Insights

Our clients, Clouds Montville and The Barrel at Clouds Vineyard, were featured in a wonderful segment on Weekender Channel 7 over the weekend. The segment highlighted the luxury cottages and other accommodation options at Clouds Montville Retreat in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, as well as the local culinary options and wine experiences at the Barrel at […]

Noosa Council has opened up the proposed changes to Short Stay Accommodation laws for public comment. As outlined in our previous short stay accommodation article these changes can have a huge impact on owners and operators of short stay accommodation options in Noosa. You only have until 14 May to submit your concerns and comments […]

After almost 13 years as a Development and Strategic Planner with Sunshine Coast and Noosa Councils, we are proud to announce that Glen Conforti has joined the RG Strategic team of expert town planners. Glen will bring his 13 years in council experience to RG Strategic’s development projects ensuring our clients continue to get the […]

Noosa Shire is proposing changes to the 2020 Noosa Plan. These changes will see changes to some definitions and requirements within the Plan and amendments to the Zoning Map for several locations. At their meeting on 9 March 2021, Noosa Shire’s Planning and Environment Committee were asked to consider the proposed changes to the Noosa Plan 2020 […]

Noosa Council considers changes to draft Short Stay Letting local laws At its meeting on 9 March 2021, Noosa Shire Council’s Planning and Environment Committee considered changes to draft local laws governing the operation of short term or short stay accommodation in Noosa Shire. We outline some of the changes and their possible impact – […]

COVID didn’t hold back Ryan Fitzpatrick and Rashi Devendra and their hospitality business The Ohana Group. Throughout 2020 they met the challenge of COVID-19 with initiatives that helped reduce costs and set them up to take advantage of future opportunities. In case you missed it, Hello Sunshine Magazine, did a great expose on Ryan and […]

More progress from Build4U commercial builders on the new Bounce Noosa accommodation project in Noosaville. The manufacturing and installation of all precast tilt panels have now been completed providing us with a two-storey concrete skeleton. The roofing has been installed to the three accommodation pods allowing internal fitout to commence. Roughing in of all electrical, […]

When does outdoor dining trigger, or when should it trigger, requirements for additional car parking?

Anecdotal evidence from rural property holders shows how COVID-19 has actually helped them during the pandemic. A recent article on Commercial Real Estate outlines how several property holders have been able to diversify and grow their income during the pandemic. Supplementing traditional farm income with agritourism is helping several landowners through this crisis. A 2800-hectare sheep and […]

UPDATE: Read more about the 2021  proposed changes to Noosa Shire’s local laws governing short stay letting operations by clicking here. A lot of questions have been raised about short-term accommodation or short-term rentals in Noosa by the recently implemented changes to the Noosa Plan 2020. The changes came into effect on 31 July 2020, […]