Follow that dream
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 | 16-Feb-2012
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THE GOSPEL: Max Pellicano steps into the role of Elvis.
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Not a dry eye in the house, and even the performer chokes up.
That’s the inevitable outcome now Elvis impersonator Max Pellicano has taken his concert show up a notch theatrically.
After 28 years performing Elvis tribute shows that have brought him regularly to Australia from his home in Detroit, Pellicano has now developed a production that doesn’t just portray the king during his life – it brings him to life after his death.
“It’s like you’re in his living room and he’s telling you the story the way it really happened, the way he saw it,” Pellicano said on the eve of his departure for his five-week Australian tour.
“I really wanted to write this, but I discounted it for a while, because while theatre has been my life, I got away from it a little when I started doing the tribute concerts.
“But I’ve always wanted to get back into it, and we came up with this.”
Follow that Dream: The Gospel According to Elvis is an after-death experience with the superstar who died in 1977, aged 42.
Pellicano, who accidentally fell into the role of impersonator when, as a young actor, he played an Elvis-style character in the musical Bye Bye Birdie, developed this multi-media production with a theatre company in Detroit.
“We ran it seven straight months,” he said.
“It’s not really trying to unpick the myth, it’s just trying to explain his life, his relationships, the way he felt about his career.
“We couldn’t afford to have a huge musical show, so I went for having me and two actors who play multiple roles.”
The show has Elvis sitting at the front of the stage, with a scrim behind which two actors in silhouette play the various roles of the people in Elvis’s life. A large screen above shows footage of the concerts and other public appearances.
“The character is one thing, but the human being is another,” Pellicano said.
“This shows he was lonely, that not everything was grand for him, deep inside he was still a country kid.
“There’s a scene where we show a video where he can’t remember the words to sing, and he’s tired and had it.
“There’s not a dry eye in the house. I look up at the screen when it gets to this point and I can’t help myself either.”
Follow That Dream: The Gospel According to Elvis is at The Capital theatre in Bendigo on March 7. Bookings are on 5434 6100.
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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