NWRA Committee Update

Apart from our regular general updates, the NWRA Committee Members would have been very pleased to bring you some “Good News” i.e. updates about a range of interesting topics relating to what is happening within our Waters precinct and notable outcomes achieved that will benefit our community.

This is proving to be a little more difficult than we had first thought (given the hurdles we have been facing) and at present we are no closer to having answers to some key questions that residents have brought to us.

Namely:

• Q: When will work begin on the Fountain?

• A: We are still awaiting vital information from the Noosa Council. As we have advised, the monies from Council (and through our rates) have been attributed to the project, however the project cannot be planned until certain details of how the Fountain works still need to be understood! It has been difficult to get answers from the Works Managers about exactly what needs to be done but we continue to ask the important questions to get this moving.

• Q: Just what exactly are the rules governing the set-back requirements for the Revetment Walls?

• A: It is becoming clear, based on the notes we have been receiving from some waterfront residents, that this is becoming a real issue for a range of reasons including potential pressure on retaining walls integrity and expected lifecycle etc. It now appears that the Original Building Covenants put in place by the Noosa Waters' developers may no longer be applicable (and cannot be enforced through the legal entity which held these initial obligations), however there was some discussion with the previous sitting council to have them legally adopt some of these key covenant building rules for the sake of the structural integrity of the walls, as well as for flood mitigation. We need clarification from the Noosa Council, and we are just not getting answers at present but we will keep trying.

We are still attempting to bring answers to you and we encourage you to make some useful contributions/argument with respect to key concerns you may have about issues impacting our beautiful community (to keep it that way), so please feel welcome to provide this feedback to both to this Committee and/or to the Noosa Council.

NWRA Committee