Urangan precinct
A Place for Pier Culture
Urangan was historically a fishing village with a rich history associated with its long pier.
The Pier previously contained a railway which, amongst other uses, successfully facilitated the export of coal.
The Pier and associated Pier Park supports an urban fabric with modern resort-style elements along with shops, cafes and holiday units.
The prominent sea views at this point of the Esplanade, embodies a precinct with a distinct and refined beach style.
Proposed actions for this precinct are detailed by Urangan - Tourist Precinct Master Plan (PDF,938kB).
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| Enhance the gateway to the precinct from Elizabeth St with a sheltered walkway which is “lightweight” and still maintains sea views | Prepare cost estimates for enhancement of the Urangan Walkway including structures, interpretive material, public art and vegetation with a focus on telling this History of Urangan and the Pier and implement. | In progress | |
| Poles with flags to add vertical elements that don’t block sea views, but add movement and interest. This item to be considered in conjunction with Item 1 above. | Install information flag poles at approved locations. | In progress as part of investigations into above item | |
| New sound shell | Construct sound shell in Pier Park | Works completed | |
| Enhance the Pier entry with artistically designed shade shelters; with white colour theming (remove existing shelters and rebadge new shelters with relevant information) |
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| Establish destinations along the pier with seating, shade and commercial operators |
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| Façade enhancements – such as painting, lighting, murals | Promote the Fraser Coast Streetscape Scheme | Completed | |
| Status Quo - reduced speed limits | Implement reduced speed limit within the Precinct | In Progress | |
| Lighting strategy to enhance public use | Pier Lighting, Fairy Lighting, mood lighting and special lighting | Pier lighting was undertaken | |
| Seaviews - 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. | Ongoing | |
| 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. | Ongoing | |
| Signage strategy to link to Dayman Park and drawing people to Urangan | Install additional signage |
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| Interactive street art | Consider street art as part of the implementation of the Urangan Precinct actions |
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| Increased viewing opportunities along the foreshore | Identify viewing points and develop a plan for implementation |
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| Improved water’s edge access | Install two new stair accesses within Precinct |
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| Preferred Traffic Option – Shared Zones – retain two-way movement | Implement shared zones |
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