Response to Information Request 5-7 Rufous Street Peregian Beach MCU13/0092

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          local populations, and as such the provision of available POS
          is under-represented;
    5. Parks and Recreation          Spaces west of the David Low Way
          and     other   major    coastal Roads are often relatively
          underutilised by residents and visitors due to the attraction of
          the Beach, foreshore and associated licensed                         premises, ie
          Jack Morgan P"ark at Coolum, the Peregian Bowls Club and
          Di Hurst Oval at Peregian Beach;
    6. Peregian Beach has a limited and ageing population with
       very restricted opportunity for an increased population, such
       that the future demand for additional public open space
       opportunities is limited. This is one of the main reasons why
       the original Peregian Beach Community Swimming Pool was
       closed by Council it was not financially viable due to many
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       of the factors expressed above;
    7. There is no school at Peregian Beach, and as such local
       children often use facilities outside Peregian Beach as a
          matter of convenience;
    8. The Peregian Bowls Club has been abandoned as an active
          sporting destination for about 3 years and no Community or
          Council progress has been made in acquiring and
          developing it for a recreational or community use during
          that period, which would suggest that any potential public
          use is highly likely to be unviable, for similar reasons which led

          to the demise of the Bowls Club i.e lack of population,
          demographic constraints, competing venues outside of
          Peregian Beach township, and competing activities east of
          the David Low Way ;
    9. The dimensions of the site are not conducive to a range of
       public recreational/community uses, particularly given its
       relatively narrow width;
    10. Any public use would need to also provide car parking and
       this would further erode the ability of any significant public
          recreational use of the site; and
    11. We      understand     that   Council       has          recently resolved to
          prepare  a Master Plan for Di Hurst Oval. This may well

          suggest that any future public recreational requirements for
          Peregian   Beach residents would             likely be provided at Di
          Hurst Oval. In addition to the area of the current Reserve we
          are unaware     of any reason why the Di Hurst Oval complex
          could    not     expanded given it has no immediate
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          residential/urban neighbours. Council’s resolution did not
          include the subject Bowls Club site in any investigations.


In conclusion there is no evidence to justify the purchase and use
of privately owned land at Peregian Beach for Public use. Further,



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