PB Submission Rist · MCU13/0092

To

The Chief Executive Officer

Sunshine Coast Council Locked Bag 72
Sunshine Coast Mail Centre, QLD 4560

File No: MCU13/0092

Name of Applicant: Multispan Australia

Postal Address of Land: 5-7 Rufous Street, Peregian Beach.
Proposal: Integrated shopping complex development

Notice of Submission: Objection to the above referenced development application

We object to the commercial use of the Peregian Bowls Club area zoned Open Space/ Recreation
as determined in both The Noosa Plan 2006 and the draft Sunshine Coast Planning Scheme (2012).

This development will adversely affect the consistent land and community use of the current
Tennis Courts, Community House, Kindergarten, Veggie Village and Di Hurst Oval as well as
impacting surrounding residents.

The loss of this Open Space / Recreation zoned land would take away any future opportunity for
the Peregian Beach Tennis Club to acquire any additional tennis courts, which may be needed in the
future to meet community needs or to provide a viable income to the Court Manager.

With the commercial use of the site, there is a real risk of run-off from the site and Rufous Street
containing chemical spills, industrial strength chemical cleaning products, petrol and oils from the
car park, with the potential to negatively impact on the Vegie Village Community Gardens and the
adjacent Noosa National Park.

The Sunshine Coast Council Open Space Strategy 2011 identifies that “Peregian Beach locality area
is generally under provided for with recreational parks” (2011:35) and we object to loss of this
recreational land for the current and future residents to commercial development.

It is the village character of Peregian Beach that attracts visitors and locals, and brings money into
the local economy. The proposed shopping complex would be detrimental to this village
atmosphere, through its appearance as well as the additional traffic it generates.

We already have a Post office, bakery, convenience store, news agency, chemist, vegie & fruit store
and bottle shops in Peregian Beach. Further shops have already been approved as part of the
redevelopment of the Peregian Beach Caravan Park site. Peregian Beach does not have the
population to sustain more shops (or restaurants/cafes), The proposed shopping complex will
threaten the livelihood of the existing businesses.

As residents, we would like to see a future for Peregian Beach that provides facilities to stay active
and healthy, as opposed to a future that is purely focused on consumerism. We are strictly opposed
to giving up recreational/open zoned areas to commercial development.

Submitter: Sabine Rist Wolfram Rist
24 Sandalwood Close 24 Sandalwood Close
Marcus Beach, QLD 4573 Marcus Beach, QLD 4573

Signature: Sti

Date of Submission: 28 August 2013