Ordinary Meeting - Thu, 23 Apr 2026 9:00am

Article-worthy topics

• Pelican Waters parking petition referred
  Council received a petition seeking 'No Stopping' yellow edge lines at Vardon Point Apartments, Millennium Court, Pelican Waters, and referred it to the Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action.
  Residents near Millennium Court may see investigation or follow-up on parking and traffic safety controls.

Key decisions

• Animal management local law amendment made
  Council resolved to make Amendment Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Animal Management) 2026, modify the usual local law making process by skipping a further draft consultation step, note the amendments are not anti-competitive, and give notice in the Government Gazette with an effective date of 3 July 2026.
  This changes council's animal management local law framework and may affect dog exercise area and animal management rules from 3 July 2026.
• March 2026 financial report noted
  Council received and noted the March 2026 Financial Performance Report, including the attached capital grant funded project report.
  This provides an update on council's financial position and progress on funded projects, but no new spending decision was recorded in the extracted text.
• Pelican Waters parking petition referred
  Council received a petition seeking 'No Stopping' yellow edge lines at Vardon Point Apartments, Millennium Court, Pelican Waters, and referred it to the Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action.
  Residents near Millennium Court may see investigation or follow-up on parking and traffic safety controls.
• Buderim access petition referred
  Council received a petition about RAL26/0023 and OPW26/0129 for 131-135 Burnett Street, Buderim, involving proposed access via St Martins Terrace, and referred it to the Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action.
  Residents in the Burnett Street and St Martins Terrace area may see further review of access and development-related concerns.

Important topics

• Local law process change
  For the animal management amendment, council resolved to forego the step of proposing the amendment local law and releasing a draft for community consultation, citing prior consultation through the Dog Exercise Area Regional Plan and Network Blueprint 2025-2045.
  This means the law amendment proceeded without an additional consultation round because council considered related consultation had already occurred.
• Petitions as follow-up matters
  Both petitions were not decided on their merits at this meeting; they were formally received and sent to the Chief Executive Officer for appropriate action.
  Residents should expect administrative assessment or a later response rather than an immediate on-the-spot outcome.

Resident impacts

• Animal management rules are set to change from 3 July 2026.
• People using dog exercise areas may be affected by the amended subordinate local law.
• Pelican Waters residents raised parking and road safety concerns at Millennium Court.
• Buderim residents raised concerns about proposed access linked to 131-135 Burnett Street via St Martins Terrace.
• No direct new budget allocation or project approval was recorded in the extracted text.

Places affected

• Pelican Waters (suburb)
  Petition about 'No Stopping' yellow edge lines at Vardon Point Apartments, Millennium Court.
• Millennium Court (road)
  Location of petition seeking yellow edge lines at Vardon Point Apartments.
• Vardon Point Apartments (facility)
  Apartment location referenced in the Pelican Waters parking petition.
• Buderim (suburb)
  Petition about development-related access for 131-135 Burnett Street.
• 131-135 Burnett Street (address)
  Site referenced in petition concerning RAL26/0023 and OPW26/0129.
• St Martins Terrace (road)
  Proposed access route referenced in the Buderim petition.
• Maroochydore (locality)
  Meeting venue at Sunshine Coast City Hall Chamber, 54 First Avenue.

Next steps

• Publish notice of Amendment Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Animal Management) 2026 in the Government Gazette.
  Before or by the effective date of 2026-07-03.
• Amended animal management subordinate local law takes effect.
  2026-07-03.
• Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action on the Pelican Waters yellow edge line petition.
  After referral from this meeting.
• Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action on the Buderim access petition.
  After referral from this meeting.

Extracted minutes text

M i n u t e s Ordinary Meeting Thursday, 23 April 2026 Sunshine Coast City Hall Chamber, 54 First Avenue, Maroochydore ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES 23 APRIL 2026 Sunshine Coast Regional Council OM Minutes of 13 This is not an official copy of Council’s Minutes TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM SUBJECT PAGE NO 1 DECLARATION OF OPENING ..................................................................5 2 WELCOME AND OPENING ......................................................................5 3 RECORD OF ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE .........................5 4 RECEIPT AND CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES .......................................6 5 MAYORAL MINUTE ....................................................