By Alan Lander, published originally in Noosa Matters 14 March 2023
If social media was any guide, the hot topic item on Noosa Council’s recent round of meetings was to be the 12-month review of its local law on short-term accommodation (STA).
But there were no fireworks, no dramas – simply a unanimous acceptance that things are generally going well.
The main recommendation arising was that staff numbers in the local law section should be increased by two, primarily due to a higher-than-expected number of existing STA providers – 2720 – registered their operation with council, as required. That staffing need has also been exacerbated by the departure of a staff member in the last two weeks.
In the first 12 months of the local law’s operation, 1968 approvals were issued for Short Stay Letting or Home Hosted Accommodation. There were 55 refusals and 697 were yet to be assessed.
Read Alan's full article at https://noosamatters.com.au/noosa-local-law-begins-to-bite/
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