Petition: Save The Busstop Espresso
That the petition of 3007 signatures (consisting of an e-petition with 2692 signatories & hard copy with 320 signatures), submitted by Robert Noy, requesting that Council "Save the Busstop Espresso", be receive… Full wording ↓
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That the petition of 3007 signatures (consisting of an e-petition with 2692 signatories & hard copy with 320 signatures), submitted by Robert Noy, requesting that Council "Save the Busstop Espresso", be received and referred to the Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action.
Carried unanimously.
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Moved: Tom Wegener · Seconded: Amelia Lorentson
That the petition of 3007 signatures (consisting of an e-petition with 2692 signatories & hard copy with 320 signatures), submitted by Robert Noy, requesting that Council "Save the Busstop Espresso", be received and referred to the Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action.
Carried unanimously.
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Moved: Cr Tom Wegener
Seconded: Cr Amelia Lorentson
That the petition of 3007 signatures (consisting of an e-petition with 2692 signatories & hard copy with 320 signatures), submitted by Robert Noy, requesting that Council "Save the Busstop Espresso", be received and referred to the Chief Executive Officer to determine appropriate action.
Carried unanimously.
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Tom Wegener3:55Yes. Deagle. Mr Madam Mayor, I'd like to submit this petition containing 3,007 signatures showing that Busstop Espresso has overwhelming Noosa resident support and that it has substantial value as a tourist destination. And the petitioner states: "We respectfully submit this petition signed by 3,007 disneyland residents and visitors to the business called Busstop Espresso at Cooroy." Unlike many petitions that accost random members of the public on the streets, this petition has employed change.org, which requires properly made submissions, including postcodes, which has helped create an accurate mapping of bus stop customers and supporters. Signatories were invited to leave comments. Hundreds have done so, many referring to the time during COVID when bus stop opened and became a social lifeline for so many, which it still does today. You'll immediately see this is a pie chart. Thank you. And you we have the numbers, which it does today. Noosa Council itself recognised that value in contracting bus stop to reach out to affected residents for a six-week period by providing a free coffee attraction to hinterland residents impacted by COVID and the Black Mountain landslide. COVID is a word, incidentally, that does not appear in the Noosa Plan because the pandemic had not occurred at the time of writing. A chart analysing the geographic makeup of signatories by postcode is also attached, and it's on the table here, identifying the huge support for the continuation of the business in its present form from hinterland residents, but also is evident success as a tourist attraction. The chart indicates that more than 500 plus bus stop visitors from New South Wales and Victoria alone signed the petition. Ironically, the same Council meeting in November last year where Council decided the effective closure of Busstop Espresso, Council also asked that bus stop continue to supply information on its trading and approval appeal. So, Mr. Mayor. It is.