Wil Anderson: golden rules of comedy
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.”
Ben Cameron | Bendigo Weekly | 10-Nov-2011 12.25pm
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Wil Anderson has some tips for budding comics.
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As a comic, Anderson admits he’s getting closer to what some comedians might call the comfort zone.
“Don’t get me wrong, some gigs are better than other gigs, but by the time you get this far into a tour, every joke works,” Anderson laughs.
“I’m like ‘I’ve run these jokes by thousands of other people, and we’ve all agreed they’re funny jokes, so if you guys aren’t enjoying them, that’s your fault’.”
He admits his routine is more timeless than topical, born from three months of solid writing.
“It has to be timeless,” Anderson says.
“Topical material would be great in the first couple of weeks but then you’d be like ‘Hey, do you remember...?’
“‘And everybody’s like ‘f*ck, that was six months ago’.”
While sometimes described as an edgy act, Anderson likes to think of himself as a nice guy of comedy.
“I want comedy to be a positive thing, I’m not a fan of comedy that makes people feel bad,” Anderson says.
“I only attack things if I feel they deserve to be attacked.
“I’d have no problem with bullying a bully, but not somebody who’s already in a sh*t situation.
“Most of my jokes are at my expense.”
One of his golden rules of self deprecation is to share his stories of pain and suffering.
“You’ve got to share personal things,” Anderson says, although his style is to mesh several different but truthful stories, into one funny narrative of fiction.
“I like to think anything in my show, anybody I talk about, can come and see the show and enjoy it.
“Otherwise I wouldn’t want to do it.
“If something’s true, I try to muddy it enough that it’s not about specifically one person.”
Currently on a national stand up tour, Anderson will touch on a few old favourites, like gay marriage.
“One guy said to me ‘man, you’re talking about gay marriage again?'" Anderson laughs.
“I said 'as soon as gay people can get married, I’ll stop talking about it'.”
Gags on subjects like gay unions are what Anderson describes as “tester jokes”.
“There are jokes within the show that I consider to be my tester jokes,” Anderson says.
“If the audience get them straight away I know it’s going to be an awesome night.”
Wil Anderson plays Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal on Friday, November 18.
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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