Touring is Child’s play for Toni
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.”
Steve Kendall | Bendigo Weekly | 27-Jul-2012
TONI CHILDS is a citizen of the planet.
That’s the name of her album, and her outlook.
The 54-year-old Californian-born singer songwriter now calls Myocum, New South Wales home, but along the way lived in London and Hawaii after running away from home aged 15 to follow her love of music.
Her musical growth through her 20s includes bandwork and singing unil she released her debut album Union in 1988.
She is on an Australian tour at the moment, including the Capital in Bendigo on August 5.
Toni’s had a lifetime in music, and has branched out into managing the business side too.
“Not only do I write the music I’ve been learning how to take care of myself by becoming an independent artist... I’m shooting off my arrows and seeing where and how they land,” she said.
This interesting analogy suggests openness for new direction, and the willingness to go there.
“At the moment, I’m living just outside Byron Bay, and it’s beautiful. I’m just growing. I’m wanting to do work that is meaningful to me, but is also meaningful to other people,” she said.
Toni moved on from Hawaii to make things for the album project more accessible.
“I’ve been touring and recording since 2008, and only been in Hawaii for a couple of months. It made sense to relocate. For the next five to 15 years it will be pretty full on.
“I love Hawaii, I have a connection, my spirit is there, I absolutely love it there. But we have to move to do what we want to do.
“It’s impossible to do it from Hawaii, unless you have endless amounts of money, which we just
don’t have.”
The team putting the album together had be brought together, and Australia worked out the best place to be. That and a love interest for Toni.
“I married a beautiful Australian man,” Toni said.
“That became part of the equation too. Head over heels.”
Citizen of the Planet is the new album, and was recorded over five and a half months in Vancouver Island, Canada.
“I am so excited about it for many reasons,” Toni said.
“I feel I made a huge breakthrough in defining a new sound. It’s what I wanted to do. That feels fresh for me.
“It’s filled with a lot of discovery. I want it to be relevant lyrically, and it probably has more lyrics than any of my albums.”
The album was a collaboration of Toni and people who love her music, and virtually funded by pre-purchases.
“It’s a wonderful process that makes it even sweeter,” Toni said.
As far as the tour goes, the team is being assembled from all over the world and the Citizen of the Planet Tour is ready to go.
“There are a lot of really talented people in Australia,” Toni said.
Toni Childs plays the Capital, Bendigo on August 5.
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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