Noosa Council Watch

An independent, unofficial record of Noosa Shire Council — what council decided, what they closed the doors on, and why it matters. About this site

Every decision in council's minutes since 2016, and how each councillor voted where council recorded it.

Tony Wellington

Cr Tony Wellington appears on decisions from 20 April 2017 to 19 March 2020, across 116 meetings. In that time 1,133 decisions were taken while they were in the room. Council recorded how they voted on 78 of them.

78votes recorded by name
146votes inferred, not recorded
75contested votes
9decisions they could not vote on

80% of the decisions Cr Tony Wellington sat through do not record who voted at all. That is 909 of 1,133. It is a fact about council's minutes in those years, not about this councillor: until September 2019 the minutes wrote “Carried” and nothing else, so no position of theirs on those items can be known. Read the numbers above as what survived, not as what they did.

What the record holds

Of the 1,133 decisions taken while Cr Tony Wellington was presentDecisionsShare
named council recorded who voted 74 7%
inferred minuted “unanimously”, so their vote follows from being in the room 150 13%
not recorded minuted “Carried” and nothing more 909 80%

Counted from the minutes' own attendance record, so a decision taken while they had stepped out for a conflict is not counted against them. The three rows are kinds of record, never added together into a single “votes cast” figure, because only the first is something a clerk wrote. The first row counts decisions where council named the voters; Cr Tony Wellington's own recorded votes number 78, slightly fewer, because a block can name the voters without naming them.

Voted against

32 recorded votes against the motion. On 1 of them Cr Tony Wellington was the only councillor voting against.

DateDecisionOutcome
17 February 2020 General Committee Further Report - RAL18/0023 Development Application for Reconfiguration of a Lot (1 Lot into 23 Lots) at 28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosavilleprocedural motion Carried
17 February 2020 General Committee Adoption of Consolidated Versions of Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015, Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015 and Subordinate Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and Roads) 2015procedural motion Lost
16 December 2019 General Committee Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post 2ND Round of Consultationamendment Lost
11 December 2019 Special Meeting Noosa Plan 2020 – Request for Adoption to Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planningmotion Lost
11 December 2019 Special Meeting Noosa Plan 2020 – Request for Adoption to Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planningamendment Lost
11 December 2019 Special Meeting Noosa Plan 2020 – Request for Adoption to Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planningamendment Lost
11 December 2019 Special Meeting Noosa Plan 2020 – Request for Adoption to Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planningprocedural motion Lost
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting Notified Motion – Cr Ingrid Jacksonmotion Lost
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post Public Consultation Proposed Changesamendment Carried
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post Public Consultation Proposed Changesamendment Lost
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post Public Consultation Proposed Changesamendment Lost on casting vote
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post Public Consultation Proposed Changesamendment Lost
19 September 2019 Ordinary Meeting Environment Grants Policyamendment Lost
16 September 2019 General Committee OPW17/0150.01 Minor Change to Development Approval for Operational Works - Prescribed Tidal Works - Extension to Existing Jetty at 180 Gympie Terrace Noosavillemotion Lost
15 August 2019 Ordinary Meeting Notified Motion – Cr Ingrid Jacksonmotion Lost
15 August 2019 Ordinary Meeting Peregian Digital Hub - Full Year to 30 June 2019motion Lost
15 August 2019 Ordinary Meeting Review of Council Meeting Live Streaming and Video Operationsamendment Lost
15 August 2019 Ordinary Meeting Review of Issues Raised in Notified Motion of 20 June 2019amendment Lost
15 July 2019 General Committee Climate Emergency Declarationmotion Lost
13 May 2019 General Committee Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devicesamendment Lost
13 May 2019 General Committee Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devicesamendment Lost
13 May 2019 General Committee Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devicesamendment Lost
21 February 2019 Ordinary Meeting RAL18/0009 – Development Application to Reconfigure a Lot for 1 into 2 Lots at 20 Mitti Street, Noosa Headsmotion Lost
21 February 2019 Ordinary Meeting Short Term Accommodation Online Platform Issues Paperprocedural motion Carried
18 February 2019 General Committee Short Term Accommodation Online Platform Issues Paperamendment Lost
17 December 2018 General Committee 51987.2951.01 - Minor Change to a Development Approval for Additions to a Detached House to Include a Swimming Pool, Deck and Other Structures Seaward of the Coastal Building Line Situated at 42 Seaview Terrace, Sunshine Beachcommittee recommendation Carried
16 July 2018 General Committee OPW17/0555 - Representations to Conditions - Development Permit for Operational Works for Signage, Located at 4-24 Gibson Road, Noosavilleamendment Lost
21 June 2018 Ordinary Meeting Council Committee Meetingsmotion Lost
18 June 2018 General Committee Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation – Proposed Funding Deedamendment Lost
18 June 2018 General Committee Council Committee Meetingsamendment Lost
22 May 2018 Special Meeting Peregian Beach Digital Hub – Building Tenancy and Tender 1718T127motion Carried
20 April 2017 Ordinary Meeting Noosa Waterfront Restaurant Request for Approval of Events in Adjacent Recreation Park Reserveamendment Carried

Contested votes

Every decision where councillors did not all agree and Cr Tony Wellington's vote was recorded — 75 of them. “With the majority” describes the outcome, not the merits.

DateDecisionTheir voteResult
20 February 2020 Ordinary Meeting And Subordinate Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and Roads) 2015 for 3–3 Carried on casting vote
20 February 2020 Ordinary Meeting Further Report - RAL18/0023 Development Application for Reconfiguration of a Lot (1 Lot into 23 Lots) at 28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville for 5–1 Carried
17 February 2020 General Committee Further Report - RAL18/0023 Development Application for Reconfiguration of a Lot (1 Lot into 23 Lots) at 28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosavilleprocedural motion against 5–1 Carried against the majority
17 February 2020 General Committee Adoption of Consolidated Versions of Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015, Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015 and Subordinate Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and Roads) 2015procedural motion against 2–3 Lost
17 February 2020 General Committee Adoption of Consolidated Versions of Noosa Shire Council Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015, Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2015 and Subordinate Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and Roads) 2015committee recommendation for 3–2 Carried
13 January 2020 General Committee MCU18/0165.01 Request to Change a Development Approval for Material Change of Use of Premises - Multiple Housing Type 4 Conventional (17 Units) at 25 Kauri Stret, Cooroycommittee recommendation for 4–1 Carried
16 December 2019 General Committee Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post 2ND Round of Consultationamendment for 2–4 Lost against the majority
16 December 2019 General Committee Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post 2ND Round of Consultationamendment against 2–4 Lost
16 December 2019 General Committee Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post 2ND Round of Consultationcommittee recommendation for 3–3 Carried on casting vote
16 December 2019 General Committee Noosa Spit Shoreline Erosion Update - December 2019amendment for 5–1 Carried
11 December 2019 Special Meeting Noosa Plan 2020 – Request for Adoption to Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planningmotion against 2–4 Lost
11 December 2019 Special Meeting Noosa Plan 2020 – Request for Adoption to Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planningamendment against 3–3 Lost
11 December 2019 Special Meeting Noosa Plan 2020 – Request for Adoption to Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planningamendment against 3–3 Lost
11 December 2019 Special Meeting Noosa Plan 2020 – Request for Adoption to Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planningprocedural motion against 1–5 Lost
11 December 2019 Special Meeting Noosa Plan 2020 – Request for Adoption to Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning for 5–1 Carried
28 November 2019 Special Meeting Draft Noosa River Plan for Public Consultationmotion for 6–1 Carried
18 November 2019 General Committee OPW17/0150.01 - Planning & Environment Court Appeal No D186 of 2019 - Refusal of Application for Operational Works - Prescribed Tidal Works - Extension to Existing Jetty at 180 Gympie Terrace, Noosavillecommittee recommendation for 4–2 Carried
18 November 2019 General Committee Draft Noosa District Sports Complex and Cooroy Sports Complex Master Planscommittee recommendation for 4–2 Carried
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting Notified Motion – Cr Ingrid Jacksonmotion against 1–5 Lost
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting MCU16/0079.04 - Request to Change a Development Approval for Extensions to RSL Club at 5 Memorial Drive, Tewantin for 3–2 Carried
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post Public Consultation Proposed Changesamendment against 4–2 Carried against the majority
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post Public Consultation Proposed Changesamendment against 2–4 Lost
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post Public Consultation Proposed Changesamendment against 3–3 Lost on casting vote
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post Public Consultation Proposed Changesamendment for 5–1 Carried
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post Public Consultation Proposed Changesamendment for 5–1 Carried
17 October 2019 Ordinary Meeting Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices - Post Public Consultation Proposed Changesamendment against 2–4 Lost
30 September 2019 Special Meeting Planning and Environment Court Appeal No. 3387 of 2019 to Change Development Approval Conditions at 215 David Low Way Peregian Beach MCU16/0153 for 5–1 Carried
19 September 2019 Ordinary Meeting OPW17/0150.01 Minor Change to Development Approval for Operational Works - Prescribed Tidal Works - Extension to Existing Jetty at 180 Gympie Terrace Noosaville for 4–2 Carried
19 September 2019 Ordinary Meeting Environment Grants Policyamendment against 2–4 Lost
19 September 2019 Ordinary Meeting Environment Grants Policy for 5–1 Carried
16 September 2019 General Committee OPW17/0150.01 Minor Change to Development Approval for Operational Works - Prescribed Tidal Works - Extension to Existing Jetty at 180 Gympie Terrace Noosavillemotion against 2–5 Lost
16 September 2019 General Committee OPW17/0150.01 Minor Change to Development Approval for Operational Works - Prescribed Tidal Works - Extension to Existing Jetty at 180 Gympie Terrace Noosavillecommittee recommendation for 5–2 Carried
12 September 2019 Special Meeting Proposed Changes Considered Significant to New Noosa Plan for Further Consultationmotion for 4–3 Carried
12 September 2019 Special Meeting Proposed Changes Considered Significant to New Noosa Plan for Further Consultation for 6–1 Carried
15 August 2019 Ordinary Meeting Notified Motion – Cr Ingrid Jacksonmotion against 1–5 Lost
15 August 2019 Ordinary Meeting Peregian Digital Hub - Full Year to 30 June 2019motion against 1–5 Lost
15 August 2019 Ordinary Meeting Peregian Digital Hub - Full Year to 30 June 2019 for 5–1 Carried
15 August 2019 Ordinary Meeting Review of Council Meeting Live Streaming and Video Operationsamendment against 3–3 Lost
15 August 2019 Ordinary Meeting Review of Issues Raised in Notified Motion of 20 June 2019amendment against 1–4 Lost
15 August 2019 Ordinary Meeting Cooroy Hinterland Playground - Project Update - August 2019 for 4–1 Carried
15 August 2019 Ordinary Meeting Cooroy Hinterland Playground - Expressions of Interest for 4–1 Carried
15 August 2019 Ordinary Meeting DBW19/0018 - Development Application for Building Works (Detached House Seaward of the Coastal Building Line), Located at 54 Seaview Terrace, Sunshine Beach for 4–1 Carried
15 July 2019 General Committee Climate Emergency Declarationmotion against 1–6 Lost
20 June 2019 Ordinary Meeting Notified Motions for 5–1 Carried
16 May 2019 Ordinary Meeting Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devices for 5–1 Carried
13 May 2019 General Committee Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devicesamendment against 1–5 Lost
13 May 2019 General Committee Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devicesamendment against 2–4 Lost
13 May 2019 General Committee Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devicesamendment against 1–5 Lost
13 May 2019 General Committee Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devicesamendment for 3–3 Carried
13 May 2019 General Committee Proposed Local Law Amendments - Advertising Devicescommittee recommendation for 5–1 Carried
18 April 2019 Ordinary Meeting MCU19/0016 – Development Application for Material Change of Use, Detached House Seaward of the Coastal Building Line, Located at 54 Seaview Terrace, Sunshine Beach for 5–1 Carried
21 March 2019 Ordinary Meeting Proposed Expression of Interest for Community Activation of the Top Floor of Peregian Beach Surf Club for 6–1 Carried
18 March 2019 General Committee Proposed Expression of Interest for Community Activation of the Top Floor of Peregian Beach Surf Clubcommittee recommendation for 5–2 Carried
21 February 2019 Ordinary Meeting RAL18/0009 – Development Application to Reconfigure a Lot for 1 into 2 Lots at 20 Mitti Street, Noosa Headsmotion against 1–5 Lost
21 February 2019 Ordinary Meeting RAL18/0009 – Development Application to Reconfigure a Lot for 1 into 2 Lots at 20 Mitti Street, Noosa Heads for 5–1 Carried
21 February 2019 Ordinary Meeting Short Term Accommodation Online Platform Issues Paperprocedural motion against 4–3 Carried against the majority
18 February 2019 General Committee Short Term Accommodation Online Platform Issues Paperamendment against 1–5 Lost
17 January 2019 Ordinary Meeting The Nature Conservancy Partnership Proposal - Noosa River Oyster Reef Restoration Project for 6–1 Carried
14 January 2019 General Committee The Nature Conservancy Partnership Proposal - Noosa River Oyster Reef Restoration Projectcommittee recommendation for 6–1 Carried
20 December 2018 Ordinary Meeting Purchase of 24 Cooroy Noosa Road, Tewantin – Lot 375 SP151415 (Former Tewantin TAFE Site) for 5–1 Carried
17 December 2018 General Committee 51987.2951.01 - Minor Change to a Development Approval for Additions to a Detached House to Include a Swimming Pool, Deck and Other Structures Seaward of the Coastal Building Line Situated at 42 Seaview Terrace, Sunshine Beachcommittee recommendation against 4–2 Carried against the majority
20 September 2018 Ordinary Meeting Recording of Council Meetingsprocedural motion for 5–2 Carried
20 September 2018 Ordinary Meeting Recording of Council Meetings for 6–1 Carried
19 July 2018 Ordinary Meeting MCU17/0546 - Representations to Conditions - Development Permit for Material Change of Use - Home Based Business - Type 3 Significant Scale Situated at 54 Boronia Road, Cootharaba for 5–1 Carried
19 July 2018 Ordinary Meeting Noosa Transport Strategy - 12 Month Progress Report for 6–1 Carried
16 July 2018 General Committee OPW17/0555 - Representations to Conditions - Development Permit for Operational Works for Signage, Located at 4-24 Gibson Road, Noosavilleamendment against 2–4 Lost
21 June 2018 Ordinary Meeting Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation – Proposed Funding Deed for 5–1 Carried
21 June 2018 Ordinary Meeting Council Committee Meetingsmotion against 2–4 Lost
18 June 2018 General Committee Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation – Proposed Funding Deedamendment against 2–4 Lost
18 June 2018 General Committee Noosa Biosphere Reserve Foundation – Proposed Funding Deedcommittee recommendation for 4–2 Carried
18 June 2018 General Committee Council Committee Meetingsamendment against 2–4 Lost
18 June 2018 General Committee Council Committee Meetingscommittee recommendation for 5–1 Carried
22 May 2018 Special Meeting Peregian Beach Digital Hub – Building Tenancy and Tender 1718T127motion against 4–2 Carried against the majority
14 May 2018 General Committee MCU17/0546 - Application for Material Change of Use - Home Based Business - Type 3 Significant Scale Situated at 54 Boronia Road, Cootharabacommittee recommendation for 3–2 Carried
20 April 2017 Ordinary Meeting Noosa Waterfront Restaurant Request for Approval of Events in Adjacent Recreation Park Reserveamendment against 3–4 Carried against the majority

Read the two columns differently. A recorded vote is council's own words: the minutes name Cr Tony Wellington and say which way they went. An inferred vote is this site's reading of a minute that says “Carried unanimously” and lists who was present — sound, but not a list anyone wrote. Where council recorded names they can be checked against who the minutes place in the room, and they disagree about one time in twenty-two.

Not a scorecard. There is no ranking on this site and nothing here should be read as one. How much of a councillor's voting appears depends almost entirely on which years they sat, because the minutes changed what they recorded in September 2019 and again in June 2025. How that works.

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