PETITION: NOOSA HEADS LIONS PARK - CAR PARKING · Attachment 1 - 2023-04-20 - Petition - Cr Lorentson - Noosa Lions Park Car Parking - redacted

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Please sign this petition to lobby the Noosa Shire Council to reverse their decision to end all paid parking
in a section of Lions Park in Hastings Street after Easter in 2024. Lions Club Tewantin Noosa have been
operating the car parking at Easter & Christmas holiday times for,the last 20 years.
For the 12 months to Christmas - New Year in 2023, in excess of 15,500 cars were parked - demonstrating
that opening part of the park to the public parking is vital.
Abolishing lions Park parking will severely Impact trade and jobs in the Hastings Street and surrounding
area and will result In more cars driving around trying to find parking.
Tewantin Noosa Lions manage parking and contribute over 1600 volunteer ho\JrS over the Easter -
Christmas opening and receive 50% of the parking fees (Ex Gst). In 2022 $60,000 was raised for Lions and in
2023 revenue is expected to be $80,000.
Lions support many local charities and Lions programs: Bladder Scanners for Noosa Care, Noosa Beach
entry mats for the disabled, Lions Childhood Cancer fund, Classy Ladies Christmas appeal, Kattie Rose
Hospice, SES, Salvation Army homeless appeal and many more. Support for local charities will be greatly
reduced if car parking is abolished.
We urge Council to allow continued parking in the Easter, Christmas, June, September school holidays, long
weekends and public holidays. This petition seeks to be presented to the whole of Council.




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