Councillors reject McDonald's Minyama plan
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Sunshine Coast councillors have rejected an application for a 24-hour McDonald's restaurant at Minyama.
The full council general committee yesterday voted unanimously against the proposed development on the Nicklin Way, because the site was deemed to be inappropriate.
Councillor Chris Thompson says the committee's decision is expected to be ratified at Thursday's council meeting.
"It is only a recommendation at this stage from the general committee," he said.
"It needs to be endorsed or ratified by council at its ordinary meeting on Thursday and then it will become a statutory decision of council.
"I'm reasonably pleased with the outcome."
The development application for a McDonald's restaurant at Minyama, on Queensland's Sunshine Coast in Australia, has been rejected by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.

"We knocked back a Hungry Jack’s on Nicklin Way because of the nuisance code," said divisional councilor Chris Thompson. "We already have a 24-hour McDonald’s at Mooloolaba, only one kilometre away, and there are already anti-social issues at that site."
Map of countries that have McDonald's restaurants.
Local residents previously vowed to fight any McDonald's development at the proposed site due to the risk of anti-social behavior. Protest group spokesman John Meyer-Gleaves was "over the moon".

"It’s not often you knock Maccas McDonald's over," he said.

Mayor Bob Abbot said Minyama was in some ways more suitable than Mooloolaba. However, he was concerned about the proximity to a residential estate.

The rejection is expected to be ratified at an ordinary meeting of the council on Thursday.

"It needs to be endorsed or ratified by council at its ordinary meeting on Thursday and then it will become a statutory decision of council," Chris Thompson said. "I'm reasonably pleased with the outcome."