Not Properly Made Submission (late, object) - Tony O'Brien National Parks Association of Queensland - MCU12/0012

To: Sunshine Coast Regional Council                roW      Jd/ool’;)                           P.O. Box 1040 Milton Centre, Q 4064
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Attention: Jack Lewis
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File Number: MCU 12/0012
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Submitter Details:            National Parks Association of Queensland Inc.               .RECEIVED
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                              PO Box 1040 Milton Centre Q 4064


Date of Submission: 13.08.2012


Dear Mr Lewis


Pursuant to the Sustainable Planning Act2009 the National Parks Association of Queensland makes

the following submission:


        1.   The Applicants, if successful in their application to Council, will then undertake an activity in

             breach of the Cardinal Principle established in the Forestry Act 1959 which underpins all

             subsequent National Park activities in Queensland. This principle states:

To provide, to the greatest possible extent, for the permanent preservation of the area’s natural
condition and the protection of the area’s cultural resources and values,


             This principle is also embedded in the Queensland Biodiversity Strategy and the Queensland

             Parks and Wildlife Service Master Plan.


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             We submit that by approving this application, Council will be encouraging an undertaking

             which is likely to be in breach of a number of State ordinances which will form the basis of

             continued opposition to this business from residents and concerned organisations into the

             future.


        2.   The area of Q eensland currently protecte~ by National Park status is less than 5%.This

             compares with New Zealand at 26% and Tasmania at 24%. Activities such as those proposed

             by the Applicants are best suited to areas determined by town planning principles for
             recreational use by motorised vehicles and not in National Parks.


             We submit that Council take account of the amenity of National Parks and support the

             community in the maintenance of this amenity by encouraging the Applicants to locate
             their business in a more appropriate area.


        3.   The use of public space for business purposes should only be accepted when the public good

             clearly is also enhanced. Business operations include in their cost structure as a normal and
             accepted principle thatthey invest in the necessary infrastructure to meet the business
             needs. They do not rely on the community to provide this to them.