*Properly made submission (object) Narin Harrison MCU13/0092

We moved to Peregian Beach at the beginning ofthis year with all intentions of

raising our three children in a safe and healthy environment,one that provided
exhaustive opportunities for a range of sporting activities. Encouraging our
children to play outside and safely walking and riding in and around the village is
bucking the childhood obesity trend. It’s an imperative social move forward.The
long term health and well being of all our young people is a responsibility of all
of us!


Given that "The SunshIne Coast Council Open Space Strategy 2011 identifies that
"Peregian Beach locality area is generally under provided for with
recreational parks" (2011:35)", reducing open space further would be a major
short and long-term error in planning.


With 23 children aged between 3months and 16years old residing in
Woodland Drive alone,we know that now and in the future this growing
population will need to be specifically catered for. I dread to visualise children
and teenagers "hanging out" at the back of a supermarket,possible bored,
perhaps even entertaining themselves with spray cans     ...
                                                               you get my drift!


However the enticement of a range of sporting activities and perhaps even the
opportunity of a support network for this demographic would provide the
healthy environment needed to actively engage and monitor the physical and
emotional well being of our young people. I know what I would prefer our
children to be walking past as they travelled to the bus stop each morning and
afternoon, walked into the village on errands or riding down to the Veggie
Village to check on their plot.

Less than 2km south of our Village is a large billboard that touts the Queensland
Government "... (is)getting more people active through sport and recreation...".
The irony of allowing rezoning of open space for sport and recreation to
commercial development would not be lost!


I urge our council to show some common sense. To dissect that magical place
that is the Peregian Beach Village would b~ a travesty. Should zoning be changed
for the sake of financial gain and greed, and a commercial development built,
that open space would be gone forever    ...




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Full Name: Narin Harrison

Address: 24 Woodland Drive, Peregian Beach
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Date of Submission: 30th August 2013

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