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REQUEST TO CHANGE EXISTING APPROVAL
MCU 12/0012

Negotiated Decision Notice

Noosa Council Charles James Marais
PO Box 141 298 Tablelands Road
Tewantin 4565 Cooran 4569

With regard to the negotiated decision notice MCU12/0012, we wish to apply for the
removal of clause 16. Sunset Clause for completion of Approved Development.

The purpose of this clause was to assess any complaints made during the probation
period of operation of this business (Quad Bike Training for the purpose of
conducting an already approved tour business of the Woondum National Park.)

To date neither Council and/or ourselves have received a single complaint regarding
any aspect of our business. [f anything we now have the full support of several
previous incorrectly made submitters opposing our original application. Further we
now have the full consent of all direct neighbours to our property and along the route
of our tour, inclusive of National Park neighbours.

Having experienced an accident and some very minor incidents during the first few
months of operation, we revised our training, testing and safety procedure for guest to
partake in the tour. As a result we have not had a single accident or incident for over
14 months with over 900 guests during this time. Our operation for quad bike tours is
now considered to be the safest in both Australia and New Zealand.

Our permits from Queensland Police and the Department of National Parks have been
reviewed and approved for extended periods. See attached copies.

 

We also wish to note that close to 80% of our guests are from the greater Brisbane
region, visiting the Noosa area on a day or overnight trip for the sole purpose of
experiencing our unique safe and well reviewed experience offered by Noosa Quad
Bike Tours. Accordingly these guests inject on average an extra $150 each into the
local economy. An estimated total to date in excess of $150 000.00. This is a small
but significant benefit to the local economy. Our business also injects almost all
expenditure to other small business within the Noosa region. Some are advertising,
mechanical servicing, fuels, accounting and legal services.

We are now also ranked as the second most popular sight seeing tour operator on
“Tripadvisor” , for the Noosa area.

As such we trust council will now remove this probationary sunset clause and grant us
the material change of use we originally applied for.

Submitted with and forming part of our request to change existing approval.

Charles J Marais