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Tin Can Bay Cooloola Cove OUR TOWNS STAGE 3 SUSTAINABLE CENTRES PROGRAM TIN CAN BAY COOLOOLA COVE 11 SEPTEMBER 2015 - ISSUE A 17/02/2016 2015/2016-Q059 CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION 6. TIN CAN BAY 2. TOWNSHIP LOCATIONS 6.1. INTRODUCTION 6.2. TOWN CONTEXT AND FEATURES 3. PROJECT PURPOSE & SCOPE 6.3. INITIAL OBSERVATIONS 4. METHODOLOGY 6.4. PRELIMINARY CONCEPT IDEAS 6.5. COMMUNITY CONSULTATION 5. COOLOOLA COVE 6.6. CONSULTATION FINDINGS 5.1. INTRODUCTION 6.7. CONCEPT MASTER PLAN 5.2. TOWN CONTEXT AND FEATURES 6.8. RECOMMENDATIONS 5.3. INITIAL OBSERVATIONS 5.4. PRELIMINARY CONCEPT IDEAS 5.5. COMMUNITY CONSULTATION 7. APPENDICES 5.6. CONSULTATION FINDINGS 5.7. CONCEPT MASTER PLAN 5.8. RECOMMENDATIONS Tin Can Bay: Trawler fleet and fishing at the boat ramp. CONTENT PLACE DESIGN GROUP / GYMPIE REGIONAL COUNCIL 2 1. INTRODUCTION Gympie is a region of communities with a rich At the time of writing the various completed and and vibrant history and, importantly, a promising ongoing stages of the “Our Towns” program future. With the City of Gympie at its core, were as follows: the network of rural and coastal communities provides important economic support and Completed Planning Stages employment to residents, and offers choice in Stage 1 Kilkivan and Kandanga lifestyle and residential living. Stage 2 Amamoor and Gunalda Through the “Our Towns” Sustainable Centres Ongoing Planning Stages Program, Gympie Regional Council has Stage 3 Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove committed to undertaking a staged concept Stage 4 Goomeri planning and consultation process to identify a Stage 5 Rainbow Beach range of opportunities to enhance a number of rural and coastal townships within the region. This report summarises the process and outcomes of Stage 3 of the “Our Towns” program, focussed on the adjacent Cooloola Coast townships of Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove. Cooloola Cove: Mullins Creek Recreation Area. INTRODUCTION PLACE DESIGN GROUP / GYMPIE REGIONAL COUNCIL 3 The “Our Towns – Sustainable Centres Program” small scale capital works. The concepts seek to aims to assist and support the ongoing strengthen the sense of place and the unique sustainability of the region’s townships as identities of these townships and to improve and attractive and desirable places to live, work, build upon this identity rather than reinvent the recreate and visit. existing character of the townships. A primary objective of the project is to build This placemaking process has involved upon the existing character and amenity currently consultation with locals and key stakeholders enjoyed by residents and visitors, and to identify so that local knowledge and culture has been cost-effective strategies to strengthen and considered in the process and to ensure that enhance the sense of place and unique identity key recommendations are in accordance of each township. with predominant and realistic community expectations. The program seeks to assist in the ongoing sustainability of each township through an inclusive consultation process to arrive at targetted Tin Can Bay: Local Centre on Gympie Road. INTRODUCTION PLACE DESIGN GROUP / GYMPIE REGIONAL COUNCIL 4 2. TOWNSHIP LOCATIONS The Gympie Regional Council area has an approximate area of 690,000 hectares, is located less than 150km Maryborough north of Brisbane, 90km south of Maryborough, and is in close proximity to the Sunshine Coast. The estimated resident population of the area is 50,011 Tiaro people as at 30 June 2011 (Office of Statistical Research April 2012). Gympie is the Principal Centre for the Region and is supported by a number of TIN CAN BAY Rainbow Beach smaller coastal and rural townships including Tin COOLOOLA COVE Can Bay and Cooloola Cove, both close to Rainbow Gunalda Beach, located to the northern end of the Cooloola Woolooga Kilkivan Goomboorian Coast. Wolvi Goomeri The Cooloola Coast lies between the Noosa River and GYMPIE Murgon Inskip Point taking in the small townships located on Kin Kin Amamoor the estuarine inlets that feed into Tin Can Bay. Parts Cooran Pomona of the Cooloola Coast lie within the Great Sandy Kandanga Tewantin Cooroy Noosa National Park, which is one of the largest ‘vegetated Imbil sand dune systems’ in the world. Yandina The coastal strip of Cooloola features high sand 50km Nambour dunes, coloured sand cliffs, sand-blows, perched Nanango Maroochydore lakes, high dune rainforests, and over 70kms of Figure 1: Map of Gympie Region, identifying the locations of Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove relative to Gympie and Rainbow Beach. pristine beaches. Whales can be seen offshore between August and October, while dolphins and manta rays are more regular visitors. TOWNSHIP LOCATIONS PLACE DESIGN GROUP / GYMPIE REGIONAL COUNCIL 5 Tin Can Bay: Marina Foreshore. 3. PROJECT PURPOSE & SCOPE Council committed to undertaking concept planning and consultation The concept master plans are primarily focused on identifying within the 2015/16 financial year, to identify opportunities to enhance opportunities to enhance the quality of the public realm in each town, the Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove townships. and are intended to do the following: The “Our Towns” – Sustainable Centres Program itself was initially • assist in ensuring the ongoing sustainability of each township established in the 2012/13 financial year with the stated purpose of as attractive and desirable places to live, work, recreate and assisting to ensure the ongoing sustainability of the region’s townships, visit; as attractive and desirable places to live, work, recreate and visit. • improve upon the existing character and amenity currently enjoyed by residents and visitors; The objective of the program is to prepare concept master plans, undertake community consultation and prepare final recommendations • contribute toward strengthening the sense of place and for ongoing actions, programs and improvement works in each of the unique identity of the townships; selected townships. • potentially include the addition of small scale, low maintenance entry statements, street trees, landscaping and/or street furniture, where considered appropriate; and • be cost-effective in terms of expenditure versus community benefit. PROJECT PURPOSE & SCOPE PLACE DESIGN GROUP / GYMPIE REGIONAL COUNCIL 6 Cooloola Cove: Entry statement signage wall on Bayside Road. It is through experiencing the public realm that we come to know Community pride, which is at the heart of any sustainable our towns and cities. Whether it is the streets and squares, or the community and an individual’s attachment to his or her town, parks and open spaces, it is these spaces that physically engage is directly influenced by an association with the public spaces, and delight us. including open space, streets and the buildings and the uses that flank them. Well-designed public places have been proven to add economic and social value to communities and to underpin the environmental A key aim of this project was to identify opportunities to enhance performance of our settlements. the physical aspects of the public realm of each township, build on the unique identity of each location, harness community initiatives In small communities, the ability to attract visitors, strengthen and the motivations of active interest groups, and identify the economic investment, improve land values and attract new residents implications of the agreed actions. Achieving value for money in any while maintaining a sustainable population base, can all be linked investment is a prerequisite for all of the recommended proposals directly or indirectly to considerations of urban design and teh and this criteria has been used to filter priorities identified by the quality of the public realm. project team, stakeholders and the community. PROJECT PURPOSE & SCOPE PLACE DESIGN GROUP / GYMPIE REGIONAL COUNCIL 7 STAGE 1 - 4. METHODOLOGY PROJECT INCEPTION Internal / This section of the report outlines the stages and attributes were considered and defined including existing Council Feedback methodology followed in the preparation and finalisation land uses and any development applications, township of concept master plans and the associated community history and heritage, identification of community nodes STAGE 2 - consultation stages. DRAFT CONCEPT and key spaces, topography and drainage, vegetation, DEVELOPMENT transport corridors, pedestrian connections, views and STAGE 1 - PROJECT INCEPTION Council adopts Contents vistas, and existing and proposed infrastructure. for Consultation The intent of Stage 1 was to familiarise the project Preliminary plans were prepared to capture and team with the townships and undertake a review of any STAGE 3 - communicate initial design ideas and concepts for the Public Consultation on the relevant documentation and background information. Draft Concept townships that addressed findings of initial site analysis Each township and its surrounds were visited to and investigations. It was intended that the preliminary STAGE 4 - enable the design team to become familiar with the Consultation Review plans would assist in stimulating discussion and new (Priorities & Direction) context, layout and character of each town. A detailed ideas by community members and key stakeholders in Internal / photographic survey of each town was undertaken for Council Feedback the following consultation stages. Indicative imagery of ongoing reference of existing conditions. The project possible outcomes were also prepared as a reference team was also briefed by Council project officers as to STAGE 5 - and discussion point for ongoing
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