Staff have set a limit of eight people staying in the four-bedroom home, owned by Maxwell and Elaine Keegan, as part of a raft of conditions. Councillors Karen Finzel and Tom Wegener have voiced reservations about the proliferation of short stays in the area in the wake of 18 local submissions objecting to the application and one in favour. Jeanette Gentle of nearby Laburnum Cres in her submission said Robert St, Janet St, Cloudsley St and her street made up one of the few places in Noosaville where predominantly houses are occupied by a permanent owner population . The site of the short-stay rental application.
NBN network builder Aurecon has already reduced the proposed monopole tower height from its original 35m proposal. Councillors at next week s ordinary meeting must decide whether or not to accept council legal advice to end its defence of the Planning and Environment Court appeal and approve a 26m version. The proposed NBN tower site at Cooran. Noosa Quad Bike Tours operator Charles Marais is among those withdrawing from legal action against the tower being built near his property. Mr Marais said he was doing so reluctantly. He said it was a case of whoever has the deepest pockets wins in court after his legal team told him he would have to spend at least $150,000 on the appeal.
An approval would open the way for a new tenant, suggested marina general manager Warren Smith. We haven t advertised it yet because we ve still got to finish the building, Mr Smith said. There used to be a sails structure out the back and out the front and they were looking a bit tired so we ve taken those down and build a roof over the top. We took the opportunity of doing works during the (COVID) lockdown and the River Deck tenancy was ending in May anyway, he said. The 2A tenancy shows the old Noosa River Deck eatery which is looking for a makeover.