Puppy Farm, Anzac Pool, Bargara building heights to be discussed at Bundaberg Council meeting

Approval for a 100-dog puppy farm already in operation is one of the main agenda items to be discussed by council following more than 2000 objections. Find out what else will be discussed.

A puppy farm at Wallaville has received 2,661 submissions objecting its approval to continue operating.

The numbers were revealed in a council briefing meeting on Wednesday morning where councillors heard the details of the development application.

Registered breeder and applicant Kanche Kennels is already operating a puppy breeding facility at the Wallaville site.

The Wallaville puppy farm seeking official approval from council to operate. The breeding facility has a number of 'day pens' for 100 chihuahuas.

Bundaberg Group Manager for Development Manager Michael Ellery told councillors 100 chihuahua's would live on site for breeding purposes.

Animal welfare group, Animal Liberation Queensland submitted an objection of the development to Bundaberg Council before hundreds of objections flooded in to council.

Mr Ellery said that while the application was assessed in line with the planning scheme, council had already received noise complaints from residents in the area.

“In a nutshell, animal keeping establishments are things that can be established in a rural zone within the planning scheme, however there is a consistent theme from the strategic framework through the rural usage code that activities need to be designed to ensure they mitigate adverse impacts on amenities and environment,” Mr Ellery said.

“In this particular case ,one of the main concerns of the application was generating noise, especially because (the) council had already been receiving complaints.

“In response to those concerns... officers did ask on two occasions for an acoustic report, however the applicant on both occasions declined to provide that information and requested that council assess the application based on the information available.

Council will decide the fate for the proposed chihuahua breeding centre at an ordinary meeting next week.

A motion to accept a ‘Save Anzac Pool’ petition will also be heard despite demolition being underway for several days.

A number of community members who supported the Anzac Pool petition turned out to council’s briefing meeting this morning.

Anzac Pool is still being considered by the Queensland Heritage Council for heritage registration.

Demolition on Anzac Pool is well underway, despite a petition being submitted to council to save it.

Councillor Vince Habermann told councillors he would put forward an amended motion at the meeting.

Councilor Greg Barnes flagged he may have a conflict of interest in hearing the petition, due to a family member signing it.

Bargara building heights will be another item on the agenda at next week's meeting.

A group of Bargara residents told the NewsMail in July that they fear the Bargara Esplanade would become a ‘concrete jungle’ if high-rise development was to be built along the foreshore.

Former planner and Bargara resident George Martin said seeking public consultation during a school holiday period was a council tactic.

He said the public consultation was not given much publicity, and many residents had “no idea” the council was seeking feedback.

Mr Martin was one of many residents opposed to the six-storey Bargara Jewel development on the foreshore, which was poised to include a rooftop bar.

An artist impression of what the Bargara Jewel could have looked like if it had been approved. a group of Bargara residents say they don’t want high rises on the foreshore.

“Last time we were opposing a single proposal, this time, it’s about a vision for the future and it’s a vision of concrete jungle for Bargara, and that’s exactly why people have come here, to get away from those places,” he said.

Bundaberg Regional Councils' public consultation for feedback from the community closed on July 22, with the results to be discussed at next week's ordinary council meeting.

Other agenda items tabled for discussion is a preliminary approval for a neighbourhood activity centre on Bargara Road at Kalkie, and funding recommendations through the Regional Arts Development Fund.

The ordinary meeting will be held at the council chambers at 10am on September 27.