East Gippsland Shire Council 456 September 1997 GIP:E L 1997-2010 IMEJOO R .'Lii1}!00I~L~~If M0035586
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EASTGIPPS_ PIANNING & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 1997-2010 ...._ - -· Published By 711. 3099 East Gippsland Shire Council 456 September 1997 GIP:E l 1997-2010 IMEJOO r .'lii1}!00i~l~~if M0035586 EAST GIPPSLAND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 1997-2010 PLANNING & EPA LIBRARY ~11~ 3~99 ' ~01008~ ;-_____.,_~.--- -~. "'1\ 1456 GIP:E East Gippsland planning 11997-2010 and development , , j strategy: 1997-2010 ~ ' r. r L___ ,,__ ~ ----~-- - --- - - ..;. The Strategy has been prepared and endorsed jointly by the following organisations: Arts Network East Gippsland Bairnsdale Regional Health Service East Gippsland Access Project (EGAP) East Gippsland Arts & Recreation Access Group East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority East Gippsland Institute of TAFE East Gippsland Regional Youth Committee East Gippsland Shire East Gippsland Water Gippsland Lakes & Coast Regional Coastal Board Gippsland Ports Committee of Management Heritage Network East Gippsland Lakes Entrance Community Health Centre Lakes & Wilderness Tourism VEDA (Victorian Eastern Development Association) The former East Gippsland Regional Housing Council arid the former East Gippsland Regional Catchment & Land Protection Board were also involved in the Strategy process: Published by East Gippsland Shire September 1997 Printed by E-Gee Printers Bairnsdale REGIONAL CO-ORDINATION GROUP Hon. Phillip Davis, MLC, Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources and Chairman, Gippsland Lakes Management Council · Duncan Malcolm, Chairman, Gippsland Lakes & Regional Coastal Management Board & Chairman, East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority Colin Murray, Chairman, East Gippsland Regional Catchment & Land Protection Board [to June 1997] STRATEGY STEERING COMMITTEE Graeme Pearce, Chief Executive, East Gippsland Shire (Chairman) Robert Ashworth, Regional Manager Gippsland, Business Victoria Marlene Battista, Member, East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority [formerly Regional Catchment & Land Protection Board] and Councillor, East Gippsland Shire Sheryl Carnie, Acting Regional Manager, Sport & Recreation Victoria [April-December 1996] Liz Clay, Regional Manager, Sport & Recreation Victoria [to April 1996] Robert Fordham, Chairman, Lakes & Wilderness Tourism Board David Langmore, Regional Manager Gippsland, Dept of lnfrastructure Ian Nicolson, Regional Manager - Gippsland, Commonwealth Department of Transport & Regional Development [to April 1996] Kevin Pound, Regional Manager, Sport & Recreation Vidoria [from February 1997] Murray Rankin, Executive Officer, Gippsland Coastal Board David Roberts, General Manager, East Gippsland Water Gary Squires, Regional Manager, Natural Resources & Environment [represented by Rob Willersdorf, Andrew Buckley or Stephen Henry] Tim Weight, Chairman, East Gippsland Development Advisory Board [to May 1997] EAST Gll'PSLAND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOREWORD EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE COUNCIL The East Gippsland Plam1ing & Development Strategy represents a major, co-operative step towards a brighter future for this beautiful, diverse, resource-rich part of Victoria. The Strategy process has forged partnerships between East Gippsland Shire, the community and a wide range of agencies with crucial roles in managing our natural resources, supporting our residents and local institutions, and promoting the Shire as both a tourist and business location. Implementing the Strategy will require these relationships to be maintained and strengthened, to ensure that all parties are acting in unison to achieve our combined goals of economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability and community development. I invite all East Gippsland residents and others who value the area and its people to join Council and the other Strategy partners in working towards these objectives, to help achieve the vision for the future of our region. BRENDA MURRA.Y Mayor, East Gippsla11d Shire EAST GIPPSLAND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Membership of Regional Coordination Group & [Inside title Strategy Steering Committee page] Foreword STRATEGY EAST GIPPSLAND - DEVELOPING INTO A NEW CENTURY 1 ISSUES FOR STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT 2 REGIONAL CONTEXT 4 Summary of Key Statistics, Trends & Forecasts 4 Area & Characteristics 4 Population & Employment 4 Environment & Natural Resources 7 Land Use & Development 9 VISION 10 GOALS & OBJECTIVES 10 Economy 10 Community 13 Environment 16 Land Use & Development 20 ·DIRECTIONS FOR EAST GIPPSLAND'S FUTURE 21 Region-Wide to Local Policies & Strategies 21 East Gippsland - Strengths & Challenges 22 Sub-Regional Strategies 23 Lakes & Coastal Sub-Region 24 Agricultural Hinterland Sub-Region 25 Highland Sub-Region 26 Valley & Forest Sub-Region 27 ii Page No. Roles & Functions of Settlements 29 Lakes & Coastal Sub-Region 29 Baimsdale 29 Rural localities in the Baimsdale district 30 Lakes Entrance 30 Paynesville, Newlands Ann, Raymond Island, Eagle Point 31 Wattle Point 33 Banksia Peninsula 33 Metung, Nungumer, Tambo Bluff, Mosquito Point 33 Nicholson, Swan Reach, Johnsonville . 34 Lake Tyers Beach & surrounds 35 Lake Tyers Aboriginal Settlement 36 NowaNowa 36 Marlo 37 Bemm River 37 Tamboon 37 Mallacoota, Gipsy Point, Genoa 38 Agricultural Hinterland Sub-Region 39 Orbost 39 Cann River 40 Club Terrace 40 Linden ow, Lindenow South & district 41 Buchan, W-Tree 41 Bruthen & district 42 Tambo Upper 43 Highland Sub-Region 43 Omeo 43 Benambra/Glen Wills 43 Swifts Ck, Ensay/Ensay South & Cassilis Valley 44 Valley & Forest Sub-Region 45 Goongerah 45 Bendoc, Bonang, Tubbut areas 45 Gelantipy, Suggan Buggan, Wulgulmerang 46 ACTION PROGRAMMES Priorities for the Future 48 List of Abbreviations 59 Economic Activity, Employment & Access 50 Improve infrastructure for development & economic activity 50 Road transport system 50 Public transport & freight rail 51 Ports 52 Energy 52 Sites for new enterprises 53 Communications 54 Planning & Regulatory Environment 54 iii Page No. Support existing businesses & attract compatible new ones 54 Support & expand rural industries & increase value-adding to production 55 General 55 Agricultural, horticultural & pastoral industries 57 Fishing, shellfish harvesting & aquaculture 58 Timber production, harvesting & processing 59 Mining & minerals development 61 Raising the profile of East Gippsland as a business location 61 Tapping the potential of the retirement industry 61 Tourism 62 General 62 Develop & promote the tourism image of East Gippsland 63 Tourism product development & visitor information 64 Tourism industry development 65 Tourism & the environment 66 Tourism infrastructure 67 Community Needs 69 Health & community services 69 Public health 70 Childcare & kindergartens 71 Senior citizens centres, neighbourhood houses 71 Shire business centres & outreach centres 72 Education & training 72 Education. 72 Training 72 Youth services 73 Youth health & well-being 73 Young people & education 74 Young people & employment 75 Young people & families 76 Young people & accommodation 77 Young people & recreational opportunities 77 Young people, crime & the justice system 78 Young people's contribution 78 Housing 79 Recreation & leisure 80 Cultural development & heritage 85 Libraries 85 Arts & cultural activities & resources 85 Heritage 86 People with specific needs 87 Community Issues 89 IV Page No. Conservation & Natural Resources 90 ' Catchment management 90 Community education, awareness & support 90 Water erosion & waterways · 90 Pest plants 91 Pest animals 92 Fire 93 Biodiversity conservation 93 Problem wildlife 93 Water quality 94 Soil characteristics 94 River flow management 94 Native vegetation retention 95 Regional development 95 Monitoring & assessment 95 Coastal management 95 General 95 Foreshore management 97 Coastal planning 98 Facilities & access in the coastal zone 99 Use of marine & estuarine resources 100 Coastal development 101 Waste management 101 Fire prevention.& hazard management 102 Public land 102 FRAMEWORK FOR LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT 103 Development Guidelines 104 General 104 Distribution of Settlement 105 Residential Development 105 Commercial Centres 106 Industrial Areas 106 Tourist Resorts in Non-Urban Areas 107 IAnd Capability & Development Constraints 107 Rural IAnd 108 'Rural Residential' Development 108 Areas with Special Values 109 Plantation Establishment & Farm Forestry 109 v Page No. Local Strategies & Issues 110 Bairnsdale 110 Lakes Entrance 111 Paynesville, Raymond Is, Eagle Point, New/ands Arm 112 Metung-Nungurner Area 114 Nicholson, Johnsonville, Swan Reach 115 Lake Tyers Beach 115 NowaNowa 116 Marlo 116 BemmRiver 116 Mallacoota, Gipsy Point, Genoa 116 Gippsland Lakes 117 Orbost 117 Cann River 118 Lindenow, Lindenow South 118 Buchan, W-Tree, Gelantipy, Wulgulmerang, Suggan Buggan 118 Bruthen 119 Omeo 129 Swifts Creek!Ensay & Cassi/is Valley 129 Bonang, Bendoc, Tubbut Area 120 Old Crown Townships 120 VI APPENDICES A Acknowledgements 121 B Written Submissions on Draft Strategy March 1997 123 C Joint Strategy Process 124 MAPS Locality Map Vlll 1 Public Land Use 8 2 Priority Transport System Improvements [Rear of Report] 3 Tourism Infrastructure Audit Sites [Rear of Report] 4 Strategy - Bairnsdale [Rear of Report] 5 Strategy - Lakes Entrance [Rear of Report] 6 Strategy - Eagle Point-Paynesville [Rear of Report] 7 Strategy - Metung [Rear of Report] 8 Strategy - Nicholson/Johnsonville/Swan Reach [Rear of Report] 9 Strategy - Mallacoota [Rear of Report] 10 Strategy - Orbost [Rear of Report] Locations of Consultation Meetings 1996-97 [Appendix C] vii 970025.GOI TOWONG SHIRE EAST