MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Compiled Information Request Response

                                                                                                      Noosa Civic Expansion
                        28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville and parts of the road reserves of Hofmann Drive and Walter Hay Drive



3.7         Transaction Data
            “The Retail Needs Assessment utilises EFTPOS transaction data source from Quantium. Such
            data should be used with a degree of caution, given cash remains a significant method of payment
            across a number of retail categories.
            There are concerns with the direct applicability of the Quantium EFTPOS data to convenience or
            supermarket based shopping trips and whether the impacts on the Noosaville centre, which hosts
            a Woolworths and Aldi, have been fully identified.

            Information Required:
            16   Clarify how EFTPOS data sourced from Quantium has been moderated to account for
                 cash transactions, given some retail segments (particularly those dominated by
                 transactions of less than $50) remain a significant method of payment.
            17   Provide an analysis of the likely competitive impacts of the Noosa Civic expansion on
                 supermarkets located in Noosaville and Noosa Junction. This might involve reporting
                 the proportion of centre impacts attributable to those supermarkets.”
            RESPONSE
            For a complete response to this item, please refer to Appendix B – Retail Needs Response to
            this report.

3.8         Retail Impacts
            “The Retail Needs Assessment cites a number of approved and proposed developments that
            might influence activity within the identified trade areas, including the expansion of Sunshine
            Plaza, expansion of Noosa Fair and the approved Masters Home Improvement Centre. The
            impact analysis does not include these approved developments. Impacts must be assessed for
            existing, approved and designated centres and include the extent to which a proposed
            development might impede the uptake of existing approvals.

            Information Required:
            18   An amended impact analysis, such that the calculation of impacts at 2018 includes
                 the approved developments in the base case of the impact assessment (that is,
                 assumes approvals have been acted upon).”
            RESPONSE
            Refer to Appendix B – Retail Needs Response to this report for a response to Item 18.
            The Retail Needs Response concludes that it is highly unlikely that the proposed development
            will affect the uptake of existing approvals.
            The Retail Needs Assessment indicates that the purpose of the analysis is to isolate impacts
            resulting from the proposed development rather than calculate cumulative impacts.
            The Retail Needs Assessment considers the impact of the proposed development on Peregian
            Village Market, Noosa Fair, the Masters Home Improvement Store and Sunshine Plaza. With
            respect to Sunshine Plaza, it is noted that the expansion of that centre will not occur until after
            2018, when the proposed development is expected to open. If it were to open before the
            proposed development, Urbis notes that the percentage impact of the proposed development on
            the Maroochydore PRAC would be lower than that indicated in the Retail Needs Assessment.

3.9         Retail Expenditure Propensity
            “Retail expenditure propensities for each of the identified trade areas have not been reported in
            the Retail Needs Assessment, with propensities only reported for the primary trade area and the
            aggregation of all trade areas.


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