2019-12-11 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 5 - Final New Noosa Plan - Part 1-6 - Clean version

Key themes to achieve diversification include effective land use planning, enterprise support, essential infrastructure, and skilled and
connected business. Clustering and collaboration i s important for these industries, as well as supporting infrastructure such as flexible
floor space, transport and high speed broadband.

Noosa's strong and significant brand and image continue to be leveraged to attract other non­​tourism opportunities to further diversify the
economy and create new job growth. Broadening career opportunities for the community towards high paid work is a focus. Jobs
attractive to younger families are particularly supported.

Growing of the economy is not a ‘development at all cost’ scenario but rather a dedicated plan to grow the value of priority industry
sectors, support the social and environmental values of the community, and enhance quality of life.

Keeping up with the rapidly changing nature of business is a challenge. Businesses are increasingly looking for flexible workspaces of
different scales and types which provide for multiple uses; co​shared spaces with opportunities to meet and share ideas; and provide
well connected fast communication and digital services. In order to meet these changing needs and enable the diversification, business
development and growth of priority sectors, suitably located, zoned and serviced land is allocated. A mixture of approaches is applied to
ensure developments can be easily adapted to suit both the current and future needs of business and industry. This includes providing
for shared cooperative spaces, digital hubs and mixed­use precincts that support small and growing enterprises.


Centres hierarchy

The Noosa Shire activity centres hierarchy, identified on Strategic Framework Map SFM­2 ­ Economy and Employment, helps establish
the respective roles and functions of activity centres to ensure each centre contributes to a network of vibrant activated centres with good
accessibility and connectivity, high amenity and a unique sense of place. This hierarchy represents all the retail­​based centres that occur
(and will occur) in Noosa Shire. Each activity centre has a retail core function including supermarkets and other retail uses and is
supported by commercial and community uses. The centres hierarchy also takes into consideration Noosa Shire's role in a more
regional context. It recognises that a proportion of the Shire's higher order needs is fulfilled by activity centres in other areas, particularly
the principal regional activity centre of Maroochydore and to a minor extent Gympie’s major regional activity centre.

The Noosa Business Centre and Noosa Junction are the next level in the hierarchy and are the major activity centres for Noosa Shire.
Both have distinct and complementary roles, with Noosa Business Centre having a predominant role providing future long term growth
and employment for the Shire.

The Noosa Business Centre is designated in the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017 as the only major regional activity centre
in Noosa. The major centre offers the greatest opportunity to accommodate most of the long term growth and development for key priority
sectors including knowledge­based industries such as education and training, health, digital economy, technology innovation, and
research and development. This will be delivered through a number of planning precincts to reflect the desired function and role of the
centre. Future retail development is provided for in a village mixed use precinct designed around a vibrant open main street linked to an
open air village green space and connecting with the existing shopping centre. Future commercial and employment uses are to be
located in a business park precinct and the nearby innovation zoned land. Housing choice including small dwellings and social housing
is provided through a high density residential precinct. Mixed­use development may comprise office, retail, entertainment and other
business uses, together with residential. These uses are supported by the provision of a site within the centre for a sub­regional transit
facility into the future.

Noosa Junction is a vibrant mixed­use centre. It caters for creative industries, retail via local brands, food and entertainment venues,
knowledge ​based industries, professional services and education. Development provisions have been significantly increased,
compared to previous planning schemes, to allow for greater redevelopment options. Entertainment and lifestyle pursuits enhance the
centre's role as a vibrant place for hospitality in conjunction with retail and services. A hospitality precinct (shown on the Noosa Heads
Local Area zone map) is acknowledged to potentially involve late night activity and music. The scale and nature of new development are
required to fit with the existing character and function of the centre and includes mixed­use business and residential uses. Noosa
Junction will expand over the former bowls club site in Lanyana Way to include a mix of business uses surrounding a public open space
area and high density residential developments.

The remaining activity centres are more constrained in terms of future growth consistent with their role and function. The focus is on
maintaining the discrete character and form of these centres and providing for the day to day needs of residents and visitors as well as
providing opportunities for mixed­use development in the form of shop­top housing in smaller neighbourhood and local centres through
to apartment style in the larger district and major centres.


Centres design

  **FINAL DRAFT ­ Post Consultation 2019**
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