The Combined Coastal Car Club Opposal to Application

                                                                 PO Box 712 Cooroy 4563



The clubhouse was built by members and volunteers 22 years ago, followed a few years later by the
ablution block, also built by volunteer members and with donations of materials and equipment.
Adequate drainage and leveling of the grounds was also undertaken by volunteers and our own
machinery.

Since then the Club has become a respected and integral part of the Cooroy community, returning as
much as possible to the community. Last year saw substantial cash donations to the Black Mountain
Rural Fire Brigade, the Endeavour Foundation, Riding for the Disabled Association, and Careflight
Helicopters.

We participate in community events - Cooroy Anzac Day parade, Noosa Show parade, and Cooroy
Fusion, to name a few. The Club regularly visits Kabara Nursing Home, whose residents enjoy looking
at the old vehicles over morning tea.

Groups using our facility are encouraged to, and do, use local Cooroy businesses. Most businesses in
town benefit from our activities in some way - for example, the visiting clubs take large groups to
the RSL and pub for evening meals, and coffee shops for breakfast; and the All Indian Rally booked
out the motel, and the RSL catered this function of 60 people for 4 nights at our clubhouse. We have
a large number of long-time Cooroy sponsors including Bonnell Bros., Suttons, Cooroy IGA, Cooroy
Smash Repairs, Cooroy Butchery and many more, who we support and promote at any opportunity.
We are ingrained in this community . We feel that scant regard has been paid to our history and
contributions to the community.

The Club realises that this is public land and does not oppose an RV stopover as such, only the
manner in which the proposal has escalated to now consume the whole property without any further
consultation with the club, from a 19 RV facility at the point of the club signing the letter of consent
to 40 RVs in this application. The total interruptions to RV access per year if the football oval
proposal was used would be 3 days, including the pony club as they don't use this area at all.

The Club asks that the following conditions be applied to the MCU:
1. The area on the attached map is excluded and not to be used for RV access, siting or RV visitors,
and that access only be granted to emergency vehicles.
2. Utilise the existing, lockable gate on the southern end of the football field, and the main gate
adjacent to the clubhouse for emergencies.
3. Passing bay to be omitted, as this is used as parking by the CCCC, Cooroy Rag staff, visitors and
the Pony Club.
4. Relocate the information/registration shelter to the northern rear access.
5. Signage for 'area closed to RVs' (during wet weather, etc) to be placed on the Mary River Rd access
point.

Submitted for and on behalf of the Combined Coastal Car Club,
Clifford Watson
Club President