Sunshine Coast Council was one of the driving voices at the recent Local Government Association of Queensland Conference calling on the state government to investigate and develop options for managing the long-term storage of recreational vehicles (RVs) on local roads.
The aim is to address growing concerns around safety, parking capacity and neighbourhood amenity across many Queensland communities for caravans, trailers, boats and mobile homes.
The current legislative framework does not provide councils with practical tools to manage this RV issue effectively.
Sunshine Coast Council receives 700 complaints a year, plus thousands of signatures on petitions.
The Sunshine Coast was represented at the conference by voting delegates Mayor Rosanna Natoli and Deputy Mayor Maria Suarez.
Gold Coast City Council also spoke to this motion, which was supported by the membership.
It will now form part of the LGAQ’s advocacy platform on behalf of councils and their local communities.
Mayor Natoli says “we are not alone” in grappling with the issue.
The LGAQ will add this item to its agenda for advocacy work. There will be no immediate changes to any policy.
The council presented an additional four motions at the LGAQ, which were supported by an overwhelming majority.
They included: a request for funding to provide supported accommodation models; enhanced federal funding for local biosecurity efforts against fire ants; a call for increased state and federal government support for roadside litter management; and technical design guidance for climate resilience for Queensland councils (which is now a composite motion with Fraser Coast Regional Council).
