2022-12-12 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   12 DECEMBER 2022




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                        12 DECEMBER 2022

         ATTACHMENT 6

                   @SCSA                     Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators

       Dear Trent,
       RE: Reserve for Land Ground for Aircraft - Noosa North Shore — Lot 7 on MCH4562
       | refer to the notice sent to the president of the Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators on the 7° November
       regarding the State Government owned Lot 7 on MCH 4562, the Noosa North Shore aircraft landing ground
       reserve. And the Department of Environment and Science (DES) wish to acquire Lot 7 for inclusion into the
       surrounding National Park.
       We are extremely disappointed that you received the notice from Desley McComiskie Directorate / Unit:
       Lands and Surveying Services on the 11 July 2022 and you have only now asked for our views, giving us
       11 days toreply. This has considerably restricted our ability to collect information and to make an
       appropriate reply.
       Suitability of the site for our sport
           e  We area   difficult to locate sport
           e  We require a significant amount of land for the safe operation of our sport
           e  We make noise that can impact other parties
           e  VVe require a safety zone around the ends of the runways, taking up more land for safety reasons
           e  infrastructure encroaching on an area will impact us using the land and may cause us to shut down
              operations
           e  The area around the site will not get built out
        Council remaining trustee                           DES becoming the Trustee
        The council is a known and respected by the club    Have had no past dealings with the department as
                                                            lessor
        Have held a lease with the council for several      No dealings with this department
         ears
        Council has advised it is supporting the club to stay | Have not been able to determine the intentions of
        on the site                                         the DES in the time available
        Council has advised it supports the continued use   Have not been able to determine the intentions of
        of the lands as an airfield                         the DES in the time available
        Council is fully aware that is club is a difficult to Have not been able to determine the intentions of
        locate sport and does not have any other location   the DES in the time available
        in the area that will support our sport
        Council is willing to work with the Sunshine Coast  Have not been able to determine the intentions of
        Sports Aviators on maintaining the airfield         the DES in the time available

       With the limited time given to reply, we strongly feel that due to the above points this land should stay with
       the council. We are expecting that the council put a strong case forward to retain the rights to be the
       nominated trustee of the lands, and to support the continued use of the land as an airfield.
       We are expecting that we are copied into the reply to Desley McComiskie, Principal Land Officer, showing
       that the Noosa Council is putting forward a case to retain the right to be the nominated trustee of Lot 7, in
       turn supporting the Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators in having access to this site to continue the sport we all
       love to do, fly this spectacular part of the world.
       Kind Regards
       Steven Beale
       President Sunshine Coast Sports Aviators

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