Friday, 11 November, 2022
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PM speaks out in Noosa
Praise for Parkridge
Stylish gala for Biosphere
28-page lift out Property Guide
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Take time to remember Today, on Remembrance Day, a minute’s silence will be observed as it is every year on the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month to commemorate the loss of Australian lives from all wars and conflicts. Tewantin-Noosa RSL will hold a Remembrance Day ceremony at the war memorial on Poinciana Drive with troops assembling and the march to be held from 10.45am. The ceremony will include laying of wreaths. In Australia and other allied countries, including New Zealand, Canada and the United States, 11 November became known as Armistice Day – a day to remember those who died in World War One. The day continues to be commemorated in allied countries. After World War II, the Australian Government agreed to the United Kingdom’s proposal that Armistice Day be renamed Remembrance Day to commemorate those who were killed in both World Wars and has since been extended to all lives lost in wars and conflicts.
We remember.
Plan builds hope Council will consider development and rates concessions, partner with community housing providers and allow four-storey construction in district centres such as Noosa Junction and Tewantin, relaxing the 3-storey limit, for the creation of social and affordable housing under its new Housing Strategy. Under the strategy adopted at a special meeting last Friday, councillors say they have taken a significant step toward meeting the shire’s social and affordable housing needs. The strategy aims to support a vision for an inclusive Noosa community where everybody has access to safe, secure housing they can afford. Released along with the housing strategy was a summary report prepared by consultants, Articulous, and details of community consultation on the Draft Housing Strategy which took place earlier this year in July-August.
Mayor Clare Stewart said the strategy responded to the growing community need for greater housing choice. “Affordably priced housing plays a critical role in the health and wellbeing of people and their families, and social housing provides an important safety net for the community,” she said. “This council is proactively addressing the worsening housing crisis and the strategy provides a clear direction of what steps are within our power to ensure people have access to safe housing. “Right now there are 140 members of the community living rough, 15 with children. “Workers can’t get accommodation. Businesses can’t find staff. They have no where to live. “People are looking for accommodation.
They’re being forced out of rentals.“ Fundamental to the strategy’s success are strong partnerships with the State Government, Community Housing providers, private housing developers and on-going dialogue with the local community. During the consultation on the draft strategy, 84 per cent of respondents were supportive of affordable and social housing in Noosa and 72 per cent supported council involvement in the process of securing it. There was also strong support for residential development and redevelopment, in appropriate areas, to facilitate housing that is affordable for households on low to moderate incomes. And survey respondents also supported the idea that Council should consider subsidising the delivery of more affordable housing
through reduction or waiving of fees, charges or rates. “We need to work with all stakeholders, existing property owners and levels of government to keep pace with growing demand for social and affordable housing,” Cr Stewart said. The Housing Strategy identifies planning scheme amendments to allow further small dwellings and housing choice within larger centres. “It reinforces a recent change by the State Government to allow secondary dwellings (such as granny flats) to be rented to people outside of the household.“ “What we’re doing is looking at what the community told us to address as the most pressing issue in our shire,“ Cr Brian Stockwell said at Friday’s meeting. Continued page 6
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