Anthology for 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.”
Rosemary Sorensen | Bendigo Weekly | 20-Jul-2012
IAN IRVINE is well placed to know just how rich a region Bendigo is for writing.
The Bendigo TAFE lecturer has spent months sifting through more than 200 submissions for an anthology of writing to be launched at the inaugural Bendigo Writers Festival next month.
He and fellow-editor Tru Dowling had to reduce that number to about 75 pieces from 52 contributors, to create a fat book that celebrates the achievements of former students at the TAFE as well as the support of many writing professionals.
“Although we knew anecdotally that Central Victorian writers contribute a great deal to both the local and national literary scenes, we still experienced something of an epiphany in bringing so many of these people together in one publication,” Mr Irvine said.
“The anthology also stands as a testament to the quality of public arts education for adults on offer in Central Victoria.”
Scintillae 2012 includes poetry, short stories, essays and interviews. Mr Irvine said it’s a sample, showing the diversity of creative writing and thinking in the region.
It brings back to Bendigo many people who have grown up, studied and worked here.
“Bendigo Writers Festival and to some extent this anthology represent something of a coming of age for writers across our region,” Mr Irvine said.
“We have a unique perspective on the world up here, it’s different to Melbourne and we’re beginning to celebrate that difference.
“The difference is partly a response to the impact of our unique ecosystem on our creative consciousness – you are never far from the bush here even if you live in central Bendigo.
“It also has something to do with the sense of community integration evident in some smaller communities.”
The new anthology will be published in print, but also as an ebook. Mr Irvine said the technology revolution has also assisted literary change in
Bendigo.
“Global knowledge reaches regional writers as quickly as it does urban writers these days,” he said.
“There are no real geographical regions in cyberspace, so there is no need for Bendigo writers to feel inferior due to a lack of access to international avant garde innovations.”
Scintillae 2012 will be available at the Bendigo Writers Festival, following the launch on Saturday August 11 at 4.30pm, in the Banquet Room of The Capital, for $15. It will also be available as a Kindle e-book for $4.99.
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.”
