321-04 Refuse application for a bottle shop to be located at Tenancy 3, Kawana Island Boulevard, Kawana

Eligibility - Residents of the State of Queensland
Principal Petitioner:
C Sutton
180 The Palms
Melody Court
WARANA QLD 4575
Total Signatures - 218
Sponsoring Member: Mark McArdle MP
Posting Date: 17/06/2004
Tabled Date: 15/06/2004
Referred to: Referred Minister on 17/06/2004
Responded By: Hon Margaret Keech MP on 07/07/2004
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

The petition of residents of Queensland draws to the attention of the House the application from The Reed Property Group for a Bottle Shop to be located at Tenancy 3, Kawana Island Boulevard Warana. Between the hours of 8 a.m. and midnight.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to refuse this application on the following grounds. 1) There are already sufficient bottle shops and licensed premises in the locality to meet the reasonable requirements of the public in the locality for the availability of takeaway liquor. 2) The proposed bottle shop is located in close proximity to sensitive community facilities such as the Palms residential complex whose residents mainly comprise elderly persons. 3) There are strong objections from residents of the surround locality regarding the communities need for a bottle shop in the proposed location. 4) With the opening of the new road through to the Sunshine Motorway, traffic in this area especially coming off the bridge, is considerable and this would further exacerbate the traffic congestion.