Planning Report - Revisions incoporating Attachment H - Economic Report · MCU13/0092

6.0     PEREGIAN BEACH – THE PAST, PRESENT AND POTENTIAL
        FUTURE

   (1) It is often said that to know what the future holds it is important to
       understand the Past, and then what the Present provides, and what
       might influence the future, This applies equally to the evolution of
       communities which inevitably alter over time until fully established or
       trends (residential, retail, tourism etc ) dictate ongoing changes within
       established communities.

   (2) Peregian’s Past - Peregian was established in the early 1960’s by TM
       Burke Pty Ltd a major National Development Company, via a number
       of development leases. Its name was derived from the small rocky
       outcrop to its south known as Mt Peregian or Emu Mountain (Source:
       “Up Rose An Emu” by Peter Sharpe (2009) an informative read by
       anyone interested in the development of Noosa’s Peregian Beach,
       Marcus Beach and Sunrise Beach). In 1967/68 its name was changed
       by the addition of ‘Beach’, considered necessary to ensure people
       were aware of its location adjacent to the Coast.

        The existing Tennis complex at the end of Rufous Street, a Community
         Swimming Pool (where the Neighbourhood Centre’s Village Square
        now exists) and the Peregian Beach Bowls Club site (on a Special
        Lease of land) were all conceived and commenced by TM Burke in
        the early 1960’s. According to Peter Sharpe the Bowls Club was
        intended to provide “some form of community facility to bring people
        together“. The first green was established in 1969 and on 11th July 1970
        the Club was officially declared open, with the second green
        established in 1976.

        The community swimming pool was provided by TM Burke Pty Ltd and
        was free to the public. It was ultimately closed when the pumps and
        filtration machinery reached its use by date.

        Noosa Council is to be complimented for establishing an historical
        reminder of the Swimming pool complex through the retention of a set
        of swimmers climbing pool bars located in the S-E quadrant of the
        Village Square.

      It is understood that the current village Square was created as Lot 373 on
      P93119 in1966. Later, in 1981 it was gazetted as Reserve 1408 for Local
      government (Business and Pool) purposes.

      Council ultimately filled the pool in, enabling the current village square
      and its associated commercial and retail businesses to establish.

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