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BENDIGO’S residential Strategy will be reviewed because of greater than expected growth.
The State Government has announced a grant of $50,000 to carry out the review.
The review is needed because, according to the State Government, 40 per cent of the forecast growth between 2006 and 2031 had already been realised.
Regional Development Parliamentary Secretary Damian Drum made the announcement this morning.
Mr Drum said the Bendigo Residential Strategy Review would deliver greater community and investor certainty, helping the region grow.
“The Bendigo Residential Development Strategy was adopted in 2004 and is currently being audited because of the faster than anticipated growth that has occurred in Bendigo in recent years,” he said.
“Strong residential growth has many flow-on economic benefits and having a clear framework for future development will position Greater Bendigo City Council to undertake more detailed, place-based planning in the future.”
Deputy Premier Peter Ryan said about 40 per cent of the forecast growth between 2006 and 2031 had already been realised.
The Residential Strategy impacts directly on where and how property developments use “infill” parcels of land, range of housing styles and also on housing affordability.
“This project will review the strategy, assess current and estimated land supply and demand and consider various legislative and policy changes,” Mr Ryan said,
“It will also consider the latest demographic data and establish a new strategic framework to guide the long-term residential growth of Greater Bendigo.
“The project will result in a revised residential strategy that will give developers, the community and service providers greater surety and confidence about where land can be developed for residential purposes, and that sufficient land is available to accommodate the City of Greater Bendigo’s future growth.”
Mr Ryan said a contemporary strategic planning framework was essential to the economic development of a large regional centre like Bendigo.
“Clearly identifying future growth options and supporting infrastructure needs will enable the Greater Bendigo City Council and other infrastructure providers to plan their capital works programs well in advance,” he said.
“Identifying long-term growth areas will enable the council and other service authorities to start planning for the delivery of services, thereby minimising the lag time between when residential development occurs and when the services need to be in place.”
Bendigo Weekly | Bendigo Weekly | 08-Dec-2011
We asked Bendigo Weekly bookclubbers to send us the titles of books they have enjoyed this year. Most are new, some are classics...
Ape House by Sara Gruen: the follow-up to Water for Elephants, about a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach: a big fast-paced first novel about a couple of amateur baseball teams
Bumble Ardy by Maurice Sendak: setting the benchmark for exuberant, meaningful picture books, Sendak's pig who has a party for himself will be as entertaining for adults as kids
The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje: another acclaimed novel by the award-winning writer, about the shipboard journey of a young boy from what was then Ceylon to England in the 1950s (a journey much like the author's own)
Chantelle's Cloak by Lorraine Marwood: a story for young readers about a girl coming to terms with the birth of her sister: also Lorraine's book of poems about family for younger readers, A Note on the Door
The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary by Andrew Westoll: heart-rending true story about chimps saved from test laboratories
A Dance with Dragons by George R Martin: Martin's trilogy is now five books long and he's aiming for seven. This is epic fantasy of wild adventure.
For All Creatures by Glenda Millard: A glorious hymn of praise for animals, to share with children
Go the F**K to Sleep by Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortes: a alternative bedtime story that became a shock bestseller
Here on Earth by Tim Flannery: Australia's most outspoken science writer tries to find hope among all the bad news
The Magician King by Lev Grossman: for fantasy lovers, Grossman mixes he contemporary with magic and scary adventures
Mandela's Way by Nelson Mandela: now a classic, fifteen lessons on "life, love and courage" from 91-year-old Mandela, written in collaboration with Time editor Stengel.
Miss Fisher Murder Mystery collection by Kerry Greenwood: the books behind the tv series due next year, by Melbourne crime queen
The Other Hand by Chris Cleave: first published in 2008, a contemporary political story about a young Nigerian asylum seeker in detention in the UK.
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver: now over a decade old, this still gaining new readers: a saga about a missionary family in the Belgian Congo in the 1950s.
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes: a short, tough entertaining but troubling story about a man looking back at youth
Sins of the Father by Eamonn Duff: a blow-by-blow account of the lead-up to the day when marijuana was found in Schapelle Corby 's luggage, denting her claims that she knew nothing about it.
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson: a big story about one of the most influential lives of the past century.
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson: a new edition of the hear-warming lovely classic by the Finnish author of the Moomin books
The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt: won the National Book Prize in the United States; brilliant history about how a poem written by a Roman poet around 60 BCE "swerved" thinking and eventually set in motion the Renaissance.
Two Greeks by John Charalambous: An unflinching reminder of life in Australian suburbs, before women's rights were debated
Why be Happy When You Could be Normal by Jeanette Winterson: another memoir by the unique author of Oranges are not the Only Fruit.
BENDIGO’S residential Strategy will be reviewed because of greater than expected growth.
The State Government has announced a grant of $50,000 to carry out the review.
The review is needed because, according to the State Government, 40 per cent of the forecast growth between 2006 and 2031 had already been realised.
Regional Development Parliamentary Secretary Damian Drum made the announcement this morning.
Mr Drum said the Bendigo Residential Strategy Review would deliver greater community and investor certainty, helping the region grow.
“The Bendigo Residential Development Strategy was adopted in 2004 and is currently being audited because of the faster than anticipated growth that has occurred in Bendigo in recent years,” he said.
“Strong residential growth has many flow-on economic benefits and having a clear framework for future development will position Greater Bendigo City Council to undertake more detailed, place-based planning in the future.”
Deputy Premier Peter Ryan said about 40 per cent of the forecast growth between 2006 and 2031 had already been realised.
The Residential Strategy impacts directly on where and how property developments use “infill” parcels of land, range of housing styles and also on housing affordability.
“This project will review the strategy, assess current and estimated land supply and demand and consider various legislative and policy changes,” Mr Ryan said,
“It will also consider the latest demographic data and establish a new strategic framework to guide the long-term residential growth of Greater Bendigo.
“The project will result in a revised residential strategy that will give developers, the community and service providers greater surety and confidence about where land can be developed for residential purposes, and that sufficient land is available to accommodate the City of Greater Bendigo’s future growth.”
Mr Ryan said a contemporary strategic planning framework was essential to the economic development of a large regional centre like Bendigo.
“Clearly identifying future growth options and supporting infrastructure needs will enable the Greater Bendigo City Council and other infrastructure providers to plan their capital works programs well in advance,” he said.
“Identifying long-term growth areas will enable the council and other service authorities to start planning for the delivery of services, thereby minimising the lag time between when residential development occurs and when the services need to be in place.”
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