2017-08-08 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                8 AUGUST 2017


Demand for Community Uses

The site is community owned land zoned Community Facilities under The Noosa Plan. As such,
the site’s primary purpose should be to accommodate community uses. Council’s Community
Development section advises that the site is not currently identified for any sporting or other
community needs in Council’s strategies in the short-to-medium term and they have no objection
to the continuing presence of the RV Stop facility.

Visitation & Financials

Details of monthly visitation at Council’s Cooroy RV Stopover is summarised in the table below:

Month            Number of visitor
                 nights (RV’s)
Dec-15           6
Jan-16           16
Feb-16           13
Mar-16           2
Apr-16           22
May-16           25
Jun-16           73
Jul-16           159
Aug-16           217
Sep-16           154
Oct-16           139
Nov-16           92
Dec-16           214
Jan-17           54
Feb-17           45
Mar-17           75
Apr-17           72
May-17           99
Jun-17           287
Total:           1764

Visitation was very low for the initial months after opening and numbers steadily increased from
winter 2016. In total there was 1764 RV visitor nights at the stopover since the December 2015
opening. For the full 2016/2017 financial year there was 1607 RV visitor nights.

Ongoing costs to run the site currently total approximately $8,800 per annum (excluding Council
staff time) and comprise:

Water supply (dump point and caretaker’s amenities)           $1,000
Electricity supply (dump point and caretaker’s amenities)     $2,500
Fees for third party online booking system                    $2,500
Health Licence annual fee                                     $ 500
PL Insurance (reimbursed to site manager)                     $1,300
Minor maintenance/civil                                       $1,000
Total:                                                        $8,800




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