Development Application part 10 of 10 Community Study - MCU13/0092

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6.   CONCLUSION




     When participants of the Community Study were asked for their level of support

     for the concept of the Peregian Beach Market Place as shown to them on the

     day with site maps, artistic impressions and photographs depicting the concept
     of an IGA Marketplace store:

           D   37% of participants indicated a positive response

           D   63% of participants indicated a negative response.



     When asked to indicate their level of support for a ’Peregian Beach Marketplace’

     as   depicted in the material the participants were shown on the day:
           D   35% of participants indicated they would be supportive

           D   10% of participants indicated a neither/nor or don’t know response

           D   55% of participants indicated they would not be supportive



     When asked to indicate what they believe the level of support from those local to

     the area for a ’Peregian Beach Marketplace’ as depicted in the material the par-

     ticipants were shown on the day:
           D   29% of participants indicated that those local to the area would be sup-

               portive
           D   12% of participants indicated a neither/nor or don’t know response

           D   59% of participants indicated that those local to the area would not be

               supportive.


     The shopping needs of participants from Peregian Beach for grocery and food

     items appears not to be meet as 68% of participants do larger shops, once to

     four times a month, with top ups. Of the 68%, 56% of participants indicate they

     need to do four large shops a month with 88% of the larger shops taking place

     outside the Peregian Beach precinct.




     Participants indicate they do these larger shops at Peregian Springs Shopping
     Centre (56%),and/or at Noosa Shopping Precinct (19%)and/or Coolum Village

     (13%).A few participants (6%)did their large shop at Peregian Beach Village
     Square.


     Of the total participants, 26% do no large shops, shopping just as they need and

     6% do not buy food or grocery items.