S har ing the communit y voi ce of Eumundi and it s hinte rland Issue 3, Thursday 10 September 2020
Town centre placemaking project starts
Div 10 Cr David Law addressing a meeting of members of Eumundi Chamber of Commerce This November, a streetscaping project will be launched in Eumundi with Sunshine Coast Council’s ‘placemaking’ leader Jamie Franklin. Placemaking is the process that is intended to guide a whole community to help to achieve a shared vision through community engagement and which will help clarify Eumundi’s priorities. It is hoped streetscaping will be just one of the outcomes from the proposed approach. A number of Sunshine Coast communities have, over the last decade, been engaged in placemaking processes for Sunshine Coast Council upgrades in their town. At last, it is Eumundi’s turn. Council’s capital budget for Eumundi’s streetscaping project for the current year is set at $150,000 to guide a $750,000 capital works roll-
out, subject to Council’s budget deliberations for the following 2021-22 financial year. It may be that funds from state and federal sources will be sought to boost the roll-out budget. Council’s current financial year’s budget will enable as many community individuals, businesses and organisations as possible to be consulted in the streetscaping concept development, to ensure priorities are community driven, well-researched and widely supported. Eumundi Chamber of Commerce will share updates with its members and encourages everyone in the business community to get involved in the placemaking consultation. A copy of Council’s Placemaking Charter People, Places and Partnerships is on page 16.
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