Davis Rd Cootharaba DA Planning Report

4.2     Site Surrounds
The site surrounds are characterised by large rural residential and agricultural grazing properties,
and heavily vegetated hinterland and valley areas. The Boreen Point Rural Fire Brigade depot,
which contains similar emergency communications infrastructure, is located approximately 100 m
west of the proposal. The proposed facility will be set back approximately 150 m from the closest
dwelling located to the north east. Figure 4.4 illustrates an aerial view of the characteristics of the
surrounding area.




  Figure 4.4: Location of the proposed facility and surrounding characteristics (Source: Google Earth & Qld Globe)


Nearby villages in the wider locality include Kin Kin (north west), Boreen Point (north east),
Cooroibah (south east) and Pinbarren and Pomona (south west). The wider locality also contains
areas of environmental and heritage significance, including:
    • Cooloothin Conservation Park, Noosa River, Lake Cooroibah (south east)
    • Lake Cootharaba (east)
    • Tewantin National Park and Ringtail State Forest (south)

Figure 4.5 below provides an aerial view of the subject site in the context of the surrounding area.




NBN-4BBZ-4GYM-5125 – David Cootharaba                                                          Page 19