A new multiple occupancy (MO) for fifteen dwelling sites near Eureka was approved at last Thursday’s Council meeting, subject to conditions such as prohibiting holiday letting/short-term rental accommodation or the use of the dwellings as tourist and visitor accommodation. A ‘Management Zone Plan Illustration 6’ is also required in relation to the ongoing management and land use of the property.
During debate, Cr Basil Cameron moved that it be deferred to ‘seek a rural land-use management plan (RLMP) from the proponent’.
Referring to the rich soil and high agricultural values he said, ’We can’t pretend that there won’t be land-use conflicts. We need to make it clearer’.
Cr Spooner’s motion later passed, and he said during debate the MO will lead to a community title (CT). ‘There’s no community here’, Cr Spooner said, ‘just a few people with an interest’.
‘It’s part of what this region wanted… to look after land together’.
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