Peregian Beach based Altum Property Group said they were pleased with the community response to their Eumundi supermarket application which is currently before Sunshine Coast Council.
Altum Property Group director Alex Rigby said the response from the local community had been overwhelmingly positive with many citing a strong need for the development as they needed to travel to either Cooroy, Noosa or even further afield to do their shopping.
“We have communicated with a number of local organisations, including the Eumundi Chamber of Commerce, and we are pleased by the positive feedback and general excitement around our proposal to build a supermarket within Eumundi.
“In the current high inflationary environment where the cost of living is skyrocketing, Eumundi residents and people that live in the Eumundi catchment area have embraced the idea of being able to purchase more affordable groceries and fuel than is currently being offered within their community.
“We are confident that Council will see the strong need for this development as our application demonstrates that there is insufficient developable land within the Eumundi Local Centre to accommodate the proposed development along with strong community and economic need,” Alex said.
The site application includes an approved service station development which covers over 4293 square metres while the remainder of the development includes a 1472 square metre retail centre, consisting of a 1200 square metre limited line supermarket and 272 square metres of specialty retail as well as 76 car spaces.
Award winning local architecture firm Blackburne Jackson has created a building design that interprets and articulates a localised response to Eumundi’s built form character.
“The building maintains a low rise built form with a maximum height above finished ground level of about 6.5 metres and setback 6m from the street frontages which minimises building profile and limits height to reduce amenity impacts.
“Substantial landscape strips are provided to the street frontages, which will assist in softening the built form of the proposed development and provide scenic amenity benefits and contribute to a sense of entry to the town, which is not currently achieved with the open grass paddock,” Alex added.
Altum Property Group have also prepared a project Information booklet which has been placed at key locations in Eumundi while an online version can be downloaded at altum.com.au/eumundidevelopment
A response from Sunshine Coast Council to the application is due by September this year.
