Ordinary Meeting 16 April 2026

This report provides an assessment of an application for short term accommodation at 515 Cooroy Noosa Road. The applicant proposes to utilise the existing 5 bedroom dwelling to accommodate up to 8 persons on site at any one time. Parking is provided on site for 2 cars with sufficient space in the driveway to accommodate another 4 cars if required. The site is zoned Rural and has an area of 2.93ha, with the existing dwelling mostly screened by vegetation to neighbouring properties. The closest dwelling is located opposite the site in Cooroy Noosa Road, approximately 160 metres away, with the adjoining property to the east being a reserve with Council as trustee. The site was previously used as a restaurant. The Noosa Plan 2020 supports small scale visitor accommodation in the hinterland areas, subject to meeting a number of requirements. The application has demonstrated compliance with these requirements being small scale and compatible with the surrounding area, with no rural activities operating in the immediate area. The proposal is located within the site’s existing dwelling, is well separated from neighbouring properties and proposes to limit the maximum number of guests. Consequently, the proposal will not have any significant impacts on the area’s amenity, character or environmental values subject to a condition restricting the use of outdoor areas after 9pm. It is therefore recommended that the application be approved with conditions.

Tourism Noosa (“TN”) and Noosa Shire Council (“NSC”) have held a long term partnership in advancing the Tourism Industry to positively benefit the Noosa Community and region's economy. While it is acknowledged that at peak times significant visitor numbers can have a detrimental effect to the community, NSC is proactively working to manage these impacts via the development of a Destination Management Plan (“DMP”). Through this report to Council it is recommended that Council consider entering into a new funding agreement between NSC and TN. As the primary funder of TN, NSC has governance expectations in relation to the expenditure of rate payer funds and as such with the renewed agreement, there is a higher emphasis on NSC requirements, initiatives, value for money, reporting against the agreement and overall governance. The attached agreement outlines a funding framework covering current and future activities between TN and NSC. It also addresses TN’s requirement for an agreed funding quantum essential for TN to have certainty with respect to strategic planning and TN’s ongoing operations. While NSC is acknowledged as the primary funder, NSC also recognises that TN is a member based company limited by guarantee and discharges its responsibilities in accordance with its Constitution. The framework for the funding agreement contained within the attached Funding and Performance Deed, is to provide NSC elected representatives with the basis of NSC’s relationship with TN moving forward. The agreement has been drafted as a funding and performance deed, highlighting NSC’s expectations of TN to develop a strategy that aligns with key elements of NSC’s vision for the visitor economy, allow for variations to the agreement in light of NSC’s ongoing DMP process as well as more regular financial and reporting requirements by TN that demonstrate NSC’s return on investment. There are also expectations of the highest levels of internal governance and to this end NSC’s appointed Council Observer will be included in all TN Board meetings (with the exception of confidential staff matters) and TN will perform annual performance reviews of key staff and directors. Any corporate governance concerns are to be addressed firstly between TN and the Observer, and if required, between TN and the CEO and/or Mayor. It is recommended that the Council authorise the Chief Executive Officer to execute the attached Funding and Performance Deed, providing agreed funding on a 2 year basis with a 2 year option.

• This report provides a tender evaluation summary and recommendation for the tender award for the reconstruction of sites along Golden Gully Road, Kin Kin which were impacted by the February/March 2022 Flood. • The sites are two (2) floodways which extend across the road nearby property numbers #87 and #116. These have sustained extensive damage which undermines the existing structures spanning the waterways. There is also a smaller scour to a concrete road section. • The sites are eligible structures under the Reconstruction of Essential Public Assets (REPA) and funded under the Disaster Reconstruction Funding Arrangements (DRFA) administered by THE Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) using funds from both state and federal governments. • In accordance with Council procurement policy and procedure, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) was initiated and attracted eight (8) companies to the site briefing. At tender box close on 20 March 2023 four (4) tender submissions were received with two (2) considered compliant for further assessment. • Following a detailed assessment by the evaluation panel it is proposed to award the contract. • The tender evaluation panel completed the evaluation process and considered the tender from Sunshine Civil Solutions Pty Ltd to be the most advantageous to Council, presenting the best value for money. • The reconstruction is funded by the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) using funds from both state and federal governments. The sites are eligible structures under the Reconstruction of Essential Public Assets (REPA) and funded under the Disaster Reconstruction Funding Arrangements (DRFA) grant.

The Local Government Act 2009 and Local Government Regulation 2012 require Council to undertake regular reviews of the adopted budget to ensure it remains reflective of planned activities to be funded through the financial year. This second budget review for the 2022/23 financial year

1. incorporates any new or emergent actions arising from Council resolution, Executive Team or Capital Works Executive Committee action, reallocation of funds or realised revenue variance since the adoption of the current BR1 budget in August 2022. In summary the budget review is proposing a net improvement of $880k to Council’s operating position, resulting in the operating deficit increasing from $718k to a $162k surplus. This includes a range of emergent costs that have been funded through additional revenue and grants received year to date. The capital expenditure program has decreased from $57.1 million down to $56.6 million. Item Current Budget Proposed Revised Budget

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($’000) ($’000) ($’000) $118,417 $4,263 $122,679 Operating Revenue $119,135 $3,383 $122,517 Operating Expenditure (718) $880 $162 Operating Result Capital Grants and Contributions $14,506 $20,635 $35,141 Revenue ($471) Capital Works Expenditure $57,113 $56,642

Year-to-date (YTD) performance against current budget as at 31 March 2023 is positive with operating revenues outperforming forecast. Operating expenditure is under forecast YTD, with an underspend in Employee Costs currently offsetting an overspend in Materials and Services. Capital revenues are above forecast while capital expenditure is below forecast primarily due to delivery timing of multi-year projects. Adjustments to the budget have been proposed as part of Budget Review 2 (BR2) to address any emerging items and current specific variances, as outlined in a separate report to this meeting. YTD Financial Performance Summary Budget Actual Variance Variance Status $m $m $m % Operating Revenue $106.6 $112.4 $5.8 5.4% Above Budget Operating Expense $84.5 $84.4 $0.1 0.0% On Track Operating Position $22.1 $28.0 $5.9 26.7% Capital Revenue $8.2 $23.2 $15.0 182.9% Above Budget Capital Expenditure* $42.3 $39.2 $3.1 7.3% Below Budget

• Reflects constructed assets and intangibles only (excludes contributed) The $5.9 million YTD operating surplus comprises $4.7 million general operating surplus from activities that are funded through Council’s general rate, regulatory fees and sales of goods and services; as well an additional $0.9 million from waste operations and $0.3k in unspent levy and separate charge funds which are constrained in reserve for future use. The general operating surplus position is also augmented by a number of incomplete grant-funded programs. Budget Actual Variance Item

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$m $m $m $17.8 General business operating position (unconstrained funds) $22.5 $4.7 ($1.1) Unspent levies (constrained funds) ($0.8) $0.3 $5.4 Waste operations $6.3 $0.9 $22.1 Total Council Operating Position $28.0 $5.9 Financial statements including Statement of Income & Expenditure, Statement of Financial Position (balance sheet), and Statement of Cash Flows are included as attachments for information for Council. Figure 1: Actual Performance Compared to Budget Council’s performance against key measures of financial sustainability has been calculated as at March 2023. These statutory indicators enable the reader to assess Council’s success in managing its budget, cash and debt as well as undertaking sustainable asset management. The table below contains a snapshot of a number of key measures, with full detail included in the