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New Noosa Short Term Accommodation (STA) Rules – Do You Comply with the Proposed Changes?
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Posted May 12, 2021
Business Strategy, Noosa Plan 2020, Tourism & Events
What Operators Need To Do To Stay Within The Rules
Noosa Council is working through community consultation, with a new Local Law that will provide a regulating framework governing short term accommodation offerings. This includes short-stay letting and home-hosted accommodation.
These rule changes will affect anyone operating a Short Term Accommodation (STA) operation including holiday letting, AirBnB, bed and breakfast, or similar operation.
To comply with the proposed short term accommodation requirements of the local law and the planning scheme changes, operators should ensure their particular operation is assessed against the Noosa Plan (2006 and 2020) and local law provisions. This assessment will identify what impacts the changes will have on their property and how they can mitigate those changes.
RG Strategic is currently offering free 30 minute consultations to identify and outline how these changes may impact your short term accommodation operation. You can call us on 07 5474 3873 or email us now to book this consultation.
With the new rules slated to come into effect early in the second half of the year, you must act now to ensure you comply fully with the new changes.
5 Star Review from Sally via Google Reviews
“Russell from RG Strategic was very knowledgeable and professional when he helped us gain Council approval for our Short Term Accommodation. I highly recommend using his service.”
The RG Strategic Short Term Accommodation Assessment Process
RG Strategic will assess your operation against the outlined requirements including:
- Existing approvals (if any) and how they apply
- Identifying any new applications required to continue operating lawfully
- Addressing the provision for Contact Person to reside within 20 minutes of the premises
- Requirement for a “Code of Conduct”
- Other administrative requirements including public liability insurance, legislated signage, guest registers, parking provisions, complaints register.
- To gain confidence that you will meet all required obligations when the new rules come into effect, take advantage of our free consultation today.
5 Star Review from Julie via Google Reviews
“Russell from RG Strategic did a great job in getting Council approval for our short-term accommodation. We found Russell very friendly and competent and really knows his stuff. Highly recommended!”
Contact us now to take advantage of our offer of this free 30-minute consultation. The new rules and requirements are slated to come into effect early in the second half of the year so act now. You can call us on 07 5474 3873 or email us now using the form below.
5 Star Review from Steven via Google Reviews
“Can’t thank Russell and the team enough for their help navigating the changes to the Noosa Plan and how they might impact our property. The service was always really prompt and a much better approach compared to trying to navigate the application process on our own. Thanks!”
Russell and team worked tirelessly to help get our business up and running. With all facets of licensing and council approvals their expertise and tenacity are invaluable. We couldn’t have set up without them. I would strongly recommend for any new project. Russell had our liquor license, food license, and plumbing approval organised extremely fast and smooth. Any obstacles that arose were navigated quickly and gave me confidence and peace of mind to move forward.
Samuel Grey-Jones
Theo's Social Club - Noosa
We use Russell and the team to get our liquor license for our new coffee roastery in Yandina. We couldn’t recommend them enough we received our liquor license in a fantastic timeframe and it really took the hassle out of the hard process. Do yourself the favour and get Russell out to your venue – his experience is second to none! Very satisfied customer.
Edward Stanley
Gun Cotton Café - Yandina
I was faced with the urgent task of applying for a food license with a very tight deadline. After assessing the overwhelming amount of paperwork involved, I decided to engage in the services of RG Strategic. I phoned Russell Green at 5.00pm on Thursday afternoon. He put my mind at ease on the spot, Russell was on site at 8.00am the next morning to start the process. From that point I did not need to do anything further. Russell and his amazing team handled the entire process from filling in the paperwork, organising elevated drawings and providing all of the relevant documentation needed for the application. My understanding from the council was this process would take 28 days from the time the application was submitted, plus the time to prepare the documentation. This would have taken me at least 2 weeks. From my first phone contact with Russell we had a license approval after 12 days. I could not recommend Russell and his team highly enough. I will be using RG Strategic for many years to come.
Matthew George
Revolution Sports Park - North Lakes
We worked with Russell and the team for licensing of our food manufacturing premises. They were so great and easy to work with - nothing about the process was stressful and they guided us through each step of the way. We'd definitely recommend working with RG Strategic!
Mary Valley Food Co
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