Omokoroa Community
August 2010 Community Development Plan This Plan has been prepared by community representatives and Council. 2 OMOKOROA OMOKOROA COMMUNITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT PLAN PLAN Contents ABOUT THIS PLAN About this Plan 3 Social Infrastructure in Omokoroa 4 This 20 year community plan captures the ‘live, work and play’ Omokoroa’s Rich Past 7 Culture, Heritage and the Arts 9 philosophy of SmartGrowth – the ‘blueprint’ to effectively manage Social and Community 12 growth in the Western Bay of Plenty sub-region (Tauranga City Economy 15 and the Western Bay of Plenty District) over the next 50 years. Environment 18 Recreation and Leisure 22 This plan also translates the intent of this philosophy into actions that take Omokoroa Getting Around 24 forward. It does this by: Land use 27 • Bringing together current plans and strategies and future proposals to take Omokoroa forward The Built Environment - ‘the Look and Feel’ 32 • Expressing visions and associated actions, to achieve these visions, along with timeframes identifying when the actions should occur. The plan has actions that involve Western Bay of Plenty District Council as well as community groups, non-government and government agencies, tangata whenua, and businesses such as developers. 3 Why this plan was developed? During this consultation period, updates were provided at Current Provision Omokoroa Future Focus meetings, school newsletters and Along with other areas in the Western Bay of Plenty community newsletters. District, including Waihi Beach, and Te Puke, SmartGrowth1 Education has identifi ed Omokoroa as a growth area. In this context, There are two pre-school facilities in Omokoroa; the Playcentre the peninsula’s population is forecast to reach 6,050 in and Minnows Private Preschool and one full primary school (Years 2021 and 12,000 in 2036.
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