Housing & planning · Scenic Rim Regional Council
Tamborine Mountain retirement-housing status unclear in minutes as Scenic Rim advances Amendment No. 8
Council unanimously endorsed an amended planning-scheme draft for a second State Interest Review, but the unconfirmed minutes do not show whether proposed retirement and residential-care changes were added after being excluded from the January 2025 submission.
Reporting from draft minutes. Recorded wording may change when confirmed. How this article was prepared
Scenic Rim Regional Council has advanced Planning Scheme Amendment No. 8, according to unconfirmed minutes that do not establish whether proposed changes for retirement and residential-care facilities at Tamborine Mountain are part of the latest draft.
At its 28 October meeting, council unanimously endorsed an amended version of the draft for a second State Interest Review. It also endorsed a public consultation report, authorised its publication and approved notification to people who made submissions.
The resolution asks the Queensland planning minister to proceed with approval for council to adopt the proposed amendment under the minister’s guidelines and rules. It does not record final adoption of the planning-scheme change.
The Tamborine Mountain proposal was raised separately during public question time. The chief executive officer said the version of Amendment No. 8 submitted for State Interest Review on 6 January 2025 did not include Item 4, described as amendments to encourage retirement and residential-care facilities at Tamborine Mountain.
A resident also asked whether Item 4 had since been approved for inclusion. The response directed people to council’s planning-scheme documents and said those documents would be updated after the Amendment No. 8 report was presented at the meeting.
The minutes record that the latest report involved an administrative change and an amended draft, but do not set out the draft’s detailed planning provisions. They therefore do not establish whether the Tamborine Mountain changes were added to the draft endorsed for a second State Interest Review.
The resolution authorises publication of the consultation report and notification of submitters, and endorses the amended draft for a second State Interest Review. The minutes do not establish that publication, notification or submission has occurred, or that ministerial approval and subsequent council adoption have been completed.
What deserves a closer look
The unconfirmed minutes record approval of the motion advancing the amendment, not final adoption of the planning-scheme change.
The chief executive officer's response records the January 2025 exclusion, but the supplied minutes do not reproduce the detailed provisions of the amended draft. The current inclusion or exclusion of Item 4 therefore cannot be established from this record.
Endorsement for a second State Interest Review does not establish that the amended draft was subsequently submitted.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Does the amended Draft Amendment No. 8 include Item 4 concerning retirement and residential-care facilities at Tamborine Mountain?
When will the amended draft and public consultation report be published?
What decision will the minister make, and, if approval is given, when would council consider adoption?
What happens next
The resolution authorises publication of the draft public consultation report and notification to submitters about how their submissions were considered; the minutes do not confirm completion.
Council endorsed the amended Draft Amendment No. 8 for a second State Interest Review; the minutes do not confirm that submission has occurred.
The minister has been asked to proceed with approval for council to adopt the proposed amendment under the Minister's Guidelines and Rules. Ministerial approval and subsequent council adoption are not established by the supplied record.
Check the record
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The record is minutes of Scenic Rim Regional Council's Ordinary Meeting on 28 October 2026.
All correspondence to be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer Scenic Rim Regional Council PO Box 25 BEAUDESERT QLD 4285 ABN: 45 596 234 931 Beaudesert Administration Centre P: 07 5540 5111 F: 07 5540 5103 Boonah Administration Centre P: 07 5463 3000 F: 07 5463 2650 E: mail@scenicrim.qld.gov.au W: https://www.scenicrim.qld.gov.au/ Minutes Ordinary Meeting Wednesday, 28 October 2026 Time: 9:00 am Meeting adjourned at 12:04 pm Meeting resumed at 12:15 pm Meeting adjourned at 12:35 pm Meeting resumed at 1:35 pm Location: Council Chambers 82 Brisbane Street BEAUDESERT QLD 4285 Ordinary Meeting Minutes 28 October 2026 Page 2 Scenic Rim Regional
Document title and meeting details
Open original minutes ↗The chief executive officer said Draft Amendment No. 8 was submitted for State Interest Review on 6 January 2025 and did not include Item 4 concerning amendments to encourage retirement and residential-care facilities at Tamborine Mountain.
It was decided by majority vote to note the draft amendment 8 and proceed to a State Interest Review." Question 1: "Was the draft forwarded to the State for a review? If yes, when, if not, why not?" The Chief Executive Officer provided the following response: "The draft Planning Scheme Amendment 8 was submitted for State Interest Review on 6 January 2025." Question 2: "Did the draft include Item 4: Amendments to encourage Retirement and Residential Care Facilities at Tamborine Mountain?" The Chief Executive Officer provided the following response: "As resolved by Council at the Ordinary Meeting held 18 December 2024, the draft did not include Item 4: Amendments to encourage Retirement and Residential Care Facilities at Tamborine Mountain." Question 3: "Has item 4 as described above been approved for inclusion into the Planning Scheme?" The Chief Executive Officer provided the following response: "Documentation relating to Amendment No.
Public Question Time, item 5.1, questions 1 and 2
Open original minutes ↗Asked whether Item 4 had been approved for inclusion in the planning scheme, the chief executive officer directed readers to council's planning-scheme documents and said they would be updated following presentation of the Amendment No. 8 report at that meeting.
Item 4: Amendments to encourage Retirement and Residential Care Facilities at Tamborine Mountain." Question 3: "Has item 4 as described above been approved for inclusion into the Planning Scheme?" The Chief Executive Officer provided the following response: "Documentation relating to Amendment No. 8 can be found on Council's website under 'Planning Schemes'. This will be updated following the presentation of the report 'Scenic Rim Planning Scheme 2020 Draft Amendment No.8 - Post Public Consultation and Final State Government Ministerial Approval' at today's Ordinary Meeting." Question 4: "Alleged unlawful and unapproved infrastructure at the northern end of Long Road Please can you provide an update on your investigations having received legal advice?" The Chief Executive Officer provided the following response: "The application for a Local Law permit remains by definition under review, noting that the applicable period for the exercise
Public Question Time, item 5.1, question 3
Open original minutes ↗The unanimously carried motion endorsed the draft public consultation report and an administrative change, authorised publication of the report and notification to submitters, endorsed amended Draft Amendment No. 8 for a second State Interest Review, and requested that the minister proceed with approval for council to adopt the proposed amendment under the Minister's Guidelines and Rules.
Moved: Cr Duncan McInnes Seconded: Cr Marshall Chalk Motion That: 1. Council endorse the Draft Public Consultation Report, Attachment 1 to this report, noting the Submissions Table, and authorise its publication on Council's website and notification to submitters regarding how their submissions have been considered, in accordance with the Minister's Guidelines and Rules; 2. Council endorse the administrative change proposed to Draft Amendment No.8 as outlined in this report and summarised in the Draft Public Consultation Report, Attachment 1 to this report; and 3. Council endorse the amended Draft Amendment No. 8 For Second State Interest Review, Attachment 2 to this report, and request the Minister proceed with approval for Council to adopt the proposed amendment in accordance with the Minister's Guidelines and Rules. Carried unanimously Ordinary Meeting Minutes 28 October 2026 Page 23 11.4 Draft State Planning Policy Submission Executive Officer: Manager Planning and Development / Acting Director Planning Development and Environment Attachments: 1.
Item 11.3, motion and voting outcome
Open original minutes ↗The minutes state that they are to be confirmed on 25 November 2026.
and a sad loss to Council." 12 Confidential Matters Nil The Ordinary Meeting ended at 2:57 pm. To be confirmed on 25 November 2026. Cr Tom Sharp Mayor
Closing confirmation notation
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the unconfirmed minutes of Scenic Rim Regional Council’s Ordinary Meeting held on 28 October 2026. The record states that the minutes are to be confirmed on 25 November 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The unconfirmed minutes record that council unanimously endorsed an amended Draft Amendment No. 8 for a second State Interest Review and requested that the minister proceed with approval for council to adopt it.
- Council authorised publication of the public consultation report and notification to submitters about how their submissions were considered.
- The chief executive officer said the version submitted for State Interest Review on 6 January 2025 did not include proposed changes encouraging retirement and residential-care facilities at Tamborine Mountain.
- The minutes do not establish that Amendment No. 8 has been finally adopted or whether the Tamborine Mountain changes appear in the amended draft.
Why it matters
- The amendment process may affect future planning rules in the Scenic Rim, including the status of proposed retirement and residential-care changes at Tamborine Mountain. The unconfirmed minutes record the chief executive officer’s statement that those changes were absent from the 6 January 2025 submission but do not show whether they appear in the amended draft.