Attachment 7 · MCU21/0083

fourth edition, 2017, which were first published by Livable Housing Australia. The ABCB Standard is
not an exact replication of the LHDG, with adjustments being made to convert what was a voluntary
guideline into a regulatory standard. Further adjustments made in response to stakeholder
feedback received during consultation processes are also included in the redrafting of the
document.



Our proposal at 25 & 27 Toolar Street - 8 x Gold Standard LHA Units
We are a small local development group made up of friends who love the Noosa community and
have invested interest in seeing our community, not just survive, but thrive and throw open our
doors to inclusiveness in a literal sense, not just for accessible public spaces but for private homes.

Imagine a future where people with disabilities have an accessible home, and all the homes around
them are accessible so they can visit neighbours and feel included in their community. Great things
have to start somewhere so we are starting right here with 8 Gold Standard Units. It may not resolve
the current issues around provision of accessible homes and lack of supply, but it demonstrates the
possibilities and sets the bar for other developments. (I feel there is an Olympic themed analogy here
with bars being set and the word gold being thrown around).

We started out with a vision and limited ideas about how to make our development our legacy to
our community that meant taking a risk and venturing outside our comfort zone. We didn’t really
know what accessible housing was, but we were familiar with universal design, access to the built
environment in the public realm and common sense building so we put the brains trust together and
went about researching the market for what our development might look like and what the needs of
our community are for now and into the future. Once we discovered the Livable Housing
Development benefits and opportunities it was hard to go back and justify not taking the extra step
and the decision to design and construct gold standard LHA units was inevitable.

Our Planning Scheme’s Strategic Intent calls for housing choices to meet the diverse needs of the
community, which should be celebrated however it would appear in practice there is a large part of
our diverse community unable to access housing that is accessible.

We believe that what has been presented to Council for consideration, albeit non-conforming in
some aspects of the assessment benchmarks, is exactly what residents of Noosa Shire need. As the
leaders of an inclusive community where diversity is valued, Noosa Shire has the ability to join us in
delivering housing choices that ensure residents’ housing needs are catered for, regardless of age,
mobility, household size and budget by providing truly accessible housing.



Riverport Properties Pty Ltd


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fourth edition, 2017, which were first published by Livable Housing Australia. The ABCB Standard is
not an exact replication of the LHDG, with adjustments being made to convert what was a voluntary
guideline into a regulatory standard. Further adjustments made in response to stakeholder
feedback received during consultation processes are also included in the redrafting of the

document.

Our proposal at 25 & 27 Toolar Street - 8 x Gold Standard LHA Units
We are a small local development group made up of friends who love the Noosa community and
have invested interest in seeing our community, not just survive, but thrive and throw open our

doors to inclusiveness in a literal sense, not just for accessible public spaces but for private homes.

Imagine a future where people with disabilities have an accessible home, and all the homes around
them are accessible so they can visit neighbours and feel included in their community. Great things
have to start somewhere so we are starting right here with 8 Gold Standard Units. It may not resolve
the current issues around provision of accessible homes and lack of supply, but it demonstrates the
possibilities and sets the bar for other developments. (I fee! there is an Olympic themed analogy here

with bars being set and the word gold being thrown around).

We started out with a vision and limited ideas about how to make our development our legacy to
our community that meant taking a risk and venturing outside our comfort zone. We didn’t really
know what accessible housing was, but we were familiar with universal design, access to the built
environment in the public realm and common sense building so we put the brains trust together and
went about researching the market for what our development might look like and what the needs of
our community are for now and into the future. Once we discovered the Livable Housing
Development benefits and opportunities it was hard to go back and justify not taking the extra step

and the decision to design and construct gold standard LHA units was inevitable.

Our Planning Scheme’s Strategic Intent calls for housing choices to meet the diverse needs of the
community, which should be celebrated however it would appear in practice there is a large part of

our diverse community unable to access housing that is accessible.

We believe that what has been presented to Council for consideration, albeit non-conforming in
some aspects of the assessment benchmarks, is exactly what residents of Noosa Shire need. As the
leaders of an inclusive community where diversity is valued, Noosa Shire has the ability to join us in
delivering housing choices that ensure residents’ housing needs are catered for, regardless of age,

mobility, household size and budget by providing truly accessible housing.

Riverport Properties Pty Ltd