Design Options presented at Sept 2 meeting

The design options presented to key stakeholders on September 2 centred on a “knowledge campus” on one third of the Rufous St site, with the remaining two-thirds of the site devoted to free recreational green space for general community use.The design options:

*replace the two asbestos-ridden buildings and maintenance shed of the former bowls club with structures designed to be environmentally sustainable.

* include a building that will foster IT- driven education and enterprise and mixed-use areas

* includes capacity for a future community hub on the southern corner of the site near the Tennis Club.

* includes nose-in car parking along Rufous Street along with an upgraded car park next to Veggie Village.

* Includes potential pedestrian links to Peregian Village

Talks have been initiated with interested local businesses and universities regarding potential partnerships.The next step in the process is for Council to analyse feedback from the September meeting of key stakeholders, revise concept plans and undertake traffic and financial feasibility studies, prior to lodging a Material Change of Use (MCU) for the northern end of the site.

Once the concept has been finalised and the MCU has been lodged, the community will have another opportunity to comment on the proposed development.