SCRC Meeting held Thursday 28 April 2022
There were several current Planning Scheme amendments on the Agenda for the April Council meeting, including a small sub-precinct within the Buddina Urban Village. A further amendment proposed at the meeting corrected additional anomalies (the subject of a petition lodged in March 2019). The final decision was great news for the Buddina community. The support by Councillors is greatly appreciated.
Cr Natoli said "Council has proven it is listening to the community and has supported the aspirations of Buddina residents.... This is a great win for the community." The Councillors who supported our community were Cr Joe Natoli, Cr Christian Dickson, Cr Maria Suarez, Cr David Law and Cr Winston Johnston. Thank you.
There are several more steps in the process, including formal community consultation, following a State interests review. The history of the issue and further information is available on our website:
https://www.friendsofbuddina.com/buddinaurbanvillage
Sunshine Coast - New Planning Scheme
Thank you to everyone who responded to the the 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 survey/s and those who emailed submissions to Council about the new Planning Scheme during the period 10 February to Thursday 31 March 2022. Hopefully Council will have regard for the community’s views and preferences.
YES, we had our say on both the Kawana Waters local planning directions and the Regional planning directions). Our 2 submissions and what we said are available on our website:
https://www.friendsofbuddina.com/planning-scheme
Sunshine Coast Regional Council issued an email on 8th April saying the "Analysis on preliminary consultation feedback starts". They also said: "Council has received a large volume of feedback during the preliminary consultation period and it will take the project team significant time to process and analyse this information. The outcomes of the consultation will be released in due course and will help inform the drafting of the new planning scheme. There are many steps in preparing a new planning scheme and we are only in the early stages of this process. There will be other opportunities to have your say, including formal consultation on the draft content of the new planning scheme (expected 2023)."
Lets hope they listen!
Not everyone uses Social Media
For our supporters who prefer not to reference Facebook, here are several updates from our Facebook page where we share articles, development application links and local updates that we think are relevant to our beachside community.
(i) What's happening
Lights Out, Turtles About! The messaging remained consistent during turtle nesting season supporting the endangered loggerhead nesting habitat. "Flipping The Switch" and switching off exterior lights and drawing the curtains or blinds from 8pm (or earlier) each night, helped provide a dark beach for nesting turtles and then their emerging hatchlings this season. Several local residents were fortunate to observe the last of the hatchlings for this season, opposite the northern section of the Buddina Urban Village.
(ii) some stories of interest?
Maladaptation - What a great word!
“Indeed, this year’s floods have once again shown 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼-𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 “𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲”can be..." This Interesting article applies here in Queensland, same as in NSW. The same concerns apply to both flood prone and erosion prone areas.
"The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes it clear flooding will increase in scale and frequency, and 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿-𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻) 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀."
Click HERE to read the details from The Conversation
Coastal cities are sentinels for climate change
Frontline, coastal cities and settlements play a pivotal role in global efforts to adapt to unfolding climate change impacts and to navigate perilous times ahead.… In coming decades, the risk of coastal flooding will increase rapidly. It could be two to three orders of magnitude greater by 2100, without effective adaptation and mitigation.
This article is an interesting reminder that our Planning Scheme should recognise and “take a long-term perspective when making short-term decisions by keeping options open to adjust as sea-level rises and 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.”
Click HERE to read the details from The Conversation
(iii) Material Change of Use development applications (DAs)
We regularly share the website links to some local development applications submitted to Council. The following DA's at BUDDINA are pending approval by Council:
𝗗𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬 - in progress:
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬428 at 49 Yaringa Ave - Dual Occupancy on 536 m², lodged 17/11/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟯𝟭 at 4 Lalwinya St - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 07/02/2022
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟰𝟴 at 24 Ilumba St - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², lodged 18/02/2022
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟱𝟰 at 16 Kunari St - Dual Occupancy on 546m², lodged 01/03/2022
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟲𝟭 at 36 Malinya Dr - Dual Occupancy on 615m², lodged 02/03/2022
𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜-𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧 - in progress:
MCU21/0329 at 11 Boorook Street - Mulitple Dwellings x 3 on 577 m², lodged 10/09/2021
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟭𝟴/𝟬𝟭𝟵𝟬.𝟬𝟯 at 2 & 6 Talinga St 84 & 85 Pacific Bvd & 61 & 63 Iluka Ave BUDDINA, lodged 05/04/2022 for “Change proposal” which includes reconfiguration of several units & revised site cover
BUDDINA RECENT DA APPROVALS by Council, disregarding low residential zoning and
approving Medium density development in the Low density residential zone:
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟯𝟬𝟵 at 52 Undara Ave - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², approved 08/03
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟯𝟱𝟵 at 14 Lalwinya St - Dual Occupancy on 594 m², approved 06/04
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬403 at 1 Akounah Cr - Dual Occupancy on 599 m², approved 07/03
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟱𝟱 at 5 Curbarra St - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², approved 24/02
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟮 at 15 Mawarra St - Dual Occupancy on 586 m², approved 01/04
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟯𝟳 at 2 Boorook St - Dual Occupancy on 529 m², approved 22/03
BUDDINA RECENT DA REFUSED by Council,
MCU21/0226 at 8 Tumut Street - Multiple Dwellings x 3, on 672 m², refused 06/04
The following DA's at WARANA are pending approval by Council:
DU𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗖𝗖𝗨𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗬 - in progress:
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟳𝟵 at 20 Koorin Dr - Dual Occupancy on 546m², lodged 14/03/2022
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟴𝟱 at 1 Wiluna St - Dual Occupancy on 555m², lodged 16/3/2022
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟭𝟭𝟬 at 11 Coolahra St - Dual Occupancy on 555m², lodged 04/04/2022
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟭𝟭𝟲 at 4 Palkana Dr - Dual Occupancy on 546m², lodged 07/04/2022
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟭𝟯𝟭 at 3 Parari St - Dual Occupancy on 555m², lodged 14/04/2022
𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗜-𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗦 - in progress:
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟴𝟰 at 18 Palkana Dr - Multiple Dwelling x 3 on 546 546 m², lodged 21/12/2021
WARANA RECENT DA APPROVALS by Council, disregarding low residential zoning and
approving Medium density development in the Low density residential zone:
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟱𝟯 at 7 Napalle St - Dual Occupancy on 555 m², approved 09/03
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟳𝟯 at 21 Parari St - Dual Occupancy on 555 m², approved 28/02
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟳𝟰 at 4 Koorin Dr - Dual Occupancy on 546 m², approved 24/02
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟭/𝟬𝟰𝟵𝟭 at 82 Oceanic Dr - Dual Occupancy on 555 m², approved 11/04
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟰𝟱 at 18 Girraween St - Dual Occupancy on 655 m², approved 13/04
𝗠𝗖𝗨𝟮𝟮/𝟬𝟬𝟰𝟵 at 109 Oceanic Dr - Dual Occupancy on 570m², approved 28/04
To view all development applications lodged, not yet approved, use this link
https://developmenti.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Home/AddressSearch
and then enter Buddina or Warana (or any suburb) into the search criteria to narrow the selection to your locality and review the “Application Documents” for the selected application of interest. Alternatively, you can change the criteria and select approved applications.
(iv) Surveys - have your say, don't leave it to others who may have different opinions
The “𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄” @ Mooloolaba is subject to a survey. Should this Sunny Coast icon be EITHER:
1. Demolished and rebuilt elsewhere (due to its aged state and accessibility issues) … OR
2. Leave it where it is and refurbish with better access … AND
3. Maybe it should be listed as protected – is it an important part of our Sunny Coast identity?
4. Should Council (or developers) be building more cafes and restaurants on public land & what about the existing cafes and restaurants along the strip?
5. Do commercial operations belong on public land in lieu of parkland and car parks for public use?
Have your say, please let Council know. Ensure at Q6 “free-text” to add your comments as the survey doesn’t directly ask any of the 5 questions above! HURRY, the survey closes 4 May 2022.
👉 https://haveyoursay.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/mooloolaba-foreshore-2
