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The Connector

www.bellvista.com.au 

for the Bellvista & Bells Reach Community Association 

Your only trulylocal agent  

Located in Bell vista Market

Place, next to IGA 

Dave Cooper

0499 004 166 

Issue 2 

New East West CorridorProposal

 

Almost since its inception, BeCA hasbeen ghting to have improved access tothe estate. As was common practice ofthe former Caloundra Council, new devel-opments were regularly built with justthe one entry/exit road. Just ask the resi-dents of Ridgewood Rd who still to this

day have only one entry/exit. Other local

residential estates suered the sameshortfall in their planning. 

To further complicate the situation inBellvista/Bells Reach, Council approvalwas given to build a 1400 student schoolon the estate despite there being butone entry/exit roadway. One shudders tothink what the situation could be like inan emergency!

So roadways and access to the estatehave been hot topics for BeCA. Now

Stockland is at last building a second en-try access to our estates. That they areunable to sell one block of land in Caloun-dra South until this access road is built(to allow for Caloundra South construc-tion vehicles) This is a strong incentivefor Stockland to complete this road assoon as possible.

Eventually the Bells Creek ArterialRoad will travel all the way from the Cor-bould Park roundabout to the new RoysRoad interchange on the Bruce Highway,

regretfully this extension is not due forcompletion until around 2025 or later andis staged according to land sales triggerpoints. 

This is all part of an agreement ham-mered out between Stockland and the

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State Government. Being a ‘state’ road,the Sunshine Council had minimal inputinto this section of the agreement.

That this road could have been complet-ed earlier would have meant some traccould have been removed o the busyBruce Highway sooner rather than laterand allowed many residents to shortentheir daily commute by car between theSunshine Coast and Brisbane.

As Caloundra Rd reaches saturationpoint, any move to upgrade that roadsends the dollar cost signs spinning!

A connecting road between PelicanWaters Blvd and Bellvista Blvd is alsomooted to be eventually built by the stateGovernment in approximately 12 years. 

Then Pelican Waters/Golden Beachtravellers could drive along the proposedroad, connect into the Bellvista Blvd andconnect with the rst stage of the BellsCreek arterial road, or eventually turn left

and follow the still to be built Bells CreekArterial Road and enter the Bruce Highwayat the Roys Rd Interchange.

Only then (in 12 years time) would therebe a second east west corridor road con-necting the southern end of the SunshineCoast with the Bruce Highway.

If the connecting road between PelicanWaters Blvd and Bellvista Blvd Extensionwere built now, an interim solution to re-moving trac from Caloundra Road soon-er rather than later would allow PelicanWaters/Golden Beach trac to travel theproposed road, then Bellvista Blvd Exten-sion and link into the soon to be complet-ed Stage 1 of the Bells Creek Arterial andemerge onto Caloundra Rd at the Cor-bould Park roundabout in the short term.

This would be an advantage to Bellvista,Bells Reach and Arbour residents and pro-vide an alternative to Caloundra Roadeither heading east or west. 

Earlier this week there was an informalmeeting involving representatives or BeCA,Jason Hunt, The Golden Beach ProgressAssociation and the Sunshine Coast Rate-payers Association (Southern) to discussthe merits of a new road between Bellvista

Blvd Extension and Pelican Waters Blvd. 

If the project was welcomed by the threegroups then they would consider whatpressure could be brought to bear on bothmajor political parties and have the con-struction of a Pelican Waters Blvd/BellvistaBlvd Extension brought forward.

As an outcome of this informal meeting itwas proposed that a meeting be requestedwith Regional representatives and plannersfrom the Department of Main Roads todetermine what kind of impact such a pro-

posal would have on Pelican Waters Blvdtrac movements.

The creation of yet another roundabouton that road was not seen as desirable. Ifthe three local community groups believedthis new road was a worthwhile issue, theycould join forces to bring the issue to theattention of both sides of State Govern-ment and seek a commitment. 

Jason Hunt has previously arrangedmeetings with State Government repre-sentatives and BeCA to have discussions

both locally and in Brisbane relating totrac issues on Bellvista Blvd and Caloun-dra Road.

Cr Baberowski is a supporter of bringingthis project forward, however this is a StateGovernment responsibility.

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More Trac Discussions Representatives from BeCA met with

local MP Mark McArdle and others onTuesday March 9th to discuss several pro-posals designed to improve the movementof trac on Caloundra Rd and into Caloun-dra itself. These roads below focus on the

township itself and is only a section of thelarger maps available on our website.Projections have been estimated regard-

ing future trac growth along CaloundraRoad. 

Park Place to Bowman Rd (in front ofStockland) 2014-27,000, 2031-51,000 

West Terrace to Park Place 

2014-24,000,  2031-43,000 

Nicklin Way to West Terrace

2014-35,000, 2031-50,000 

Daniel St to Nicklen Way2014-33,000,  2013-34,000 

Latcham Drive to Daniel St 

2014-31,000,  2031-30,000 

Bellvista Blvd to Latcham Drive 

2014-30,000,  2031-31,000 

Sugar Bag Rd to Bellvista Blvd 

2014-30,000,  2031-33,000 

Pierce Ave to Sugar Bag Rd 

2014-32,000,  2031-37,000 

Kawana Link Way to Pierce Ave 

2014-37,000,

 2031

-38,000

 

Racecourse Rd to Kawana Line Way 

2014-35,000, 2031-35,000 

Bruce Hwy to Racecourse Rd 

2014-35,000,  31-46,000 

The major trac problem is trac travel-ling along Caloundra Rd into the townshipof Caloundra itself, particularly after leav-ing the Nicklin Way/Caloundra Rd rounda-bout. It seems quite obvious there is aneed for alternative entry roadways intothe Caloundra Township. 

The map (right) has some suggestionson how this can be achieved.

BeCA’s First Public Meetingof the New Year 

Around 40 residents & guests were inattendance at the Bellvista Meeting Placefor the rst BeCA Public Meeting of 2016.Sunshine Coast Council’s Mel Fergusongave a presentation on the Sunshine

Coast Council’s ‘Disaster Hub’. The ‘Disaster Hub’ is actually a website

setup by Council as its major source ofinformation to residents should a disasteroccur. It would be the rst port of call forresidents in such a situation.  

http://disaster.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/ 

The website has the latest informationon Road Closures, Current Warnings,Evacuation Centres, Useful Contacts and awide range of information. 

There are extensive maps showing rain-

fall totals, road closures and warn-ings. Take a few minutes and check outthe Sunshine Coast Council Disaster Hub. 

BeCA President Les Thomas broughtthose in attendance up to date on BeCA’s

plan to bring forward the construction ofa link road between Bellvista Blvd andPelican Waters Blvd via the State Govern-ment. 

A meeting has been sought with theDepartment of Main Roads advisors andplanners in Maroochydore to seek moreinformation on where a proposed road

would go.The State Government has a road re-

serve in place but any construction is notexpected to begin before 2028. 

BeCA is hoping to join with SunshineCoast Ratepayers and Golden Beach Pro-gress Association to provide a combinedcommunity voice on this issue. 

Bill Gissane the ALP candidate for theFederal seat of Fisher was presented tothose in attendance.

Bill sees technology as a major inu-

ence into the future and he is an advocateof Technology Based Industries, whilstworking with the Sunshine Coast Universi-ty to develop new commercial opportuni-ties for Queensland. 

Music & Fun, From Day One. A special family day for Mums and their toddlers to enjoy some music together. With Bel, from Little Lights Mu-sic. When: Friday 15th April. 9.30 – 10.30am , Where: Caloundra Community Centre 58a Queen Street, Bookings: Please phone 54 91 4000. 

http://disaster.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/http://disaster.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/http://disaster.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/

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Some Clarications The photo (right) provides a further

update on the progress of construction of

the bridge across the Lamerough Creek. 

Eventually it will connect with the new

Bells Creek Arterial road currently under

construction beginning at the Caloundra

Rd roundabout near the Corbould Race-course. The dirt road in the foreground is

the “Haul Road”.

The arrangements for lot sales in

Caloundra South and the completion of

the Stage 1 of the Bells Creek Arterial have

been claried for BeCA.

BeCA understands that sales for blocksjust south of Bellvista, Bells Reach andArbour will be available shortly for thosewishing to buy ‘o the plan’.The extension of Bellvista Boulevard

south into Aura will be required to becompleted prior to the rst stages beingregistered.

Builders will be able to commence con-struction as blocks register, which is fore-cast towards the end of the year.

The internal connection road to BellsCreek Arterial is not required to be com-pleted for rst stages to be registered andconstruction of homes to commence.

Builders’ trac will utilise Bellvista

Boulevard once this road is completed.

No builders trac will be able to utilise

the haul road from Caloundra Industrial

Estate due to HSE risks.

Completion of the Bells Creek Arterial

Road is required to be completed by June

2017 however is forecast to be completed

by the end of 2016, prior to any new home

being occupied in Caloundra South. 

At this stage sometime around Octoberis the earliest road construction could becompleted according to early estimates.

Weather will play a major role in theeventual completion date of Stage 1 of

the Bells Creek Arterial.

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Fully Equipped Workshop & Mobile Service. All Mechanical Repairs & Road Worthy Certificates.

Over the next 12 months or so, Stockland

will stage its move from the current Sales

Oce site at Bells Reach, to Aura.

Sunshine Coast Council has taken over the process of maintaining some parks,

gardens and pathways etc) in Bells Reach

with the continued assistance and input

from Stockland.

BeCA thanks Councillor Rick 

The BeCA President Les Thomas thanked

Cr Rick Baberowski for his eorts while

Councillor over the past three years. 

Cr Baberowski’s eorts in assisting with the

removal of the vast majority of repetitive

circuits by helicopters from above our

homes, the Bellvista meeting Place facility,

his contributions to the planning of Caloun-

dra South and the eventual construction of

a second/entry exit for the estates as his

major achievements for this community.

Smaller issues such as missing pathways,

bus stops, shade over play equipment &

new pathways were also acknowledged.

Then there were the occasions when he

had assisted residents with individualissues and these eorts had been greatlyappreciated.

Cr Baberowski who was re-elected atthe Council elections on March 19th, pro-vided a quick update on issues fromCouncil and made a presentation to thosein attendance on his achievements todate. 

He predicted that the new Bells Creek

Arterial road (or an alternative) would bebuilt through to the Bruce Highway soon-er rather than later. 

He believes that as Caloundra Southgrows, new residents wishing to travel toBrisbane will not accept driving north toCaloundra Rd, along that road to theBruce Highway, and then turning south. 

When this has a detrimental eect onhouse lot sales, Stockland will be encour-aged to build a new connection throughto the Bruce Highway. 

We also wish to acknowledge that Mark

McArdle has kindly agreed for us to print

our regular Newsletter ‘The Connector’ in

his Caloundra oce.

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Stage 2 (the green section) is complete.

Shop 6 Bellvista Market Place

Caloundra West 4551

(07) 5438 2292

0487 922 034

tanyaandbrent@bigpond.com (07)5499 6666

Shop 2,Bellvista Market Place,Rawson St, Caloundra West 

www.bellvista.com.au 

Blvd. In the map it goes all the way souththrough Arbor and to where the bridge iscurrently under construction crossing theLamerough Creek.

The red coloured road is the Bells CreekArterial, Stage 1 currently under construc-tion and expected to be completed late

2016.The orange coloured road will be the

interim connection road between the end

of Bellvista Blvd and Bells Creek ArterialStage 1 until the larger Bells Creek Arterial

No new homes in Aura (CaloundraSouth) can be occupied until the red and

orange sections have been completed andconnected to the southern end of the

turquoise coloured Bellvista Blvd.

BeCA is currently lobbying for a con-necting road from where the orange and

turquoise roads meet, across to PelicanWaters Blvd. 

This road is in state government plansbut it is not expected to be built for an-other 12 years or so. 

BeCA believes bringing forward the con-struction of this road would provide somerelief to trac congestion along BellvistaBlvd and Caloundra Rd.

The yellow spot DC just near the orangeoval sign “Internal Connection Road” indi-cates where a shopping centre (or District

Centre) approximately the size of the cur-rent Currimundi Shopping Centre will bebuilt.

The green spot marked NS (and nearthe DC spot) are the sites for two newstate schools, one is expected to be pri-mary, the other secondary. 2018 is moot-ed as a possible opening date for a P -6school.

See the full report and an extra largemap of the entire project on our website.The original, if you wish to download it, is

around 6MB and is a HD A3 publication.

We eagerly await the SecondMajor Entry/Exit  Road 

Take a few seconds and familiarize your-self with the map. You should be able tolocate the two lakes in the centre of

Canavan Gracie Recreational Reserve, thatmost of Bells Reach and Arbour look blankand empty in the map, and nd whereBellvista Blvd meets Caloundra Rd (thetop end of the turquoise coloured road).

The turquoise coloured road is Bellvista