Appendix A - Letter from the Applicant with community support

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and live in Cooroy, the Gubbi Gubbi people,
and pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.


Thank you for taking the time to read about the proposed Cooroy Ecowash. We are Cooroy locals and our vision is to
build a successful business that fills a need in our local area whilst remaining socially and environmentally
conscious.

We endeavour to construct a multi-bay vehicle wash that includes options for automatic and manual car washing as
well as super-bays that will suit larger vehicles such as caravans, RVs and boats. There are currently no super-bays
anywhere on the Sunshine Coast. Our plan incorporates vacuum bays, a dog wash, a healthy food & beverage outlet,
and an accessible public toilet. The proposed site is 30-34 Elm Street, Cooroy, situated directly between the two
existing service stations.

Whilst exploring the viability of this project, in keeping with our mission, we have conducted market research to
gauge community opinion and sought reports by professionals in the fields of economic needs, acoustics, traffic,
engineering, community needs, environment and sustainability, carbon reduction and town planning. We have also
conducted research on the environmental benefits a commercial vehicle washing facility will provide. We have also
joined Plastic Free Noosa, have committed to reduce single-use plastics and are investing in a 100kW Solar Power
System to provide 90% of our electricity usage.

We believe the environmental benefit is of great significance. Cooroy is an extremely sensitive area as it has many
surrounding waterways that are a part of the Noosa Biosphere. In order to gage community opinion, our team spent
two days spent at the Noosa Property Hinterland Expo, Cooroy Memorial Hall (March 2021). Speaking to the
community it became apparent that there is a major lack of public awareness with regards to the water cycle of the
stormwater system. We estimate around 80-90 percent did not know that when cars are washed at home on the
driveway or in the street, all the waste - oils, road grime, chemical residue and surfactants - will eventually make their
way into one of our many surrounding waterways1. Once informed, people were not only happy, but excited to give
their support in hope of being able to contribute to positive change that benefits our environment. To this point we
have collected 255 signatures of support from local residents and 24 signatures of support from surrounding
businesses. After this preliminary consultation with the community we discussed our project with other business
groups in our area and have gained letters of support from Pomona Chamber of Commerce (COC), Noosa COC and
Cooroy COC as well as support from Sustainable Happiness, TMC Design, Robert Mrozowski and also the previous
owner of 30-34 Elm Street, please see letters attached.

 Cooroy is home to Cooroy Mountain Spring Water which is collected straight from the aquifers located at the base
of Cooroy Mountain. The Mary River system is home to the critically endangered Lung Fish, Mary River Cod2 and
Mary River turtle3 amongst other endangered and endemic species. This river system comprises of the Mary River,
Ringtail Creek, Six Mile Creek and many other creeks, and feeds into the great sandy straits at the bottom end of
Fraser Island, leading directly to the Great Barrier Reef. Also nearby are the river and lake systems of Noosa
comprising Lake Weyba, Lake Cootharaba and Lake Cooroibah. These waterways all support the Noosa Everglade
System which is one of only two everglade systems in the world (the other is in Florida).

The EPA says most commercial car washes use 60 percent less water for the entire process than a homeowner uses
just to rinse a car. Among the many impacts of motor vehicles on our environment, car washing has been noted by
water quality experts as a serious contributor to water pollution4.