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MINISTERIAL REGIONAL COMMUNITY FORUMCARINA – 16 JUNE 2008
Forum members will make the following presentations outlining activities undertaken sincethe previous forum.
DetailsPresented by
QUT CARSELDINE CAMPUS
Brisbane forum members have recently become aware that theQUT Carseldine Campus will not be used for teaching beyondJanuary 2009.There has been preliminary and informal consultation with variousgroups and individuals about embracing the opportunity presentedby the vacated space so as to respond to needs outlined in thisdocument. Some of opportunities canvassed include:
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Establishment of new and emerging business hub emphasisingsocial enterprise and flexible space and facilities for smallbusinesses
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Streaming of the some of the activities state government’sproposed Design Centre to develop heightened awareness of environment, design, urban and architectural issues and ideas
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Accommodation for non-profit organisations and socialenterprisesIssues identified include:1.A need for and existence of innovative, diverse and newenterprises along the northern corridor of Greater Brisbane2.A lack of suitable office accommodation for community groupsand non-profit organisations in the northern region.3.A growing interest in social enterprise and growth in this sector beyond charitable non-profits4.Growing concern about environmental sustainability in relationto urban planning and design issues in suburban growth areasMore details regarding the issues and other considerations areoutlined in attachment one.QUT is currently developing a report on the future of the CarseldineCampus. The Department of Tourism, Regional Development andIndustry, and the Brisbane Regional Manager’s CoordinationNetwork is interested in progressing this issue in conjunction withMinisterial Regional Community Forums members once the report isavailable.Linda Carroli
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FORUM MEMBERREGIONAL REPORT
 
Attachment One – QUT Carseldine CampusRegional Report – Forum 32
Presented by Linda Carroli
Proposition
Brisbane forum members have recently become aware that the QUT Carseldine Campus will not beused for teaching beyond January 2009.There has been preliminary and informal consultation with various groups and individuals aboutembracing the opportunity presented by the vacated space so as to respond to needs outlined in thisdocument. Some of opportunities canvassed include:
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Establishment of new and emerging business hub emphasising social enterprise andflexible space and facilities for small businesses
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Streaming of the some of the activities state government’s proposed Design Centre todevelop heightened awareness of environment, design, urban and architectural issuesand ideas
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Accommodation for non-profit organisations and social enterprises
Issues
The issues that Brisbane forum members have identified are outlined below:
5.A need for and existence of innovative, diverse and new enterprises along the northerncorridor of Greater Brisbane
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The Northern Corridor has been identified as an area warranting and requiring socialand economic development. This has been expressed by Brisbane NorthDevelopment Forum and is explicit in the SEQ Regional Plan.
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The state government prioritises diverse regional economies as well as knowledgerich and innovative enterprise development
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Support for innovative home-based small to medium enterprises
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Proximity to the Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry, Aspleyoffice
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Opportunity to bolster local business particularly financial, legal and other businessto business services6.A lack of suitable office accommodation for community groups and non-profitorganisations in the northern region.
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The matter of accommodation for community groups and non-profit organisations isa region-wide issue and has been reported to forum members by several sources.
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It is particularly marked in the northern region due to weaker interagency links andgovernment owned/developed infrastructure.
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Carseldine campus is already used for community purposes including office spacefor Catalyst Youth Arts and as a meeting place for the North Brisbane region elders.
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An awareness of social and economic disadvantage hotspots along the northerncorridor indicating a need for strategically located social services
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The Brisbane Place project spoke to Forum members about disadvantage in theKallangur area, compounded by the development of ‘advantaged’ and car dependent development such as North Lakes.
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The use of the caravan parks in Aspley as emergency accommodation and,increasingly, as permanent housing for low income groups7.A growing interest in social enterprise and growth in this sector beyond charitable non-profits
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Several social enterprise networks have emerged in Brisbane and the governmenthas not yet developed policy focused on the Third Sector as an economic driver.
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The Forum is developing a regional proposal on governance in the Not for ProfitSector indicating a need to strengthen this sector region-wide and has commencedresearch for a report and proposal on Social Enterprise8.Growing concern about environmental sustainability in relation to urban planning anddesign issues in suburban growth areas
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Inappropriate styles of housing continue to be approved by local government anddeveloped by the private sector 
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The Brisbane City Council has presented a Smart City information booth at theAspley Hypermarket, indicating the need for positive and creative education andcommunication
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Brisbane City Council’s Neighbourhood Planning reveals interest in diversebusiness, social and housing development
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Identification of Fitzgibbon, adjacent to the Carseldine campus, as potential priorityarea by the Urban Land Development Authority (ULDA)
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The boundaries of the Fitzgibbon Urban Development Area (UDA) will bedetermined when the site is officially declared a UDA.
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The ULDA works with local and state government, community, local landholdersand the development industry to help deliver commercially viable developmentsthat include diverse, affordable, sustainable housing, using best-practice urbandesign.
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As well as planning and development assessment, the ULDA will also developkey sites and priority infrastructure within selected urban areas. The opportunityexists to pilot an approach to infrastructure that could inform the development of infrastructure in the Fitzgibbon UDA.
Other Considerations
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The campus is the only significant social infrastructure in this area. It provides sportingfacilities, walking tracks, bushland, library and other amenities to the community notprovided by government.
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The state government is planning to develop a Design Centre in the inner city within anestablished creative precinct. In Brisbane, the state government’s provision of culturalinfrastructure and funding tends to be focused on the inner city ring. The campushouses professional standard theatre and gallery that could be used to deliver some of the program activity of the Design Centre, particularly those concerned withenvironmental, urban design, architecture and sustainability issues.
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Major road works are planned for the northern corridor. Outside of the SEQ RegionalPlan, these include no proposals for mitigating negative impacts such as urban sprawl,increased pollution and environmental degradation, eroded social capital andinaccessible local business areas.
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The use of the campus to provide office accommodation for not for profit organisationsonly works for those organisations that are not bound to service provision in particular localities
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Proximity to and connectivity to the developing Chermside business activity centre
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Accessibility to transport. The campus is connected via bus and train services to outer areas (into Moreton Bay Regional Shire, Caboolture and then the Sunshine Coast) andby bus routes that connect to the CBD via Gympie Road (from Carseldine train station)and Kelvin Grove Road (from Aspley Hypermarket) and by train to the CBD and other transport nodes. The Hornibrook Bus Line also connects this area to Redcliffe.
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Consistency with many of the state government’s priorities for 2008
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Consistency with the SEQ Regional Plan
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