Good news for home business on back of planning scheme adoption

Home businesses in the Gympie region have been given a boost after Gympie Regional Council’s Amendment Package 2 adoption on Wednesday. 

Included in the package is a Home Based Business Code to provide residents with clear information on how they can operate a home based business in the Gympie region.

“I think this is a very proactive measure,” said Mayor Glen Hartwig.   “We are still very much operating in a COVID climate. 

“More and more of our residents are wishing to work from home or pivot to a home based business.  

“Council wants to encourage this entrepreneurial behaviour. 

“By lowering the level of assessment in the Local and District Centres and clarifying the outcomes to suit small-scale businesses operating from residential homes, this Home Based Business Code will provide a smoother, more user-friendly process for those residents. 

“It will also protect neighbours of those wanting to operate a business from home,” Mayor Hartwig said.   

The Home Based Business Code provides greater flexibility to ventures which can be included under the home based business banner. It also provides information on how a home based business should be run. 

For more information: Fact sheet relating to the Home Based Business Code