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

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we      have not         any evidence regarding specific public
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activities which are not provided at Peregian Beach and which, if
provided, would be patronised as to be viable should                        the
community acquire private land for said purpose.

2. Demonstrate how the Peregian Beach community would not be
      disadvantaged by the loss of Open Space Recreation zoned
      land.


Representations:
The followings Facts and circumstances are considered relevant to
Council’s issue, namely:
      1. In recent years (since about 2010) no section of the Peregian
          Beach community has had access to the subject site which
          isprivately owned. Prior to that it is assumed that access
          would only have been available if the resident was a
          Member of the Peregian Bowls Club (or had reciprocal
          membership through another Club, or was signed in by a
          member or staff), and therefore would not now be
          disadvantaged by its use for other private purposes.

          To the contrary the public will have access to the site if it is
         ultimately developed for a convenience shopping centre as
         proposed;
      2. Similar concerns expressed in the Scanlon Appeal were not
         upheld; and
      3. As with the conversion of the original Peregian Beach
         Swimming Pool complex in the centre of the Village Square,
         the community has not been disadvantaged as a greater
         range and proportion of residents (and visitors) now enjoy
         the entertainment, dining and social meeting opportunities
         offered by the retail setting of the Village Square.


In conclusion, the dominance of ’public open space’ along the
foreshore      more   thancompensates for the conversion of the
subject privately owned site to a convenience shopping complex.
As previously mentioned the publicly owned Di Hurst Oval Reserve
is currently under-developed and under-utilised, and any identified
specific public recreation needs for Peregian Beach should
explore the opportunities of using public owned land, before
expending public funds on acquiring private land, for all the
obvious reasons fie. capital expenditure, ongoing maintenance,
and functional viability)..


3. Provide evidence and justification for the creation of a second
      ’neiQbourhood centre’ in PereQian Beach, and demonstrate


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