2018-10-09 Services & Organisation Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   9 OCTOBER 2018




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                               9 OCTOBER 2018

                                                   Regional Facilities Plan for Difficult to Locate Sports (Consultation Draft - August 2018)

             » South Queensland Parachute Council’ indicates that     3.1.2   Recommendations for Aviation
                a “swoop pond” which facilitates Canopy Piloting,     1. Aero  modelling   sports  identified the  need  for
                does not exist in the region. Canopy Piloting is         a regional facility to accommodate events. Two
                reportedly one of the most exciting and spectator        preferred options were initially identified and the
                friendly versions of parachuting. Many talented          recommended option is to designate the Tin Can Bay
                local canopy pilots of international standard are        Model Flying Club airfield as the regional facility; the
                compelled to leave the region to train and compete       Suncoast Model Flying airfield is unlikely be retained
                in this discipline. There are two of these sites         or enhanced as a regional facility.
                operating in Australia; in Perth and in a remote      2. The Suncoast Model Flying airfield at Coolum, while
                area west of St George in south-west Queensland,         a good location for development of the regional
                with a third under development in South Australia.       competition facility, has a limited future, primarily
                Provision of a second Queensland facility has not        due to new constraints arising from the expansion of
                been recommended for the study area.                     Sunshine Coast Airport and tenure uncertainty due to
             » Competitive hang-gliding/ paragliding is best             State government aspirations for the land to be used
                located in inland areas where thermals are more          for high impact industrial uses. When this club finally
                prevalent and reliable, with coastal launching sites     has to vacate the current site, it is recommended they
                utilised for recreational and free flying. No need for   relocate to the Tin Can Bay facility.
                provision of a regional competition facility within   3. There are a number of local model aero airfields,
                the study area was identified.                          with varying issues that will likely impact on their
             » Paragliding aerobatics is a competitive form that         long-term operations; if, due to changes in current
                is required to be held over a large waterbody,           circumstances any of these are required to relocate,
                enabling tow launching (boat); with the conduct         then it is recommended that model aero use be
                of competitions being weather dependent. Lake            consolidated at the proposed regional facility (Tin
                Kawana and the Mooloolah River (at Mooloolaba)           Can Bay Model Flying club airfield). Due to the large
                have been considered by Sunshine Coast Sports            spatial requirements of the sport there were no other
                Aviators as options for this within the study area.      alternative sites immediately identified. In the event
                The location constraints mitigated against this          of clubs relocating to the regional facility, either
                use (motorised craft are not permitted on Lake           shared club arrangements or amalgamation could be
                Kawana) and the level of demand would be for a           considered.
                single facility in the wider SEQ region. Therefore,   4. For gliding, small aircraft and Ultra-Light participants
                provision of a competition facility in the study area    it is important that existing facilities and access be
                is not proposed. Exploration of event use of Lake        maintained at the four airport/ aerodrome facilities
                Kurwongbah may meet intermittent event needs.            and that access to the North Shore Landing Ground
             » Previous planning for difficult to locate sports          be retained (Ultra-Light use).
                has identified the need for Councils’ planning        5. Should Caloundra Airport be relocated, retention
                schemes to recognise the impact of these uses and        of its existing capacity to support aviation sports
                to incorporate appropriate scheme amendments             (including airside facilities) is recommended to be
                for protection of established significant sites; in      included at the new site.
                aviation the specific mentions have been for the      6. For other Aviation sports, no specific need was
                protection and enhancement of Coolum Model aero          identified for a new regional facility to accommodate
                facility, Caloundra aerodrome and protection of          events and competitions.
                existing difficult to locate sports sites.

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             ’ Area governed by South Queensland Parachute Council is between the Tropic of Capricorn and Byron Bay, and in this context region refers to the area governed.

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