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Council dog-flips on playground rule NOOSA Council has revised the rules regarding dogs in the new Hinterland Adventure Playground. Originally, only assistance dogs were permitted in the new multi-million dollar playground. However, Council is now allowing all dogs in the park, as long as the owners are responsible for their pets and ensure that they do not “pose a risk or cause a nuisance to other people or other dogs”. “Dogs must be leashed in public areas and kept away from play equipment. They cannot be left unsupervised, such as tied to a fence or bench, and owners must ensure that they clean up and dispose of any dog ‘business’ in the bins provided,” is the wording of Noosa Council’s rules. But not everyone is happy about the change.
Cooroy-raised Mum, Holly Atkinson said dogs shouldn’t be allowed in the playground for safety and hygiene reasons and should have a separate fenced area on site. “I saw a dog getting excited about going for the flying fox while I was at the new Hinterland Adventure Playground recently and it reminded me of my niece about 10 years about, who was brutally attacked by a dog while on a flying fox. The dog had jumped and pulled her off and she was mental and physical scarred for life. “In playgrounds with dogs, a flying fox is a safety risk. Gympie doesn't allow it. Instead, they fence off the grass and call it a dog park. Fence off the old park and call it a dog’s park. “The other issue is the
water. Dogs are going to want to go in the water park and that is a health concern of its own. And don't get me started with dog poo. We already struggle with pet owners not picking poo up, I don’t want my baby walking around in diarrhea poo that can't be picked up or hosed or dog’s pee. It's not like they have someone there policing it. Yes, they have cameras but they aren't going to book each and every dog owner who lets their dog in and doesn’t follow the rules,” Holly said. Council encourages responsible pet ownership and is continually reviewing the operation of the playground. What do you think? Are you for or against dogs being permitted in the new Hinterland Adventure Playground?
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6 - Cooroy Rag, 04 May 2022
A DEVELOPMENT for four apartments, a convenience store and five commercial tenancies on Diamond Street in Cooroy is “progressing”. RG Strategic, the town planners for the development, managing director, Russell Green, said that they are taking the next steps with the applications necessary for the development of the “old Energex site” at 6-10 Diamond Street, Cooroy. “We’ve moved to the next step. We have the MCU approval, which is for use, the general footprint of the building, car park and landscaping.” “We’ve now prepared the operational works application, which is for stormwater, driveways and cutting into the block. This will allow all aspects of the development to be finalised by Council and enable the
project to go forward.” The development, which aims to provide a shopping option for the eastern side of the railway, was first announced in the Cooroy Rag in February 2021, with work expected to begin this year. But Russell said that, with developments such as this, there are five approvals required before work can commence. “It is never just one approval. There are about five, and you have to get one before you can get the next one. Now we have the MCU. We’re hoping to progress the operational works’ application into Council within six weeks.” “The engineering team in Council is a very good team to work with. Once Council has the application, it will take them about 12 weeks to assess it, after which, we should have all
the approvals necessary for the developer to be able to commence civil works if they choose to.” As well as a convenience store and five commercial spaces on the ground floor, there will be four residential apartments on the top floor, overlooking Diamond Street. The development will have a maximum height of 8m, and the external colour palette (including roof and fence) will fit in with the Cooroy heritage theme of muted environmental tones and timber, to reflect the character of Cooroy. A total of 42 car parking spaces, including four covered parking spaces for the residential units and four motorcycle spaces, will be provided behind the development, with access from Diamond Street and a 2m wide pathway connecting to Diamond Lane.
