2016-03-01 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   1 MARCH 2016




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INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                        1 MARCH 2016

                                                                 Rufous St Master Plan Commercial Development

               Digital Hubs are the next generation of co working spaces for regional areas, adjusted to meet local
               demand, build relationships and achieve maximum global exposure.

               5.3.1   Co-workers, Start ups
               Peregian is already home to several successful IT entrepreneurs and tech businesses so there is
               established skilled potential clients. A scan of the Sunshine Coast indicates that various localities
               have established co working space within their population catchment. This site is located within easy
               reach of a rapidly growing residential base.

                There is the opportunity for singular consultants to collaborate on various projects through
               networking.

                There also has been identified a number of pre retired residents who maintain consultancy roles
               with their former businesses or industries who would be interested in utilising the Digital Hub.

               5.3.2   Mobile Worker
               A number of major employers such as financial institutions are moving away from ‘bricks and
               mortar’ regional offices to employing mobile worker representatives who retain contact through ICT
               or the Cloud to stay connected.

               5.3.3   National and international visitors
               The Eastern Beaches of Noosa e.g. Sunshine/Castaways/Marcus/ Peregian and Coolum are holiday
               destinations for range of professionals who own or rent holiday homes and or units and may wish to
               maintain office contact from a remote site.

               6       IT ENTERPRISE(S) WORKSPACE 350m2
               A level of the proposed commercial development will be allocated to IT businesses that are going
               concerns and employ professional staff. This would allow successful start-ups to migrate and
               operate on a more traditional footing. It may nurture interaction between ‘co-workers, start-ups’
               and successful businesses. The types of businesses could include a range of enterprises that have IT
               at the heart of their operation. This may include creative type industries online interactive education
               etc but would exclude or limit face to face dealings with customers.
               Should the enterprises be successful and/or other like businesses are attracted to Peregian a logical
               extension would be to convert the present community house to this type activity by firstly
               developing a new Community House within the precinct.

               7       ANCILLARY COFFEE SHOP / OFFICE 30sqm
               It is envisaged a small coffee shop with office space be established on the ground floor with
               exposure to the car park and the public open space.

               The primary customers for this will be users of the IT Enterprises and the co workers /start ups etc.
               plus participants at the Community House, and the users of the Public Open Spaces. It is noted there
               is no such facility on the western side of the David Low Way so that there is likely to be some casual
               use from the local neighbourhood, cycle groups, and employees and customers of the Marquesas
               development as well.

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