45 - 63 Hartley Road, Tamborine Mountain QLD 4272

There are already too many water extraction sites on Hartley road. Existing water extraction sites on Hartley road can be repurposed for domestic use only. This would be the best for the Mountain, the residents, it’s economy and liveability.

My concerns on the approval for a water extraction on Hartley Road are

* Within the same street and within close vicinity are multiple water extraction utilities for commercial use. As this application is for commercial use (water sales/ delivery) I believe this has the potential to impact the community detrimentally.
* whilst the intention may not be for large scale operation, there are costs to the community to maintain compliance, if there are no restrictions and/or no compliance, there is potential for further impacts on roads within this vicinity. As a resident it is noticeable that large trucks are used in the commercial business of transportation of water within close proximity of this application, therefore this application will see an increase of this type of traffic.
* Existing commercial water extraction business have no obligations to the community in circumstances of drought and domestic water shortages. The needs of the community including the impacts of droughts and domestic water shortages should be considered and included in requirements for existing and new commercial water extraction businesses.

This sounds like a great idea. Should have been approved a long time ago. Much needed! Full support here

The mountain really needs more sources of water to support local residents in times of need. Currently, some residents are waiting weeks for their tanks to be filled. To have another water supplier dedicated for domestic use only will fill this gap.

I'm in support of this application.

Too many water tankers taking away water from
Everyone else here. Although they say it will be used locally, I’m sure it’s just to pass planning and then off it will go elsewhere.

I fully support this application to for the applicant to become another Domestic water supplier to the 4272 area.
I have read the application documents submitted to council regarding this application. TJ Kelly's Town planning application page is quite strait forward and succinct. It is to supply LOCAL DOMESTIC WATER to MT Tamborine ONLY 4272, using 13500 lt water trucks.
Some people are currently paying circa $385 if not more for water delivered from off the mountain. Current wait time is almost 3 mths with some people waiting until February 2024 for their next delivery.
People without the luxury of their own water bore rely on rainfall or water deliveries.
The BOM as at 19/9/2023 has declared that we are in an EL Nino weather pattern, with warm and dry conditions for some time, with below average rainfall across 2/3 of the country.
To those who have commented already negatively here refer to 28500 lt cap semi trailers taking water off the mountain to various bottling plants have simply not read or understood the application thoroughly.
These 28500 liter Cap semi trailers are not suppling local domestic water!
Mtn residents are well averse of the damage to our roads these tankers do and the repairs to road surfaces not designed for this traffic are at ratepayers expense!
These Semi Trailer Milk Tankers feeding plants off the Mountain have nothing to do with this application!
Also with reference to posters here complaining that this application will increase truck traffic on Tamborine Mtn Rds on one hand, at the same time they are turning a blind eye to the increase of Water trucks (13500 lt) competing with the Semi tankers when commuting up to Mt Tamborine from Logan or Gold Coast shire with a load!
So basically this complaint is nonsense!
I have seen the applicant post on the Mt Tamborine Community Facebook page.
After just 48 hrs on line this post has achieved more than 30 likes with several questions answered by the applicant.
So to summarize any resident or local business who is currently paying to fill their water tanks is also a supporter of this application!

Has the drawdown on the aquifer been assessed. A decision needs to take this onto account, I.e. is it impact assessable. The council have not made the findings of the existing study on the aquifer public or at least I'm not aware of them as are most TM residents. Have models been run to assess existing drawdown in a drying climate? Results need to be made public. Commercial extraction of a public resource is not desirable given the lack of impact assessment.

I would be concerned that this would exist to service the needs of the local community for the short interim whilst we are experiencing drought. When and if this passes what happens to the water extraction? Does this water continue to be extracted and taken off the mountain? Then during the next dry period does this supplier come back to service locals or would the commitment already exist with off mountain operations. If locals are prepared and organized we can manage with the suppliers we have. I would only support this if it was guaranteed that the water would not leave the mountain.

I think there is far to much water extraction in this area already, it will have to much impact on the water there and the creek

This was only a few years ago there

Tamborine Mountain school runs dry prompting calls for a 'water emergency' declaration. Members of a Gold Coast Hinterland community have called for the State Government to intervene and halt commercial water extraction as a school's bore runs dry.