Stretching the boundary
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.”
Anthony Radford | Bendigo Weekly | 02-Sep-2011 11.51am
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CHANGING LANDSCAPE: Gustave Knobel called for tenders to erect the chimney at the Lady Barkley mine.
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When I first started writing about Bendigo’s Irishtown, I traced the boundaries of what was accepted as the area belonging to this portion of our city.
However, during my research I was surprised to find that one particular enterprise defined itself as being in Irishtown, the North Bendigo Quartz Alluvial Mining and Drainage Company which began in 1857.
It took this company until 1859 to issue its prospectus, there were some already well known local names associated with its launch.
The company had extensive ground near the junction of California Gully, Job’s Gully and Jackass Flat, the alluvial portion of their lease was suited to steam puddling operations.
There was also an
immense amount of sludge from earlier puddling, however, it was shown through testing, that this sludge still held a significant amount of fine gold.
There were also two shafts 55 metres deep on their ground, the early returns from the raised quartz had been highly remunerative, but water inflow was a problem.
Civil engineer S Le Capelain recommended the company purchase suitable steam machinery to operate the puddling machine as well doing the pumping and haulage from these shafts.
Directors of the North Bendigo QAM and D Company appointed their own engineer to begin the works required to operate and obtain a return from their investment.
FC Klemm, one of Bendigo’s many influential German citizens was largely instrumental in having fellow national, Gustave Adolph Knobel, appointed as the company’s engineer.
Knobel had already been actively mining in Bendigo having various leases and claims on different parts of the field.
Steam machinery for Bendigo was ordered by Knobel from a Prussian manufacturer in Berlin, by the name of Wohlert.
Knobel called for local tenders in April 1860, to construct two boiler settings and a chimney stack.
During May, 1860 the machinery arrived in Bendigo and was taken to Irishtown for installation.
All was completed in early June when the machinery was officially set in motion.
The machine was christened “The Sphinx”, because of the way in which it had been mounted on two huge squared logs.
Until recently Knobel had been an enigma and to some extent still remains so, in common with others in the mining community he moved about.
It is known that Knobel had shifted to the Gobur goldfield by 1868. A report appeared in the Alexandra and Yea Standard when he appeared in the County Court in 1887 on a charge of trespass.
The charge was in respect to his use of a water race which ran through a farmer’s paddock and was causing damage to the crops and pasture.
Knobel argued that he had used the race for 19 years in order to operate a quartz crushing plant.
A note was handed to Judge Chomley by
Knobel indicating that he was, munificently insolvent, this caused some light mirth from the judge, who gave a verdict of a £5 fine and £7/7s in costs.
Knobel boldly advertised in the Alexandra and Yea Standard in 1880, that he required a party of quartz miners to work the Arcona Mine on contract for a share of the gold raised.
The Euroa Advertiser reported that Knobel
had received, from the Beechworth Prospecting Board in 1887, £150 for his work to continue on the Arcona Reef at Merton.
Gustave Adoph Knobel died on July 4, 1888.
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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