SHADE IN COORAN STREETSCAPE · Report

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                    11 DECEMBER 2023


   B. Consider a budget allocation for the 2024/2025 financial year for supply and installation of
      additional mature shade trees in King Street Cooran in consultation with all local businesses
      and the community; and
   C. Advise the proprietors of 12 King Street Cooran that if they wish to provide constructed shade
      over the tables adjacent to the entrance to their premises, Council is in support of an
      application for an outdoor dining area, with umbrellas managed by the proprietor, consistent
      with its approach in other village centres.


REPORT

1. Background

Public seating tables are provided on the footpath outside the Cooran General Store at 12 King
Street Cooran. The image below demonstrates the current arrangements.




Figure 1: Cooran General Store from King Street




Figure 2: Public tables on footpath adjacent to General Store.

The business proprietors of the General Store at 12 King Street Cooran have made representations
to Council about the inadequacy of shade on tables on the footpath, which is regarded as a key