Submission letter of OBJECTION for the Use of Open Space Recreational Land for a Shopping Comple-Peregian Beach Sports & Recreation Club Inc. · MCU13/0092

Vision on the Village
(Exert of chapter five)

Peregian Beach is a delightful place to live and to visit.
What makes Peregian Beach unique is the lush, relaxed village atmosphere, it
is compact and walkable, it is enveloped sea and National Park and it has a
great sense of community. This needs to be nourished and protected.
This doesn’t mean Peregian Beach will always stay the same.
Change is a fact of life, impossible to avoid.
Children grow up and move out. Shops remodel and change tenants.
Houses will be replaced. Sports trends come and go.
These alterations can take place AS LONG AS THEY ARE SENTITIVE to the
unique setting and the village atmosphere.

The biggest threat to Peregian Beach is not so much that things might
change, but that these changes lack balance; developments that are too
large, too fast and at the wrong location. These kind of developments upset
the community’s cohesion, the social, spatial and economical balance.

Though Peregian Beach is bliss, there are indeed things that could be
improved. The coordination of all activities and businesses around the square
can be better, so that the services complete each other, more then compete
against each other. The sport facilities around Rufous Street can to be
improved. The oval is often swampy. The bowls club wound up. Whilst the
beach volleyball club was operating successfully, it unfortunately was not
allowed to continue.
On the positive side, the tennis club and kindy are healthy and viable. The
community garden and food co öp are successful and could continue grow.
In addition there are emerging businesses that have the potential to greatly
contribute to our town. We vision a village that integrates these
improvements, in such a way that the village character becomes strengthened
and we can continue the Peregian way of life.
A second threat that needs to be addressed is how we cherish and harness
our volunteers. We got along and rich history of volunteers in Peregian Beach.
This represents a great value for the town. However, as Peregian has grown,
the tasks are becoming overwhelming, resulting in possible duplication,
challenging coordination and unfair responsibilities. The cooperation of
community groups is already improving;
the quest to further strengthen and empower our community continues.
This vision aims to contribute to this quest by providing a joint perspective for
the future of the Peregian Beach.
A vision that everybody can share in and a vision that strengthens the
cohesion of our community.
One that celebrates the work of our volunteers and show the combined results
can be greater.
This vision encourages enthusiasm and invites more community
members to become active in shaping the future of our great village.