During April and May Scenic Rim community members visited ‘The Beauy Hub’ in Brisbane Street to see large scale designs and talk directly with engineers, architects and Council officers about the revitalisation of Beaudesert’s town centre.
Scenic Rim Mayor Greg Christensen said the feedback from community members who visited one of the 24 open sessions has been positive and having project team members there to answer questions on the spot was invaluable.
“The walls of The Beauy Hub are now covered in butchers paper from community sessions,” he said.
The Beauy Hub has also been a meeting and workshop space for recording of local oral histories for the Scenic Rim Story Trail which will culminate in the installation of free-standing or wall-mounted story markers at significant sites across the region.
Indigenous Arts Worker and Cultural Advisory Representative Kim Williams has been involved in two ways; the first with the recording of Mununjali stories, and the second by providing guidance on the landscape designs. “I had a great session with Landscape Architect John Mongard in planning for the yarning circle and I’m so excited to be able to engage with our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in the near future to gather the family names and designs for the totem poles,” she said.
As part of Council’s Vibrant and Active Towns and Villages initiative, the Beaudesert town centre revitalisation will make infrastructure and streetscape improvements to the heart of the town, while maintaining the character of the area and creating welcoming Town Centre Precinct.
The Beaudesert town centre revitalisation is jointly funded by the Australian Government ($4,190,593), and Queensland Government ($3,750,000) in association with Scenic Rim Regional Council .