Full duck season for 2012
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 | 28-Dec-2011 2.34pm
Victorian hunters can look forward to a bumper season next year after the
Victorian Coalition Government today announced a full duck and quail
season.
Visiting Big Reedy Lagoon State Game Reserve near Yarrawonga today,
Agriculture and Food Security Minister Peter Walsh said game bird
populations were breeding in great numbers following the drought.
“Game bird populations have increased to levels not seen since 1984,” Mr
Walsh said.
“The land and our waterways and wetlands have made a rapid recovery
following the breaking of the drought which has provided highly productive
habitats with an abundance of food.”
The duck season for 2012 will open on Saturday 17 March and close on Monday
11 June, 2012 while the stubble quail season for 2012 will run from
Saturday 7 April to Saturday 30 June, 2012.
The duck season will open at 7:10 am in the eastern zone, 7:20 am in the
central zone and 7:30 am in the western zone, with hunting to cease half an
hour after sunset on opening day.
Mr Walsh said duck numbers and the condition of wetlands across Victoria
would be monitored in the lead-up to the 2012 duck season.
“Locations accessible to duck hunters and those to be excluded will be
determined following the normal assessment of concentrations of breeding
waterbirds and threatened species before the season opens,” Mr Walsh said.
Mr Walsh said the government had moved to announce the season early to give
country businesses and regional communities more certainty.
“The duck hunting season will generate a great deal of economic activity,
particularly for those northern Victorian communities affected by last
summer’s floods,” Mr Walsh said.
Responsibility for game management has been transferred from the Department
of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) to the Department of Primary
Industries (DPI).
“DPI has dedicated game officers and a number of other authorised officers
available for compliance duties. Parks Victoria and Victoria Police also
assist with enforcing the duck season,” Mr Walsh said.
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.”
