Magazine - New 18 Hole course for the Maleny Precinct

By Editor in General News on 7th Jun 2010 9:00

The Maleny Community Precinct Master Plan is complete, with the final plan being presented to the council for consideration at the General Meeting on Monday 7 June 2010.

Sunshine Coast Community Policy and Programs portfolio holder and division five councillor Jenny McKay said that the Maleny Community Precinct will be a place for the whole community to enjoy.  "The vision is to create a precinct that provides recreational, sporting, cultural, educational and ecological experiences for all, whilst preserving and rehabilitating the significant regional environmental and historical areas of the site,” Mr Rogers said.

“The lack of flat land, access to the site, and environmental concerns have placed constraints on the final master plan and meant there were challenges along the way, but the consultants worked very hard to come up with the best result.”

The master plan will be considered by the full council at the General Meeting of Monday 7 June 2010.

The Maleny Community Precinct Master Plan includes:
•    The conservation of the heritage listed Pattemore House.
•    A quality 18-hole golf course with a putting practice area and future shared club house / function centre.
•    Three to four full size sports fields and a multi-purpose sports amenity building.
•    An aquatic centre with 8 lanes by 25 metre pool, hydrotherapy pool, learn to swim pool and toddler pool, with an amenity building including a 250sqm gym.
•    Community facility land
•    A large ecological style parkland (notionally called Obi Obi Park) incorporating rehabilitated wetlands, viewing areas, sculpture trail, children’s play area, picnicking facilities and walking trails.
•    Three residential areas incorporating approximately 4 x 1900sqm lots, 39 x 600– 800sqm lots and 6 x 525sqm lots—providing a range of product including some affordable living options in the form of the smaller size lots.
•    An attractive tree lined boulevard style road access from Porter’s Lane, with future link to Landsborough-Maleny Road.
•    The protection of significant environmental areas (such as the Southern Wetland indicated on the Regional Ecosystem mapping as ‘of concern’).
•    The substantial riparian rehabilitation along the Obi Obi Creek corridor that provides key habitat core areas that will contribute greatly to increased biodiversity of the region.
•    A widespread network of pedestrian and cycle trails, noting in particular the link from Maleny Township to Gardener’s Falls. Provision for a future horse trail from North Maleny Road to Obi Obi Creek to link with future Obi Obi Creek bridge crossing. 

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