MCU13/0051 - Submission - Susan Nelson

Noosa Shire Council
ATT - Mr Peter Franks
CEO Noosa Shire Council
PO Box 141
TEWANTIN QLD 4565


Dear Mr Franks,

                     RE: REOUEST FOR COUNCIL TO REJECT AURECON'S PROPOSAL
                    TO CONSTRUCT NBN INFRASTRUCTURE    ON COLES CREEK ROAD
                        AND HAVE THEM CO-LOCATE IT AT AN ALTERNATE SITE

Please accept this submission as a formal request for the Council to reject Aurecon's proposal (MCU13/0051) to
construct NBN infrastructure at the semi-rural residential location of (lot 5 - RP176168) 321 Coles Creek Road
Cooran. This submission proposes instead that Aurecon relocate the tower to a viable alternate site that will not
negatively affect residents.

The proposed visual amenity is unacceptable. Every resident involved in these submissions agree that the
semi/rural residential area of Coles Creek Road is not the location for the NBN infrastructure and should it go
forvvard the jnfr2str~cture'o\Ii!! negatively affect residents in the following ways:

    1.   Emotional investment: It is not acceptable to residents that a 35m Wi-Fi tower will take the focus from
         their otherwise flawless bush and mountain panorama, this would contradict the semi-rural lifestyle they
         chose. It is unlikely that Aurecon's solution of tree screening will be effective considering the iength of
         time it would take trees to grow to maximum height, which still won't adequately screen the 35m tower
         from view.
    2.   Financial investment: It is unacceptable for the twenty plus residents in view of the tower to experience a
         drop in property value, while the resident who has their land financially contracted makes money. Note
         that the resident of the contracted property is not one of the three dwellings within 500m of the tower.
         The devaluation of these properties will in turn decrease the value of properties in the surrounding
         suburbs.
    3.   Peace of mind: People make their own choices as to what they are willing to be exposed to.
         Radiofrequency is still an unknown quantity deemed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer
         as possibly carcinogenic to humans. Whether an additional 0.001 - 0.01 watt/m2 is or isn't cumulativeiy
         harmful, land owners have not agreed for this infrastructure to be constructed and are having the choice
         made for them. Aurecon's agenda is to build structures as cheaply as possible, which means building them
         in small towns close to residents. Our agenda is to default to a precautionary principle and continue our
         picturesque lifestyle.
    4.   Co-location: Aurecon have only advised the public of the single monopole plus three panels to be
         constructed and not of the multiplied visual impact that is inevitable since Aurecon are contractually.
         obliged to facilitate other telecommunications structures on their site in future.

Residents are not against progress; NBN will benefit some residents, but the tower should not be approved at the
expense of property owners. Aurecon have stated that they have moved proposed tower locations in the past
through community intervention when there was a second viabie option.

Viable alternate locations include co-locating the infrastructure on top of existing communications towers as
they've done in Gympie. Aurecon's objection of "reduced range" if co-location were to occur is null and void as
they plan to allow co-location at the proposed site in the future. Co-location should be the first choice, before
robbing and inconveniencing residents. Aurecon representatives, who have Urban and Regional Planning
qualifications and detailed aerial maps, are more than capable of sourcing an alternate site that suits community
opinion and lifestyle choice. The few alternative locations Aurecon have provided Council are counter-intuitive, and
further sites can be sourced.

We urge you to reject the proposed location based on community Intervention and the points outlined in this
submission: relocate the infrastructure in an alternate capacity such as co-location.

Thank you for your assistance on this matter.

Yours Sincerely,

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