All five motions presented to the Queensland Local Government Conference (LGAQ) AGM by Sunshine Coast Council have been supported by an overwhelming majority.
Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli and Deputy Mayor Maria Suarez were the Council voting delegates at the meeting.
One of the motions presented today (Wednesday), called on the State Government to investigate and develop options for managing the long-term storage of recreational vehicles such as caravans, trailers, boats and mobile homes on local roads.
The motion was supported by the membership and will now form part of the LGAQ’s advocacy platform on behalf of councils and their local communities.
The aim is to address growing concerns around safety, parking capacity and neighbourhood amenity across many Queensland communities. However, the current legislative framework does not provide councils with practical tools to manage this issue effectively.
Mayor Natoli spoke to the motion asking delegates to support a push for the LGAQ to advocate to the State for options allowing councils to manage the storage of recreational vehicles on roads.
“This is an issue impacting our council and others across the state with residents complaining about safety concerns, a lack of available parking and neighbourhood streets that are clogged and ugly,” she said.
“We receive 700 complaints a year plus thousands of signatures on petitions and we are not alone.
“We are calling for the State Government to assist us with legislation to manage this for our communities.”
This now means the LGAQ will add this item to its agenda for advocacy work in the year ahead.
There will be no immediate changes to any policy.
“There is a long way to go and there will opportunity for public consultation before any changes are progressed,” Mayor Natoli said.
Other motions presented and supported include:
1. Motion 20 – Funding to provide supported accommodation models (supporting options to address homelessness)
2. Motion 70 – Investigating options for managing the storage of recreational vehicles on roads (this is now a composite motion with Gold Coast City Council)
3. Motion 82 – Enhancing Federal funding for local biosecurity efforts against fire ants
4. Motion 102 – Enhancing State and Federal Government support for roadside litter management
5. Motion 116 – Technical design guidance for climate resilience for Queensland Councils (this is now a composite motion with Fraser Coast Regional Council)
