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)




ӹӹ Lake Kurwongbah (in the Moreton Bay Regional                   3.3.2 Recommendations for Motorised Water Sports
   Council area) is regionally important for                       13. No single recommended site to accommodate
   competitive motorised water sports and this                         regional motorised water sport competition use
   should be reinforced with Seqwater. Further, some                   is likely to be identified due to the characteristics
   investigations into the increased water access                      required for the activities and the low demand for
   opportunities at Quanda Lake (Oz Ski Resort),                       competition focused facilities.
   Coolum for community-based water ski clubs could                14. Collectively the Councils recognise the significance
   be undertaken when an opportunity arises for a                      of Lake Kurwongbah (Moreton Bay region) as
   review of the existing tenure arrangement. Potential                the SEQ regional competitive water skiing and
   was also identified at Oz Ski Resort for facility                   wakeboarding facility. This importance of the
   modification to enable additional competitive use.                  Lake/ facility be communicated to the Queensland
ӹӹ The Department of Transport and Main Roads                          Government and Seqwater to ensure that the Lake
   Recreational Boating Facilities Demand Forecasting                  continues to support competitive water skiing and
   Study 2017 indicates a combined shortfall of landing                wakeboarding. Advocacy to Seqwater for improved/
   facilities (ramps and landing facilities) across                    expanded use of Seqwater managed local lakes,
   the three local government areas of 3.7 by 2021,                    dams and water storages for motorised competitive
   increasing to 17.7 by 2036.                                         water sport activities, is also recommended.
ӹӹ No regional facility needs can be applied to off-               15. Over the medium term, undertake a program to assess
   shore jet ski racing as their main need is access to                extractive sites within 5 years of exhaustion for the
   ocean boat ramp facilities.                                         ability to provide a final water filled void suitable
ӹӹ Previous planning for difficult to locate sports                    for water sport use. The focus should be on those
   has identified the need for Councils’ planning                      within public lands and outside residential growth
   schemes to recognise the impact of these uses                       areas. This investigation should target sites (such as
   and to, therefore, incorporate appropriate scheme                   Meridan), where there is an opportunity to prepare
   amendments or protection for significant sites.                     a post use plan that guides the shape, depth and
   Previous difficult to locate sport planning by                      potential use of a final void and where water quality
   Sunshine Coast Council recommended that                             can be managed.
   extractive sites within the Meridan Extractive                  16. As with all Council tenure agreements, continue
   Resource area be investigated for post use planning                 to review lease conditions at Quanda Lake (Oz
   of a site for a freshwater motorised water sport                    Ski Resort) regarding access for clubs to hold
   facility.                                                           competitions.
                                                                   17. Support improvements at Quanda Lake (Oz Ski
                                                                       Resort) to attract higher level ski tournaments and
                                                                       increased participation.
                                                                   18. Offshore racing for jet skis and other craft are not
                                                                       facility dependent activities and no specific regional
                                                                       facility recommendations apply. Usage is event driven
                                                                       only and no permanent facility provisions are needed.




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