Residents get say in centre's design - Seachange
Gold Coast Bulletin, 17/04/2007
Locals are helping design a multi-purpose community centre for the Seachange Gold Coast estate in Arundel.
Parkwood Arundel Residents Associations local councillor Rob Molhoek and Parkwood Arundel Community Centre manager Shane Cunningham are working with the developers to design it.
Cr Molhoek said the centre would be a boom.
“The Arundel and Parkwood area has a history of being short of community facilities and now thousands of families and young kids live there but don’t have enough facilities.” said Cr Molhoek.
“We’re trying to develop a multi-functional design that will be as flexible as possible.”
Seachange managing director Derek Nicholson said the concept for the centre had been reworked to suit the community and the centre would be one of the first buildings constructed. Association president Rick Parry said locals felt strongly the centre should complement the existing community centre of Napper Road by including different elements to suit a wider variety of groups.
“We’ve had a lot of input and we’re very excited about it.” he said.
Cr Molhoek said a key element would be a children’s indoor and outdoor area that would be available for other groups in need if a main area with a separate children’s section.
He said he would also like to see dedicated office space to accommodate a future counsellor or youth worker.
Mr Cunningham welcomed the new centre saying the current centre could get ‘pretty booked up’ with tae kwon do, dancing, training courses, playgroups, church services, parties and wedding receptions on week nights and weekends.
A development application is expected to be submitted to the council later this month.
Parkwood Arundel Residents Associations local councillor Rob Molhoek and Parkwood Arundel Community Centre manager Shane Cunningham are working with the developers to design it.
Cr Molhoek said the centre would be a boom.
“The Arundel and Parkwood area has a history of being short of community facilities and now thousands of families and young kids live there but don’t have enough facilities.” said Cr Molhoek.
“We’re trying to develop a multi-functional design that will be as flexible as possible.”
Seachange managing director Derek Nicholson said the concept for the centre had been reworked to suit the community and the centre would be one of the first buildings constructed. Association president Rick Parry said locals felt strongly the centre should complement the existing community centre of Napper Road by including different elements to suit a wider variety of groups.
“We’ve had a lot of input and we’re very excited about it.” he said.
Cr Molhoek said a key element would be a children’s indoor and outdoor area that would be available for other groups in need if a main area with a separate children’s section.
He said he would also like to see dedicated office space to accommodate a future counsellor or youth worker.
Mr Cunningham welcomed the new centre saying the current centre could get ‘pretty booked up’ with tae kwon do, dancing, training courses, playgroups, church services, parties and wedding receptions on week nights and weekends.
A development application is expected to be submitted to the council later this month.
