Based on community feedback, some revisions have been made to the draft concepts for the Mission Beach Town Centre Revitalisation project. The final concepts will be available to view on CCRC website here on Tuesday (tomorrow) 25 October and at a community drop in session at the Village Green on Wednesday 26 October between 3-6pm.
Mission Beach Cassowaries (MBC) is a member of the Town Centre Revitalisation Reference Group (RG). There has only been one meeting of the group to date and no opportunity to have any discussion to provide meaningful input. Private meetings were held between the project manager, landscape architect and some of the group representatives. This opportunity was not offered to all members of the group.
When MBC applied to be part of the RG it was with the understanding members were chosen on a 'merit basis'. We expected the reference group would follow a formal process to incorporate all relevant community input to date into the town centre final design.
The process that determined the direction of the design appears to have ignored community feedback which was overwhelmingly to retain the Mission Beach village character and reflect its natural beauty.
According to the project team, community feedback on the draft concept design is 37% positive, 50% ’neutral’ and 13% negative. Not surprising given the distortion of scale, unrealistic artist impressions and generic style making it very difficult for the public to give informed comment.
The design outcome has resulted in a mish mash of 'ideas' and 'on trend' design that dominates the natural environment and undermines the authentic character of Mission Beach. There is no clear guiding principles based on any of the community feedback.
It would be an irreversible mistake to attempt a change of character of Mission Beach – nor is there any right to do so. Locals and visitors appreciate the way Mission Beach reflects its exceptional natural environment inside and outside the World Heritage boundaries.
Our village might need some attention, but such attention does not demand or allow for a change of character.
Mission Beach Cassowaries (MBC) is a member of the Town Centre Revitalisation Reference Group (RG). There has only been one meeting of the group to date and no opportunity to have any discussion to provide meaningful input. Private meetings were held between the project manager, landscape architect and some of the group representatives. This opportunity was not offered to all members of the group.
When MBC applied to be part of the RG it was with the understanding members were chosen on a 'merit basis'. We expected the reference group would follow a formal process to incorporate all relevant community input to date into the town centre final design.
The process that determined the direction of the design appears to have ignored community feedback which was overwhelmingly to retain the Mission Beach village character and reflect its natural beauty.
According to the project team, community feedback on the draft concept design is 37% positive, 50% ’neutral’ and 13% negative. Not surprising given the distortion of scale, unrealistic artist impressions and generic style making it very difficult for the public to give informed comment.
The design outcome has resulted in a mish mash of 'ideas' and 'on trend' design that dominates the natural environment and undermines the authentic character of Mission Beach. There is no clear guiding principles based on any of the community feedback.
It would be an irreversible mistake to attempt a change of character of Mission Beach – nor is there any right to do so. Locals and visitors appreciate the way Mission Beach reflects its exceptional natural environment inside and outside the World Heritage boundaries.
Our village might need some attention, but such attention does not demand or allow for a change of character.
The intiial community feeback (right) includes;
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none of which appears to be reflected in the current design.
Further, the proposed viewing deck seriously counters the natural values of Mission Beach: it would introduce infrastructure of a type that is inappropriate within the erosion zone on a cyclone exposed coastline. The Foreshore Management Plan must be refered to when any interferance with the littoral zone is being planned.
Further, the proposed viewing deck seriously counters the natural values of Mission Beach: it would introduce infrastructure of a type that is inappropriate within the erosion zone on a cyclone exposed coastline. The Foreshore Management Plan must be refered to when any interferance with the littoral zone is being planned.
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This is the last chance for you to help keep Mission Beach 'Magic'
Let the Project manager and Landscape architect know:
You have have a strong sense of identity with Mission Beach
because of its authentic character
Have your say online here from Tuesday 25th Oct or
at the Village Green between 3 and 6pm on Wednesday 26th Oct
Let the Project manager and Landscape architect know:
You have have a strong sense of identity with Mission Beach
because of its authentic character
Have your say online here from Tuesday 25th Oct or
at the Village Green between 3 and 6pm on Wednesday 26th Oct
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