Attachment 1 - RACV Noosa Resort Eco Villa application letter 180522

As a national organisation, RACV is also passionate about having a positive social impact in
our community.

Nationally RACV has provided:

•   $1 million in funding to Lifeline Australia to help enable critical tele-health suicide
    prevention services for vulnerable communities affected by the summer bushfires and
    COVID-19 and a further $420k to extend operating hours for text services between
    midnight to dawn.

•   $1 million to youth mental health organisation Orygen.

•   $1 million invested in solar and battery installations for bushfire prone areas, improving
    safety for isolated communities who may have been previously cut off from power and
    communications.

•   $700k to GIVIT to provide communities impacted by COVID19 urgently needed items and
    services.

•   $520k investment in STREAT for programs to help improve the lives of young people.
RACV Noosa enjoys a positive reputation in how it engages with and brings benefits to the
local community. This includes:

•   More than $2 million per year spent with local suppliers.

•   10 years of sponsorship and support for local not for profits, charities, schools, sporting
    and surf clubs.

•   Annual support of nearly all local events, arts and sporting festivals.

•   Actively promoting local businesses with $100k of sales of local attractions per year
    directly from the resort.

•   Employs 190 staff of which 75% live in the Noosa shire or a 15-minute drive from the
    resort contributing $9 million per annum in wages that contribute to the local economy,

•   Attracting higher-value Victorian visitors to Noosa than any other business making up
    75% of all in-house guests. 8k Victorians stay for 40,000 nights spending a further
    $14.1M in the region per year.
I appreciate your time in considering our Eco Villa application. We are very excited to have
the opportunity to introduce a new product that will further enhance the tourism experience
of visitors to Noosa and at the same time contribute to the sustainability of the site.

Regards




Darren McClenaghan
Resort Manager, RACV Noosa Resort
[email protected]
0405 120 035