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PUBLIC NOTICES

Whitsunday Regional Council - Public Consultation extension

30 September 2022

The Public Consultation Period for these projects began on 25 July 2022 and has been extended to now conclude on 31 October 2022. This will ensure stakeholders have been contacted directly and the community has enough time to make a submission. The new start date of 4 October below is a technicality for compliance with the Minister’s Guidelines and Rules 2020, however submissions will be accepted as properly made any time before 5pm on Monday 31 October 2022.

Please note: If you have already made a submission, you do not need to resubmit, however you may make a further submission, if you would like to include additional points.

Whitsunday Regional Council is seeking public comment on the Major Amendment and Administrative Local Government Infrastructure Plan Amendment of the Whitsunday Planning Scheme 2017 from 8am Tuesday 4 October 2022 to 5pm Monday 31 October 2022.

The Major Amendment to the Planning Scheme has the following purpose and general effect relating to the entire local government area: • Inclusion of the Bowen Local Plan and Airlie Beach Local Plan • Various Zone Amendments throughout the Region • Inclusion of a Building Heights Overlay Code and Mapping to replace the Building Works Table of

Assessment • Regulation of urban sheds • Inclusion of a Renewable Energy Code • Inclusion of requirements for Short Term Accommodation in the Multi Unit Use Code • Inclusion of a Rural Tourism Code • Prohibiting Party Houses within the Region • Clarity and improved workability in the Tables of Assessment • Operational works assessment for driveways removed • Amendments to the Strategic Framework • Inclusion of Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code and Mapping to replace the

Environmental Significance Overlay Code and Mapping and the Waterways and Wetlands Overlay

Code and Mapping • Amendments to: • Heritage Overlay Code and Mapping • Landslide Hazard Overlay Code and Mapping • Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code and Mapping • Acid Sulfate Soils Overlay Code and Mapping • Coastal Hazard Overlay Code and Mapping • Flood Hazard Overlay Code and Mapping • Inclusion of Healthy Waters Code and subsequent Stormwater Management Planning Scheme

Policy • Inclusion of trade waste requirements • Amendments to the Advertising Devices Code • Amendments to the Dwelling House and Dual Occupancy Code • Amendments to the Home Based Business Code • Amendments to the Reconfiguring a Lot Code • Inclusion of a Waste Management Planning Scheme Policy • Inclusion and update of administrative terms • Mapping updates in accordance with the State Planning Policies and Qspatial • Minor amendments throughout the document To view the proposed amendments to the Planning Scheme, including supporting fact sheets, how to make a submission instructions and FAQs, please visit Council’s consultation website at yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au or visit a Council office to view or purchase a copy of the Major Amendment at: Cannonvale: Shop 23, Whitsunday Plaza Bowen: 67 Herbert Street Collinsville: Corner of Stanley & Conway Streets Proserpine: 83 Main Street To make a submission on any aspect of the proposed amendments, please register and lodge online at yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au, email Council submissions@whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au, mail to PO Box 104, Proserpine QLD 4800 or deliver in person to Council offices. A properly made submission may be made by any person, which must be lodged during the public consultation period and include: • your name • residential or business address • facts or grounds of the submission • postal address or email • your signature Enquiries on this matter should be directed to the Strategic Planning Branch on 07 4945 0263.

Rod Ferguson Chief Executive Officer

Shop 23, Whitsunday Plaza 67 Herbert Street Corner of Stanley & Conway Streets 83 Main Street

Whitsunday Regional Council is seeking public comment on the updates to the Local Heritage Register Placecards from 8am Tuesday 4 October 2022 to 5pm Monday 31 October 2022.

Council adopted the Local Heritage Register for the Whitsunday Region in 2014 and in 2021 has completed a review of the Placecards for each Heritage item. The Placecards have been edited and updated along with current photos of each site. We are seeking public comment on the amendments to the Placecards, in accordance with the s122 of the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. The Local Heritage Register informs the Heritage Overlay within the Whitsunday Planning Scheme. To make a submission on the Local Heritage Register Placecards, please register and lodge online at yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au, email Council on submissions@whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au, deliver by mail to PO Box 104, Proserpine QLD 4800 or deliver in person to Council offices.

Whitsunday Regional Council is seeking public comment on the Proserpine to Airlie Beach Structure Plan and Growth Study from 8am Tuesday 4 October 2022 to 5pm Monday 31 October 2022.

The Proserpine to Airlie Beach Growth Study (GS) provides a wholistic investigation into the future needs of the growth area. The key objectives of the GS are to: • Identify developable land, ensure development is resilient to hazards and guide future development • Identify and protect infrastructure corridors required to service future urban areas through the preparation of the Proserpine to Airlie Beach Structure Plan

The Proserpine to Airlie Beach Structure Plan 2021 identifies future growth corridors and provides guidance to the community and the development industry on future urban areas. The Structure Plan particularly seeks to identify and protect infrastructure corridors to ensure orderly development can be accomplished as uptake occurs, to reduce the risk of unorderly development, which could result in ad hoc, inefficient and costly infrastructure solutions. To make a submission on the Study or Structure Plan, please register and lodge online at yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au, email Council on submissions@whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au, deliver by mail to PO Box 104, Proserpine QLD 4800 or deliver in person to Council offices. Enquiries on this matter should be directed to the Strategic Planning Branch on 07 4945 0263.

Whitsunday Regional Council is seeking public comment on the Whitsunday Development Manual Planning Scheme Policy Amendment and Draft Open Space Strategy 2022 from 8am Tuesday 4 October 2022 to 5pm Monday 31 October 2022.

The Development Manual Amendment includes a variety of updates to technical requirements and standard drawings that inform the design of development infrastructure to become a Council asset. Amendments have the following purpose and general effect relating to the entire local government area: • Updates to align with Australian standards • Amendments to parks and roads network desired standards of service • Rectifying historical issues and design improvement within the following themes: • Erosion & sediment control • Parks and open space design • Stormwater management • Roads hierarchy and design standards • Water and sewer design standards The Draft Open Space Strategy 2022 is a wholistic network plan that informs a Park and Open Space Design Guideline in the Development Manual, amends the Desired Standards of Service in the Local Government Infrastructure Plan and prioritizes future investment in the Open Space network. The Draft Open Space Strategy 2022 and proposed Whitsunday Development Manual Amendment and supporting information are available for inspection online at yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au and at Council’s Customer Centres:

Cannonvale: Bowen: Collinsville: Proserpine:

To make a submission on any aspect of Draft Open Space Strategy 2022 or Whitsunday Development Manual Amendment, please register and lodge online at yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au, email Council submissions@whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au, mail to PO Box 104, Proserpine QLD 4800 or deliver in person to Council offices. A properly made submission may be made by any person, which must be lodged during the public consultation period and include: • your name • residential or business address • facts or grounds of the submission • postal address or email • your signature Enquiries on this matter should be directed to the Strategic Planning Branch on 07 4945 0263.

Whitsunday Regional Council is seeking public comment on our Affordable Housing Investigation from 8am Tuesday 4 October 2022 to 5pm Monday 31 October 2022.

Council is seeking community input on recommended actions to address affordable housing in the Region. To develop an effective strategy that addresses housing affordability, we need to build a clear picture of: • Challenges in affordable housing supply (industry) • Type of affordable housing in demand (community) • How to integrate housing diversity in residential neighbourhoods To make a submission on the Affordable Housing Investigation, please register and lodge online at yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au, email Council on submissions@whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au, deliver by mail to PO Box 104, Proserpine QLD 4800 or deliver in person to Council offices. Enquiries on this matter should be directed to the Strategic Planning Branch on 07 4945 0263.