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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.”
James Lerk | Bendigo Weekly | 17-Nov-2011 11.33am
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TEXTBOOK: The coverplate and extract from Elizabeth Woods’ school book.
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John Burston as head teacher of the North Sandhurst State School, was, as mentioned last week, to have a profound and lasting influence on the scholastic life of student Elizabeth Woods.
Elizabeth’s father, William Woods, was at first a carter before he found employment in the mining industry in 1887, the year that will be the focus of this article; he shared his occupation with 3744 others on the Bendigo goldfield.
Mr Woods, and 3252 others, were engaged in quartz mining underground.
In his case he worked at one stage at the Great Extended Hustler’s Mine just off Hustler’s Road.
Incidentally, 1887 was important for Mr Burston as it was to be his last year at the school before he was sent to another.
School children had to supply their own work books, it being one of the few expenses associated with the free, compulsory and secular education that was now provided by the state.
In the case of the Woods family, they made the purchases of their children’s exercise books at A. J. Smith Junior of Pall Mall. Typical of the period the books had feigned marble cardboard covers and the pages were stitched with linen thread, with the spine having an application of lightweight canvas bookbinding tape.
There were 88 pages all told, of these, 84 were used by Elizabeth for all the subjects covered during the year 1887.
A. J. Smith and Company were located in Pall Mall, the business concentrated on retail
as well as wholesale sales.
Apart from Smith’s being stationers they also sold books and acted as newsagents.
Smith’s were a respected business and as such they became agents for the Government Printer, additionally they were the local representatives for G. F. Witton’s Business Professional and Trades Directory.
Directories were an important part of 19th century commercial life.
For me, it is interesting the 14-year-old Elizabeth wrote one of her compositions on “The Mall on Satur-
day Evening”, the last portion of the com-
position is reproduced above.
The story begins just before Bull Street on
towards Mundy Street.
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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