Planning_Economic Impact Assessment

                                                           Section 6: Economic impact




• The development of the proposed First Choice liquor store will offer a greater
     provision and a wider range of shopping alternatives for local residents.


• Additional employment and future wages


• The development of the proposed First Choice liquor store will create a
     substantial number of additional jobs in the region, both for the construction
     and related industries during the construction phase, and for the economy
     generally once the centre is completed. These additional jobs will improve the
     self-containment of employment opportunities for residents of the Noosa Heads
     trade area, as well as stimulating future additional salaries and wage levels.
     This benefit is discussed further in the next sub-section of this report.




6.2 Employment stimulus

The proposed development of the First Choice liquor store and hotel will result in
additional on-going supportable employment as well as jobs through the supply
chain, across industries servicing the retail (and non-retail) tenants at the site
such as transport workers, wholesalers and the like.


Furthermore, the construction phase of the project will support temporary
construction employment as well as additional jobs through the broader economic
supply chain (i.e. multiplier impacts).


Table 6.1 illustrates the estimated net increase in direct employment that would
be    created   under    the   proposed   development.     As   shown   the      additional
employment created is expected to be in the order of 66 jobs. Allowing for some
minor impacts upon employment at other retail liquor stores, estimated to be in
the order of 5%, the overall net employment created at the centre is expected to
be in the order of 63 jobs.




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