Sale of Council-owned surplus property: Gallery Walk winery.

I moved a motion at the Ordinary Council Meeting on 22 November 2023 that the auction of the property be deferred until late May 2024 and this motion was approved by a unanimous vote of Councillors. This will not result in a “non-competitive process” but will potentially enable a proposed not-for-profit local organisation to raise the funds to purchase the property at auction (if the bidding reaches the reserve price).
Request for Special Meeting: A majority of Councillors have called for a Special Meeting which is set down for 9.00am on 06 December 2023 (at the time of writing).
The single purpose of this meeting is:
“Consider the return of the Chief Executive Officer into the workplace and to review the mechanism for the performance management of the Chief Executive Officer [Closed s.254J(3)(f) and (i)]”.
Development Applications of interest: (Source: DAP Online – when it works). Information requests have been issued in respect to applications for 125-127 Curtis Rd and 197-207 Long Rd, and a new application MCU23/177 for an “Other Change to Approval – Impact” at 104-144 Hartley Rd. No documents available yet – Cedar Creek Estate Vineyard & Winery. Plenty of applications for boundary setbacks – why not purchase a property which will accommodate what you want to do?
Did you know: Scenic Rim Planning Scheme 2020 - Dwelling Houses and Secondary Dwellings - June 2023: Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet re Scenic Rim Planning Scheme 2020
The full list of Fact Sheets is available here: Fact Sheets – Scenic Rim Regional Council
Planning & Environment Court appeals: Natasha Organ -v- SRRC. Court has ordered that by
15 Dec 2023 the appellant provide the respondent (SRRC) with its “without prejudice” report addressing flooding issues. Review date: 18 Dec 2023.
On 10 Nov 2023 Judge Kefford handed down her judgement in the appeal 137 of 2020 (Hoffman et al. -v- Gold Coast City Council and Australian Rainforest Conservation Society Inc (represented by the Environmental Defenders Office Ltd) and GECKO Environment Council Assn Inc and 2 individuals). This appeal relates to an application for the extraction of 16 megalitres p.a. at 263 Repeater Station Road, Springbrook. The outcome was that extraction of 8 megalitres p.a. was approved with onerous conditions. GCCC was represented by Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
Supreme Court – 13762 of 2019 – Scenic Rim Developments P/L -v- SRRC (filed 11 Dec 2019) –
listed for review on 14 Dec 2023.
Out and About: Wongaburra Society AGM (Beaudesert aged care provider owned and operated by the people of the Beaudesert district); official launch of Beaudesert Enterprise Precinct tender process for 30 industrial lots; St George’s Christmas Market, Cuppa in the Community and community consultation in the library; St Bernard State School and Tamborine Mountain State School Grade 6 graduation ceremonies – great to see so many students receive awards and all graduates’ efforts acknowledged; Tamborine Mtn Community Care – Volunteers’ thankyou morning tea; opening of the new Lions Club native garden at Club Tamborine (proudly sponsored by the Tamborine Mtn Garden Club via proceeds from Springtime on the Mountain); Destination Scenic Rim AGM; fence and drainage issues; one Ordinary SRRC Meeting; one Special SRRC meeting; TMAC (Tamborine Mountain Artists Collective – not Tamborine Mountain Auto Clinic) strategic discussions; the commemorative service to open the new Canungra Vietnam Memorial site at the Land Warfare Centre (I was the Dept of Defence paymaster in Canberra for several years); and last but not least – in an event which surpassed Barbie the movie – the very well attended and free Tamborine Mountain Orchestra Christmas concert. They have improved considerably since last year’s performance and the eclectic playlist covered works from Tchaikovsky to the Goons (“I’m Walking Backwards For Christmas”) – the latter caused some stunned expressions on the faces of the younger members of the audience!
Topics of concern raised recently: local meth labs (a police matter), condition of roads, category 2 food licences, market licences, definition of “Tamborine Mountain Community”, white safety lines on narrow local roads, and wildlife issue. The plight of the residents of Shelf Rd was given significant coverage in the weekend edition of the Gold Coast Bulletin 2-3 December 2023 (front page, pages 4-5 and page 82).
ECQ 2024 Local Government Election – Expression of Interest is now open! For those interested in employment for next year’s elections, you can register your interest at the EOI page at: https://selfserv.elections.qld.gov.au/
My court matter: On 3 December 2023 I celebrated 50 years in the workforce. On 15 December 2023 I will be pleading Not Guilty in the Magistrates Court Brisbane to the charge of “making a complaint about the conduct of a councillor to the assessor, in contravention of section 150AV(1)(a) of the Local Government Act 2009.” 2023 has certainly be a year of firsts – I have never been the subject of a summons before.
“The best indicator of future behaviour is past behaviour””
I can be contacted on 0448 376 650 
or via e-mail at amanda.h@scenicrim.qld.gov.au
Cr Amanda Hay
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