Calling all readers!
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 | 25-Nov-2011 2.22pm
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CRIME WRITING SOLVED: Ms Greenwood in the library.
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IS there anybody out there?
A couple of weeks back a newcomer to Bendigo contacted us at the Weekly because she has heard about our Bookclub.
She had moved from another Australian city, where she had been a member of a different kind of bookclub, the reading group kind which meets regularly at a home or cafe to chat about books.
Bendigo Weekly Bookclub is an online resource. We send out emails once a week to those who sign on, with snippets of news and comment.
But what about the real, live, get-together bookclub, how strong are they in Bendigo?
According to the Goldfields libraries’ Sue Mooney, they will soon be rolling out a program so existing bookclubs can join their library system with a bookclub membership card. With that card, a bookclub can access sets of 10 books and reading notes, for six weeks at a time.
“We will not administer or supervise clubs,” Ms Mooney says, “but existing clubs can use our collections.”
The program will launch next year, tying in with the National Year of Reading.
The Council of Adult Education in Melbourne also runs a bookclub service. There are, they tell us, 20 Bendigo-based groups, which use their service.
They are able to find a group with spots available for readers wanting to join up and you can also set up a new group.
There are information and forms available at their webiste: www.cae.edu.au.
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For those who love to fossick for a bargain among
pre-loved books, there’s another
Friends of Bendigo Library booksale tomorrow and then December 17. Old library books culled to make room for new ones, as well as donated books, will be on sale.
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One of
Australia’s best-read authors will be
in Bendigo next week. Kerry Greenwood, author of the Phryne Fisher historic crime novels, will be at Bendigo Library on Thursday, December 1, 5.30-6.30pm. It’s free but you need to book on 5449 2700.
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The Bendigo Weekly bookclub occasionally gifts members with books, and this week we have a
Little Library to give away: including Philippa Gregory’s The Lady in the Rivers, Alberto Colitto’s Inquisition and Philip Carter’s Altar of Bones. All bookclub members go into the draw, so join up by emailing bookclub@bendigoweekly.com.au
– Rosemary Sorensen
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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