Approval to use a bathing reserve for aquatic activities - Noosa Shire Council - QLD - Australian Business Licence and Information Service

Description

You will need this approval to use a bathing reserve for aquatic activities, which include the following:

setting apart a bathing reserve or a part of a bathing reserve for life-saving training on an exclusive basis
using any part of a bathing reserve for the conduct of a surfing competition, a life-saving competition, another aquatic activity or a combination of such competitions or activities.

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Before obtaining this approval, you may be required to maintain a public liability policy.

After approval is obtained, you may need to ensure you meet certain conditions required by council, such as:

defining the area by signs, flags and floating buoys or in some other way that clearly identifies the area and the use for which it is set apart
taking specified precautions to protect the safety of persons who enter the area
maintaining all equipment and facilities used within the area
adhering to the locations and times (including set up and clean up times) specified in the approval
erecting temporary advertising signs to promote the use for which the approval area is set apart at specified locations and times.

Task	Type	Business Structure	Amount	Description
Apply	Application	All	-	Commercial high use permit fees: hire, Main beach - $14,901.00 hire, Rockwall beach - $7,748.00 learn to surf, Main beach 1 - $21,457.00 learn to surf, Main beach 2 - $14,900.00 surf dance lessons, Main beach - $3,576.00 Fees for 2025-26
Apply	Application	All	$255.00	Temporary beach access (one-off event). Fees for 2025-26

Task	Business Structure	Resources
Apply	All	Application for approval to use a bathing reserve for aquatic activities - Please contact your council for information on the current application process and relevant form.

Noosa Shire Council

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Customer Service

Noosa Shire Council
Queensland
Operating address:	9 Pelican Street Tewantin, Queensland 4565
Mailing address:	PO BOX 141 Tewantin, Queensland 4565
Phone:	07 5329 6500
Fax:	07 5329 6501
Email:	mail@noosa.qld.gov.au
Website:	Noosa Council (Opens in new window)