MCU14/0102 PM Submission Support John Scott Madill

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    Madill No 1 P/L ABN 66 009 897 090 Trading As



           MADILL
         e         MOTOR GROUP

             www.madill.com.au


                    1 May 2015



                    To the Assessment Manager

                    I support the application                         MCU14/0102            and all uses as included within the application                                material
                    available on line.

                    Our Company, Madill Motor Group, has been operating in Lionel Donavon Drive for 20 years and
                    directly employs 60 Staff on site.

                    I am able to provide direct qualification                                of my support through my knowledge of the Fuel/Service
                    Station industry as our company has direct involvement                                                  with the operation of 3 service stations
                    within the Noosa locality.

                    Application material lodged shows what a modern day service station has needed to become, they
                    are no longer just selling fuel and a few over the counter items. This model is not financially viable
                    and there is a genuine necessary economic requirement for Service Stations to become a
                    convenience shop that also provides a range of offerings that the customer may collect as they get
                    fuel or as they leave or head home from work. The size of the space proposed for the shop
                    component of the service station is realistic, the accepted industry standard and as defined with the
                    Noosa Plan, an ancillary use to the primary focus of the fuel sales. Any lessor floor plate is poor
                        economics, would provide a less than desirable outcome to the customers who in fact drive the
                        requirements          for additional             service lines within the shop.

                        Customers come to get fuel, pick up a couple of convenience items as they travel through. This
                        modern day service station will not impact on the main focus of other retail outlets or centres but
                        merely provide good business and convenience for its customers.

                        The addition of the tradies cafe into this location is supported                                           by myself and all the staff at Madill
                        Motor Group. At present within the Auto Park precinct there is no food outlet which you
                        traditionally see within industrial precincts. To venture to Noosa Civic requires driving through 3 to 4
                        roundabouts, parking and then accessing the food outlets. This is not sustainable, inconvenient and
                        simply adds further traffic onto the network. There is poor pedestrian access to the Civic and the
                        distance is too long during a 30 minute lunch break. Other options for lunch require walking across
                        four lanes of Eumundi Noosa Road without                                     safe access.

                        Within the additional                   information         provided online by the applicant regarding spend on take away
                        products by workers, I feel the applicant's estimates that were questioned by council in the
                        information request are actually too low. Discussions with staff provide an estimate of between $35
                        _ $45 / week to spend on coffee / lunches etc during a working week. The addition of a reasonable
                        sized tradies cafe with both indoor and outdoor seating to me makes good sense and is necessary as
                        the Auto Park does not have this facility at the moment. Other options are just not convenient.



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