Economic Report · MCU18/0019

3.3 Strategic Clustering
The Noosa Shire Economic Plan – Action Plan specifically seeks to:
       “Explore the concept of, and test support for, the establishment of a
       centre of excellence in aged care”.
This action drives off the objective of facilitating increased collaboration and
clustering, as noted in the Noosa Shire Economic Plan (p. 17).
The proposed aged care facility contributes to the building of critical mass that
could support the establishment of a centre of excellence in aged care in Noosa. In
spatial terms, it also contributes to the creation of critical mass in and around the
Noosa Hospital as a focal point in the provisioning of aged care and ancillary
services.
The proposed aged care facility is directly opposite the Noosa Hospital on
Goodchap Street. Nearby (within 800m) there is also the existing Noosa Community
Support Centre. A little further away (less than 1.2km) is the Noosa Domain Village,
offering accommodation for an ageing population.
Map 1: Goodchap St Aged Care Facility – Aged Care Cluster




It is also worth noting the proximity of the Central Queensland University Noosa
Campus (also on Goodchap Street), no more than 400m from the subject site. This


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