Lachlan Shire Council Local Strategic Planning Statement
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LACHLAN SHIRE COUNCIL LOCAL STRATEGIC PLANNING STATEMENT 2020-2040 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION LACHLAN SHIRE 4 01/ FORWARD FROM THE MAYOR 5 02/ WHAT DOES THIS STATEMENT DO? 6 03/ PURPOSE OF THIS STATEMENT? 6 04/ POLICY CONTEXT 7 05/ CONSULTATION 7 OUR PLACE IN THE REGION 8 01/ THE CENTRAL WEST REGION 8 02/ OUR UNIQUE SHIRE IN THE HEART OF NSW 9 03/ OUR TOWNS 12 04/ OUR VILLAGES 16 05/ ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES 19 06/ LACHLAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA 19 OUR VISION 20 INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY 22 01/ AGRIBUSINESS 23 02/ TOURISM 24 LACHLAN SHIRE COUNCIL 03/ INLAND RAIL 25 ACKNOWLEDGES THE 04/ EDUCATION AND HEALTH 26 WIRADJURI PEOPLE AS THE 05/ INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY 27 TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS 06/ MINING 28 ON THIS LAND. WE 07/ SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE 28 RECOGNISE THEIR STRENGTH HEALTHY+ COHESIVE COMMUNITY 30 AND RESILIENCE AND PAY 01/ OUR CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIC 31 RESPECT TO ELDERS PAST, 02/ HOUSING 31 PRESENT, AND EMERGING 03/ PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 31 AND TO ALL ABORIGINAL 04/ INCREASE RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND TORRES STRAIT AND NATURAL HAZARD RISKS 31 ISLANDER PEOPLE WHO 05/ PROTECT AND MANAGE ARE PART OF THE LACHLAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS 32 SHIRE COMMUNITY. 06/ CELEBRATE HERITAGE ASSETS 32 OUR ACTIONS LACHLAN SHIRE 33 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 01/ FORWARD FROM THE MAYOR LACHLAN The Lachlan Shire Council Local Strategic Planning Statement sketches a 20 year vision for land use planning at Lachlan, outlining how growth and change will be managed to maintain the high levels of environmental amenity, liveability and landscape quality that characterises the Lachlan Shire. SHIRE The Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) identifies the special characteristics that contribute to the local identity of the towns and villages within the LGA and recognises the shared community values to be maintained TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION IN RELATION TO and enhanced. This LSPS identifies Council’s long term future for the Lachlan LAND USE PLANNING, WE MUST OVERCOME Shire, along with actions and the means for monitoring and reporting on the A NUMBER OF COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL, delivery of these actions. SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES To achieve our vision in relation to land use planning, we must overcome AND CHALLENGES. a number of complex environmental, social, cultural and economic issues and challenges. As a community our challenge is to actively address issues identified during the consultation in the development of this statement and other strategic documents prepared by Council, to ensure that the future of our towns and villages is solid. Councillor John Medcalf OAM - Mayor 4 5 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 02/ WHAT DOES THIS 03/ PURPOSE OF 04/ POLICY 05/ CONSULTATION STATEMENT DO? THIS STATEMENT? CONTEXT Council prepared this Statement by building upon the results of engagement undertaken in This Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) The Lachlan Shire Local Government area is This Statement has been prepared in accordance developing the Community Strategic Plan, during sets the framework for Lachlan Shire’s economic, expected to undertake many changes over the with Section 3.9 of the Environmental Planning 2017-2018, the Lachlan Shire Urban Settlement social and environmental land use needs over the next 20 years. To manage this, the Central West and Assessment Act 1979 (the Act) which requires Strategy and Village Enhancement Plans including next 20 years. It works with council’s Community and Orana Plan establishes a vision and 20 year that it include or identify the following: community sessions and surveys on what Strategic Plan (CSP) and Local Environmental Plan plan integrating land use, environment, transport a. the basis for strategic planning in the residents were satisfied with about the Lachlan (LEP). The Statement gives effect to the Central and infrastructure planning. area, having regard to economic, social and Shire Local Government Area or what they West and Orana Regional Plan 2036, implementing environmental matters, thought needed improvement or maintenance. the directions and actions at a local level. Councils within NSW are required to prepare b. the planning priorities for the area that are a LSPS to act as a link between the strategic consistent with any strategic plan applying to The Draft LSPS was presented to Council in The LSPS planning priorities, directions and priorities identified at a regional or district the area and (subject to any such strategic plan) April 2020 to confirm the values and planning actions provide the rationale for decisions level, and the specific planning at a local level any applicable community strategic plan under direction for the Lachlan Shire Local Government about how we will use our land to achieve expressed in Council’s Local Environmental section 402 of the Local Government Act 1993, Area, as articulated in Council’s current strategic the community’s broader goals. It identifies Plan and Development Control Plan, to ensure c. the actions required for achieving those plans. The final LSPS has been shaped from the special characteristics that contribute to consistency in strategic planning approaches. See planning priorities, the community feedback received during the the local identity of the towns, villages and figure 1 below. d. the basis on which the council is to exhibition of the LSPS. The NSW Department of communities within the Shire and recognises monitor and report on the implementation of Planning, Industry and Environment and other the shared community values to be maintained The link or line-of-sight between Council’s those actions. relevant State Government agencies were also and enhanced. actions and the Central West and Orana Plan consulted as part of the preparation of the LSPS directions is illustrated in Our Actions - Table 1. through a series of technical working group meetings and other workshops held throughout 2018 and 2019. figure 1 6 7 OUR PLACE OUR PLACE OUR Lachlan Shire Council has collaborated with within an irrigation area. The agricultural sector the Department of Planning, Industry and accounts for nearly a third of economic activity Environment to agree which directions and within the Shire. actions from the Central West and Orana Regional Plan are relevant to each planning priority for A successful light-manufacturing sector is now PLACE Lachlan Shire in this LSPS. Each strategic priority well established in both Condobolin and Lake gives effect to one or more Directions in the Cargelligo. Council has also established industrial IN THE REGION Central West and Orana Regional Plan. estates in order to promote further growth, away from expanding rural residential housing. THE TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN THE LACHLAN SHIRE CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF LIFE IN THE The area is rich in Aboriginal history, with sites of 02/ OUR UNIQUE significance featured around the Lachlan River, BUSH. ALL OUR TOWNS AND VILLAGES HAVE alongside creeks and lake areas as well as Manna SHIRE IN THE HEART Mountain. DISTINCTLY UNIQUE FEATURES AND MANY OF NSW ATTRACTIONS TO SEE. European Heritage is preserved in the towns and villages in buildings such as banks, court houses Lachlan Shire Council is geographically, the Heart and hotels. In the rural area, farming stations 01/ THE CENTRAL of NSW with the Lachlan River running through with homesteads have been well maintained. WEST REGION it. The Shire covers an area of 14,970 square kilometres and has a population of 6,200 with Tourism plays an important part in generating the main towns and villages being: Condobolin, revenue for local businesses in the region. The Central West and Orana Regional Plan 2036 Lake Cargelligo, Tottenham, Tullibigeal, Burcher, A major tourist precinct is being created sets a 20-year vision for the Central West and Derriwong, Albert and Fifield. Aboriginal at Condobolin adjacent to the ‘Utes in the Orana Region, which is to be the most diverse Community Murrin Bridge is a recent addition to Paddock’ and ‘Jockeys Memorial’ exhibitions. regional economy in NSW with a vibrant network the LGA. of centres leveraging the opportunities of being The shire includes well serviced caravan parks in at the heart of NSW. The Central West and Orana Condobolin, Lake Cargelligo and Tottenham as The Shire is the home to many traditional farming Regional Plan outlines a number of Directions to well as other camping grounds in other villages cultures and is one to the largest grain and wool achieve this vision and Lachlan Shire has a major that take advantage of natural landscapes. producing areas within the Central West Orana role to play in successfully achieving this vision. Our main streets are well defined and contain Plan area and NSW. It is a rich agricultural area buildings of significance, typical of those found in and in addition to grain and wool is a significant rural centres. producer of beef, lamb and cotton being located 8 9 ORANA TOTTENHAM ALBERT FIFIELD KIACATOO CONDOBOLIN DERRIWONG CENTRAL WEST LAKE CARGELLIGO TULLIBIGEAL BURCHER OUR PLACE OUR PLACE LACHLAN SHIRE TOTTENHAM COUNCIL IS ALBERT COONAMBLE ACCESS TO RISANE PROPOSED 700KM GEOGRAPHICALLY, INLAND RAIL CORRIDOR COONABARABRAN THE HEART ORANA OF NSW, WITH ACCESS TO NYNGAN ROEN HILL 590KM THE LACHLAN WARREN GILGANDRA RIVER RUNNING THROUGH IT. FIFIELD KIACATOO CONDOBOLIN NARROMINE TOTTENHAM DUBBO ALBERT DERRIWONG WELLINGTON MUDGEE ACCESS TO ADELAIDE LAKE 980KM FIFIELD CARGELLIGO TULLIBIGEAL CONDOBOLIN MOLONG KIACATOO BURCHER DERRIWONG PARKES MRRIN RIDGE ORANGE LAKE FORBES BATHURST CARGELLIGO LITHGOW TULLIBIGEAL TOP THREE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES