MCU120184 traffic petition

Julia Walkden
423 Old Ceylon Road, Cooroy QLD 4563

19 November 2014

Brett De Chastel
CEO Noosa Council
PO Box 141, Tewantin QLD 4565

Dear Mr De Chastel,

Re: The development application for an intensive meat chicken farm at Ridgewood/West
Cooroy | Development application: MCU 12/0184

This petition contains 220 signatures of residents that live along the transport route for the
proposed intensive meat chicken farm. These people overwhelmingly oppose the development
application and submit this petition to indicate to our Noosa councillors and planners the depth
of opposition to this inappropriately sited development.

The proposal would result in dangerous traffic conditions due to heavy vehicular traffic,
especially from B-doubles. Top Forestry Road is unpaved, narrow and winding and cannot be
adequately widened to make it safe. The turn from Cooroy-Belli Creek Road into Old Ceylon
Road is impossible to do legally, with a large, articulated vehicle. Heavy vehicles already make
Cooroy-Belli Creek Road dangerous for residents travelling to and from work each day, and for
the several school buses that service the area and cyclists that use this Council-designated cycle
training route.

The roads along the transport route have many blind driveways that are hazardous, so
negotiating the roadway is already difficult for residents under the present conditions. The
Noosa Christian College entry is along Cooroy-Belli Creek Road, and we are concerned that the
heavy vehicles will create dangerous traffic conditions for the many vehicles turning into the
school early in the morning.

The hazards along Maple and Crystal streets are many. The roundabout is not designed for
heavy vehicles and certainly not safely negotiable by B-doubles. In the early morning, the
roundabout area is crowded with school buses, cyclists, children walking to school, and cars
heading to Noosa High School in nearby Tulip Street. Crystal Street is narrow, has a blind
corner, and will be dangerous for large, heavy vehicles, as people often park their cars and
caravans along the road. The intersection of Crystal and Myall streets is a morning and
afternoon peak hour bottleneck already and is difficult to negotiate over several hours.

And finally, the heavy vehicle traffic would cause unacceptably high levels of noise, odour and
dust for residents living close to the transport route, especially from 2-8am during the catch-out
periods.

It is respectfully requested that the Council reject the development application for this intensive
meat chicken farm.

This petition is served on behalf of the listed signatories by Julia Walkden.

Yours sincerely,

hike Walden

Julia Walkden