Enriching the lifestyle of Cooroy and near hinterland towns
Project Highlights
Large 6.6 hectare site – opportunity to deliver new full line supermart & community services
Approximately 2/3rds of site available to include residential aged care and existing vegetation in addition to supermarket
Close connections to key roads and hinterland centres
Opportunity to deliver full line supermarket and other stores and services with hinterland village design
Community consultation findings central to our Development Application - lodged with Noosa Council in May 2024
Through our planning and preparation of a Development Application (DA) for a supermarket and other complementary uses, we have actively responded to local community input about additional services that would enrich and support the Cooroy and hinterland lifestyle.
Our proposal includes ‘timber and tin’ materials and other heritage-style architectural features to integrate into Cooroy’s hinterland village design, with an emphasis on sustainability.
The community is invited to review our plans and to continue to provide feedback as to whether our proposal meets the needs of local people and their families. The Development Application will be available on the Council’s planning website.
Proposed Woolworths supermarket and other uses
A supermarket designed to meet the requirements of the local community is proposed on-site, complemented by retained vegetation and new community services.
We are seeking approval to deliver a uniquely designed retail offer with architectural and built features that reflect hinterland village heritage.
The supermarket will create new ongoing, local jobs, including opportunities for more young people to work locally. A full line supermarket will also reduce the need for residents to travel outside Cooroy to complete a large shop. Due to State legislation, the supermarket would operate Monday to Saturday.
Customer convenience will be provided through shaded on-site car parking and a dedicated Direct to Boot service for groceries ordered online.
We continue to welcome your feedback
Feedback received and how we have responded – 2024 update
Last year we undertook consultation with the local community in and around Cooroy about our proposed new supermarket and other uses at 125 Myall Street, Cooroy.
We appreciate the time the local community has taken to provide feedback and ideas about the site and its potential uses to meet local needs now and in the future.
We’re excited to share this update with you.
Ongoing community input is important to us to ensure we deliver a place – subject to approval – that complements the existing services and character of Cooroy and the hinterland.
If you are yet to provide input, you are welcome to submit feedback as we are only at the early planning and approvals phase.
We have been encouraged by locals to propose new buildings that reflect the village heritage architecture and design. This is a feature of our Development Application. Please see a selection of design renders within our Development Application.
How to provide feedback
You can provide feedback in the following ways:
Planning background and status – Development Application lodged in 2024 following community input
Following initial community engagement, which informed our planning, we submitted a Development Application with Noosa Council in May 2024. Your feedback in the early stages and local views were important in helping us shape plans for the site.
We have now submitted a Development Application (DA) with Council for a neighbourhood shopping centre and aged care home for the site. Woolworths is in the process of finding a suitable partner for the delivery of the residential aged care (RAC) home. The proposed RAC home is separated from the neighbourhood centre site to maintain resident privacy and safety.
Information about the DA can be sourced from Council’s website. (As we have only recently lodged the DA, the planning documents haven’t yet been uploaded. They should be available shortly).
The DA has two parts. One part is to seek new uses on the site, called a Material Change of Use (MCU) application: MCU application.
The second part is to seek sub-division approval to create new lots, called a Reconfiguration of a Lot (RAL) application: RAL application.
Reflecting on community feedback, we have designed plans that include:
A new full-line Woolworths supermarket
8 direct-to-boot (DTB) pick up bays
Alfresco dining area
Speciality retail and services tenancies
Home delivery facility
2 access points – primary access from Myall Street, with secondary access from Ferrells Road
Over 250 car spaces, with the majority shaded
Targeted 4-star Green Star design and as-built rating, including roof top solar and rainwater harvesting
A third of the site is dedicated to environmental rehabilitation and protection
A 126-place residential aged care home.
We heard from the community that village-style architecture would fit well with Cooroy's character, so we’re proposing design elements that reflect this including weatherboard, tin roof and brick floor inlays.
Thank you for your feedback throughout the consultation. We look forward to continuing to work with the community over the coming months.
Planning process from here
The future planning process is outlined below. The project has progressed to Stage 2, and we expect to provide further updates (Stage 3) across 2024.
