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Issue 241 | Thursday, 15 December 2016
Real Estate Lifestyle Noosa’s Wee
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te Guide 15 December, 2016
Hop on for a free ride
Leave the car and hail a bus around Noosa from Boxing Day to 4 January say Cr Joe Jurisevic, Juanita Bloomfield and Cathy Mitchell from Tourism Noosa, Cr Ingrid Jackson, Santa, Cr Frank Pardon, Cr Jess Glasgow and Cr Brian Stockwell.
REVELLERS can forget the car and jump aboard Noosa’s Free Holiday Buses to beat the traffic this festive season. Noosa Shire councillors met with Santa and his helpers at Gympie Terrace on Tuesday to launch this year’s free public transport plan. The buses are funded by Noosa Council’s public transport levy with the aim of reducing congestion during the peak holiday periods, promote public transport in and around Noosa and provided stress-free access to Noosa’s best locations. From Boxing Day through to 4 January, the Noosa Sunbus service will offer the service and there will be a free shuttle operating between Noosa Heads and Peregian Beach. The Boreen Point Flexilink service and Noosa Council Cabs service will also be free during this period. Travel will be free on services 626, 627, 628, 629 and 632. Councillor Ingrid Jackson said that the service will encourage people who would usually drive to take the bus. “With six-hour parking available at Noosa Junction transit centre, it’s a great spot to park and catch the free bus to Hastings Street. “More than 35,500 people boarded the Free Holiday Buses last Christmas, so it’s a popular initiative with both residents and visitors,” Cr Jackson said. Timetables are at www.translink.com.au or call 131230 to plan a trip.
Not a good look By Jolene Ogle COUNCILLORS have voted down a proposed fuel station for Cooroy, arguing that it would create a poor first impression for the town and offer no benefit to the local community. An application for a service station, convenience shop and food outlet on Taylor Court in Cooroy was presented to the General Committee on Monday 12 December with an officer’s report recommending that councillors refuse the application.
The application was for a service station, convenience store, fast food outlet, kids’ play area, 33 car parks, eight fuel bowsers and four underground storage tanks. In the report presented to the Planning and Environment Committee meeting on 6 December, officers recommended the application be refused because the development is “not conveniently located or readily accessible” by the local community, will “adversely impact on the local villages and towns by reducing pa-
tronage to these centres” and the proposed illumination of the advertising does not adhere to the advertising codes. The staff recommendation divided the councillors with Joe Jurisevic, Ingrid Jackson and Brian Stockwell making passionate pleas to allow the development. Councillor Jurisevic said a service station close to the highway was essential because it would provide employment for locals people, help relieve driver fatigue by offering a
rest stop, and deter motorists from using the Pomona truck stop as a toilet. Councillor Stockwell agreed and said the service station would provide a wider community benefit and councillor Jackson said the development was “reasonable” and would allow for some architectural design unlike an industrial site, which is what the land is currently zoned for. Mayor Tony Wellington strongly disagreed with his colleagues and said a “bog standard” service station
should not be the entrance statement for the Cooroy township. Councillor Wellington said the site is currently zoned as industrial and the planning scheme can only be overridden when a proposal showed significant community benefit. “Otherwise, if you don’t have significant community benefit you are creating precedence that can be utilised in other applications because what you demonstrate is a willingness to ignore your own planning scheme. Continued on page 6 Ù Total carat weight equivalent
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