2017-04-11 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 2 Proposal by Eco Camp

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          15 March 2017

                                             To Whom It May Concern
          Re: Support for the proposed Redevelopment of Elanda Point Campground
          The Discovery Group is a locally owned award winning operator of eco-tourism tours and has been
          in business for the past 15 years.
          During the past ten years in my capacity as State Member for Noosa | have become acutely aware of
          the importance of Eco-Tourism to this region, particularly as it relates to the Noosa Biosphere
           Reserve’s mission to achieve and maintain biodiversity conservation and sustainable living.
           Eco-Tourism also sits comfortably within a range of both local and state government policies that
           aim to maximise the social and economic benefits of tourism which include the growth of local
           employment opportunities.
          The Discovery Group’s proposal to redevelop the existing Elanda Point campground has earned the
          support of Tourism Noosa and Sunshine Coast Destinations as having the potential to provide a
           highly desirable and unique experience as well as sharing the tourism spend throughout the region.
          The construction of a private jetty is an integral part of the Discovery Group’s Elanda Point proposal
           and will provide for the relocation of the Group’s operational base from the Noosa River, which will
           effectively remove one and a half thousand vessel movements from the River each year. Given this
           figure increases annually by eight per cent, this will significantly ease congestion in this busy reach of
           the River.
           | am pleased to give the Discovery Group my full support for this latest endeavour and congratulate
           them on their proposal.
           Yours sincerely,

           G    ELMES MP
           Member for Noosa

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