Attachment F - Carparking Evaluation & review

The study noted the following:
          “Observed parking demand…suggests that carparking within the Cooroy study area
          is currently underutilized, with a carparking utilisation rate of 59%. This is within the
          range of the observation survey utilization (55% - 82%) but lower than the average
          observation survey utilization at 71%. This indicates that existing parking supply
          generally has capacity to cater for additional on-street parking demands.”
                                                   - MRCagney Report, March 2018, Page 13
The report does note the increase in weekend markets adds some pressure to existing parking due to
temporary spikes in numbers. However, projected future increase in requirements for carparking up to 2031
can be absorbed by existing supply.


2. A review of car parking provided by similar-scale playground developments recently delivered by
   local governments and the private sector
Council initially contacted the following local governments, who have recently constructed playgrounds of a
similar nature to the proposed Hinterland Adventure Playground:

      Gympie Regional Council
      Sunshine Coast Regional Council
      Gold Coast City Council
      Townsville City Council
Key personnel involved in the developments were interviewed. Common themes emerged around the
following:
   1. Popular playgrounds attracted visitors from outside the region and in some cases, additional
      carparks were built after opening as patron numbers were under-estimated (eg: Lake Alford park in
      Monkland, Gympie – further discussion is given on this below)
   2. Parks established in existing urban areas had few additional car parks added, relying instead on
      existing street parking available or local alternatives (eg: retail districts; public transport stops)
   3. When additional car parking was built it offered capacity to suit not just the playground but adjacent
      infrastructure, especially when the playground was built in open spaces (eg: Lake Alford park in
      Gympie, a pre-existing parkland space) or was included as part of a master-planned multi-use
      recreational space (eg: Skippy Park in Landsborough; South Ripley development). This made it
      difficult to ascertain car parking numbers associated with the playgrounds alone
   4. None of the Councils could offer specific data on car parking numbers and movements.
Council also physically inspected a number of public and private playground developments in Southeast
Queensland including:

      Forest Green playground, Pimpama (Gainsborough Green development by Mirvac)
      The Heights park, Pimpama (The Heights land development by Sunland)
      Splash ‘n’ Play playground, South Ripley (Providence Estate development by Simonds)
      Bob Gamble park, Ipswich (Ipswich City Council and State Government)
      Hidden World playground, Fitzgibbon (Brisbane City Council)
      Skippy Park, Landsborough (Sunshine Coast Regional Council)
      Burnett Park and Bicycle Park, Caloundra South (Aura land development by Stockland)
      Brightwater Park, Brightwater (Brightwater land development by Stockland)
      Frew Park, Milton (Brisbane City Council)
      Rocks Riverside Park, Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City Council)
      South Bank and Roma Street Parkland playgrounds (South Bank Corporation and State
       Government, managed by Brisbane City Council).


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