Noosa Lot 4 Early Learning Centre RFI Response 12.04.23 · MCU22/0094

As requested by Council, a Waste Management expert was consulted and has prepared an Operational
Waste Management Plan demonstrating compliance with refuse requirements. A total of eight (8) bins
will be supplied, four (4) general waste and four (4) comingled recycling, of which will be transported
to the kerbside by cleaners and building maintenance team members until emptied. We do note that
TTM has liaised directly with Council waste officers, who have indicated support for the development
to undertake refuse arrangements via kerbside collection. For further information, please refer to the
attachment as listed above.

In response to Items 10 (2) to 10(3), please refer to the technical detail provided in the updated TIS
prepared by SLR Consulting. Notably, the TIS provides that:

   •   Sanctuary Childcare (the provider) operate a number of sites across South East Queensland
       that are of similar size and scale to the proposed. The traffic data taken from these similar
       operations show that despite far fewer car parks being provide, the carparks generally don’t
       operate at capacity in peak times. Please refer to the traffic survey data presented by SLR in
       section 5.2 of the TIS;

   •   Further to the above point, the parking survey data obtained found that peak times are driven
       by pick up and drop off times for the number of children attending the centre, and not by staff
       numbers. Whilst Noosa Council carparking provisions are driven by staff, it is our traffic
       consultants view that this is not the best way to determine required spaces for a Childcare to
       cater for peak periods. Further, the majority of other local government’s share this view with
       car parking rates being determined by the number of children and not the number of staff at
       a childcare centre;

   •   The Noosa Business Centre is quickly expanding, and where when fully developed, the area
       will attract a significant amount of workers which will likely heavily utilise the convenient
       location of the Childcare facility. In particular, the proximate location of the Innovation
       Precinct which will employ some 700+ skilled workers will provide adequate parking for staff,
       many of whom will utilise the proposed Early Learning Centre. In addition, the location of
       Council’s future transport hub some 300m north of the site will enable a high proportion of
       workers in the Business Centre to travel via public transport and drop their children to the
       Early Learning Centre on foot before arriving at their work place. This is further supported
       with the provision of bicycle parking and dedicated end of trip facilities at the Early Learning
       Centre to encourage staff of the Centre itself to utilise alternative forms of transport to travel
       to and from work;

   •   The development has been specifically designed to heavily embellish the pedestrian path on
       the west which connects the north of the business centre to the south for pedestrians and
       active transport persons, making the Childcare very accessible.

In response to Item 10 (4), the amended architectural plans now detail a pedestrian path that connects
the garden path on the west directly through to the centre via an arbour which is designed as a
wayfinding device. This addition will minimise potential safety hazards between pedestrians and cars
and ensure patrons can safely access the centre.



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