Helitak MCU App - Planning Report

The company employs up to 12 people contributing to the local economy and teaching the younger
generation the skills to manufacture and assemble a product that is highly needed in a changing
climate. The applicant offers the following important information in regard to training/employment
of local youth for the future.

         Helitak has for the last 3 years collaborated with a number of Sunshine Coast Schools and
         offered a pathway for students to either attend School Based work experience at Helitak to
         provide a hands on aviation and engineering experience to students considering further
         education ‘post schooling’ in either of these career subjects. Local schools St. Theresas
         Catholic College, Good Sheperd Lutheran College, Peregian Beach College and Noosa
         District State High School have all utilised this opportunity.

         Apart from work experience Helitak has enjoyed the attendance of a number of students
         from years 10 through to 12 who have undertaken a School Based Traineeship program
         completing a Cert III in Engineering with two of these students continuing in full time
         employment with Helitak after leaving school. These two students are currently in the final
         few months of completing their Cert IV Engineering in their selected fields (Machining and/or
         Electrical/Avionics)

         Over the last two weeks we have provided work experience to a further two St. Theresa’s
         students (1 just finishing Year 11 and another just finishing Year 12 and taking a Gap year).
         Both of which will continue with Helitak throughout 2022.

         Helitak have also committed to involvement in the 2022 Aerospace Gateway to Industry
         Schools program coordinated by the Defence Jobs Queensland section of the Department
         of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning of which Noosa
         District State High School are a participant. This will provide on the job training to school
         students in the Aerospace/Aviation industry.

The use does not conflict with the Strategic Outcomes as it provides a locally designed and
manufactured innovative product which the Strategic Outcome’s seek to promote and provide for.
Also, and importantly Helitak is providing Noosa youth with a pathway for industry based
traineeships contributing to employment, education and training of the local community.

The Use is appropriately located so as not to negatively affect adjoining land uses.

7.3 Applicable Development and Overlay Codes

The following planning scheme codes are relevant to the proposed development:

     •         Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code
     •         Flood hazard Overlay Code
     •         Rural Zone Code including (Agricultural Land Overlay provisions)

     •         Industries Activities Code
     •         Works Codes
               o    Driveways and Parking Code

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