Torquay precinct

Place for health and wellbeing

Torquay is the busy centre of the foreshore, a hive of activity set in amongst the ‘green’ overlooking the ‘blue’.

Torquay is the largest of all the precincts and has the highest density of development – offering critical mass to future opportunities.

Torquay boasts an ideal swimming beach and location for a range of motorised and non-motorised water sports. There is an existing vibrancy and range of cafes, personal services, shops, and late-night dining.

Torquay - Fraser Coast Esplanade - Master Plan Report (PDF,1MB) to view the proposed actions for this precinct.

Action Activity Status
1km running loop that connects with a planned boardwalk section and surface markings that show distance points and exercise pods; with the potential for a water station similar to Urangan.

 

Widen the existing bike path in this section. 

Implement surface distance markers.

Complete
Expansion of Nielsen Park west past the existing amenities and shelter area. Design plan, the scope of works, cost estimate. Not Proceeding.  Resolution of current Council.
Support precinct business owners to update facades through Council’s Streetscape initiative. Promote the Fraser Coast Streetscape Scheme. Completed
Construction of a new tennis/multi-purpose court west of ‘Aquavue’.  The relocation of the tennis court and parking area will create additional greenspace – the focus for this could be as a relaxation space with water features and seating.   Existing Tennis Court refurbished.  Works Complete.
Status Quo – reduced speed limits. Implement reduced speed limit within the precinct. In progress
Precinct signage and landscape features that build on the health, fitness and wellbeing focus.  Prepare a streetscape palette (including signage) for the Torquay Precinct.

Not commenced.

No budget allocation at this point.

Sea views - These areas are a key focus for passive recreation.  Quality vegetation planting and management is designed to facilitate sea views and to enhance visual amenity and community safety. Review of Foreshore Enhancement Action Plans to reflect this strategy. In progress
Improved pavilion space that provides for group fitness and events. Review the existing structure to identify opportunities for enhancements. In progress 
  Tavistock Street to be completed in conjunction with Nielsen Park. Not commenced
Addition of art elements to the jetty. Prepare concepts and cost estimates for Torquay Jetty art elements. Not commenced
Preferred traffic option – Shared zones – retain two-way movement. Investigate options for the implementation of shared zones.

Not commenced.

 

 

Relocation and refocus of parking areas to Freshwater Street. Implement the car parking strategy to facilitate this outcome.

Not commenced.

No budget allocation at this point.

Addition of on-street, angle in parking pods. Investigate opportunities for additional on-street parking pods.

Not commenced.

No budget allocation at this point.

Filtered Seaviews - These areas are designed to predominately retain a semi-natural setting.  Within these areas trimming, thinning and crownlifting of trees and weed management will occur to improve filtered sea views, amenity and passive surveillance 
  • Review of Foreshore Enhancement Action Plans to reflect this strategy.
  • Crown lifting, trimming, dead wooding and weeding vegetation between the Maryborough Sailing Club and Neilsen Park, particularly around beach access.
In progress

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