Community & Business
29 September, 2024
Council holds firm on strict conditions
MAREEBA Shire Council has rejected an application to re-consider strict conditions for a new function centre in Speewah.
At its May meeting, council approved an application by Caldante Holdings Pty Ltd to develop a functions facility at 121 Douglas Track, Speewah.
Some 30 properties had made submissions about the application.
The approval was subject to conditions related to noise, traffic impacts, site locations and event size.
Key restrictions included that no more than 11 functions were to be held on-site in any calendar month; only three functions could be held a month that included amplified music; no live music was permitted on-site; and no functions were permitted on Sundays.
However, the applicants applied to have some of the conditions re-negotiated, arguing that live acts could be acoustic, and that no wedding could be conducted without amplified music for the ceremony.
It also asked that the blanket ban on Sunday events be lifted for weddings only, and that a further eight functions be added to the monthly calendar.
Council rejected all of the proposed changes.
