2016-10-11 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

LOCALITY: COASTAL COMMUNITIES
                                                                                                                   precincts has blurred as many home owners take
Background                                               sewerage between 1996 and 2003 led to an
                                                         increase in units and duplexes, however over the last     the opportunity to let out their home, or individual
                                                         10 years there has been very little development and       rooms to short term guests for all or part of the
The Coastal Communities of Noosa Shire are the
                                                         accordingly very low population growth.                   year.




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close-knit beachside communities of Sunshine
Beach, Sunrise Beach, Castaways Beach, Marcus            Lifestyle is focussed on the beaches and associated       Land values and housing costs are quite high




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Beach and Peregian Beach, generally located              recreational opportunities. While the communities         amongst the coastal villages, reflecting the
between the Noosa National Park to the west and          are highly represented by 45-64 year olds there           desirability of the location and competition between
the ocean, in the south eastern part of the Shire.       are also many families with young and school age




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                                                                                                                   residents and visitors.
                                                         children. The presence of four schools along Ben
The communities developed organically following                                                                    The village centre of Peregian Beach is always
                                                         Lexcen Drive, as well as high quality district level




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the dune system with meandering streets and many                                                                   busy and under pressure from a growing residential
                                                         sporting facilities adds to the attraction for families
no-through roads. Residents appreciate the quiet
                                                         (although many children from Peregian Beach and           population just outside Noosa Shire. Maintenance




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pockets this creates, although visitors sometimes
                                                         Marcus Beach go south for school).                        of the low rise, low key village atmosphere with
struggle to find their way around.
                                                         Visitor accommodation in the form of self-contained       opportunity for informal community events and
The settlement pattern of the coastal villages is well                                                             incidental gatherings is important. Improvement of
                                                         apartments and houses abound. While there are
defined and owes much to community efforts to                                                                      community infrastructure, car parking and facilitation
                                                         concentrations of visitor accommodation near Duke
prevent inappropriate development.                                                                                 of the digital economy in spaces around Rufous
                                                         St Sunshine Beach, Tingira Cres / Selene St Sunrise
The coast is reasonably well serviced with urban         Beach, and on the David Low Way at Peregian               Street has been the subject of recent community
infrastructure. The connection of reticulated            Beach, the distinction between residential and visitor    engagement.




58 The New Noosa Plan