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DRAFT - CONFIDENTIALMinisterial Regional Community Forum - Greater BrisbaneNotified Other BusinessForum 33
Linda Carroli
Proposition
 The Forum has recently become aware of a number of issues that could beresolved by partnering with QUT to use its Carseldine Campus whileteaching on the campus on hiatus. The campus will not be used forteaching beyond January 2009. The University will retain possession of thecampus, which may be available for some interim use/s consistent withland use requirements. At present the University is also considering longerterm options for the site. There has been preliminary and informal consultation with various groupsand individuals about embracing the opportunity presented by thevacated campus so as to respond to needs outlined in this document .Some of opportunities canvassed include:
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Establishment of new and emerging business hub emphasising socialenterprise and flexible space and facilities for small businesses
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Streaming of the some of the activities state government’s proposedDesign Centre to develop heightened awareness of environment,design, urban and architectural issues and ideas
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Accommodation for non-profit organisations and social enterprises
Issues
 The issues the Forum has identified:
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A need for and existence of innovative, diverse and new enterprisesalong the northern corridor of Greater Brisbane
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 The Northern Corridor has been identified as an area warranting andrequiring social and economic development. This has beenexpressed by Brisbane North Development Forum and is reflected inthe SEQ Regional Plan.
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 The State government prioritises diverse regional economies as wellas knowledge rich and innovative enterprise development
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Support for innovative home-based SMEs
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Proximity to the Department of Trade, Regional Development andIndustry (formerly State Development) Aspley office
 
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Opportunity to bolster local business particularly financial, legal andother business to business services2.A lack of suitable office accommodation for community groups andnon-profit organisations in the northern region.
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 The matter of accommodation for community groups and non-profitorganisations is a region-wide issue and has been reported to theForum by several sources.
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It is particularly marked in the northern region due to weakerinteragency links and government owned/developed infrastructure.
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Carseldine campus is already used for community purposesincluding office space for Catalyst Youth Arts and as a meeting placefor the North Brisbane region elders.
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An awareness of social and economic disadvantage hotspots alongthe northern corridor indicating a need for strategically locatedsocial services
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 The Brisbane Place project spoke to Forum members aboutdisadvantage in the Strathpine to Kallangur area, compoundedby the development of advantaged and car dependentdevelopment such as North Lakes.
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 The use of the caravan parks in Aspley as emergencyaccommodation and, increasingly, as permanent housing for lowincome groups
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A growing interest in social enterprise and growth in this sector beyondcharitable non-profits
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Several social enterprise networks have emerged in Brisbane andthe government has not yet developed policy focused on the ThirdSector as an economic driver.
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 The Forum is developing a regional proposal on governance in theNot for Profit Sector indicating a need to strengthen this sectorregion-wide and has commenced research for a report and proposalon Social Enterprise4.Growing concern about environmental sustainability in relation tourban planning and design issues in suburban growth areas
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Inappropriate styles of housing continue to be approved by localgovernment and developed by the private sector
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 The Brisbane City Council has presented a Smart City informationbooth at the Aspley Hypermarket, indicating the need for positiveand creative education and communication
 
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Brisbane City Council’s Neighbourhood Planning reveals interest indiverse business, social and housing development
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Identification of Fitzgibbon, adjacent to the Carseldine campus, aspotential priority area by the Urban Land Development Authority(ULDA)
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 The boundaries of the Fitzgibbon Urban Development Area (UDA)will be determined when the site is officially declared a UDA.
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 The ULDA works with local and state government, community,local landholders and the development industry to help delivercommercially viable developments that include diverse,affordable, sustainable housing, using best-practice urbandesign.
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As well as planning and development assessment, the ULDA willalso develop key sites and priority infrastructure within selectedurban areas. The opportunity exists to pilot an approach toinfrastructure that could inform the development of infrastructurein the Fitzgibbon UDA.
Other Considerations
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 The campus is the only significant social infrastructure in this area. Itprovides sporting facilities, walking tracks, bushland, library and otheramenities to the community not provided by government.
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 The state government is planning to develop a Design Centre in theinner city within an established creative precinct. In Brisbane, the stategovernment’s provision of cultural infrastructure and funding tends tobe focused on the inner city ring. The campus houses professionalstandard theatre and gallery that could be used to deliver some of theprogram activity of the Design Centre, particularly those concernedwith environmental, urban design, architecture and sustainabilityissues.
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Major road works are planned for the northern corridor. Outside of theSEQ Regional Plan, these include no proposals for mitigating negativeimpacts such as urban sprawl, increased pollution and environmentaldegradation, eroded social capital and inaccessible local businessareas.
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 The use of the campus to provide office accommodation for not forprofit organisations only works for those organisations that are notbound to service provision in particular localities
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Proximity to and connectivity to the developing Chermside businessactivity centre
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Accessibility to transport. The campus is connected via bus and trainservices to outer areas (into Moreton Bay Regional Shire, Caboolture
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