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Title of Report Or Proposal Highland Lakes Settlement Strategy Prepared for: Central Highlands Council Prepared by: Catherine Nicholson December 2009 transport infrastructure | community infrastructure | industrial infrastructure | climate change Table of Contents Executive Summary............................................................................................ i 1. Introduction................................................................................................1 1.1 Purpose of Settlement Strategy .................................................................1 2. The Strategy Development Process ....................................................................2 2.1 Project Stages......................................................................................2 3. Strategy Summary (JLUPI Phase One) .................................................................3 4. Description of the Area ..................................................................................4 4.1 Central Highlands Council ........................................................................4 4.2 The Highland Lakes................................................................................5 4.3 Demographics ......................................................................................7 4.4 Demographic Drivers ..............................................................................8 5. Key Issues for the Highland Lakes .................................................................... 12 5.1 Protection of the Lakes Natural Values ...................................................... 12 5.2 Shack Development around the Lakes........................................................ 13 5.3 Infrastructure Provision......................................................................... 17 5.4 Agencies with Land and Water Management Responsibilities ............................ 21 5.5 Land Use Issues .................................................................................. 22 6. Opportunities for the Lakes ........................................................................... 30 6.1 Hydro Tasmania infrastructure ................................................................ 30 6.2 Fishing ............................................................................................. 30 6.3 Tourism............................................................................................ 31 6.4 Alternative Energy............................................................................... 34 6.5 Forestry ........................................................................................... 34 6.6 Agriculture........................................................................................ 34 7. Settlement Strategy .................................................................................... 34 7.1 Aims and Objectives............................................................................. 34 7.2 Key Assets to be Protected..................................................................... 34 7.3 Strategies to Protect the Key Assets ......................................................... 35 7.4 Settlement Hierarchy ........................................................................... 37 7.5 Service Centre Settlements. ................................................................... 39 7.6 Tourist Focused Settlements................................................................... 43 7.7 Minor Shack Settlements ....................................................................... 43 7.8 Rural Areas ....................................................................................... 45 7.9 Conservation Areas .............................................................................. 45 8. References ............................................................................................... 46 Appendix A Map of Study Area Appendix B Land Use in the Highland Lakes Area Appendix C Settlement Hierarchy Map Appendix D Miena Appendix E Wilburville Appendix F Bronte Park © 2009 pitt&sherry This document is and shall remain the property of pitt&sherry. The document may only be used for the purposes for which it was commissioned and in accordance with the Terms of Engagement for the commission. Unauthorised use of this document in any form is prohibited. Name Signature Date Authorised by: Barry Neilsen 03 December 2009 pitt&sherry ref: HB08256H001 HLakesSS rep 31P Rev 00/CN/DL/rm Executive Summary Phase 1 of the Joint Land Use Planning Initiative (JLUPI) Report identified the Highland Lakes area as an area with its own unique issues and suggested that it should have its own settlement strategy. It recognised that the area has experienced a level of uncoordinated development over a number of years and a settlement strategy would assist in setting a direction for the Lakes that would focus settlement in a number of key locations and assist in protecting the environmental values of the area. As with the other settlements within the Central Highlands Council and other council areas, the key desired outcomes identified in the Joint Land Use Strategy which inform this report for the Highland Lakes are: • Sustainable development. • Land use efficiency. • Protection of rural land use. • Protection of the landscape. • Accessibility. • Protection of natural resources. The settlement strategy examines the Highland Lakes area in terms of the existing settlements, the levels of growth being experienced, the infrastructure available and the economic, social and environmental issues affecting them. It establishes objectives and recommendations as to what settlements can best cater for increased growth and what needs to be done to ensure services and facilities are best located to assist with maintaining the ongoing viability of settlements and also the protection of the unique natural values of the Highland Lakes area. Part 1 of the strategy details the strategy development process, the policy context and the vision for the Highland Lakes. Part 2 of the strategy details the individual settlements and outlines the values to be protected, the opportunities, the key issues and the needs of each settlement. It then makes a number of general and specific recommendations in relation to zoning, land use, waste management and lot sizes for the relevant settlements. For the purpose of this study, the Highland Lakes area is taken to include all of the Central Plateau within the Central Highlands Municipality and is subdivided into three sub regions as follows: • The Eastern Lakes area - consisting of Great Lake, Arthurs Lake, Lakes Sorell and Crescent, Lagoon of Islands and Woods Lake. The main access route is by the A5 via Bothwell otherwise known as the Lakes Highway or Lakes Road. Many of the small shack settlements are located in this sub region, as well as the larger shack settlements of Miena and Wilburville • The South West area - consisting of the lakes and sub region accessed by the A10 via Ouse, otherwise known as the Marlborough Road The area includes Lake Echo, Lake Binney, Bradys Lake, and Bronte Lagoon and is the part of the Highlands with most of the Hydro infrastructure and old Hydro settlements such as Bronte Park, Wayatinah and Tarraleah • The North West area - which is the most remote and untouched area, much of it is a conservation reserve with no real settlements. Key Findings Declining average household sizes (and increasing median ages) are typical in the towns and settlements throughout the Central Highlands, including the Highland Lakes area. pitt&sherry ref: HB08256H001 HLakesSS rep 31P Rev 00/CN/DL/rm i The demographic analysis for both the whole municipal area and the Highland Lakes area highlights the urgent need to consider the implications of a significantly aging population when planning for the future of the area. In the case of the Highland Lakes the situation is further complicated by the seasonal nature of the population with very low winter occupancy (estimated to be only a few hundred people) and occupancy in the summer months estimated to be approximately 1900 people. The basis for this estimate is explained in more detail in section 5 of this report. The lakes are the unique feature of this area. Their health is what the local economy and most residents and visitor lifestyle is centred on. These assets must be protected for the value they contribute to the lifestyle of residents and the regional economy and for their intrinsic value. The Shack Site Categorisation Project occurred across the state and is now virtually complete. For the Highland Lakes it resulted in approximately 741 shacks gaining freehold titles around many of the lakes. Approximately, 688 lots were created in the various settlements in the Highland Lakes area from 1997 to April 2009 (based on Council data). The bulk of these lots were created in Miena (133) and at Arthurs Lake (286) – mainly around Flintstone (245). It is reasonable to assume that the majority of the lots at Flintstone as well as most of the other settlements included in the Shacks Site Project figures have been created due to the Shack Sites project. Subdivisions that appear to be separate to the Shacks Site Project are a 77 lot subdivision approved at Wayatinah and 133 lots created at Miena. However on the basis of the Public Accounts Report as well as the Council records, it seems reasonable to assume that the number of shacks now existing in the Highlands Lakes area is in the region of 741 shacks created under the
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