Our draft response to the Caloundra South Paper

Here is our draft response to the Caloundra South Paper:

To whom it may concern

We are writing to Council today on behalf of the Bellvista Community Association inc (BeCA) to provide feedback with regards to Sunshine Coast Regional Council's Caloundra South Position Paper.

Part of our objectives as a Community Association is to listen to our members and provide a cohesive voice to represent the aspirations, needs and issues of our unique community in a non-partisan manner and to maintain a strong, independent voice to lobby, liaise and advocate for the Bellvista community’s interests with all levels of government.

As a community we are generally supportive of the overall outcomes proposed for Caloundra South. The possibility of a district activity centre with up to 12,000m² of retail and commercial uses (similar to Currumndi Market Place) within a short drive is something we are looking forward to as we believe it will complement our community nicely.

We are concerned with the timing of the duplication of Bellvista Boulevard and would like to see this completed prior to any further development which may increase traffic in and out of the estate. The two main reasons for duplication are:

1.We believe that by 2010, Unity College will have 1200 students. 75% of these children will come from outside our estate. Bellvista has only one access road so the traffic at school busy times is a problem. This is complicated by the roundabout onto Caloundra Road not operating as planned. With heavy transport coming in and out of the estate to develop any new release of lots and the traffic during school drop off and pick up times, we see it as imperative that Bellvista Boulevard is duplicated as a matter of priority;

2.Currently, as Bellvista only has one way in and out, the risk of emergency services being denied access to the estate as a result of an accident along Bellvista Boulevard is real and increasing. The consequences of this if someone is in urgent need of medical attention could be fatal. Our retired community in particular sees this as a real problem not just something which may happen someday.

We would like to thank Council for meeting with BeCA representatives' to brief us on the position paper and look forward to providing any further community input which may arise in the future.

Regards

BeCA