Peregian Beach Community Kindergarten Letter of Objection · MCU13/0092

3.In a country with one of the highest childhood obesity rates, the value of providing
adequate sports and recreational areas within every community should not be
underestimated. In Queensland, 26.1% of children aged 5–15 years were overweight
or obese in 2007-08 (Higher than the national average).

The National Preventative Health Taskforce established by the Australian
Government in 2008 to tackle obesity in Australia: outlines a need for urgent action.

The Taskforce Report suggests that what is urgently required is more public
transport, cycle paths and footpaths, increased urban density and protected open
spaces so that people can readily lead more active, healthy lives.

As the report states, Town Planning can either contribute to growing levels of obesity,
OR help to prevent lifestyle-related diseases, including poor mental health, through
facilitating physical activity.

4.The Sunshine Coast Council Open Space Strategy 2011 identifies that “Peregian
Beach locality area is generally under provided for with recreational
parks”(2011:35).

The loss of existing open space zoned land in this precinct would have a negative
impact on the overall Open Space Strategy as adopted by Council as well as
reducing open space land that has been identified as being needed for the well being
of the community and future generations.

5. Increased safety risk to all pedestrians in Rufous Street and the surrounding
access areas, including children riding their bikes and walking to the Kindy or to
school buses on David Low Way.
The applicant's noise report states that all loading and service activities on site are to
be limited between the hours of 7am and 6pm. Approval of the proposed
development would result in a dramatic increase in traffic volumes along Rufous
Street and heavy service vehicles, including semi trailers, would be forced to share
the street with Kindergarten families during drop off and pick up times.
The kindergarten and community and sports groups who utilise Rufous Street on a
regular basis will be detrimentally affected by the additional heavy vehicles.

6. The likelihood of overflow into the Kindergarten and Veggie Village car parks from
the proposed shopping complex will have an adverse effect on parking in the area.
Apart from the nuisance of taking up parking spaces at peak times, which are
already inadequate, there is the safety concern that customers of the shopping
complex may not have the same mindfulness as Kindergarten parents when
reversing out of their car park.
Furthermore, in the absence of any detail regarding the extent of works required to
Rufous Street and in the absence of any detailed designs on the required upgrading
of the Woodland Drive and David Low Way intersection (as requested by council),
we remain concerned about traffic congestion, lack of flow and pedestrian safety