Leafing at the Good Loaf
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 | 27-Jan-2012
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GOOD READ: Good Loaf manager Erin Pethybridge prepares for The Good Book sale.
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The lovely match between cafes and reading has created a partnership that now, tried and tested, looks set to continue.
St Luke’s partnered with the Good Loaf bakery and cafe last year for a trial of Saturday morning bookstalls.
Developing St Luke’s online social enterprise with Brotherhood Books, the Good Book at the Good Loaf is on again this Saturday morning, from 9am to noon.
Good Loaf manager Erin Pethybridge says the match-up with book-browsers has worked well three previous times.
“We have the space, and it’s good to see people browsing among the book tables,” Erin said.
“We’ve had a good response from people too, they’ve enjoyed the extra activity on a Saturday morning.”
Erin said the trial was for four events, to be reviewed at the end of the final one, tomorrow.
She said it has gone very well, with people commenting on how much they enjoyed
the opportunity to browse among second-hand books in a market atmosphere. The Good Loaf is at the end of Bath Lane, on the corner of Hargreaves and Edwards streets.
The book sale came to be as a “let’s have a go” idea in discussions between St Luke’s CEO David Pugh and Good Loaf owners Laurie Whelan and Cheryl Martin, who are also keen on “reducing, reusing and recycling” in their daily business.
Since the Good Book sells second-hand books, the cafe reading match was doubly perfect.
The slogan of Brotherhood Books is “give books a second chance”. Since its launch a decade ago, teams of volunteers across the country have sorted 45 tonnes of donated books, and raised funds to support St Luke’s and the Brotherhood of St Lawrence.
There will also be a collection bin outside the Good Loaf tomorrow, for donations of books.
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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