Cooroy Car Wash (005)

Mr Scott Waters
Chief Executive Officer Noosa Council
PO Box 141 Tewantin Qld 4565
By email only: [email protected]

Dear Sir
Re: Development Application Proposed Car Wash 34 Elm Street Cooroy
I am providing this letter of support to the above mentioned development.
Firstly, I would like to introduce myself. I was employed by Noosa Council as an Environmental Health Officer from 1986 for a 24-year period. In this capacity our unit provided input into town planning conditions for the Shire’s DA on health and environmental impacts of the MCU.
At the time and in line with Council’s strategies and goals I initiated and managed several environmental/stainability projects including the Sunshine Beach Clean Ocean Project which focused on stormwater management and community education to protect our waterways (received $250,000 in Federal Government funding). Also the Ecobiz project where local and state governments partnershiped with local Noosa businesses to initiate and promote best practice in sustainable and environmental practices and save their business money.
In line with Council’s strategies and the Noosa Biosphere goals I believe the proposed development should be encouraged on many grounds.
Socially and Economically this development will be locally owned and employ local people so will assist the local community and they also have stated they want to support local charities and clubs. By providing a local carwash service and saves travel time as there is currently no existing car wash in the area with the closest being located in Noosaville and Gympie. The proposed location is also well suited between two existing service stations in Cooroy. While the car wash strives to be Australia’s greenest /carbon neutral it will enable it’s users the satisfaction that they are doing the right thing environmentally and not polluting the local storm water with the washing run off.
Environmentally from the information supplied by the applicant the proposed development promotes and addresses best practice sustainability in numerous areas such as water harvesting and recycling, solar power of 100 KW and numerous energy efficiencies.
These type of developments promoting sustainability should be encouraged.

Regards
Robert Mrozowski
PO BOX 1727
Noosa Heads
4567
0412533331