Time to celebrate the successes
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.”
Peter Kennedy | Bendigo Weekly | 27-Jan-2012
THE ability of some people to attract attention to themselves by making an outrageous claim or comment all in the name of research can sometimes be astounding.
This week, it was the turn of researchers from the University of Western Australia to step up onto the podium and claim the prize for idiotic statements to attract attention to research that probably should not have been funded in the first place.
Apparently, according to the UWA researchers anyway, if you fly an Australian flag from your car window these days you are essentially more than likely to be a white racist.
An early contender for dumbest press release of the year saw the academics claim people who fly Australian flags on their cars have more racist attitudes than those without them.
Just over 500 people at last year’s Australia Day fireworks (presumably in WA?) were surveyed and researchers allege that one in five people had attached flags to their cars to celebrate.
Sociologist and anthropologist Professor Farida Fozdar says 43 per cent of those with car flags believed the White Australia Policy had saved Australia from many problems experienced by other countries, while only 25 per cent without flags agreed.
She said a total of 56 per cent of people with car flags feared their culture and values were in danger, compared with 34 per cent of non-flaggers.
The study also claims 35 per cent of flaggers felt people had to be born here to be truly Australian, compared with 22 per cent for non-flaggers.
Professor Fozdar said the research revealed differences in how people with car flags felt towards minority groups, including Aborigines and Muslims.
In response to all this, a mate of mine posted this on Facebook earlier this week:
Apparently my neighbour is a white racist for flying the Australian Flag out the front of his house. I must say I am surprised given that I attended his citizenship ceremony a few months ago and he is originally from India.
Touche.
There is no place for racism in our society, but there must be a place for patriotism and for pride, all of which must be balanced by a tolerance and respect for other peoples and cultures who have enriched our society and from whom we can all learn a lot.
Australia Day is an opportunity for all of us to look back at where our nation has come from, to celebrate the successes of the past, to acknowledge and learn from the mistakes we have made and to be grateful we all live in and share the greatest country in the world.
pk@bendigoweekly.com.au
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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