Waste plan to power Bendigo
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 | 17-Feb-2012
A PLAN to recycle all of Bendigo’s kerbside waste, and use it to power up to a quarter of the city’s homes, could be given the green light within a year.
The plan involves turning all of the city’s household, commercial and poultry industry waste into energy.
It will be an Australian first, and could solve the country’s waste problems.
The process will produce either gas or electricity, both of which can be used in business or to power 10,000 homes.
If successful, the project will mean hardly any waste will go to landfill, will open up new research and development opportunities and encourage businesses to move to Bendigo.City of Greater Bendigo Economic Development manager Brian Gould said the project needed to be commercially viable, and able to work on smaller or larger scales, so it could be used anywhere in Australia.
“We are being ambitious, but we want to show a leadership role on this one,” he said.“It is not just about Bendigo’s waste, but the rest of Australia.
“We will have a definitive answer whether we can go ahead or not in the next 12 months.
”Technology in the sector is ever-changing, and council is keen to attract the best companies it can to make sure it is viable
.“The potential for this project is ... that waste becomes a resource to generate further economic growth, and make a meaningful impact socially and on the environment,” Mr Gould said.
“We also want it to be able to be sold off to other municipalities.
“The first in any industry is where most of the research and development happens, so we believe that will be another bonus to the city.
Mr Gould and his team will thrash out every variable and investigate every possibility over the next year.
“We want to have robust discussions, have a strong business case and either kill it or green-light it,” he said.
“It will be the first in Australia to use multiple waste streams.
”The project involves various add ons to the waste destruction process, to allow for any emissions to be recycled or used up.
This could include a green house to use carbon dioxide emissions and any waste water to grow plants and vegetables.
The project will be able to process most household waste and that collected from businesses kerbside.
It will not treat industrial waste, but will be able to treat tyres, greenwaste, compost and tyres.
The council is looking at future ways to treat its waste, and has identified it needs a new option, other than the Eaglehawk landfill.
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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