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Mission Beach authentic character under question - you can help

24/10/2022

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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. This is despite separate meetings held between the project manager, landscape architect and some of the group representatives. No invitation was officially offered to all reference group members.

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 relevant input into the town centre final design.
 
To the contrary, the process that determined the direction of the design appears to have ignored the original community feedback and intent which was overwhelmingly to retain the Mission Beach village character and reflect its natural beauty.

Apparently, from correspondence shared with the RG, 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 feedback. 

Due to the lack of clear guiding principles the 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.

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;
  • ​Natural beauty
  • Rainforest
  • Iconic wildife and trees
  • Jewel of the casssowary coast
  • Inidividual charcter
  • Size and quaintness​
  • Green up the village green
  • Village atmosphere
  • Careful not to lose natural beauty and protectg it​​​
  • Rainforest to reef
  • Birthplace of Great Barrier Reef
  • Wet Tropics experience
  • Wet Tropics World Heritage Walk
  • Come for natgural beauty and  protect it
  • Upgrade but maintain identity
  • Built areas should not detract from nature
  • Take all of Mission Beach into account
  • Present World Heritage values- these should dominate the landscape
  • Policies to identify and maintain character,
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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.
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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 
Say Yes to: 
  • Fundraising to either transplant (if possible) or replace Village Green trees with mature trees.
  • Unique locally designed and made Village Green public seating and tables.
  • Existing businesses to determine individual style dining pods
  • Rehabilitation of foreshore vegetation to enhance the 'through the rainforest to the beach' experience. 
  • More organic design,
  • Essential infrastructure to reflect and blend with (not dominate) the authentic character.
  • More lawn less concrete
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Say No to:
  • Foreshore viewing deck and retaining wall
  • ​Metal shade shelters (ask for mature trees)
  • Sand dune 'sculptures'
  • Raised hard edged concrete raised lawns and garden beds
  • 'Mission Beach' sign
  • Straight line/regimented garden beds
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