Heritage report ‘misunderstanding’
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 | 24-Nov-2011 12.22pm
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A REPORT soon to be released by City of Greater Bendigo council will be used to justify future heritage decisions.
“I think there’s been a misunderstanding about what it is”, Director Planning and Development Prue Mansfield said this week.
“We are not writing a history.
“This is a precursor to lead into our heritage work, to underpin the significant themes of Bendigo’s environmental history.
“We will then use it to say what needs to be protected.”
Council was awarded a $20,000 Heritage Victoria grant towards a $60,000 project to create a Thematic Environmental History.
Melbourne-based consultancy Lovell Chen was engaged to write the report, currently in draft form.
Local historians are concerned the report has relied on published work without permission.
“I believe they should write their own report, and not take slabs of other people’s work,” James Lerk said.
“It leaves a very uncomfortable feeling when you see your work that are people are profiting from.
“They have created a problem for themselves.”
One of the report’s authors, Anita Brady, said it is normal for reports to quote from many sources.
“This is standard methodology,” Ms Brady said.
“I understand the sensitivities, but this is not a report published to sell.
“In the final version, it is also our practice to thank those whose works we have relied on.”
Australian copyright law states that using any part of a work without permission may infringe copyright if “that part is an important part”. According to the Australian Copyright Council, if the part is “an important, essential or distinctive part of the original material”, using it without permission may be an infringement of copyright.
“We are building a body of knowledge,” Ms Mansfield said.
“When things are facts and dates, it’s not plagiarised.
“Attributions are really important, and we have impressed on Lovell Chen the critical nature of acknowledging the sources.”
Ms Mansfield said the report will “build our case” for heritage protection in Bendigo.
“It will mean we are not just protecting something because it is pretty or attractive, but because it’s connected to the city.”
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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