Community Assets Audit and Precinct Masterplan Donald Township Centre Buloke Shire Council
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Community Assets Audit and Precinct Masterplan Donald Township Centre Buloke Shire Council January 2011 Michael Smith and Associates Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Office: 1st Floor, 407 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn, 3103 Postal: 5 Jervis Street, Camberwell, 3124 Tel: (03) 9830 0414 Mobile: 0418 172 863 Fax: (03) 9830 2555 Email: [email protected] In conjunction with the following specialist subconsultants: ASR Research Adrian Fernon Leisure and Community Facilities Planning Suite 7, 321 Chapel Street, Prahran, 3189 Ian Hartley Architects Ian Hartley Architecture and Building Audits Suite 15, 1 East Ridge Drive, Chirnside Park, 3116 6 Mason Court, Hamilton, 3300 Paoli Smith Matthew Smith Signage and Graphic Design Suite 11 46-50 Regent Street, Richmond, 3121 Community Assets Audit and Precinct Master Plan for Donald Township Centre PREPARED BY: Michael Smith and Associates Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Office: 1st Floor, 407 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn, 3103 Postal: 5 Jervis Street, Camberwell, 3124 Tel: (03) 9830 0414 Mobile: 0418 172 863 Fax: (03) 9830 2555 Email: [email protected] IN CONJUNCTION WITH: ASR Research Ian Hartley Architects Adrian Fernon Ian Hartley Leisure and Community Facilities Planning Architecture and Building Audits Suite 7, 321 Chapel Street, Prahran, 3189 Suite 15, 1 East Ridge Drive, Chirnside Park, 3116 Paoli Smith STORM Consulting Matthew Smith Rod Wiese Signage and Graphic Design Stormwater Management, Drainage Design Suite 11 46-50 Regent Street, Richmond, 3121 and Water Sensitive Urban Design Unit 7, 84 Church Street, Richmond 3121 FOR BULOKE SHIRE COUNCIL November 2010 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The consultant team acknowledges the support and input of the Project Working Group and Officers and staff of Buloke Shire Council, in particular: Bill Keane (Buloke Shire Council) Warwick Heine (CEO - Buloke Shire Council) Kevin O’Reilly (Buloke Shire Council) Anthony Judd (Buloke Shire Council) REPORT ISSUE: Preliminary working version 02-07-10 Draft report 01-10-10 Draft report 08-11-10 Final Report 17-01-11 1 Table of contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................3 1.1 The Study Area.......................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Project Aims............................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Consultant Team........................................................................................................................ 4 L1 Context Plan...............................................................................................................5 2. Township Character and Features .............................................................................6 2.1 Built Form .................................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Landscape and Open Space ...................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Community Facilities .................................................................................................................. 8 2.4 Township Presentation............................................................................................................... 8 3. Consultation Process ..................................................................................................9 3.1 Consultation Meetings................................................................................................................ 9 4. Key Point Analysis....................................................................................................10 4.1 Key Point A - Vacant land adjacent to St Mary’s Church............................................................ 10 4.2 Key Point B - Signage .............................................................................................................. 10 4.3 Key Point C – Jack Penfold Park .............................................................................................. 10 4.4 Key Point D – Links to the Federation Trail and Richardson River.............................................. 10 4.5 Key Point E – Rear of shops..................................................................................................... 10 4.6 Key Point F – McCulloch Street Plaza....................................................................................... 10 4.7 Key Point G – Rear of McCulloch Street Plaza .......................................................................... 10 4.8 Key Point H – IGA car park access road ................................................................................... 11 4.9 Key Point I – Donald Resource Centre...................................................................................... 11 L2 Issues and Opportunities Plan..................................................................................12 5. Community Assets Audit ...........................................................................................13 5.1 Old Donald Shire Offices .......................................................................................................... 15 5.2 Masonic Hall ............................................................................................................................ 17 5.3 Donald Community Centre........................................................................................................ 19 5.4 Old Methodist Church (now occupied by the clothing form, Aussie Stitches)............................... 21 5.5 Senior Citizens Centre.............................................................................................................. 23 5.6 Soldiers Memorial Hall / RSL Building.......................................................................................25 5.7 Donald Primary School............................................................................................................. 28 6. Master Plan Recommendations.................................................................................30 6.1 General Recommendations ...................................................................................................... 30 6.2 Key Linkages ........................................................................................................................... 32 6.3 Themed Trails.......................................................................................................................... 32 6.4 Art in the Township................................................................................................................... 35 L3 Master Plan – Precinct 2 ..........................................................................................40 L4 Art Trail Link Plan – DFSC Site to Memorial Park.....................................................41 L5 DFSC Site Landscape Concept Plan........................................................................42 7. Appendices ...............................................................................................................43 7.1 APPENDIX 1 - Building Fabric Audits........................................................................................ 44 7.2 APPENDIX 2 - Donald Township Signage Concept Development .............................................. 81 7.3 APPENDIX 3 - DFSC Design Principles .................................................................................... 93 2 1. Introduction Donald, with a population of approximately 8.8 oC. The average rainfall for the town is 1,700, is a rural Township located 282 366mm. With such a dry-hot climate, issues kilometres from Melbourne, 144 kilometres such as shelter and shade within the town from Bendigo and 90 kilometres from are very important. Horsham and is on the northern route to Lake Buloke, Mildura and the eastern route to 1.1 The Study Area Charlton. The Township has a single main The Community Assets Audit and Precinct road from the south (to St Arnaud, Ballarat Master Plan is separated into two precincts. and Horsham) and two main roads to the Precinct 1, the larger area encompasses the north (to Mildura, Warracknabeal and core Township area and is bounded by Charlton). The Township takes its name from Hammill, Mills, Campbell and Woods Streets. William Donald, the first pastoralist in the Precinct 2 is a smaller area within Precinct 1 District. William Donald came to the area in which is to be considered in greater detail. 1844 from Glasgow and took up a run at This precinct is bounded by Hammill, Walker, Banyenong. Other pastoralists followed and McCulloch and Woods Streets. The Context William later wed Mary-Anne McLachlan. Plan L1 illustrates the two precinct areas in They built their home close to where the context to the overall Township. Glangar homestead currently stands where they entertained guests in grand style, even holding the first race meetings in the distract at Banyenong 1. Donald is nestled within a bend of the Richardson River which runs around the north and west sides of the Township and the river displays a classic ox-bow lake pattern. The town is bound to the east by the Melbourne – Mildura Railway line. Donald’s economy depends largely of cereal growing, wheat and bayley, high quality lamb and wool production. The Small Town Renewal Report of 2001