Nana naps essential
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.”
Eddie Barkla | Bendigo Weekly | 27-Jan-2012
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LOOK FOR THE SIGNS: Learn from your body when it needs recovery time.
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Australia Day – our own Nation’s day and long weekend. The roads are usually very busy, not only because of the holiday, but also because it is one of the last free weekends before schools go back.
A familiar sight on our highways are the slogans warning us of the dangers of driving while feeling tired.
The advice of the Road Traffic Authority is to take a power nap or get out of the car and revive your drive.
Long weekends see service agencies offering cups of tea or coffee and a biscuit, encouraging drivers to take a break.
The combination of the rest, the stimulant of coffee or tea, and food in the stomach all help to relieve the stress of driving and tiredness.
Statistics show that drivers are most at risk the closer they get to home, trying to make the extra effort to reach home without taking a break.
Quite often being over-familiar with the road and surrounds can have the effect of making us want to relax and feel we are already home safely.
In the cycling community there is a bit of a standard joke about the nana naps we all have from time to time.
After a long hard session out on the road on the bike, sitting down to relax often brings a sense of drowsiness that is hard to fight off.
The best advice is – don’t fight it off, learn from your body when it needs recovery time. This powernap will allow for the rest of the day to be met with a relaxed and recovered body and mind.
Speaking recently with a semi-professional cyclist on this matter, it was revealed that the powernap (only a nana nap for the over 50s) is integral to their intensive training schedule and is expected, not rejected.
Refuelling the body with food and beverages that promote recovery may well, in some cases, mask the body’s need for the rest and recovery that the powernap delivers.
I recall, however, an experience in my own health cycle where the nana naps (yes an over 50s specimen) were needed more often than just after we had been out on the bike exercising.
To start with I put this off as just being tired and trying to put too much into the day.
A trip to the doctor and some blood sugar tests indicated that I was bordering on being diabetic. My sugar levels were well above the normal expected levels.
The answer was too much sugar had been introduced into my system through additives in my fluid intake.
I now drink just water and am back to the regular nana naps as needed.
The moral to this experience is: have regular checkups to test the vitals of blood pressure and sugar levels, along with cholesterol – all potential health risks as we age.
Looking forward to seeing you on the road soon, God willing.
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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