MCU12/0012 Notice of submission - Jude Cettou

Subject: MCU 12/0012 Notice of Submission
From: Jude Cettou
Date: 2012-04-28T04:58:46+00:00
To: Internet Mailbox Sunshine Coast Regional Council

To whom it may concern,

On behalf of myself and my family who are Noosa Trail Network users, I strongly oppose the proposal (referenced above) to allow motorised vehicles on the Noosa Trail Network.

Allowing inexperienced users of farm vehicles on the narrow trails in conjunction with walkers, mountain bikers and horse riders poses a serious safety risk to human life. Have you ever been around when a horse spooks from surprise or fear? Horses are herd animals and as such they tend to have a flight response to perceived threat which sudden arrival of 12 quad bikes with inexperienced riders would pose.

It is also reasonable to assume that the flora and fauna of the Noosa Trail Network would inevitably be impacted negatively by inexperienced farm vehicle users, despite anyones' best intentions. Having supervised inexperienced snorkelers on the Great Barrier Reef on many occasions, I have many, many times witnessed damage to the surrounding reef, despite the care and attention of staff.

Any level of approval of the proposal such as the one referenced above sets a dangerous precedent for further applications which are abberant to the intended usage of the Network Trail. 
Council should immediately review the application as entirely unacceptable for the Noosa Trail Network.

Yours sincerely
Jude Cettou and the Cettou family


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