Charlie Keyes: "Here we are standing in this lovely main street of Tewantin. Such a happy atmosphere. It’s a vibrant, commercially viable street and the proposed structure is going to change all that. People don’t realise to what extent the horrific impact on traffic will be. More people, more noise and is also a slap in the face for the development plan that already exists. There are too many people waiting around for affordable housing. Well, how affordable is this? Will it always be kept as affordable? I don’t think so. They are obviously eager to sell that very expensive penthouse with a view of the lake I think it is a boondoggle all the way around. Noosa council should just stand up and say a flat ‘No.’ It’s not as if there is no open land around the periphery of Tewantin. There’s a lot everywhere. They need to take advantage of that.”
Asked if he was going to protest to the State Government, he said, “Already sent stuff. Might even send it again.”
Jim Fagan
What do Tewantin people think of the State Government’s four storey, 42-unit development taking up most of the three blocks on the corner of Poinciana Avenue and Sidoni Street?
Well, judging by the snap poll by Noosa Today last Saturday morning in Poinciana Avenue, locals think it will be an eyesore and should never be allowed to happen.
Nineteen of the units are earmarked for affordable housing, although the number is “to be determined when finalised.” Residents’ opinion was generally favourable (“it’s badly needed for the homeless”) but there was disbelief they would stay “low rent” once it changed hands.
And the fact that the State Government’s four storeys was “over-riding” the Noosa Council building height restriction was condemned as “outrageous,” one speaker saying, “There should be more consultation and cooperation.”
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