4HRP3983.L01.004 - Final Application

                                                         2



The site has been developed with a shopping centre, together with retail showrooms, commercial office space
and a service station. The existing centre, known as Noosa Civic, opened in October 2006 and comprises:
        a discount department store based shopping centre, including a service station, with retail shop floor
         space of 18,585m2 Total Use Area (TUA);
        the Emporium retail showrooms development with 7,056m 2 TUA;
        commercial office space of 5,000m2 TUA; and
        associated servicing, car parking and other development infrastructure.
The site is traversed by an access road, connecting Hofmann Drive and Walter Hay Drive. The remainder of
the site is covered by large scale, primarily open car parking areas and landscaping. An aerial of the site is
provided in Figure 1 below.




Figure 1 – Aerial Photograph (Source: Nearmap)

To the west and north-west of the site are predominantly industrial and commercial uses. The Noosa Hospital
is situated further north-west of the site on Goodchap Street, along with adjacent sporting and cultural facilities,
including the Council library, at Wallace Park Estate. To the north of the site are predominantly residential
uses, and beyond is the urban residential area of Noosaville. This location contains sporting fields and
community theatre facilities along Weyba Road, a caravan and camping park at Munna Point, a scout den and
grounds along Gibson Road, as well as shopping facilities and restaurants adjacent to the Noosa River.
To the east of the site is the North Weyba section of the Noosa National Park and Lake Weyba. This area is
heavily vegetated and largely undisturbed.
Site Contamination


                                                                                                    www.cardno.com