NOOSA Council is calling on the Peregian Beach community to help develop ideas to enhance the seaside village.
On 9 May, from 8am to 12noon, council will hold a community forum at the Peregian Beach Surf Club to find out what locals need to make the most of their space.
Peregian – Your Say is a way for council and the community to discuss ideas on topics such as parking, bicycle and pedestrian pathway linkages, signage, public amenities, the skatepark, the Di Hurst oval precinct and the Rufous Street precinct development.
Noosa Council community services director Alan ‘Fox’ Rogers said it makes sense to include the community in development discussions.
“Council recently purchased the bowls club site at Rufous Street and it makes sense to consider the future of that site as part of a larger conversation with residents about the wider village precinct,” he said.
Cr Frank Wilkie said council would share a range of ideas on the day, previously put forward by the Peregian Beach community.
“These include matters discussed in the Vision on the Village plan, the work done by the stakeholders in the recreation precinct for the Recreation Precinct Options paper and input from the IT creatives who work in the village,” Cr Wilkie said.
“A series of questions have been developed to help guide the consultation.“
Mr Rogers said the consultation was a chance for the community to revisit and update some of their original ideas, and to discuss some ideas which have been further developed by council.
On the day of the forum, council staff, councillors and a surf club representative will answer queries and help brainstorm ideas. Participants will also be invited to pen their ideas and responses on whiteboards and post-it notes.
“As with any community engagement, the challenge will be to balance the wide variety of community ideas with economic constraints, but I am confident that as a result of discussions that occur on the day a number of new and innovative ideas will emerge,” Mr Rogers said.
If you want to join the conversation the forum will run between 8am and 12noon at the Peregian Beach Surf Club on Saturday, 9 May. Residents can also contribute online at yoursay.noosa.qld.gov.au from 4 May to 16 May, 2015.
