2019-03-12 S&O Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 1 - Regional Facilities Plan for Difficult to Locate Sports

                Regional Facilities Plan for Difficult to Locate Sports (including Implementation Priorities) (Final Draft – February 2019)




3.1.2 Recommendations for Aviation                                    use be consolidated at the proposed regional facility
1. Aero modelling sports identified the need for a                    (Tin Can Bay Model Flying club airfield). In the event
   regional facility to accommodate events. While                     of clubs relocating to the regional facility, either
   two preferred options were initially identified, the               shared club arrangements or amalgamation could be
   recommended option is to designate the Tin Can Bay                 considered.
   Model Flying Club airfield as the regional facility, with       5. In order to support the increasing popularity of
   appropriate site master planning and consideration                 drone flying, the Councils investigate the options
   of potential expansion opportunities to ensure the                 for providing opportunities on public land for
   success of this facility.                                          drone flying; primarily catering for recreational
2. Continue short-medium term operation of the                        flying.  Outdoor competitive drone events should be
   Suncoast Model Flying airfield at Coolum while                     accommodated at the designated regional model
   Economic Development Qld (EDQ) continues to                        aeronautical flying field.
   support the Suncoast Model Flyers by offering                   6. For gliding, small aircraft, parachuting and Ultra-
   tenure until the land is required for development                  Light participants it is important that existing
   for appropriate industrial purposes, or the expansion              facilities and access be maintained at the four
   of the Sunshine Coast Airport precludes continued                  airport/ aerodrome facilities and that access to the
   model aero flying at the Coolum Industrial Estate.                 North Shore Landing Ground be retained (Ultra-Light
3. Continue to investigate alternative sites for relocation           use); pending outcomes from the review/ update of
   of model aero clubs, sites within or adjacent to                   the Great Sandy Region Management Plan.
   the Inter-urban Break could prove suitable for the              7. For other Aviation sports, no specific need was
   development of a regional model aero flying field or               identified for a new regional facility to accommodate
   co-located local/ club facility.                                   events and competitions.
4. There are a number of local model aero airfields,
   with varying issues that may impact on their
   long-term operation. If, due to changes in current
   circumstances any of these are required to relocate,
   then it is recommended that additional model aero




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