Residents have voiced their concerns for proposed tourist park, cafe, facility
By Kirra Livingstone
AN anonymous letter distributed across the Glass House Mountains has urged residents to oppose a proposed tourist park at 29 Roberts Road, claiming there would be “nightclub levels” of noise from the park.
The application seeks approval for a material change of use at the 8.95-hectare site, to establish a tourist park featuring 20 farm-stay accommodation sites, a café, a function facility and an operational timber mill. If approved, the site would include eight cabins, 12 caravan/camping sites, and a 75-vehicle parking lot.
The proposal has sparked community meetings with residents from neighbouring streets such as Youngs Road, Bruce Parade, and Railway Parade, who oppose the development for various reasons.
More than 60 submissions were received before the deadline of November 20. Residents received a pamphlet warning of the potential downsides of the proposal last week.
“100 decibels of ‘nightclub-level noise from the Function Centre could be heading your way- unless you act now!” the letter said.
“Our peaceful, safe and green environment is at risk of being severely impacted by a proposed development.
“We all need to take just one step to help prevent this development: submit your objection to Sunshine Coast Council by Wednesday, November 20 2024.”
Local residents Danny and Shirley Cooper said while the letter did not come from them, they were against the overall plans.
Danny and Shirley Cooper, who live around the corner from the proposed site, told GC&M News they are against the plans but not against growth.
“We aren’t against progress at all, providing it does the right thing by the people and the town it’s in,” Mr Cooper said.
Their submission raised concerns about noise, traffic, and what they described as an oversaturation of food and drink outlets and function facilities in the area.
“The road leading to the site is a 50km zone, and there is a one-way bridge around the blind corner when entering into Youngs Road,” Mr Cooper said.
“Four times a week there is a horse float that comes down the street, and it takes up the whole road so people need to pull off the road to let it past.
“If cars are using that road more frequently, somebody is definitely going to get killed.”
Mrs Cooper highlighted further traffic concerns. “If caravans who are staying at the tourist park miss the turn, there is nowhere to do a U-turn,” she said.
“It’s local traffic only, so how are they going to open it up to through traffic when there’s nowhere to turn around down Youngs Road?
“There will also be lots of traffic during the building phase, when it opens, and when daily suppliers are coming in and out.”
Another concern many residents raised in their public submissions was excessive noise levels.
The application’s acoustic report states the timber mill will exceed acceptable noise limits by 10 decibels during the day and 13 decibels during the evening.
The operating timber mill will reach nightclub equivalent noise levels.
If the application is approved, Mrs Cooper said they may consider moving out of their home of 15 years.
“We’ve put so much time and money into our home, so we don’t want to leave but if it’s annoying enough we might have to,” she said.
GC&M News approached the application’s contact person for comment, and we did not receive a response. kirra@gcnews.com.au
