Noosa Civic Stage 3 submission

5. The proposal involves unacceptable environmental impacts. The proposed development
   will mean loss of already endangered habitat for koalas by destroying a large amount of ever
   diminishing native forest, and compound possible koala extinction on the Sunshine Coast. Given
   that koalas are already threatened on the Coast, further endangerment of the species must be
   prevented. The koala is one of our national icons, and must be protected from what at best is
   another unneeded shopping mall.

6. Grounds. The proposal is in conflict with the provisions of the South East Queensland Regional
   Plan.

As I understand it, the large increase in retail shopping space that would be created by this proposal
may not be consistent with the Noosa Planning Scheme and that the application is contrary to the Shire
business map of the Noosa Plan. The Noosa Plan vision is for technology based R&D and business, NOT
retail. This application should be rejected on these grounds alone.

There are insufficient grounds to warrant approval, notwithstanding the conflicts with these relevant
planning documents.

Council needs to protect it's own Noosa Plan and not entertain developers concepts of what they want
to see occur.

It would be a travesty if Noosa Civic Centre was developed along the lines of this proposal.

I ask Council to reject this proposal outright.



Mark Stuart-Jones
244 Doonan Bridge Road
Verrierdale
Queensland 4562
[email protected]