026 - Letter to Mayor from Minister dated 16 Dec 2025 - Qld Shark Management open on council's site
  19. 10.2 INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF COMMUNITY SURVEYS Notified motions 2:05:39
    Notice of MotionAttachment 1 - 2026-01-22 Notice of Motion - Cr Phillips - Independent Review of Community Surveys open on council's site
  20. 11 CONSIDERATION OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
  21. 11.1 AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS DATED 12 DECEMBER 2025 3:14:20
    Committee to Council - Header open on council's site
  22. 11.1.1 CEO UPDATE 3:14:34
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  23. 11.1.2 QAO / KPMG - 2025 AUDIT COMMITEE BRIEFING PAPER
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  24. 11.1.3 Workplace healtH and safety Annual Report 2024/25
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  25. 11.1.4 CROWE: RECRUITMENT MANAGEMENT AUDIT (FINAL REPORT)
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  26. 11.1.5 BRIEFING PAPER ON OUTSTANDING (ICT) ACTIONS ITEMS
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  27. 11.1.6 UPDATE ON THE REVIEW OF OUTANDING ACTION ITEMS
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  28. 11.1.7 2026 DRAFT ANNUAL ROLLING WORKS PLAN AND STANDING AGENDA ITEMS
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  29. 11.1.8 DISCUSSION TO RECOMMEND NEW CHAIR OF AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  30. 11.1.9 CONFIDENTIAL: 2024 FRAUD EVENT ANALYSIS, CORRECTIVE ACTIONS AND STATUS UPDATE Closed doors
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  31. 11.1.10 CONFIDENTIAL - PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE UPDATE - S254D(3) LG REG 2012 (QLD) Closed doors
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  32. 11.1.11 AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS EN BLOC 3:14:49
    EnBloc Recommendation open on council's site
  33. 11.2 AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS DATED 9 JANUARY 2026
    Committee to Council - Header open on council's site
  34. 11.2.1 QAO / KPMG 2025 CLOSING REPORT
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  35. 11.2.2 2024-2025 ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Budget & finance
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  36. 11.2.3 NOOSA SHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2024 - 2025
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  37. 11.2.4 AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS EN BLOC 3:15:48
    EnBloc Recommendation open on council's site
  38. 11.3 GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS DATED 19 JANUARY 2026
    Committee to Council - Header open on council's site
  39. 11.3.1 ENDORSEMENT OF NOOSA LOCAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2026
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  40. 11.3.2 RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF MOTION - TRIAL OF REMOTE RESCUE TUBES/LIFE RINGS AT UNPATROLLED BEACHES Notified motions
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  41. 11.3.3 PLANNING APPLICATIONS DECIDED BY DELEGATED AUTHORITY – NOVEMBER 2025
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  42. 11.3.4 PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS ASSESSMENT WORKING TEAM - CONTRACT AWARDS UNDER CEO DELEGATION Contracts
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  43. 11.3.5 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT - DECEMBER 2025 Budget & finance
    Committee to Council open on council's site
  44. 11.3.6 GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS EN BLOC 3:16:21
    EnBloc Recommendation open on council's site
  45. 12 ORDINARY MEETING REPORTS 3:16:56
  46. 13 CONFIDENTIAL SESSION Closed doors
  47. 14 NEXT MEETING 3:17:05
  48. 15 MEETING CLOSURE 3:17:23

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