VICTORIA 197 4-75

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING BOARD OF VICTORIA

THIRTIETH ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIAL YEAR 1974-1975

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION S (2) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1961

By Authority: No. 79.-11166/75.-PRICB $1.00 C. H. RIXON, GOVERNMENT PRINTER. MELBOURNE.

Contents

5 The year in review

7 Legislation

8 Delegation of the Board's powers and functions

9 State Planning Council

12 AlburyjWodonga

14 Melton and Sunbury

18 Urban renewal

20 Strategic planning

20 Investigation and designated area studies

21 Regional planning

23 Co-operative activities with Commonwealth Government agencies

24 Statements of planning policy

26 Other studies

27 Statutory planning

27 Planning schemes being prepared by the Board

30 Planning schemes approved

31 Melbourne Metropolitan planning area

32 Interim development orders

32 Permits

32 Revocations

33 Committees

36 Promotion of planning

38 Planning and Privacy

42 Board members and staff

43 Appendices

THIRTIETH ANNUAL REPORT

235 Queen Street, Melbourne, 3000

The Honorable the Minister for Planning, 480 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000.

Sir, In accordance with the prov1s1ons of Section 5 (2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1961, the Board has pleasure in submitting to you for presentation to Parliament the following report on its activities during the twelve months ended 30th June, 1975.

The Year in Review This has been yet another important year for planning in Victoria. New concepts introduced last year changed the scope and direction of planning considerably involving the Board in a greater range of activities. The recent involvement of the Commonwealth Government in urban and regional planning has continued. The first joint planning project in which the Governments of Victoria and the Commonwealth were involved was the commitment, together with the New South Wales Government, to the development of a new city in the AI bury JWodonga area. The initial agreement was signed in January, 1973, and the Board has been heavily involved in the subsequent periods. In addition to the AI bury JWodonga project, the Board has been engaged directly and indirectly in wide ranging activities with Commonwealth agencies principally the Cities Commission and the Department of Urban and Regional Development. A second major factor contributing to the increased depth and scope of planning was the passage of the Development Areas Act 1973. In the first four months of its operation, three designated and thirteen investigation areas were declared. For each investigation area, the Board is required to prepare a report within the period specified by the Governor in Council, such period being not longer than one year. The declared areas are largely within the planning areas of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, the Western Port Regional Planning Authority and the Geelong Regional Planning Authority. The Board employed a consulting firm to undertake the necessary studies and prepare the Board's reports under the surveillance of a steering committee appointed by the Board. Reports on twelve of the areas were released during this year. As a result of the findings of the Melton and Sunbury Investigation Area studies, Melton and Sun bury were declared Designated Areas for the purposes of accelerated growth and their selection as satellite cities was reaffirmed. The Board has consequently been heavily involved in the early development prior to the establishment of a development corporation. In addition to this new work, the Board has continued with its State-wide strategic studies. The State Planning Council, its Advisory Committee and Co-ordinating Groups met regularly, a statement of planning policy for Central Gippsland (Brown Coal Deposits) was approved, those on Western Port and Mornington Peninsula were the subject of review and others are in course of preparation. The Board was also involved in reporting on urban renewal proposals pursuant to the Urban Renewal Act 1970. 6

Regional planning studies continued. There is a regional planning authority in the Loddon-Campaspe region and a provisional committee in East Gippsland. The Board provides supportive services for both. Investigations are currently taking place in the Yarra Valley jDandenongs and Central Gippsland regions. The Board believes it should promote the early establishment of regional planning authorities and has sought staff and finance for this purpose. An increasing volume of statutory planning was executed. Planning schemes were approved for Phillip Island, City of Benalla, Shire of Colac (Colac Environs) and Shire of Maffra (Heyfield Township). Twenty-one interim development orders were approved, one to be administered by the Board and the balance by councils. Seven councils and a development corporation resolved to prepare schemes for all or part of their areas. In the metropolitan area, following the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works' Report on Concept Objections to Amendment Nos. 3 and 21 and its review last year by the Board, processing and adoption of parts of these amendments has begun. Several other amendments to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme were approved and others are being processed. Work in the preparation of the Board's own schemes advanced well. The hearings of objections to the Maldon scheme and the Wangaratta Sub-Regional scheme were completed, the schemes for Lake Cairn Curran and Lake Glenmaggie and Wangaratta Sub-Regional were exhibited and the Lorne scheme is approaching that stage. Significant steps continue to be taken in the planning of the Gippsland Lakes with the refinement of interim development controls. A considerable amount of work has been involved in the adminstration of the Board's interim development order over the Ovens-Upper Murray area, within which the new growth complex of AI bury fWodonga will be developed. The committee established to advise the Board on the preservation of places of historic interest met as required and the Board's representation on various other committees was maintained. Board members and staff continued with their promotion of planning: visiting many areas to discuss and explain to councils and the public the advantages of plan.ning ; assisting municipalities contemplating planning control or preparing interim development orders or planning schemes and maintaining liaison with regional planning authorities and the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. A growing awareness of the importance of planning has been reflected in the increasing number of requests for speakers, articles, project material and general information. The Chairman, Deputy Chairman and senior officers have been invited to speak at many conferences and seminars in the metropolitan area and country centres, and to prepare articles for publication in various journals. The Board's programme of publishing material and conducting seminars to stimulate interest and develop an understanding of planning has continued and for the first time a display was staged at the Royal Agricultural Show. The staff continued to carry out their duties with efficiency and enthusiasm despite the increasing work load which all officers have been called upon to bear. Although the Board benefited by several staff Increases during the year, the additions were inadequate to enable the Board to discharge its responsibilities as fully as it would wish. The Board believes that staff, equipment and financial resources must be provided to meet the continuing and increasing planning commitment within the State otherwise important work must be deferred or set aside. 7

Legislation

Cluster Titles Act 1974 (No. 8661} The Cluster Titles Act was passed by Parliament in December, 1974 and is to be proclaimed during the second half of 1975. This Act is a significant piece of legislation and is likely to have a profound effect on housing development in Victoria in the future. A committee comprising planners, architects, developers and others was formed in 19n to recommend the manner in which cluster development should proceed. The Committee's recommendations have resulted in this Act and also a Model Cluster Code which is a guideline for municipalities administering cluster development. At present, subdivision of land is undertaken in two ways, by conventional sub­ division pursuant to the Local Government Act or in accordance with the Strata Titles Act. The Strata Titles Act was not appropriate for some concepts of group housing because no subdivision could occur until the whole building complex had been completed and insufficient flexibility of siting was available under the Uniform Building Regulations. The Cluster Titles Act has overcome these problems. Cluster development allows the free siting of individual houses, private gardens, public and communal open space and public and private roads to enable the best possible relationship between buildings and open space. The legislation contains amongst other things, the following basic concepts : a cluster subdivision subdivides land into separately owned lots and common property, the addition of common property being the major difference from a conventional subdivision. This concept creates new possibilties for the planning of private roads and open space. duster lots do not have to be contiguous with one another nor need they have a conventional street frontage. the Act will not permit the preparation of a mixed strata and cluster subdivision. because owners of the lots will also own the common property as tenants in common, the owners will form a statutory body corporate along similar lines to a body corporate under the Strata Titles Act. the siting requirements of Chapter 8 of the Uniform Building Regulations will not apply to cluster subdivision. These siting requirements relate to matters such as site dimensions, setback distance from boundaries and maximum site cove rages. A building permit will still be required and the remaining provisions of the Uniform Building Regulations will remain in force : cluster subdivision or development will not be permitted where there is no planning control. a scheme of development is required to be lodged with the municipality for every proposed cluster development. The scheme must set out any require­ ments or restrictions proposed to be imposed on each lot and the common property and the particulars of all buildings within the duster development. The Cluster Committee drafted a Model Cluster Code to advise municipalities of standards which may be applicable to duster development. The code is not a statutory measure-it is only advisory and municipalities may adopt standards to relate to their particular situations. The recommended code relates only to residential situations and covers such details as density controls, siting and relationship of buildings, utility services, open space, vehicular and pedestrian movement, house­ hold services and presentation of drawings and architectural standards. Regulations may be made pursuant to Section 32 of the Act. lt is expected that the regulations will be promulgated on the same day as the Act is proclaimed. These regulations will provide details for the preparation of various types of plans to form part of an application for duster sub-division. As cluster development will only be permitted under the Act in areas where planning control exists, it will be necessary for all municipalities to ensure that their planning scheme or interim development order makes proper provisions for duster develop­ ment. Many planning schemes will need to be amended and the Board will advise and assist municipalities in the preparation of any necessary amendments to existing planning controls. 8

Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act 1975 (No. 8707) This legislation was enacted to remove doubt about the validity of a number of interim development orders. Interim development orders are a means of exercising planning control on a temporary basis whilst firm planning proposals are prepared, exhibited and adopted. Not Infrequently, orders have also been used, superimposed upon approved schemes, to protect the status quo while major amendments were considered, prepared and publicly discussed, preparatory to their approval by the Governor in Council. Three decisions of the Town Planning Appeals Tribunal have thrown into doubt the validity of these superimposed orders, at least in so far as they are superimposed on planning schemes by the same authority which made the planning scheme. The legislation provides that interim development orders of the kind referred to may remain in force for a period of twelve months with provision for continuity beyond the twelve months if that is necessary, provided that the order does not operate for a period exceeding two years. The Act received Royal Assent on the 16th May, 1975 and was operative from that date.

Town and Country Planning Regulations During the year two amendments were made to the Regulations. No. 16 was made to allow planning scheme maps and existing conditions maps to be prepared at different scales. This regulation also converted measurements to metric. No. 17 provided for an increase in fees for planning certificates from $2.00 to $2.50.

Delegation of the Board's Powers and Functions During the year, the Minister approved a further delegation of the Board's functions. Delegation is exercised jointly by the Director of Planning (Schemes) and the Secretary. Delegates have now been authorized to deal with applications for tree felling within the Lorne Planning Scheme. The delegation of a large number of such functions over recent years has given relief from the increasing number of matters which the Board is required to deal with in detail and consequently members are able to spend a greater amount of time on policy matters. 9

State Planning Council

The Council maintained its programme of six bi-monthly meetings throughout the year and in the course of proceedings within its statutory role, reported to Cabinet, through the Minister, on several issues of State significance. These are outlined in subsequent sections. Membership During the year there were two changes in representation on the Council. On the retirement of Mr. N. R. White as Chairman of the State Electricity Commission, his successor, Mr. C. Trethowan, joined the Council as did Mr. L. Allwinton, newly appointed Chairman of the Housing Commission, following the death in October, 1974, of Mr. J. P. Gaskin. At the April meeting, the Council congratulated the Chairman of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Dr. A. L. Tisdall, on his receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Agricultural Science conferred by the University of Melbourne. Statements of Planning Policy In its consulting and advisory role, the Council assisted the Board in the preparation and review of several draft Statements of Planning Policy : No. !-Western Port (revision). No. 2-Mornington Peninsula (revision). No. 8-Mount Macedon and Surrounds. No. 9-Central Gippsland : Brown Coal Deposits in the Context of Overall Resources. Quarterly Progress Reports The Council has continued the practice of circulating a quarterly progress report which provides a comprehensive record of significant works and planning activities undertaken or considered by the various Government departments and agencies throughout the State. Initially the reports were confined to information provided by the fourteen instrumentalities represented on the Council but they have been progressively expanded to include contributions from thirteen additional authorities. The reports are co-ordinated within the Board on behalf of the Council and have proved of considerable value to the Council in its co-ordinating role, and to the departments and authorities represented on it. Newport D. Power Station During review of items brought forward by the State Electricity Commission in the Quarterly Progress Report the Council became concerned with the serious implications for the State's power supply arising out of a union ban on construction of the Newport Power Station. In its co-ordinating role, the Council then undertook an assessment of the overall implications of this issue and submitted its views to Cabinet through the Minister for Planning. Developments in the Port of Melbourne Area In August, 1974, and at the request of the Council, the Board arranged for a general survey to be undertaken by one of its officers with regard to developments and proposals in the Port of Melbourne area. A report entitled "The Port of Melbourne -A Summary of Current Development Proposals and Studies Associated with the Port Area " (19th September, 1974) was subsequently prepared and submitted. In February, 1975 the Council confirmed a final conclusion of the report that some effective machinery or means for overall co-ordination and direction was both essential and urgently required and resolved to set up a working party to- (a) identify those issues which would depend on, and action which would be limited pending, the outcome of the Inquiry to be undertaken by the State Development Committee into " Port Utilization and Development in Victoria " ; (b) identify those matters on which early action should be taken ; (c) summarise the committed developments, present plans and their inter­ relationships and implications, of all the authorities having interests within the Port of Melbourne area ; (d) determine guidelines for an overall short term plan including priorities ; and (e) determine any means for overall co-ordination and direction of the implementing phase. 10

Following consideration of the Council's intentions, Cabinet decided on 24th March, 1975, that a working party would be convened, under the chairmanship of the Executive Director, Public Works Department, to report with recommendations on matters in the Port of Melbourne area, generally in accordance with the terms of reference proposed by the State Planning Council. lt was also decided that the working party should submit its report and recommenda­ tions to the Cabinet Standing Committee on Development and Industrial Resources Policy and to the State Planning Council for comment to the Cabinet Standing Com­ mittee. The Board was represented on the working party which met initially on lOth April, 1975.

Co-ordinating Groups In the course of discussions concerning the AI bury jWodonga Five Year Development Plan, it became apparent to the Council that improved co-ordination and liaison was necessary between the AI bury jWodonga Development Corporation and the various State Government departments and authorities involved in the area. With the concurrence of the Minister for Planning, two Co-ordinating Groups (initially referred to as Consultative Groups) were formally established by the State Planning Council in February 1975, one for AI bury fWodonga and one for Geelong. lt is intended also to establish other similar Groups, for other areas, as and when required. The purpose, modus operandi and composition of the Groups as adopted by the Council was set out in a paper entitled "State Planning Council-Consultative Groups for Development and Regional Authorities" (12th February 1975). Nominations for each Group were received from sixteen departments and authorities and the nominees in most cases were senior officers who are normally concerned with the particular region within which the development corporation or regional authority operates. The establishment of these Groups provides, among other things, the means by which the co-ordinating role of the Council can be extended to the operating level. The specific purpose of each Group, in relation to the corresponding development corporation or regional authority is to : (a) provide specialist advice through individual members of the group in matters of works and services ; (b) provide a convenient means for direct liaison with State instrumentalities and semi-government authorities in matters of works and services ; (c) assist in the co-ordination of planning and implementation of related works and services in the areas concerned ; and (d) promote a greater mutual interest and a more cohesive effort through the combined reviewing, at operating level, ofthe interaction of programmes of all bodies concerned. As a body, each Group is responsible to the State Planning Council for ensuring that the respective development body is properly served in matters of specialist advice, liaison and in the co-ordination of State works and services in relation to the particular development area or region. Members of each Group in their individual roles provide the specialist advice and the liaison between the development body and the respective authorities to which they normally report in their own particular fields. The Chairmen nominated by the Council for the initial groups were : AI bury jWodonga Group-Mr. J. F. Dunstan, Regional Director of Education, Benalla Region. Geelong Group -Mr. R. H. Fisher, Director of Education, Geelong Region.

Proposed Second Airport for Melbourne During August 1974, the Council received for consideration a letter from the Australian Minister for Transport to the Minister for Planning suggesting that an Airport Advisory Committee be established to examine the problems in relation to a second airport for Melbourne. This arose out of an earlier letter of 25th January, 1974, to the Australian Minister for Transport requesting a review of proposals for a second airport to the south east of Melbourne following investigations by the State Planning Advisory Committee. 11

The State Planning Council referred the subsequent suggestion by the Australian Minister to the State Planning Advisory Committee for consideration and comment with a request that particular attention be given to the following points : I. the suggested Terms of Reference and Representation, 2. the role of the Victorian Airfields Committee, and 3. the present functions and needs of the existing airports. The Advisory Committee's report of 24th September, 1974, entitled "Proposed AustralianjStatejLocal Government Advisory Committee to Study Melbourne's Airport Requirements" was reviewed and after some modification to the Terms of Reference, submitted by the Council to the Minister for Planning on 6th March, 1975.

State Planning Advisory Committee This Committee draws its membership from the Government Departments and agencies represented on the State Planning Council plus eo-opted members. Its primary concern this year was the question of an appropriate location for a second major airport to serve Melbourne. For this purpose, the Committee eo-opted representatives from the Air Transport Group of the Federal Ministry of Transport and the Western Port Regional Planning Authority. This work has been reported on in the preceding section, "Proposed Second Airport for Melbourne". 12

AI bury /Wodonga

During the year, the Board continued to maintain a strong interest in the AI bury j Wodonga development project. Board members and staff were involved in the following ways. I. At the request of the Victorian Minister on the Ministerial Council, the Minister for State Development and Decentralization, the Hon. Murray Byrne, M.L.C., the Chairman of the Board continued to attend meetings of the Ministerial Council and to advise him through the Officials Committee and on general planning matters affecting the growth centre. The Ministerial Council met on three occasions, preceded by Officials Committee meetings and a special Officials Committee meeting on the 25th March 1975. Ministerial Council-27th September, 197 4 The principal business of this meeting was to receive and approve provisionally the first Five Year Development Plan. Pursuant to the AI bury fWodonga Development Agreement, the Plan was thereafter referred to each Government by the respective Ministers for consideration and consultation to determine the level of funds to be made available in the then current financial year and the extent to which Governments regard as reasonable the level of expenditure in the following four years. This meeting also endorsed certain important principles on land acquisition procedures including • authorization of the State Corporations, subject to the funds available, to proceed with the purchase of properties on both sides of the border in areas to be used for urban purposes in accordance with priorities of the Development Corporation's development programme, and in any other designated areas if the land owner offers to sell. • the early acquisition of land where owners have demonstrated hardship. • land designated outside the urban boundaries of the peripheral townships of Chiltern, Barnawartha, Beechworth and Yackandandah and the area known as Allan's Flat, not to be subject to acquisition where designation already allows for adequate control over new development and sub­ division proposals. However, should the owner consider these restrictions create unnecessary hardship, the corporation would be empowered to negotiate for the purchase of the property if the landowner so desires.

Ministerial Council-28th November, 1974 This meeting gave further consideration to matters of business of the Corpora­ tion including and in particular details of the AI bury /Wodonga Development Plan and the Financial Agreement to be signed by the three Heads of Governments for the then current year.

Officials Committee-25th March, 1975 The Officials met and discussed details of the current Financial Program. An important item of the meeting was the presentation by the Development Corporation of its short and medium term planning strategies which were to be made available for public comment after approval for exhibition by the Ministerial Council. Ministerial Council-8th May, 1975 At this meeting the Ministers considered the short and medium term planning strategies prepared by the Corporation and agreed to public exhibition for the strategy proposals for three months. The Ministers agreed to the nomination of Mr. Bernard Cox for appointment as a part-time member of the Corporation to replace the late Cr. Les Stone. The Ministers also agreed that residential land within the Corporation's first area in Wodonga should be made available for sale as soon as possible to genuine home builders and that conditions be imposed to ensure that building should be completed by the intending owner within two years unless there were exceptional circumstances. Sale prices in the estate were agreed by the Ministers to be within the range of $5,000 to $7,000 dependent upon location. 13

2. Board officers worked with Development Corporation staff during the year on the preparation of an Interim Development Order to be operated by the Corporation in the principal designated area. Provision for such an Order is contained in Section 5 of the AI bury fWodonga Agreement Act. 3. The Board has appointed a representative to the AI bury fWodonga Co-ordinating Group established by the State Planning Council (see section on S.P.C.). The function of the Group is to co-ordinate planning by State instrumentalities and semi-government authorities of future works and developments in conjunction with the Albury jWodonga Development Corporation and local Councils. The Group met on three occasions and inter alia discussed matters of relevance to the preparation of the Albury / Wodonga Development Five-Year Plan. 4. Following discussions between the Premier, the Minister for State Development and Decentralization and the Chairman, it was agreed that the Board would be responsible for seeing that suitable planning proposals were developed with the local Councils for the peripheral towns. The Chairman visited the local Councils to discuss matters of mutual interest and during 1975-76 the Board will be continuing with actions commenced in 1974-75 for planning studies in these areas. The Wodonga Area Land Acquisition (Amendment) Act 1974 (No. 8653) received Royal Assent on 17th December, 1974. The main purpose of the amendment was to extend the period during which the Minister for State Development could acquire land In designated areas throughout 1975. 14

Melton and Sunbury

The declaration of Melton and Sunbury as Investigation Areas was gazetted on 28th March, 1974, and under the provisions of the Development Areas Act 1973, the Board was required to prepare a report on each area. Under instruction from the Minister for Planning, the reports were required on or before 28th September, 1974. Therefore, by 1st July, 1974, the commencement of the period covered by this report, the Investigation Studies were half completed. The Board brought together a study team consisting of the consulting firm of Llewelyn.Davies·Kinhill Pty. Ltd. and seconded officers of the Board and the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. The study team operated under the close surveillance of a steering committee consisting of Messrs. K. Tyler, Town and Country Planning Board ; D. Simsion, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works ; B. C. Harper, Western Port Regional Planning Authority and C. Atkins, Geelong Regional Planning Authority. The study team investigated all matters required under the Act together with the additional requirements of the Board outlined in the previous annual report, where a fuller account is given of the Act and its particular requirements. On 25th September, 1974, the Board submitted its Report on the Melton and Sunbury Investigation Areas to the Minister for Planning.

Report on the Melton and Sunbury Investigation Areas The Report comprised three volumes. Volume One, the Main Report. Volume Two contained supplementary material to the main report, providing greater detail. Volume Three, proposing action in Melton and Sunbury, was specially compiled in a form to satisfy the requirements of the Development Areas Act. Volumes One and Three are available for sale from the Board's offices. Volume I. Main Report This incorporated the results of the Board's study which examined : • The background to the study. • Melton and Sun bury today : the present conditions and the ability of each Investigation Area to sustain growth. • Melbourne today : the present conditions and apparent trends, particularly in the west and north·west corridors ; the explanation of these trends ; and goals and plans for the metropolis as identified in government policies and statements. • The place of Melton and Sun bury in the metropolitan context : the nature and consequences of actions which could be taken in Melton and Sunbury ; the benefits that are likely under a preferred course of action ; and the feasibility of following that course and its implications. • The implementation of satellite cities at Melton and Sun bury : the creation of a development entity and its function ; financial implications ; the role of local government ; social issues and public participation in the development process and an initial development timetable. •Actions and implications relevant to the metropolitan context of the study. Volume 2. Supplementary Material This Volume contained the technical detail essential to the production of Volumes I and 3. Since much of this data was of a Metropolitan nature and common to the other nine Investigation Areas being studied between September, 1974 and March, 1975, publication of Volume Two was delayed until the completion of the other studies, and only a limited number of copies printed for use as a technical reference document. Volume 3. Recommendations for Declaration of Designated Areas This Volume : • Summarized the existing situation in Melton and Sunbury and the Metropolitan Area as a whole. • Highlighted the feasibility of Melton and Sun bury as sites for satellite cities. 15

• Recommended the whole of both Investigation Areas to be declared as Designated Areas under the Development Areas Act 1973 in terms which fulfilled the requirements of that Act. • Recommended the nature and location of the proposed development. eldentified areas of architectural, historical, scientific and conservation value. • Recommended in detail measures to be adopted to implement the accelerated growth of Melton and Sunbury which are vital to their success. eldentified in detail the implications of the Board's recommendations under three main headings : I. the planning consequences 2. future resource allocation decisions 3. administrative and managerial actions. Achievement of the recommendations made by the Board, the Report concluded, "will require sustained and understood commitment, vigorous leadership, effective management and a great deal of commonsense ".

Government Action On 23rd December, 1974, the Minister for Planning recommended to the Governor in Council that the Melton and Sunbury Investigation Areas be declared Designated Areas for the purposes of accelerated growth. On the same day the Minister issued a statement on behalf of the State Cabinet concerning the future of Melton and Sunbury as satellite cities.

STATEMENT MINISTER FOR PLANNING DEVELOPMENT OF SUNBURY AND MELTON

I. State Cabinet today made a number of decisions affecting the future of Sun bury and Melton. 2. These followed careful consideration of the report on the Sun bury and Melton Investigation Areas, detailed studies by a Cabinet sub-committee, the examination of municipal submissions, and discussions of the issues raised by interest groups, developers and citizens at a series of seminars. 3. The report prepared by the Town and Country Planning Board on the Investigation Areas which followed wide ranging investigations by highly qualified consultants, adds weight to the choice of Sunbury and Melton as locations for satellite townships separated from, but having strong links with, the metropolitan area-and the Government expressly reaffirms their selection and its commitment to ensure success of the projects. 4. As recommended by the report, the Investigation Areas will accordingly be declared as Designated Areas. 5. The nomination of two locations, rather than one, will clearly mean in each case a slower rate of development than if one township only had been selected. The objective in each case will be moderately accelerated development at a rate which can readily be absorbed by each township without engulfing it, without destruction of its special charm and character or its people's sense of identity. 6. The emphasis will be on comprehensive community planning which will pay advance regard, to a degree not previously achieved, to social and family needs of every description-and the facilities and services to provide for them-rather than to physical planning alone. In the planning of each community, provision will furthermore be made for the conservation of areas, sites and buildings of special value or significance and for the preservation of substantial green wedges of farmland and open space. 7. The overall development in each case will be of high quality, both physically and environmentally, and of maximum diversity to provide a broad choice of life styles-and to assist in attracting residents from all sectors of the community. 8. Substantial use will be made of the new Cluster Titles legislation. 9. A Statutory Authority, on which local municipalities will be adequately represented, will be created to co-ordinate the planning and development of the two projects within the context of overall metropolitan planning. Its primary role will be management and promotion. lt will not override the powers of existing authorities and will therefore need to achieve success by engendering co-operation rather than seeking to co-erce. 10. The physical work of development will, so far as practicable, be undertaken by private enterprise. 11. The Government's role will be to assist the management body and private enterprise to the maximum and to ensure proper priority for the provision of facilities and services required in connection with the projects. Wholesale compulsory acquisition is not envisaged, but reserve powers will be relied upon to ensure adequate provision of land for public purposes, the creation of sensitively planned but low cost industrial estates and the assembly of land where necessary to ensure orderly development, 16

12. The Housing Commission will have a special role. lt will provide housing of good design and quality at low cost, interspersed with allotments available for purchase by families who will build their own homes. These allotments will be moderately priced and will assist to establish the pattern of pricing in the areas as a whole. 13. The Government has deliberately refrained from determining population targets and proposed growth rates at this stage. These are matters which should be established through the normal planning process only after more detailed studies and the fullest possible consultation with the citizens of each area-who after all are the individuals most affected by the proposals. The Government will require a programme designed to engender the greatest possible degree of local and public participation at every stage in the planning process. These studies and consultations will take time, as will the physical development which follows them. Dramatic achievements on the ground itself will not therefore be achieved in the early years. 14. To maintain the existing impetus and to over-sight planning control and studies, pending creation of the Statutory Authority, an Interim Co-ordinating Committee (I.C.C.) will be formed, comprising three nominees each of the Shire of Bulla and the Shire of Melton, under the independent Chairmanship of Mr. H. W. Hein, Deputy Chairman of the Town and Country Planning Board. 15. The I.C.C. will be serviced by an Officers' Committee, representing the Town and Country Planning Board, the Treasury, the Housing Commission, Board of Works and the two Shires-with power to eo-opt both generally and for particular purposes or occasions. The Town Planning representative on the Officers' Committee will be seconded full time to the projects from the inception, whilst others will be increasingly available as required. All departments and instrumentalities will be expected to co-operate to the full in the planning and co-ordinated implementation of the projects, and in the exchange of ideas and information at all stages. 16. The two Committees will be responsible for the design and commencement of a public information and participation programme, the commencement of a social needs programme, the establishment of consultative and specialist advisory groups, the adoption of a study programme to be undertaken by highly qualified consultants, and the engagement of consultants. They will also be responsible for liaison with the Government. 17. To ensure the prompt commencement and continuance of development, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works has been requested immediately to modify its policy of refusing all permit applications in those portions of the corridor zones which have been chosen for satellite development. Within the project areas at Melton and Sunbury the Board, acting with the advice and consent of the two Committees mentioned above, should be prepared to grant permits for development where these clearly accord with the overall concepts and objectives for the areas and appear unlikely to prejudice subsequent planning. 18. As between competing applications, preference should be given to those which provide for the most comprehensive planning on a broad scale, and pursuant to which developers propose the greatest advantages for the community, whether in terms of standards of development and services provided, end prices offered or otherwise. By this means, a significant part of the urban increment arising from the Government's announcement of its proposals for the area will be channelled to benefit the new communities at Melton and Sunbury, whilst a proportion will remain as an incentive to private enterprise to participate in the development programme. 19. Land tenure for the two projects will be freehold and the Government welcomes the opportunity to reaffirm its support for the principles of freehold land and of home ownership for every family who is willing to work for it. lt also looks forward to the projects as a bold new venture in co-operative enterprise involving Government, municipalities, the local public and the private sector. 23rd December, 1974.

Planning for Melton and Sunbury The two committees established as a result of the Minister's Statement were formed in January, 1975. Interim Co-ordinating Committee Mr. H. W. Hein-Chairman. Cr. D. W. Dumbreii-Shire of Bulla. Cr. W. J. Sorraghan-Shire of Bulla. Cr. A. E. Kelly-Shire of Bulla. Cr. J. T. Robinson-Shire of Melton. Cr. I. M. Richards-Shire of Melton. Cr. A. E. Eden-Shire of Melton. Mr. N. R. Hutchinson-Brooks-Executive Officer, (Town and Country Planning Board). Mr. T. E. Keenan-Secretary, (Town and Country Planning Board), 17

Interim Officers Committee Mr. N. R. Hutchinson-Brooks-Chairman, (Town and Country Planning Board). Mr. T. E. Keenan-Secretary, (Town and Country Planning Board). Mr. J. Kelly-Shire Secretary, Shire of Bulla. Mr. J. McKerrow-Shire Engineer, Shire of Bulla. Mr. M. Watson-Shire Secretary, Shire of Melton. Mr. E. Carberry-Shire Engineer, Shire of Melton. Mr. K. Burr-Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. Mr. D. Dalrymple-Housing Commission of Victoria. Mr. R. Webster-State Treasury. The Interim Officers Committee held its inaugural meeting on 13th January, 1975, and the Interim Co-ordinating Committee held its inaugural meeting on 29th January, 1975. The initial task of the Committees was to identify areas of land for residential development which could be made available for use immediately, without prejudicing future planning options. Consultants were engaged for a five-week study to recommend approximately 200 hectares of land in each township for this purpose. In the main, the consultants findings were accepted, with some modifications by the Interim Co-ordinating Committee. An area of about 180 hectares owned by the Housing Commission of Victoria at Sunbury and zoned General Farming was identified for rezoning to Reserved Living. While this work was being undertaken the Committees developed a Planning Programme in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Cabinet Statement. A document was finally adopted which was designed to achieve three objectives. I. To set out clearly the intended Planning Programme for the studies and initial implementation period. 2. To act as a Brief document for Consultants. 3. To enable an accurate estimate to be made of the cost of the Planning Programme for budget purposes. The Committees also drew up two other documents in anticipation of possible public concern in two areas. The documents were entitled : I. A Review of the History of Environmental Considerations in the Identification of Melton and Sunbury as Satellite Cities. 2. The implications of the Borrie Report on population for the Melton and Sunbury Designated Areas. The Brief drawn up by the Committees was sent to a number of leading firms of planning consultants who were invited to make submissions to the Committee in response to the Brief. After careful and detailed deliberation, a team of four consultant firms was selected by the I.C.C. to undertake the Planning Programme. A Steering Committee has been established to co-ordinate the day to day activities of the Planning Programme, and is responsible to the Interim Co-ordinating Committee.

Steering Committee Chairman-Mr. N. R. Hutchinson-Brooks, Town and Country Planning Board. Member-Mr. T. E. Keenan, Town and Country Planning Board. Member-Mr. J. McKerrow, Shire Engineer, Shire of Bulla. Member-Mr. E. Carberry, Shire Engineer, Shire of Melton. In addition to the major areas of planning mentioned, the Committees also concerned themselves in many other areas of present and future activity affecting the planning and development of Melton and Sun bury, and have enjoyed considerable co-operation from Melton Shire Council, Bulla Shire Council and the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. The operation of the initial planning process at Melton and Sunbury through the Interim Co-ordinating Committee assisted by the Interim Officers Committee in accordance with the Statement is proving very successful in every respect. The enthusiasm and co-operation of the members of the Committees has enabled great progress to be made on a small budget and in a short space of time. lt is expected that a commitment of the funds for the Planning Programme to enable the Consultants to begin work will be made early in the financial year 1975-76.

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Urban Renewal

The Board has an overall responsibility for co-ordination of planning which would clearly be affected by urban renewal projects. More specifically under Section 59B of the Town and Country Planning Act, the Board is required to report to and advise the Ministers who administer the Acts under which the renewal authorities are otherwise constituted so that better co-ordination of the procedures involved in urban renewal may be achieved. Statutory Procedure Under the Urban Renewal Act, the renewal authority may recommend to the appropriate Minister that it should be authorised to prepare an urban renewal proposal for any area which, in its opinion, requires renewal. Prior to submitting a recommendation, the renewal authority is required to notify the Board of its intention to make such recommendation and invite the Board to report thereon. The Board's report must be considered by the responsible Minister in deciding whether or not to recommend to the Governor-in-Council that the renewal authority be authorized to prepare a proposal. Under Section 4 (I) (a) of the Urban Renewal Act, after the Governor-in-Council has authorized the renewal authority to prepare a proposal, the authority is required to notify every public authority and Council likely to be affected by the proposal. In addition, in the preparation of a proposal, the renewal authority is required to have regard to any recommendations made by any body or person to whom notice of the preparation of a proposal has been given. Under these provisions the Board has the opportunity to make submissions to the renewal authority prior to the preparation of the proposal. An urban renewal proposal must be exhibited and there are rights of objection. Following adoption of the renewal proposal and submission to the Minister, the Board is required to prepare a report on the proposal before it can be recommended to the Governor-in-Council for approval. After an urban renewal proposal has been approved by the Governor-in-Council under the Urban Renewal Act, the planning authority for the renewal area is required to prepare a planning scheme (or an amending planning scheme as the case requires) upon the application of the renewal authority. The procedure for preparing a planning scheme to provide for an urban renewal proposal is similar to the procedure for other schemes with two major exceptions : (i) the planning authority is required to submit a report on the scheme to the Minister and (ii) the scheme does not require public exhibition (the renewal project having already been exhibited under the Urban Renewal Act). As in the case of other schemes, the Board is required to submit a report on the scheme to the Minister. Co-ordination of Policies Urban renewal is an integral part of town planning, and policies and proposals for renewal should be made within the context of overall planning policies. lt is therefore desirable that the Board participate as far as practicable in consultations with renewal authorities in order to comment on the planning implications of renewal proposals. One of the main questions to be resolved is the amount of time the Board can devote to participation in urban renewal proposals having regard to its other commitments. To date, reports under the urban renewal legislation have involved relatively little time as no actual proposals have yet been prepared. However, the Board can expect to have a heavier commitment when renewal proposals (and any objections thereto) are submitted to it for report. As in all principal and amending schemes of a comprehensive nature, there would be considerable advantage in initial consultation between the Board and the renewal authority. Early consultation would :- (a) enable the Board to draw attention at an early stage, to any reservations it may have regarding the proposal or to any matters about which there was a need for additional information ; and (b) enable the renewal authority to obtain early comments on matters of concern to the Board thereby avoiding the waste of time and resources which might occur if the proposal proceeded to an advanced stage and was then abandoned. 19

During the year the Board reported on submissions by the Housing Commission that it be authorised to prepare renewal proposals for areas in Avoca, Collingwood, Eaglehawk, Kyneton, Maryborough and Traralgon. By mid 1975, the Governor in Council had authorised the preparation of renewal proposals in five of these areas. 20

Strategic Planning

The work of the Board in its strategic planning role has continued to be heavy and has been concerned with the following activities as part of a continuing programme for a state planning strategy: I. Studies undertaken and reports produced by the Board pursuant to the declaration of investigation areas under the provisions of the Development Areas Act 1973. 2. Investigations aimed at promoting and co-ordinating regional planning and providing technical and administrative services to regional planning authorities and provisional regional planning committees. 3. Activities, largely in the field of regional and growth centre investigations, arising from the involvement of the Commonwealth Government in urban affairs. 4. The preparation of statements of planning policy. 5. The review of approved statements of planning policy. The nature and range of the Board's work in these fields is continuing to widen and at the same time there is emerging a greater awareness of the Board's role in the state planning process and a growing concern by people for the quality of the environment in which they live. These three factors have increasingly involved the Board in the field of public participation and consultation and in inter­ departmental activities. Naturally this has laid further stress on the Board's resources.

Investigation and Designated Area Studies Pursuant to the Development Areas Act 1973, the following areas were declared investigation areas : I. Melbourne Area (Gazette No. 20, 6th March, 1974). 2. Cranbourne Area (Gazatte No. 25, 28th March, 1974). 3. Werribee Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974). 4. Sunbury Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974). 5. Baxter-Balcombe Valley (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974). 6. Point Cook Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974). 7. Langwarrin Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974). 8. Melton Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974). 9. Carrum Downs Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974). I 0. Geelong Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974). 11. Plenty Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974). 12. Berwick Area (Gazette No. 26, 3rd April, 1974). 13. Berwick-Pakenham Area (Gazette No. 40, 8th May, 1974, substituted for Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974). For each investigation area, the Board is required to prepare a report within the period specified by the Governor in Council, such period being not longer than one year (or an extended period of not more than six months). The declared areas are largely within the planning areas of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, the Western Port Regional Planning Authority and the Geelong Regional Planning Authority. Other areas in Barrabool, Corio, South Barwon, Phillip Island and on the Mornington Peninsula were declared designated areas in the first instance. Under these circumstances, the Board is not required to prepare a report. 1. City of Melbourne Investigation Area In anticipation of the changing development prospects for the block bounded by Latrobe, Swanston, Lonsdale and Elizabeth Streets resulting from the construction of the Underground Loop and the location of Museum Station beneath Latrobe Street between Elizabeth and Swanston Streets, the Governor in Council declared the block an Investigation Area in February, 1974. The study of the area was undertaken by a group consisting of officers of this Board, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, the Melbourne City Council and the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Authority. The group was supervised by a Steering Committee comprised of senior officers of these authorities. 21

The Board reported to the Minister in February, 1975, that the st~dy it.. had carried out of the Investigation Area revealed that the Area requ1red controlled development" within the meaning of the Development Areas Act 1973. In its report to the Minister the Board suggestP.d the outline of a development corporation to plan, develop and manage the area concerned and possibly additional areas within the environs of the Underground Loop which might also be found to require controlled development. The report also made recommendations about the general nature of development in the area and guidelines for development. The report is available for sale from the Board's offices. On June 24, 1975, the Governor in Council made an order designating the Area. (Notice of the designation was gazetted on 2nd July, 1975).

2. Metropolitan Areas and the Baxter-Balcombe Valley Investigation Area Nine areas (other than the SunburyjMelton areas dealt with elsewhere in this report) were studied by the Board as the basis of its major investigation areas report entitled " Land Requirements and Recommended Designated Areas" and known as the Melbourne Investigation Areas Study (M.I.A.S.). These were: I. Point Cook Area. 2. Werribee Area. 3. Plenty Area. 4. Berwick Area. 5. Berwick-Pakenham Area. 6. Carrum Downs Area. 7. Cranbourne Area. 8. Langwarrin Area. 9. Baxter-Balcombe Area. The study was undertaken by a team consisting of the consulting firm of Llewelyn-Davies-Kinhill Pty. Ltd. and seconded officers of the Board and the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. The study team operated under the close surveillance of a steering committee consisting of Messrs. K. Tyler, Town and Country Planning Board ; D. Simsion, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works ; B. C. Harper, Western Port Regional Planning Authority and C. Atkins, Geelong Regional Planning Authority. Following a month's extension of time, the Board submitted its report to the Minister for Planning on 24th April, 1975. The Board's findings were that, within the context of estimated demands for land within a planning horizon of IS years and the characteristics of the individual investigation areas, future development should be focussed in the eastern half of the Werribee Investigation Area, in the Plenty, Berwick, Berwick-Pakenham, Cranbourne, Carrum Downs and Langwarrin Areas and in the northern part of the Baxter-Balcombe Valley Investigation Area lying within the Metropolitan Area. The Board recommended designation of these areas as being both suitable for accelerated development and requiring controlled development. The Board did not recommend designation of the Point Cook Investigation Area, the western part of the Werribee Investigation Area and the southern part of the Baxter­ Balcombe Valley Investigation Area. The report is available for sale from the Board's offices.

Geelong Investigation Area The whole of the area of the Geelong Regional Planning Authority was declared an Investigation Area during 1974 (apart from three areas known as the South Barwon, Corio and BarrabooljSouth Barwon Areas which were designated in the first instance). The date of submission of the Board's Report was extended to 22nd September, 1975, and preparation of the report is in hand.

Regional Planning Increasingly the State Government's attention has been drawn to the need to provide for co-ordinated planning at the regional level in the country areas of the State. In these areas, although growth may be small, there are considerable problems and pressures on the use of land and other resources. 22

Recognizing this, regional planning authorities and regional planning committees are being established to replace the disbanded regional committees which were set up under the Central Planning Authority. The new authorities and committees are being formed as groupings of municipal councils within the framework of the revised system of regions established by the Government late in 1973. Because of the limited resources to support the organizations, the Government has decided that although the merits of regional planning should be promoted, a regional authority or committee should only be established as a result of a request from the municipalities within a region and generally when support including professional and administrative staff, can be made available by the Board. The Government is providing financial assistance on the basis of $2 to $1 to the authorities established. At the moment there is an authority in the Loddon-Campaspe Region and a provisional committee in the East Gippsland Region, but investigations are currently taking place with a view to establishing authorities in the Yarra Valley fDandenongs and Central Gippsland Regions. These are, of course, in addition to the "original " regional planning authorities for Western Port and Geelong with which the Board continued to work closely.

Loddon-Campaspe Region The Loddon-Campaspe Regional Planning Authority has increased in membership and now consists of representatives of sixteen municipalities, namely the Cities of Bendigo, Castlemaine and Maryborough, the Borough of Eaglehawk, the Town of St. Arnaud, the Shires of Bet Bet, Charlton, Huntly, Kara Kara, Korong, Marong, Metcalfe, Rochester, Strathfieldsaye and Tullaroop and the Western Riding of the Shire of Waranga. A subsequent application has been received from the City of Echuca. Towards the end of the year, the Shire of Pyalong applied for membership but this cannot be accepted as the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act require that its boundary be contiguous with that of part of the existing regional planning authority. During the year, the Authority commenced preparation of an Interim Planning Statement. This will contain a description of the region's resources, an outline of its planning problems, a statement of planning objectives and a brief for future action. As such, it will provide a framework for other studies undertaken in the region including those forming part of the process leading ultimately to the preparation of a regional plan. The Authority is working closely with the Board which, in conjunction with the Department of State Development and Decentralization and the Cities Commission, is undertaking regional studies of the Central Highlands and Loddon-Campaspe Regions. The latter will provide an important input to the Interim Planning Statement. A major problem in the Loddon-Campaspe Region is water, and the Authority has set up a Water Resources, Drainage and Wastewater Disposal Committee to study it.

East Gippsland Region The East Gippsland Regional Planning Committee, a provisional non-statutory committee, was formed in May, 1974, and is comprised of representatives from the nine municipalities making up the region, namely the City of Sale, the Town of Bairnsdale and the Shires of Avon, Bairnsdale, Maffra, Omeo, Orbost, Rosedale and Tambo. Although the Board provides technical and administrative support, the councils have provided some funds. The Committee is currently involved in the preparation of two reports, one being an Interim Planning Statement and the other a "Description of the Region ". The Interim Planning Statement is the first step in a process leading ultimately to the preparation of a regional plan. lt includes a description of the planning problems of the region, sets out broad planning principles and provides a brief for further action. The statement is due to be published in August, 1975, and to be launched at a regional seminar being organized by the Committee in co-operation with the Board. The first year of the Committee has been very successful. A wide range of planning matters have been discussed at the monthly meetings and a number of guest speakers have addressed the Committee on subjects of regional significance. 23

Y arra Valley/ Dandenongs Region The Yarra Valley jDandenongs region is an area of considerable conservation importance in Victoria and the Government has decided to establish a regional planning authority to regulate development and to ensure the protection and, where practicable, the rehabilitation of the Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. Because of the special significance of the area and thus the special functions of the authority, it is intended that the representation of local municipalities will be supplemented by representation from the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (to assist in co-ordination and integration of planning with that of the metropolis), plus nominees of the Minister for Conservation, Minister of Forests and the Conservation Council of Victoria and representation of local agricultural interests. In addition, an Interim Study Group on which the Board is represented, has been established to review existing planning policies, zonings and ordinances with a view to recommending policies and programmes of action for implementation by the new authority upon its formation. The Shires of Healesville, Sherbrooke and Upper Yarra have, in consultation with the Interim Study Group, introduced amendments to strengthen their existing planning controls pending the setting up of the regional authority. Additional controls are also under consideration by the Shire of Lillydale. The Board has been asked to commence an immediate review of Statements of Planning Policy Nos. 3 (Dandenong Ranges) and 4 (River Yarra) with a view to strengthening the force and practical effect of these policies in the light of experience. Central Gippsland Region On 21st June, 1975, the Minister for Planning, the Hon. A. J. Hunt, M.L.C., announced the Government's adoption of Statement of Planning Policy No. 9 : Central Gippsland Brown Coal Deposits in the Context of Overall Resources. This policy stresses the importance of brown coal as a State and regional resource and emphasises the need for a resource management programme in order to ensure its protection. lt is the Board's opinion that the management programme would be best co-ordinated by a regional planning authority for the whole of the Central Gippsland Region as defined by the Government. Such an authority, while complementing and enhancing the functions of the Department of State Development's Co-ordinating Committee and the Latrobe Valley Development Committee, could plan for the optimal development and management of the brown coal and other resources within a wider regional framework. Formation of such a authority is being discussed by an Investigation Committee made up of respresentatives ofthe municipal councils in the Valley. This committee is also actively promoting the need for an authority throughout the region.

Co-operative Activities with Commonwealth Government Agencies Commonwealth involvement in planning studies in the State has continued during the year and the Board has been involved in several activities, principally with the Cities Commission and the Department of Urban and Regional Development. In addition to the AI bury /Wodonga project, the Board has participated with these agencies mainly in the Geelong studies, the joint Central Highlands-Loddon Campaspe studies and a study of non-conforming subdivisions and hobby farms in the Macedon Ranges. Geelong Regional Study A Steering Committee comprising representatives of the Board, the Department of State Development and Decentralization, the Cities Commission and the Geelong Regional Planning Authority has supervised the preparation by consultants of a development strategy for the Geelong Region. Following consideration of the findings of this study, Ministers of the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments announced support for the planned accelerated growth of the Region and gave approval for a programme of more detailed studies to develop and refine the strategy recommended by the consultants. These studies have been undertaken by the Geelong Growth Centre Planning Group, which consists of planning staff drawn from the Cities Commission, the Geelong Regional Planning Authority and selected consultant firms. They have been supervised by the Steering Committee and are expected to be completed in September, 1975. 24

Melbourne/Geelong Corridor Study The Board has also been involved in another major study associated with the Geelong Region. This was concerned with the area lying between the two major centres of Melbourne and Geelong and was directed at exploring the implications of land use and transportation proposals within the corridor between the two centres and particularly at identifying and evaluating the existing and likely future interaction between them. The consultants appointed to this task using funds allocated by the Cities Commission have completed the final draft of the report.

Central Highlands and Loddon-Campaspe Regional Studies The Board in conjunction with the Department of State Development and Decentralization and the Cities Commission, and in co-operation with various authorities including the Loddon-Cam paspe Regional Planning Authority, is conducting an appraisal of economic, social and physical factors in the Central Highlands and Loddon-Campaspe Regions. Consultants are providing input in certain specialised fields. The areas to which the studies relate, namely the Central Highlands and Loddon-Campaspe Regions, comprise sixteen and twenty-seven local government areas respectively. By far the largest centres of population within these regions are the Cities of Ballaarat and Bendigo which respectively rank as the second and third largest urban centres in Victoria outside Melbourne. Initially the studies have focussed on these cities in their sub-regions, but subsequently the major emphasis will be to evaluate regional characteristics, as the main objectives of the studies are :- 1. to determine the role to be played by the two regions within the State, 2. to provide a basis for the preparation of regional plans and policies ; and 3. to provide a basis for advising governments and authorities on appropriate policies to be applied in the two regions. Matters to be investigated broadly cover the function of the Cities of Ballaarat and Bendigo ; the influence of the regions surrounding each city ; inter-regional influences ; and linkages with Melbourne and Geelong. The investigations include assessments of current adequacies and needs, of likely future trends and of the problems which may emerge in the absence of significant policy interventions. The study is managed by a Management Group consisting of representatives of the three participating agencies with a Study Co-ordinator appointed on a full-time basis to co-ordinate the day-to-day activities. The final reports are scheduled for completion by the end of the calendar year.

Study of Non-conforming Subdivisions and Hobby Farms in the Macedon Ranges The Board, in co-operation with the Department of Urban and Regional Development and other organizations, has conducted detailed studies of subdivisions and hobby farms in the Macedon Ranges area. These studies, initiated in the research program for the statement of planning policy. have been undertaken with the asistance of consultants funded through the Area Improvement Program. The results of the studies will be utilised in the detailed implementation of the Board's Statement of Planning Policy No. 8 (Macedon Ranges and Surrounds). The main objectives of the studies have been to quantify the nature and extent of subdivisional development in the Macedon Ranges area, with particular emphasis on problem subdivisions ; and to assess the attitudes and preferences of potential and existing ' hobby farmers ' and other members of the community towards the impact of ' hobby farm ' development in the area. lt is hoped that the studies will assist in developing strategies to resolve the conflicting community interests in the area and that they will be completed by September, 1975.

Statements of Planning Policy Development of Policy Planning. Several important changes took place over the last year in the Board's formulation of statements of planning policy. Community awareness of the statements and accumulated experience in their effectiveness encouraged the Board to undertake more substantial research programmes than previously. This has resulted in major research reports which ensure that policy decisions are taken on an adequate information base and which will facilitate the implementation of statements of planning policy once they have been approved. lt is not expected that the Board will become a major research organization but that it will act as a co-ordinator drawing together related research from many Government and private resources. 25

This has already brought about a much higher degree of understanding in other Government departments of the purpose and importance of statements of planning policy particularly in the case of Policy No. 9 (Central Gippsland : Brown Coal Deposits in the Context of Overall Resources). A second major initiative has been a widening of the consultation process in the preparation of statements of planning policy. From the outset a wide range of Government departments, municipalities and community organisations are now invited to submit information and to discuss policy issues with the Board. In this way not only is the collection of information facilitated but also policy issues which have implications beyond the statutory planning process can be canvassed fully during the preparation of the policy. Most of the statements of planning policy approved so far have dealt with either natural resources such as brown coal or with areas of natural resources such as the Dandenong Ranges. While much remains to be done in this area of policy the Board expects that in future a greater emphasis will be placed upon the production of urban statements of planning policy commencing with metropolitan Melbourne. This is seen as a natural development from the Board's work in Investigation Areas on the fringes of the metropolis. In addition, work has already begun on the review of some of the earlier statements. The review of existing statements is a necessary process which can be expected to absorb some of the Board's resources continuously from now on.

Statement of Planning Policy No. 8 (Macedon Ranges and Surrounds) This policy was produced following an extensive and comprehensive research programme which was designed not only to provide a basis for the policy, but also to produce information of a type and level of detail which would form the basis of an implementation programme. The principal goal of the research programme was to identify and establish a policy for the major planning issues related to the future utilization of land in the Macedon Ranges. Consideration was given to a wide range of factors considered relevant to planning in the area. These covered the physical and biological basis ; present uses and functions of the area, including recent subdivisions and residential development, water conservation and recreation ; problems of management and conflicts of interest ; and the significance of the resources in the regional and State contexts. A comprehensive report documenting the findings of the research programme was presented to the State Planning Council in December 1974 and is now awaiting publication. A draft statement of planning policy was also presented and approved, and subsequently circulated to local municipalities and other interested organizations. The policy was then amended in the light of comments received and approval by the Governor in Council is expected early in the new year.

Statement of Planning Policy No. 9 (Central Gippsland: Brown Coal Deposits In the Context of Overall Resources} This policy was prepared by the Board during the year, approved on 18th June, 1975, and released by the Minister for Planning at a Public Seminar in Morwell on 21st June, 1975. Its basic premise is that the conservation and utilization of brown coal is essential to the State's present and future energy needs, particularly electric energy, and as a feedstock to other special industries. Furthermore, the use of brown coal together with the processing of oil and natural gas, paper and timber production, agriculture and various forms of industrial development is such an integral part of the State's economic and social development that the resources of the area should not be developed in isolation but as part of a co-ordinated resources management programme. For this reason the brown coal resource has been evaluated in the context of overall resources so that the planning for its protection and utilization can later form part of a co-ordinated resource management programme. During the preparation of the policy, water resources emerged as a central theme both in the ecological assessment of the area and in terms of the resources needed for the development of the brown coal. On the one hand there is already evidence that there will be considerable competition for the use of water resources from catchments in the policy area, particulari ly for the brown coal industries, but on the other hand a continuance of both the quality and quantity of fresh water flowing through the valley into the Gippsland Lakes is critical to the maintenance of the Lake system. The Board has recognised the Gippsland Lakes as one of the State's finest recreation resources and in this statement of planning policy the maintenance of that system has been imposed as one of the constraints on the use of water for the development of brown coal industries. 26

A very extensive social survey, conducted in the Central Gippsland area, formed a major input to the policy and provides a valuable reference for planning in the area. During the survey adults in more than 450 homes were interviewed, discussions were held with community leaders and considerable amounts of in depth re-interviewing were carried out. The results of the study have been produced in two volumes, "Central Gippsland Social Survey " and "Life in the Latrobe Valley ", and are available for sale from the Board's offices. Statement of Planning Policy No. 10 (Coastal Environments) Work proceeded on the comprehensive study of the State's coastline directed towards a statement of planning policy for this valuable resource. it is envisaged that initially an overall policy for the whole coast will be prepared followed by policies for individual areas or specific coastal problems which are recognized as either needing specialist planning or for which planning is an urgent matter. Firstly, the resources of the coastline are being examined to determine their physical and biological characteristics, and the extent and nature of coastal development at present. This includes the definition of types of coastal environments and the identification of sites of special conservation ;scientific fed ucational importance. Demand for coastal resources, with emphasis on demands for recreational outlets, provision of access and residential development, is also being considered. Finally, it is intended that the results be analysed in terms of the capability of different coastal environments to withstand development, and the level of management required to maintain their resource values. The resources identification and evaluation phase of the study is already well advanced and it is anticipated that the programme will be completed during 1975. Review of Statements of Planning Policy (a) Statements of Planning Policy No. I (Western Port) and No. 2 (Mornington Peninsula). The review of these policies was completed during the year and was forwarded to the Minister for consideration by the Governor-in-Council. (b) Statements of Planning Policy No. 3 (Dandenong Ranges) and No. 4 (River Yarra). The Board has commenced the preliminary planning of a review of these statements which is to include a programme of public comment on the future of the areas. Other Studies Gippsland Lakes-Ninety Mile Beach Subdivisions As part of an overall programme for the Gippsland Lakes, the Board continued studies aimed at establishing a policy for the future utilization of resources on the southern shores of the Lakes, with particular reference to the environs of the Ninety Mile Beach. This area consists of sand dunes backed by low-lying flats and contains approximately 11,000 urban-size allotments created principally in the period 1955-69, of which only a very small proportion (about I per cent.) has been developed. A report is being prepared outlining the principal considerations relevant to the evaluation of possible options for the future use of the area. lt is intended to publish this report and invite comment to assist in determining which approach will be finally adopted. 27

Statutory Planning

The Board's involvement in statutory planning continued this year at the high level reached during the previous year, Permit applications submitted to the Board under its various interim development orders totalled 1,255 representing a decrease of 14 per cent. relative to 1973-74, while reports submitted to the Minister increased substantially by 64 per cent. The decrease in permit applications can be explained in terms of the progressive amendments to the Board's Ovens Upper Murray Interim Development Order, the approval during the year of the Phillip Island Planning Scheme and the general down-turn in economic activity. Further decreases in the volume of permit applications can be expected in the coming year with the proposed amendment to the Gippsland Lakes Interim Development Orders (with the Board's control being relaxed in certain areas), and the approval offurther proposed planning schemes. The increase in statutory reports was not unexpected. With more municipalities administering planning control under approved schemes or interim development orders, it was obvious that there would be a consequent increase in requests for amendments to schemes and interim development orders. Discussions with the Ministry of Planning have resulted in a streamlined relationship with the Ministry and this has led to a significant reduction in the time taken in the processing of statutory reports. In respect of its own planning schemes, the schemes for Lake Cairn Curran, Wangaratta Sub-Regional and Lake Glenmaggie were placed on exhibition and objection hearings held. The Board was pleased to establish during the year a Planning Advice Section, the role of which is to prepare planning manuals and bulletins on matters of interest to planning authorities.

Planning Schemes being prepared by the Board Bendigo Whipstick Since approval of the Interim Development Order over this area in January 1974 many ideas for the future of the Whipstick have been discussed. The basic need is for a comprehensive plan for the whole area. This would emphasize land use and management, and certainly involve some public acquisition of land for recreation and conservation purposes, perhaps including a multi-purpose park. Recent inspection of similar vegetation in the lnglewood and St. Arnaud districts has suggested certain management approaches to eucalyptus-harvesting lands, but it must be emphasized that comprehensive planning and management of the whole area is required. Expressions of support for the Board's control have been received from several individuals and organizations concerned with conservation of native flora and fauna. In addition, continuing and valuable contact has been maintained with officers of government departments and authorities concerned ; and individual applications and problems of the scheme as a whole have been discussed. A scheme such as this requires special forms of planning control. In the long term, however, comprehensive management and some public acquisition are indicated. Several authorities and organizations have made submissions as to which land should be purchased, but action has not yet been taken.

Gippsland Lakes The Board is now in its second year of administration of the Gippsland Lakes Interim Development Orders. The Board's involvement in the Lakes area increased substantially during last year in response to increasing development pressures, particularly related to rural subdivision, major resort developments, building on existing allotments and " old and inappropriate" subdivisions. Two hundred and ninety-six permit applications were received during the twelve months to 30th June, 1975. The environment is a major consideration in the Board's scheme. This necessitates the collection of detailed information on the physical resources of the area. Continued consultation with other government departments and local Councils and bodies for expert advice has occurred, and close co-operation with the Ministry for Conservation in its current major environmental study of the area is expected, 28

The Board continues to refine its original planning policies as expressed in the "Gippsland Lakes Planning Guidelines" and has carried out detailed studies leading to interim policies for the Tambo River-Nungurner area and the adoption of a non-urban development density policy. A major study is being conducted jointly by the Schematic and Strategic Divisions of the Board of the southern shores of the lakes and it is expected that detailed planning policies for this area including the 90 Mile Beach subdivisions in particular will be produced towards the middle of the new year. A major amendment to the Interim Development Orders is presently being prepared as a refinement of the original " blanket " orders. Noted with much interest has been the growing public interest and concern in the planning and future of the Gippsland Lakes. Many local organizations with various concerns in the planning of the lakes have now been formed. The Board continually encourages such public participation in the planning process and has involved local content extensively in its studies and policy formulation. Officers of the Board continue to spend many man-hours in the field and the past year has seen an extensive inspection of the lakes area by the whole Board and senior officers. Continuing such direct contact and liasion with Councils and members of the public is seen as essential to the promotion of planning in the lakes area.

Lake Cairn Curran The proposed planning scheme for the Lake Cairn Curran area has been revised, and was placed on public exhibition in December, 1974. Objections have now been heard and as a result a report is to be prepared recommending minor changes to the scheme. In the meantime the ~oard is continuing to administer interim development control based on the draft scheme. When approved, the scheme is to be administered by the Councils of the three municipalities involved-the Shires of Maldon, Newstead and Tullaroop.

Lake Glenmaggie Planning Scheme Lake Glenmaggie is not only a pleasure resort but forms an important part of the irrigation and water supply system of East Gippsland. The planning scheme has been prepared with two main aims : (i) to protect the lake and its immediate catchment from any type of development which could lead either immediately or indirectly to a deterioration of the purity of the stored water, and (ii) to maintain the scenic attraction and character of the surrounding land. Draft proposals for the planning scheme were finalised during the year and the scheme was placed on public exhibition from 7th May, 1975, to 7th August, 1975.

Lake Merrimu The whole of the Lake Merrimu planning area falls within the boundary of the Shire of Bacchus 1'1arsh Planning Scheme which is expected to be approved in July, 1975. Minor alterations are being proposed to this scheme so that a separate scheme for Lake Merrimu will become unnecessary.

Lake Tyers to Cape Howe Coastal Planning Scheme The Board continues to administer interim development control over this area, and has dealt with 69 applications for development during the year.

Lorne Planning Scheme As part of the overall planning for Lorne, a detailed foreshore plan is being prepared with the aid of consultant planners, Urban Group, briefed by officers of the Board. The main aim is "to improve the functional efficiency and attractiveness of Lorne's public foreshore land, considered in its urban context, in order to enhance the quality of the town as a visitor destination area and place of residence ". The intensive use of the foreshore reserve during the summer months is an indication of the high regard visitors hold for a resort set in an area of natural beauty. However, it is because of its popularity that the foreshore area is showing signs of damage particularly by pedestrians and vehicles. This, plus the need to rationalize the activities which should be located on the foreshore and to extend the now limited tourist season, are reasons which prompted the Board to undertake the preparation of a detailed plan. 29

The Lorne area, including all foreshore land, has been declared by the Board to be of " natural beauty " and "special significance " pursuant to the Third Schedule of the Town and Country Planning Act. This required a change to the interim development order and it is now necessary to apply for a permit to use or develop any land within the planning area or to remove any native trees higher than three metres. All new buildings may be required to harmonize in character and appearance with adjacent buildings and with the character of the area. These new controls will be incorporated into the proposed planning scheme. Maldon Hearing of objections to the Maldon Planning Scheme was completed in July, 1974, and a report written recommending a number of minor changes to the Scheme arising out of the objections. Meanwhile, applications for new development in Maldon are being dealt with as far as possible in accordance with the draft Scheme. Many of these applications are for new houses which, while indicating confidence in the future of the town, do increase the difficulty of retaining the historic and environmental qualities of the area. The trend towards unobtrusive houses is encouraging in this respect. On the other hand, little progress has been made in ensuring the preservation of the historic buildings and precincts of the town, particularly the main shopping centre. Residents have commented on this lack of progress, and on the fact that finance promised for Maldon has not yet become available. During 1974-75 the grant of $8,000 from the Australian Government's National Estate Committee was spent, most of it on repairs to the roof of the museum building (formerly the market and Shire Hall). lt is hoped that further monies will be made available by this Committee, although a recent submission to the (then) National Estate Committee to finance further study of the town by consultants was not successful. Financial assistance is required to guarantee the preservation of Maldon as a living and authentic part of Victoria's heritage. Expenditure of Government funds for this purpose will be necessary to achieve this objective. Ocean Road Planning Scheme Extension 'A' In August, 1973, the Board introduced planning control in the form of an interim development order over the Extension " A " area, which is formed by a narrow strip of land, approximately four kilometres wide, along the northern boundary of the approved Ocean Road Planning Scheme in the Shire of Otway. In the present economic climate, farming is proving to be a marginal activity and in many cases alternative uses of land are being sought. One such alternative is the planting of pine trees and two permits have been granted for this purpose. However, the Board is concerned that such activity conducted on a large scale would violate the intent of the scheme, which is the preservation of the landscape of the coastal hinterland and the concentration of development in existing settlements. Consequently a review of planning control in the area is being conducted with a view to upgrading and specifying the type and extent of control being implemented. Ovens Upper Murray Planning Scheme Since designation of approximately 54,000 hectares of land on 29th June, 1974, the Board has continued to administer and upgrade existing planning controls within the 55km radius of the Union Bridge at AI bury jWodonga. Since this date, the Board has handled approximately 350 permit applications. In June, 1975, the Board adopted the Ovens Upper Murray Interim Development Order 1975, which replaces and strengthens the controls existing in the previous I.D.O. The new order provides for a 40 hectare minimum for rural subdivision and relinquishes control over the major part of the Wodonga urban area. The Board is now undertaking planning of the peripheral towns of Chiltern, Barnawartha, Beechworth and Yackandandah, and a comprehensive study of these towns is presently being commissioned to consultants. An I.D.O. is being prepared by the AlburyjWodonga Development Corporation to provide the Corporation with control over the main designated area surrounding Wodonga. Both this document and the Board's 1975 I.D.O. are currently being presented for Ministerial approval. Officers of the Board are presently working in conjunction with the Rural City of Wodonga Council to prepare a new I.D.O. for the Wodonga Urban Area. Meanwhile the Council is continuing to administer land use and development control within this area. 30

Simpson Draft zoning proposals have been completed and ordinance details are now in the course of preparation. In the meantime the Board continues to administer interim development control based on the draft proposals. South Western Coastal The South Western Coastal Planning area comprises a narrow coastal belt, usually not more than seven kilometres wide, and extending almost continuously from the South Australian border eastwards to the approved Ocean Road Planning Scheme near Apollo Bay, through the Shires of Portland, Belfast, Warrnambool, Heytesbury and Otway. The Board administers an interim development order over the whole of the area, with the aim of preserving the coastal environment and concentrating development within existing townships. lt is intended that planning guidelines will be prepared for all areas within the planning scheme and these will be supported with more sophisticated controls being introduced into the interim development order. Wangaratta Sub-Regional Planning Scheme At the request of the Minister, and with the assistance of the Wangaratta Sub-Regional Planning Committee and its consultants, the Board prepared a planning scheme for Wangaratta and its environs. The scheme applies to the whole of the City of Wangaratta and parts of the Shires of Wangaratta and Oxley. In considering the development of the planning strategies and concepts it was necessary to identify the constraints which would limit the growth of the City of Wangaratta. On the west, the Warby Ranges present a major constraint to development. The Warbys provide an excellent area for recreation in the City and should not be spoiled by urban development too close to the tree line. In the north and the east, the flood plains of the Ovens and King Rivers provide an effective barrier to urban development. To the south, the proposed aerodrome to serve Wangaratta and region will have an effect on the areas which can be developed for urban use since it is preferable that the flight paths of the approaches to the aerodrome should not traverse urban areas. In addition the by-pass of the Hume Highway around Wangaratta and the location of the natural gas pipeline which is to be built shortly, will have an effect on the pattern of growth of the City for the future. Having regard to the constraints on development, the Scheme has been designed to provide for long term growth primarily to the north-west and south of the existing urban area. While the scheme has been designed to provide for expansion to a population in the order of 40,000, no time scale has been placed on future growth, and the scheme is sufficiently flexible to adjust to growth pressures as they may occur. The scheme was exhibited between August and November, 1974, and objections and submissions relating to the scheme were heard by the Board's delegates in March, 1975. Planning Schemes Approved Phillip Island Planning Scheme The Phillip Island Planning Scheme, prepared by the Board, was approved by the Governor in Council in December, 1974. The Council of the Shire of Phillip Island was made the Responsible Authority for the administration of the Scheme. Five areas were excluded from the Scheme, including substantial areas considered to be potential additions to existing flora and fauna reserves. With the approval of the Scheme, the Board's Interim Development Order ceased to operate except over the five excluded areas. A primary aim of the planning scheme is to protect the Island's ecological and tourist resources. Provisions in the scheme to achieve this include the creation of a Rural • A ' Zone to apply to the greater part of the island to preserve the quality of the rural landscape, and the creation of Special Purposes Reserves (protection of flora and fauna) to apply to the more sensitive areas. In addition to the existing reserves which cover scenic coastal areas and the habitat of penguins, koalas, mutton birds and water birds, the scheme proposed additional reserves on the Point Grant peninsula, adjoining the Penguin Parade area at Summerlands and along the south coast. The Scheme generally limits residential development to existing subdivided areas, the major concentration being at Cowes which has a sheltered and pleasant location adjoining safe bathing beaches. 31

Shire of Colac (Colac Environs) Planning Scheme The planning scheme covers an area of approximately 60 square kilometres surrounding but excluding the City of Colac which has a population of approximately 10,000. The main urban centre in the scheme is Elliminyt, a residential area of 700 people, which lies a short distance to the south of Colac. The objectives of the scheme are to provide for orderly and economic development on the fringes of the city and to enhance the major features of the area.

Shire of Maffra (Hey field Township) Planning Scheme Heyfield, with a population of I ,900, is located beside the Thompson River, about 35 kilometres northwest of Sale. The township is in the relatively flat valley of the Thompson River, which acts as a constraint to development in the more poorly drained areas. The scheme has been designed to complement the Board's Lake Glenmaggie Planning Scheme which applies to an area surrounding Lake Glenmaggie immediately north of Heyfield. (See " Planning Schemes being prepared by the Board ").

City of Benalla Planning Scheme The Scheme is designed to accommodate the expected growth of the City over the next fifteen years. Benalla has been growing slowly over recent years but its future growth seems a~sured because of its strategic location on the Hume Highway with links to Shepparton and Mansfield. The standard railway to Sydney passes through Benalla and there has already been considerable Government investment in the City. The main objectives of the scheme are to : (i) co-ordinate future growth with respect to the needs for housing, commerce, industry, community and public facilities, (ii) provide for the development of major community and civic facilities, in particular the Civic Centre and the lake system in the Broken River area, and (iii) ensure the protection of areas of special quality and significance in the City.

Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Area Melbourne and Metropolitan Planning Scheme Following the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works' Report on Concept Objections to Amendments 3 and 21 and its review by the Board last year, processing and adoption of parts of these amendments continued, but no parts had reached the stage of Gazettal by June, 1975. During the year, meanwhile, the Board examined and reported on other amendments to the Metropolitan Planning Scheme, of which several were approved. The two general amendments Nos. 27 and 34 were dealt with in several parts for convenience to avoid delays caused by difficulties arising with a few items. Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Amendment 27 and Parts I and 2 of Amendment 34 were approved. Within the general amendments, a controversial item which was approved in a modified form was the proposal to reserve residential land for car parking to serve the Frankston commercial area. There were many rezonings to improve the control of commercial areas, and to reserve land for public purposes and open space. Many minor ordinance modifications were also included, such as the transfer of the use 'office ' in Commercial and Industrial Zones from a permitted to a consent use. Amendment 36 Part fA introduced the Residential ' D ' Zone into a part of the former Rural Zone at Donvale, pursuant to policies proposed in Amendment 21. Amendment 47 provided reservations for the Eumemmerring Freeway and Amendment 23 Part I for other freeway sections. Amendment 29 Part I provided for rezoning of areas adjacent to the Puckle Street Commercial Areas, Essendon, to facilitate expansion of commercial activities and improvement of residential areas. 32

In addition, further amendments were approved pursuant to Section 32 (6) of the Act, although only two of these were in the approved Metropolitan Planning Scheme area, and the others were amendments to local schemes in the Extended Metropolitan Area. Amendment SI to the Metropolitan Planning Scheme was significant in that it converted the ordinance to metric units as accurately as possible and without detriment to established standards. Many other amendments requested pursuant to Section 32 (6) were examined but were not considered suitable for action under this special provision which removes the opportunity for objection and must be used selectively.

Extended Area The Board is also involved with amending local planning schemes administered by municipalities in the Extended Metropolitan Area to allow for the current rapid development in outer areas. Altogether some 60 amendments to the planning schemes of the Cities of Knox, Croydon and Frankston and the Shires of Sherbrooke, Lillydale, Cranbourne, Werribee and Bulla were processed and approved. While there is dual control in these areas at present, with the Board of Works exercising interim development control over its Extended Area, it is envisaged that the approval of Amendments 3 and 21 will simplify controls in due course.

Investigation Areas Investigation areas within the metropolitan planning area are reported on under "Investigation and Designated Area Studies".

Interim Development Orders Interim development orders to be administered by the local authority, were approved for : the Cities of Croydon (part), Keilor (part) and St. Kilda (part) ; the Shires of Benalla (balance), Cranbourne (part), Creswick, Daylesford and Glenlyon, East Loddon, Huntly (Extension Area), Kaniva (balance) Mildura, Mirboo, Newstead (balance), Oxley (balance), Pakenham, Stawell (Panrock Creek Reservoir), South Gippsland (Inland Areas), Wimmera (balance), Yarrawonga (part), Broadford and Yea. An order to be administered by the Board was approved for Lorne. This is reported under " Planning Schemes being prepared by the Board ".

Resolutions to Prepare Planning Schemes During the year many councils expressed an interest in planning and the Cities of Kew and South Melbourne and the Shires of Ballarat, Kara Kara, Kerang, Narracan and Rochester resolved to prepare planning schemes for all or part of their areas. lt is hoped that interim development orders will be prepared and approved early in the new year.

Permits Since the amendment in 1973 of Section 25 of the Act, whereby a permit is required from the Board where a responsible authority proposes to use or develop land under its own planning control where that use or development normally requires a permit, a considerable number of applications for permits largely for works carried out by municipalities have been requested of the Board. This year 106 permits were granted and one refused in the metropolitan area.

Revocations Thirty-two applications for the revocation of planning schemes under Section 32 (4) of the Act were approved by the Governor in Council. They were all for small areas of land where anomalous circumstances existed or where the provisions of an approved scheme were causing hardship.

Progress Appendix I gives a complete list of schemes in the course of preparation and the stage that each has reached. Appendix 11 lists approved planning schemes. 33

Committees

Advisory Committees Preservation of Places of Historic Interest The Committee is concerned, on a State wide basis, with advising the Board in the formulation of principles and standards for the preservation of objects, buildings and sites of historical or architectural interest. In this role, the Committee inspected an area at Stawell and met members of the Town Council and the local Restoration Society in connection with a request that the Town of Stawell Planning Scheme be amended to enable the declaration of the area as an Area of Special Significance. The Committee subsequently recommended a course of action with which the Board agreed, in principle. The Committee also visited St. Arnaud and inspected buildings considered to be worthy of preservation. The Committee recognized the buildings as constituting an historic precinct of high quality worthy of preservation and recommended that a specific amendment to the Town of St. Arnaud Interim Development Order be drafted to protect this area. Subsequent to agreement by the Board, an amendment was drafted and will be forwarded to the St. Arnaud Council with a suggestion that the Order be amended. A sub-committee visited the town of Chiltern to carry out a more detailed examination than had been previously conducted of buildings and areas worthy of preservation. This was necessary due to non-agreement by the Board with a previous recommendation by the Committee. A more comprehensive report on the area concerned was then prepared with a similar recommendation to that contained in the initial report. This latter report and recommendation was then accepted by the Board. Y arra Valley Advisory Committee In November, 1974, the Government announced its intention to establish a Regional Planning Authority for the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges area. A public seminar was held in February, 1975, at the Upwey High School, at which the Hon. A. J. Hunt, M.L.C., Minister for Planning outlined the Government's views. As an Interim Study Group was immediately established to prepare the way for the Authority, it was felt that the continued operation of the Yarra Valley Advisory Committee would not be necessary and the Committee was therefore dissolved. The Board is extremely grateful to the Committee for the amount of time and energy it devoted to its task and the intention by the Government to establish a regional authority was warmly welcomed by all concerned.

Australian Institute of Urban Studies The Chairman of the Board is a member of the Institute's Board of 1'1anagement and the Research Committee, one of the Board's staff serves on the Committee of the Victorian Division and several others are members. During last year the Institute adopted as a national project "Vital Cities for Australia". A Task Force was appointed to gather the facts that were already known throughout Australia and to prepare a first report to which officers of the Board contributed. This was presented and debated at a national conference in October, 1974. The project for 1975 is "People in Cities", to be conducted along similar lines to earlier projects. Again, officers of the Board have contributed in the initial stages. The work of the Institute continues to prove valuable in planning studies.

Historic Buildings Preservation Council The Historic Buildings Act which came into operation during the year provided for the Historic Buildings Preservation Council to include a town planner nominated by the Board. The Board's nomination was its Director of Planning (Schemes), Mr. P. Brown. The Board commends the Government for the introduction of this legislation, the first of its kind in Australia. The Board is pleased to be represented on the Council for two reasons-firstly, because of the Board's involvement in the planning of the historic town of Mal don, and secondly, because there is a requirement included in the Act that responsible authorities shall take action under their planning schemes or interim development orders to conserve and enhance buildings designated under the Act as being of architectural or historical importance. I 1166/75.-3 34

Latrobe Valley Co-ordination Committee The Board is represented on the Latrobe Valley Co-ordination Committee which was established during this year by the Minister for State Development and Decentralization. The Committee is similar to those established by the State Planning Council for other parts of the State and has as its main purpose communication between public authorities and Government departments on works and problems in the Latrobe Valley. This year the Committee has been familiarizing itself with the range of projects proposed or currently undertaken by member organizations and has arranged for co-ordination between departments in a number of instances where this was found to be desirable.

Outdoor Advertising Code Committee The Board is represented on the Outdoor Advertising Code Committee established within the Local Government Department. The Committee has been working towards legislation which will give an equitable balance between consistency and flexibility in the control of outdoor advertising throughout the State. An amendment to the Act, entitled the Town and Country Planning (Outdoor Advertising) Act 1975 has been passed by Parliament, although not yet proclaimed. lt will be proclaimed when the necessary regulations are finalized. These regulations are currently in draft form and on the lOth July 1975 the Committee proposes to hold a seminar to explain the regulations to municipal representatives and to give them an opportunity to forward their comments to the Committee for its consideration.

Place Names Committee The Board is represented on the Place Names Committee established within the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. During this year the Committee has proceeded with the systematic examination of place names on the I : 100,000 National Topographic Map Series within Victoria. Attention has also been given to the problem of naming inhabited localities within an expanding urban area.

Port Phillip Authority The operation of the Port Phillip Authority Act is still under review by the Ministry for Conservation and in this regard a submission by the Authority and Consultative Committee has been made to the Ministry. The Authority has also advised the Ministry on a method of formulating foreshore policy guidelines. The Authority has produced a regular news bulletin called " Beach Use " which deals generally with matters related to coastal management. lt also continued its control of the foreshore by consideration of consents for development.

Puffing Billy Preservation Committee The Board is represented on the inter-departmental Committee, established in March, 1974, by the Ministry for Conservation, to consider the means by which the landscape adjacent to the Puffing Billy railway line may be maintained. Puffing Billy is the popular name of the narrow gauge train which runs between the towns of Belgrave and Emerald (and soon to be extended to Lake Emerald) in the Dandenong Ranges. In the interests of tourism and preservation of the environment, the Committee has reported on the exercise of control over areas immediately adjacent to the line. When the proposed regional planning authority for the Dandenongs and Yarra Valley region is established, the full extent of desirable control and protection for the Puffing Billy route should be realised.

Rural Land Use Project Committee The Board is represented on the Land Use Project Committee of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science. During the year special attention has been given to problems of agriculture in the rural-urban fringe. 35

Urban Affairs and Regional Development Committee The Board is represented on the Urban Affairs and Regional Development Committee of the Victorian Council of Social Service. During this year special attention has been given to the relationship between social planning on the one hand, and town and regional planning on the other.

Westernport Bay Environment Study The Board has been represented on the Study Committee of the Westernport Bay Environment Study. During the year the special two-year study of the problems of the Bay has been completed. The continuing study has now been incorporated into a joint study of the problems of the three main coastal formations which are affected or likely to be affected by urban and industrial development-Port Phillip, Western Port Bay and Gippsland Lakes.

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Promotion of Planning

People generally are becoming more aware of the importance of planning and this increased interest has revealed an enormous lack of knowledge and a need for more planning promotion and education in all sections of the community. Because planning affects everyone, it is important that people be involved. Lack of communication is the cause of much misunderstanding and failure. The process of participation is dependent upon an adequate supply of information-information that brings planning to life and enables people to react constructively to the facts and ideas put before them. The supply of this information will largely determine the quality of life in the future. lt must not be overlooked. Each year Board members and staff visit many areas to discuss and explain to Councils and the public the advantages of planning and assist municipalities contemplating planning control or preparing interim development orders or planning schemes. In the past year, the Board has dealt with numerous enquiries of a general or specific nature and as a result several more municipalities have resolved to prepare planning schemes. The growing awareness of the importance of planning is also reflected in other ways, among them the increasing number of requests for speakers, articles, project material and general information. Board members and staff have been invited to speak at many seminars and conferences and to prepare articles for publication in various journals.

Co-ordination of Planning The co-ordination of planning activities is one of the Board's major responsibilities. As planning becomes more complex, the Board's role becomes increasingly difficult. At the local level, the Board is constantly in touch with Councils with a view to co-ordinating their planning with State Government Departments and adjoining municipalities. Similar co-ordination occurs at the regional level. This has been particularly evident this year in the conduct of the investigation area studies mentioned earlier in the report. With Commonwealth Government participation in the planning field the Board's role of co-ordination has been greatly increased. The Board has been involved in several joint activities principally with the Department of Urban and Regional Development and the Cities Commission. This has covered a wide range of projects such as the development of the AI bury jWodonga growth complex, the seconding of staff to Task Forces, the joint studies for Geelong and other areas and liaison with consultants. The work generated has placed an additional burden on the Board's already inadequate resources.

Publications The Board has continued with its programme of publishing material to stimulate interest and develop an understanding of planning and of its goals, uses, achievements and potential. Statement of Planning Policy No. 9 (Central Gippsland : Brown Coal Deposits in the Context of Overall Resources) was approved and will soon be available for sale together with the accompanying report as an illustrated booklet. A fourth issue of the illustrated magazine, "Project", was published to explain in popular form the history of planning in Victoria, of the Board in particular and the then recently released Statements of Planning Policy No. 5 (Highway Areas) and No. 6 (Land Use and Aerodromes). The Board is continuing to publish broad guidelines for planning authorities and the public to assist them with planning problems. Two brochures, "Steps in the Planning Process " and " Permits and Appeals " , have been printed and reprinted during the year. They are free of charge and have been made available in bulk to local councils to ensure a wider distribution. Many councils have assisted by actively distributing them within their municipalities. 37

Three small explanatory pamphlets were produced to coincide with the exhibition of Board planning schemes or the introduction of new controls. These were "A Guide to the Lake Cairn Curran Planning Scheme", "A Guide to the Lake Glenmaggie Planning Scheme" and "Lorne-Pianning for Preservation". The Board is also in the process of publishing a guide to the administrative procedures under the Town and Country Planning Act. lt is intended primarily for responsible authorities although a demand is expected by planning schools and students. lt is hoped that the manual will be available early in the new year. The results of the investigation area studies have been published and are available for sale in the following form from the Board's offices. " City of Melbourne Investigation Area Report " (One volume) " Land Requirements and Recommended Designated Areas " (Melbourne Investigation Areas Study) (One volume) " Melton and Sunbury Investigation Areas" (Two volumes) These are reported in detail under " Investigation and Designated Area Studies ". The results of an extensive social survey, conducted in the Central Gippsland area, were published in two volumes, " Central Gippsland Social Survey " and " Life in the Latrobe Valley " , and are available for sale from the Board's offices. These are also reported under "Statements of Planning Policy". Considerable interest has been shown in all these publications and sales are steadily increasing. A complete list of publications available and prices can be found in Appendix Ill.

Exhibit-Royal Agricultural Show For the first time, the Board staged a display at the 1974 Royal Agricultural Show. lt was designed to contrast the benefits of a planned community with the disadvantages of an unplanned one and to bring to the public a greater appreciation of the Board's role in planning in Victoria. lt is hoped to develop this theme at future shows as they are seen to be a valuable avenue for public involvement.

Seminars Following the publication of the results of the Melton and Sunbury Investigation Areas study, two seminars were held in November/December, 1974, to explain their implications and to allow interested sections of the community to comment on them. These comments were taken into account in the Minister's recommendations. The Board also organized a large public seminar in Morwell in June, 1975, on "Our Valley-Our Future ". The Seminar was planned to coincide with the release of Statement of Planning Policy No. 9 (Central Gippsland : Brown Coal Deposits in the Context of Overall Resources) and the publication of the results of the Central Gippsland Social Survey. lt was designed particularly to give the Latrobe Valley community an opportunity to express their views and aspirations for the planning and development of the area. The proceedings were opened by the Hon. A. J. Hunt, M.L.C., Minister for Planning, and speakers and participants were drawn from a wide range of interested groups. The response was most gratifying and the Board feels that such seminars are a vital part of its work. lt is intended to sponsor more such projects when the need arises and funds permit. 38

Planning and Privacy

The problem of enquiry, for governmental, commercial or individual purposes into matters that have generally been regarded as the private business of individuals and organizations, and the dissemination of confidential information from those who are entitled to it to those who are not, is of considerable concern in free and democratic societies at the present time. This is mainly on account of the extraordinary developments in equipment for data storage and retrieval and in highly sensitive apparatus for surveillance of people.

The justifiable extent of privacy is hard to delineate. Westin ( 1967) regards it as a need for both individuals and organizations in a free society rather than as a fundamental right. He defines privacy as "the claim of individuals, groups or institutions to determine for themselves when, how and to what extent information about them is communicated to others ". Thus he places privacy firmly at what might be called the first line of defence, that is at the level of not collecting and storing information, rather than at the second line, that is developing techniques to prevent the dissemination of stored information ("Privacy and Freedom ", by Alan F. Westin, Bodley Head, 1967, p. 7, definition ; p. 25, privacy not an absolute right, dangers in excess privacy ; pp. 368-369, summary of need for privacy).

Professor Zelman Cowen in "The Private Man " (The Boyer Lectures, Australian Broadcasting Commission 1969), puts the case for privacy in a free society forcefully. He says (Lecture I, "The Right to be Let Alone", p. 9 of the first printing): " I have called these lectures "The Private Man " because I am becoming increasingly troubled by the threats to the privacy of the individual citizen. In face of all the pressures and threats, I believe that the claim to privacy is a matter of great and increasing importance in our crowded society with its unbelievable technological resources and inventiveness. A man without privacy is a man without dignity "

Some aspects of the whole problem of privacy in the modern world are not relevant to the specific subject of privacy in relation to town and regional planning.

Irrelevant aspects include such important subjects as the use of sensitive electronic devices for surveillance of people, telephone tapping, and allegedly intrusive revelations by the press, radio and television of people's private affairs. This last is of course different from declaration of interest by persons in responsible positions. In Australia official statistics collected and processed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics are kept confidential by strictly grouping data into large enough statistical classes for anonymity to be ensured. Thus, although the extent and availability of official statistics is a matter of considerable interest for planners, the subject of the confidentiality of the census and other official statistics does not come into a discussion of planning and privacy.

An aspect of privacy, related to planning, which illustrates the ease with which people can become habituated to activity which at first may be regarded as intrusive is the use of aerial photography. Air photographs have been used for land use studies in planning ever since they became readily available. Relatively recent developments in surveillance by satellite enable activity on land to be monitored in almost unbelievable detail. As such surveillance can be used for innumerable useful purposes in a crowded world-measurement of crop growth, forestry, study of drought areas, etc.-the advantages are accepted as outweighing the disadvantages. At least the surveillance only covers the external environment. Two aspects of privacy which have a relation to planning, but which should no doubt be regarded as secondary to the main problem discussed below, are the subjects of right of entry to land and premises, and of information which commercial and industrial firms wish to keep private.

The first ofthese is relevant to planning when proposals, which can become extremely contentious, are made that the public should have increased right of entry to certain types of private land-rights-of-way across farm land or along the banks of streams, and the like. lt also arises in connection with the question of planners' right of entry to make inspections related to their work. The Town and Country Planning Act does grant this power, along with protection of privacy, in that two days' notice of intent to enter must be given if the occupier so requests. 39

The matter of privacy in relation to commercial and industrial information is of growing importance as public interest in the environmental impact of economic development increases. A correct assessment of the environmental impact of a proposed development may not be practicable in some cases without revelation of information which the firms concerned wish to keep strictly private for business reasons. In this connection it might be mentioned that Alan F. Westin, quoted above, attaches importance to privacy rights for organisations as well as individuals, stating that privacy is not "a luxury for organisational life ; it is a vital lubricant of the organisational system in free societies" (p. SI). One of the major reasons for concern with privacy generally at the present time is the development of data systems which can contain vast quantities of information about people and from which retrieval is easy and rapid. This is undoubtedly the main aspect of privacy of concern for town and regional planning. Some writings on the subject of large data banks express concern with their dangers in very strong terms. With regard to positive proposals on the problem, a most constructive report entitled " Records, Computers and the Rights of Citizens ", U.S. Government Printing Office, 1973, called for a Code of Fair Information Practice. lt identified a particular class of data system, namely automated information systems which contain personal data identiftab/e with individuals, and enumerated five basic principles for their control (reviewed by Joseph Hanlon in New Scientist (U.K.) 16th August, 1973, pp. 394-395). This class of information system is after all what a lot of the current concern is about. Personal information about individuals stored in highly or largely inaccessible files has, rightly or wrongly, existed for a long time and, except when allegedly misused for national security purposes, has not been of much public concern. Personal information in automated data systems, when grouped into statistical classes and sufficiently large areas in order to achieve anonymity, is less a matter of concern, although the question arises whether some private information should be recorded at all. This is further discussed below. Automated information systems which contain non-personal material of a kind which our society regards as a matter of public interest are to be welcomed as a way of making information much more readily available than previously. This brings us to the question of the sort of information that is required for planning, and the kind of data which might be put into " land data banks " that have been proposed from time to time. One of the most comprehensive reviews of data on land is a study entitled " Land Use Information : a Critical Survey of U.S. Statistics Including Possibilities for Greater Uniformity", by Marion Clawson with Charles L. Stewart (Resources for the Future Inc., 1965). The study firstly classified the major ideas or concepts about land under nine primary headings. Rearranged slightly for Australian conditions, these are: I. Location 2. Legal, administrative 3. Financial (official valuation, etc.) 4. Land classification (observable natural properties, alterations to land, vegetative cover) 5. Works and structures on or in land 6. Actual use 7. Economic function 8. Intensity of use 9. Inter-relation with other tracts (inter-relations in use, environmental impact) 10. Relationship with social and economic data not usually closely tied to particular tracts. lt can be seen immediately that some of these categories of land information are already publicly available, at least in theory, although some may be relatively inaccessible. These include location, many of the legal and administrative aspects, official valuation, natural properties (where surveys have been made), and works and structures, i.e. improvements. On the other hand category 10 includes a large part of the official statistics that for publication are grouped into large enough statistical classes and areas for confidentiality to be maintained, and where privacy is an issue. Thus it appears that it would not be difficult to classify the aspects of land data into those for which it would be in the public interest for information to be co-ordinated and made more readily available than at present, and those where problems of privacy arise. 40

Following this discussion the problems of privacy in relation to data for town and regional planning can be summarized fairly briefly. Firstly, it appears dear that automated land data banks, if established, should contain only information that is publicly available. Most careful checks should be provided to ensure that such information could not be cross-referenced to any source of private information about individuals. If this were done effectively, a land data bank could be made publicly available at a charge to anyone interested in land matters, without the risk of allegations of the infringement of privacy. Secondly, with regard to the information required for town and regional planning, this process, defined as spatial ordering, or planning of the physical environment at the local and regional scales, is not concerned with personal data identifiable with individuals but can perform all or nearly all its functions using statistics assembled in class ranges and areas large enough to retain confidentiality. To take only one example, if a study were being made of housing requirements for single parent families in a city or large municipality, the planners of physical development would be concerned with their numbers, distribution, and accommodation requirements, cross-classified if possible with ability to pay, and not with personal case histories. The cases where statistics in finer detail, that might tend to be identifiable with individuals, would be desirable, would be confined to certain classes of economic statistics, for example when studies were being made of stagnation or growth potential in fairly small local areas. However, in such cases qualitative assessment of stagnation or growth potential may suffice, in which case the privacy problem involved in quantitative studies would be avoided. Of course individuals, in submitting certain types of development applications, may reveal some private information but this is done voluntarily. These comments do not mean that protection of privacy is a matter of little concern for town and regional planning, as private information related to social work or social planning and social research may be claimed by some to be necessary for effective planning of the physical environment. Thus : Thirdly, the notion that social development should proceed by regulating social forces rather than through individuals, thus leaving people free as far as possible was described by Alvin Schorr in "The Free Society " (Australian Social Welfare, March 1972, reprinted from Canadian Welfare, July-August 1970). If social planning can proceed at what may be called the institutional, rather than the individual, level, then social planners, like the planners of the physical environment, should be able to work with statistical classes that do not Impinge on privacy. Social workers, being concerned with case studies, acquire highly private information about people with whom they deal. Such information should be adequately protected from dissemination by the social workers' professional ethics. Fourthly, as research in the social sciences Is necessary for planning for people to be based on fact and not on what has been called "reasonable surmise", and as such research must in its nature involve personal details, steps should be taken to prevent dissemination of research data identifiable with individuals. Valuable comments and proposals on this difficult subject are contained In the report of a study group of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, (" Does Research Threaten Privacy, or Does Privacy Threaten Research?", 1974) discussed in New Scientist (U.K.) 4th July, 1974. The study group proposed the setting up of a " research data bank", which would be strictly used for social research purposes only. An elaborate mechanism to protect privacy was proposed. This involved division of the research data bank into three distinct parts, an identification file containing people's names, a data file containing research data, and a link file to connect them by a numbering system. The three files would never be in the same place at the same time, and it was suggested that for sensitive data the link file should be kept in a foreign country where it would not be subject to U.K. subpoena. The article in " New Scientist " concludes : "Thus, the group's most important recommendation is an entirely new structure-which would require significantly more work by researchers, cost more money, and require legal sanction. But it was believed that some legislation was inevitable, and that the price was not too high to pay." When information about individuals is so private as to require the proposed "link file" to be kept in a foreign country where it will not be subject to subpoena by the courts of the land, one may well ask whether the research is really necessary in the interests of advancing the well being of the community as a whole, or if it is necessary, whether the information has to be placed in an automated data bank. 41

Certainly Professor Zelman Cowen in the Boyer Lectures, 1969, has reservations. He says (Lecture 4, "The Computer and the Dossier", pp. 47-48 of first printing): "The capacity of the computer invites more and more employment of it, and we shall be wise to be cautious in the face of the opportunities made available to us. There is inevitably a strong impulse to ask yet more detailed and personal questions against the possibility of some use for the information .... There is need to regulate computer inputs and in doing so to provide for the revision of what is fed into the computer. So far as input is concerned, there are problems of relevancy .... many things concerning individuals simply do not belong in a centralized data bank ..... " These comments on highly private information obtained in social research are made, not because it is thought that private information identifiable with individuals is ever necessary for town and regional planners to carry on their work of spatial ordering or planning of the physical environment, even though they use social data grouped into statistical classes to achieve anonymity, but to indicate that earnest and purposeful thought has been given to problems of privacy arising from modern research in the social sciences. 42

Board Members and StaH

During the year the Government nominated the Board's Director of Planning (Policy), Mr. V. R. C. Warren, to join a joint Federal and State Delegation to France to study the operation of their central planning policy organization, D.A.T.A.R. (Delegation a I'Amenagement du Territoire et !'Action Regionale). The Government agreed that Mr. Warren should continue in Europe for a total of six weeks to study various aspects of planning there, concentrating primarily on policy planning, new towns, recreation and resort planning and the rehabilitation of extractive industrial sites. During the year the Government also agreed to send the Board's Director of Planning (State and Regional), Mr. K. Tyler, to Europe and North America to study various fields of management and implementation of planning techniques. He was concerned primarily with new towns, arrangements for joint public and private enterprise undertakings, population and employment distribution and public participation in planning. The staff continued to carry out their duties with efficiency and enthusiasm despite the increasing work load which all officers have been called upon to bear. The Board is most appreciative of this and thanks them for their loyalty and support, shown constantly throughout difficult times.

Lack of Staff, finance and Equipment The Board does not think this report would be complete without emphasizing its concern at the lack of adequate staff, finance and equipment to enable it to fulfil its functions of promotion and co-ordination of planning throughout the State. Due to lack of staff, finance and equipment the work of the Board has not been able to proceed on various tasks which the Board considers should have been undertaken. The Board's inability, without adequate resources, to fulfil its role has been mentioned in previous reports. Estimates, which the Board believes have been appropriately documented, have been submitted over succeeding years in an endeavour to obtain sufficient finance and staff. Only small increases in both have been granted and although welcome, have not met the Board's full requirements. The Board believes that planning is essential in all aspects of conservation and development and that the necessary finance and staff must be provided to the Board to ensure that the best and most appropriate use is made of the State's resources.

Yours faithfully, R. D. L. FRASER, Chairman. H. W. HEIN, Deputy Chairman. A. C. COLLINS, Member. P. B. RONALD, Member.

W. H. CRAIG, Secretary.

25th November, 1975. 43

APPENDIX I Planning Schemes in Course of Preparation

I Date of J.O.O. I Exhib.ition Received Report PJannin& Scheme. Commence· Approved Pe~•od for to ment. · Exp1red. Report. Minister.

Cities tBerwick (Berwick Riding) . . . . 21.5.56 9.2.60 1.6.67 Castlemaine ...... 21.11.46 23.3.47 .. *Coburg ...... 26.3.56 27.2.68 19.2.59 22.2.61 tCroydon (flats) ...... 3.3.69 25.3.69 tCroydon (Commercial Areas) .. 6.5.74 30.7.74 Echuca (Historic Area) . . . • 4.5.71 *Keilor (part) ...... 3.12.74 20.12.74 *Kew (part) ...... 18.2.75 .. *Malvern ...... 20.4.53 9.6.53 27.2.58 8.3.63 *Melbourne (part) . • . . . . 17.10.61 13.3.68 16.3.65 *Melbourne (Market Area) . . . . 30.6.70 27.10.70 *Melbourne (balance) . . . . 15.10.73 23.10.73 *Oakleigh (flats) . • . . . . 1.12.68 *Port Melbourne (part) . . . . 14.1.74 30.4.74 *Preston ...... • . 18.2.52 5.12.67 31.7.63 11.8.64 *St. Kilda (High Street) . . . . 26.4.71 1.10.74 Sale ...... 19.7.54 8.3.55 South Barwon (Connewarre) .. 7.7.64 28.10.64 14.8.67 31.10.68 *South Melbourne (part) . . . . 26.11.70 *South Melbourne (part) . . • . 4.12.73 *South Melbourne (Yarra Business Dis- trict) ...... 15.7.74 .. Swan Hill . . . . • . 7.3.50 4.4.50 Warrnambool . . . • . . 1.6.70 27.10.70 *Waverley...... • . 16.8.51 30.4.68 2.6.55 9.6.58 26.5.59 Towns

Bairnsdale .. 1.12.59 14.11.67 31.5.71 9.3.73 Camperdown 12.1.66 St. Arnaud 21.5.73 19.2.74 Stawell (Mall) 30.6.70 20.10.70 5.2.71 8.4.71 21.2.72 Boroughs

Eaglehawk .. 3.8.72 24.10.72 Kerang . . . . 10.7.68 23.5.72 Queensdiffe .. 27.5.69 26.10.71 Wonthaggi (balance) 17.12.73 19.3.74 Shires

Alberton (Inland Areas) . . . . 9.9.65 3.11.65 Alexandra (part) ...... 14.5.69 5.8.69 A1exandra (Thornton Area) .. 4.2.71 19.9.72 Alexandra (amalgamation) . . . . 4.2.71 1.6.72 29.11.74 Arapiles (balance) ...... 11.9.73 19.3.74 Ararat (balance) . . . . • • 19.3.73 28.8.73 Avon ...... 3.7.72 15.1.74 Bacchus Marsh . . . . . • 15.10.68 24.12.68 18.2.71 10.11.71 17.6.75 Bai rnsdale...... 8.10.70 28.9.71 Ballan ...... 4.10.71 21.3.72 Ballarat (balance) . . • . • . 8.7.74 Bannockburn (balance) . . . . 10.6.71 15.2.72 Bass ...... 10.8.62 16.10.62 19.1.67 20.12.67 8.2.72 Beechworth (part) . . . . 2.8.68 8.10.68 26.2.70 25.2.72 Beechworth (Extended Area) .. 2.3.73 7.11.73 Be!larine (balance) . . . . 4.12.58 7.6.60 Benalla (balance) ...... 16.4.73 23.7.74 Bet Bet ...... • 24.10.73 25.6.74 Bright ...... • 1.1. 72 25.7.72 Broadford ...... 1.1. 71 20.7.71 Buln Buln...... 17.3.64 13.10.64 Bungaree (balance) . . . . 4.12.72 11.6.74 Buninyong (balance) . • . . 7.4.72 5.2.74 Cohuna (part) . . . . • • 19.9.63 19.11.63 Colac (balance) ...... 11.2.74 tCranbourne (part Cranbourne and Tooradin Ridings) . . . • 11.12.59 1.3.60 24.10.63 5.3.65 Cranbourne (Lang Lang, Koo-wee-rup and part Tooradin Ridings) .. 17.4.64 13.10.64 Cranbourne (Western Port) .. 8.11.74 27.5.75 Cranbourne (Commercial Area) .• 6.9.74 25.9.74 Creswick ...... • • 12.8.74 24.6.75 Daylesford and Glen lyon . . . . 12.11.73 17.12.74 Deakin (balance) ...... 15.1.68 9.4.68 Deakin (Tongala Township) .. 19.9.60 11.7.61 Donald ...... 21.11.73 25.6.74 Dundas ...... 4.10.73 18.12.73 East Loddon . . . • • . 11.4.74 25.2.75 tEitham (part) . . . . • • 27.10.58 27.2.63 Euroa . . . • . . . . 19.11.73 25.6.74 Flinders (flats) . • . • • . 4.2.70 22.4.70 44

APPENDIX 1-Continued

Date of Exhibition Received Report Planning Scheme. I.D.O. Commence­ Approved, Period for to ment. Expired. Report. Minister. Gisborne . . . . • • . . 3.10.61 26.6.73 25.10.73 Glenelg ...... 24.6.74 Goulburn ...... 16.9.71 30.11.71 Grenville (balance) . • . . 8.12.72 31.7.73 Hampden...... 20.12.71 15.8.72 Hastings ...... 1.11.60 21.12.60 14.9.67 28.11.68 tHealesville . . • • . • 1.6.60 9. 1.62 22.7.70 .. Huntly (part) ...... 7.10.71 10.10.72 Huntly (Extension Area) . . . . 3.10.73 11.2.75 Kaniva (part) ...... 19.7.72 12.9.72 Kaniva (balance) ...... 23 .4. 74 8.10.74 Kara Kara ...... 8.8.74 Kerang (balance) . . . . 9.7.74 Kerang (Quambatook) . . . . 17.4.56 .. Kerang (Koondrook) . . . . 12.9.73 25.6.74 Korong ...... 5.2.74 Korumburra . . . • 1.5.64 28.9.65 6.2.69 22.6.70 Kowree (Edenhope Township) .. 5.9.72 12.12.72 Kyneton • • . . . . 14.1.71 29.6.71 Leigh ...... 20.10.72 22.5.73 Lexton . . . . • . . . 1.8.73 4.12.73 tlillydale (flats) . . . .. 9.9.68 7.4.70 tlillydale (Mt. Dandenong Ridge Area) 28.5.73 4.12.73 Mcl vor (balance) ...... 16.6.70 4.5.71 Maffra (balance) . . . . • . 9.5.72 25.6.74 Maldon (Rural) ...... 9.1.74 26.2.74 Mansfleld (balance) . . . . 27.7.72 21.11.72 Marong (part) ...... 5.8.70 8.12.70 tMelton (part) . . . • . . 14.8.62 27.8.63 12.8.63 17.12.68 Metcalfe (balance) . . • • . . 31.3.71 5.2.74 Mildura (No. 4) ...... 3 .4. 75 27.5.75 Mirboo ...... 14.2.74 23.7.74 Mornington (flats) . . . . 21.5.69 22.4.70 Morwell ...... 19.10.72 15.1.74 Mount Rouse (Grampians Area) .. 14.11.73 26.2.74 Myrtleford (Myrtleford Township) .. 22.6.61 2.8.61 14.10.66 4.7.67 Narracan (Trafalgar-Yarragon) .. 6.6.66 12.7.66 6.10.67 18.11.68 10.2.72 Narracan (balance) . . . . 12.8.74 Nathalia (Nathalia Township) .. 20.1.64 5.5.64 Nathalia (balance) ...... 17.9.73 15.1.74 Newham and Woodend . . . . 3.9.57 9.12.69 Newstead (balance) . • . . 14.2.74 13.5.75 Omeo ...... •. 18.1.72 15.1.74 Orbost (Extended Area) . . . . 14.8.70 9.2.71 Orbost (balance) ...... 9.10.70 Otway (Apollo Bay Township) .. 1.2.66 22. 10.68 6.8.70 Oxley (balance) ...... 3.7.74 13.8.74 Pakenham ...... 9.12.74 14.4.75 Portland (Heywood Township) .. 17.3;69 10.6.69 4.6.70 1.9.70 21.6.72 Pyalong ...... 9.4.70 28.7.70 Ripon . . .. •. .. 1.6.72 19.9.72 Rochester (North West Riding) .. 2.4.70 24.4. 71 Rochester (balance) . . . . 1.8.74 Rodney (Merrigum Township) .. 26.3.62 19.6.62 Rodney (Mooroopna Township) .. 26.3.62 22.1.63 Rodney (Tatura Township) . . . . 26.3.62 19.6.62 Rodney ...... 30.4.73 Romsey ...... 2.11.67 17.7.68 Rosedale (balance) ...... 16.7.62 13.11.62 3.6.71 31.7.73 Rutherglen ...... 8.11.71 9.8.72 Seymour (balance)...... 9.3.71 29.6.71 Shepparton (balance) .. 19.10.71 8.2.72 Shepparton (part) ...... 1.7.63 12.5.64 South Gippsland (Inland Areas) .. 13.3.75 27.5.75 Stawell (Pan rock Creek Reservoir) .. 5.12.72 16.7.74 Stawell (balance) ...... 4.9.73 25.6.74 Strathfleldsaye (part) • . • . 1.8.67 14.10.69 Strathfleldsaye (balance) . . • . 1.7.72 Tambo (Townships of Lakes Entrance, Kalimna, Cunninghame and East Cunninghame) ...... 21.7.59 24.2.60 1.9.71 19.9.73 Tallangatta (Bethanga-Talgarno) .• 19.10.64 7.2.67 Tallangatta (balance) . . . . 18.8.70 29.8.72 Tullaroop...... • . 12.8.70 4.11.70 Upper Murray (balance) . . . . 6.3.73 25.6.74 Upper Yarra ...... 6.8.63 9.9.69 Violet Town . . . • • • 8.10.73 12.2.74 Wangaratta (balance) . . . • 15.12.71 17.10.72 Waranga (balance).. • . . • 20.7.71 11.10.71 Warragul (balance).. • . • • 13.6.72 13.11.73 Warrnambool (part) . . • • 15.2.73 15.5.73 tWhittlesea . . . . • • 1.10.66 6.12.66 Wimmera (Grampians and adjacent area) ...... • . 16.10.72 28.11.72 Wimmera (balance) . . • . 12.7.73 11.2.75 Winchelsea (balance) . . . . 12.4.72 11.9.72 Winchelsea (Lorne Township) .. 14.5.69 Wodonga...... 16.2.67 23.5.67 11.8.67 13.2.68 45

APPENDIX 1-Continued

Date of Exhibition Received I Report Planning Scheme. Commence­ I.D.O. I Period for ment. Approved. ' Expired. Report. ! Min~~ter.

VVycheproof .. .. 10.8.71 19.9.72 Yackandandah (Rural Areas) 12.12.68 25.3.69 Yarrawonga (part) . . . . 11.6.74 6.11.74 Yarrawonga (Yarrawonga Township) .. 3.8.54 23.11.54 6.7.65 20.9.66 Yea 5.7.73 11.2.75 joint Committees Ararat and District (City of Ararat and part Shire of Ararat).. . . 15.12.60 11 .4.61

Regional Planning Authorities Geelong (Cities of Geelong, Geelong VVest and Newtown, Shires of Bannockburn, Barrabool, Bellarine, Corio and South Barwon and Borough of Queenscliffe) . . . . 31.7.69 23.5.72 Loddon Campaspe (Cities of Bendigo, Castlemaine and Maryborough, Borough of Eaglehawk, Shires of Bet Bet, Huntly, Korong, Marong, Metcalfe, Strathfieldsaye, Tullaroop and the VVestern Riding of the Shire of VVaranga) ...... 23. 11.73 VVestern Port (Shires of Flinders, Hastings, Mornington and Phillip Island and part Shires of Bass and Cranbourne and Parish of French Island) ...... 12.6.69 6.10.70

Development Corporations Albury-VVodonga Development Cor­ poration-Aibury-VVodonga (Victoria) 24.10.74

Board of Works Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 3 (Extension Scheme) .. 11.6.68 30.11.71 3.7.72 No. IS ...... 3.12.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 21 ...... 16.3.71 3.7.72 Part I...... 28.3.74 Part 11. • • • • • • 20.3.75 Part Ill...... 29.4.75 Part IV...... 17.6.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 23 ...... 14.9.71 6.1. 72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 27 ...... 6.7.71 10.11.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 29 ...... 7.12.71 1.2.72 5.12.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 30 .. .• . . 17.10.72 22.11.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 34 . . • • • • . . 17.10.72 22.11.73 Part Ill...... 2.6.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 35 ...... 11.7.72 10.10.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 36 ...... 6.12.72 19.12.72 20.1.73 Part I...... 20.3.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 41 ...... 12.6.73 26.3.75 17.6.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 42 ...... 24.7.73 13.6.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 45 ...... 2.7.74 21.9.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 49 ...... 11.6.74 26.5.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. SO •• • • •• 21.5.74 31.10.74 28.5.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 52 ...... , 23.7.74 21.11.74 28.5.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 54 .. •• .• .. 22.10.74 20.2.75 Part I...... 19.5.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No, SS • . •• •• •• 8.11.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 56 .. .• •. .. 28.8.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 58 .. • . •. . . 17.4.75 17,6.75 46

APPENDIX 1-Continued

Date of I.D.O. Exhibition Received Report Planning Scheme. Commence-­ Period for to ment. Approved, Expired. Report. Minister..

Town and Country Planning Board Bendigo Whipstick (part Shires of Marong and Huntly) . . . . 3.12.73 15.1.74 Corop Lakes (part Shire of Waranga) 14.3.69 28.10.69 Eildon Reservoir (part Shire of Alexandra) ...... 4.9.67 26.9.67 31.12.69 Eildon Sub-Regional, Extension " A " (part Shire of Alexandra) . . . . 30.10.63 26.11.63 Gippsland Lakes (part Shires of Bairnsdale and Tambo) . . . . 6.7.73 7.8.73 Gippsland Lakes (part Shires of Rosedale and Avon) . . . . 17.8.73 11.9.73 Lake Buffalo (part Shires of Myrtleford and Oxley) ...... 10.5.63 18.6.63 Lake Cairn Curran (part Shires of Maldon, Newstead and Tullaroop) .. 2.10.68 30.10.68 18.3.75 Lake Glenmaggie (part Shire of Maffra) 28.4.65 25.5.65 7.8.75 Lake Merrimu (part Shire of Bacchus Marsh and Gisborne) • . . . 8.9.66 4.10.66 (part) Lake Mokoan (part Shire of Benalla) 18.8.72 9.10.73 Lake Nillahcootie (part Shires of Benalla and Mansfield) ...... 11 .1.67 7.2.67 Lake Tyers to Cape Howe Coastal (part Shire of Orbost) . . . . 31.10.64 24.11.64 Latrobe Valley Sub-Regional Extension "A " (part Shires of Morwell and Traralgon) ...... 16.9.64 14.11.72 Lorne (part Shire of Winchelsea) .. 30.4.69 20.12.74 Maldon (part Shire of Maldon) .. 25.6.69 13.1.70 29.11.73 Ocean Road, Extension " A " (part Shire of Otway) ...... 1.9.72 14.8.73 Ovens-Upper Murray (Rural City of Wodonga, Shires of Beechworth and Chiltern and part Shires ht, Myrtleford, Oxley, R n, Tallangatta, Wangaratta and ac an­ dandah) ...... 8.3.73 14.3.73 Simpson (part Shires of Heytesbury and Otway) ...... 20.12.67 23.1.68 South Western Coastal (part Shire of Belfast) . . . . · · 7.1.65 27. 1.65 South Western Coastal (part Shire of Heytesbury) ...... 7. 1.65 27. 1.65 South Western Coastal (part Shire of Otway) ...... 7.1.65 27. 1.65 South Western Coastal (part Shire of Portland) ...... 7 .1.65 27.1.65 South Western Coastal (part Shire of Warrnambool) ...... 7 .1.65 27.1.65 Wangaratta sub-regional (City of Wangaratta and part Shires of Oxley and Wangaratta) . . . . 16.8.74 21.11. 74 Wonthaggi Coastal (part Borough of Wonthaggi) ...... 28.4.65 18.5.65 I .11 .73

• These schemes are within the area of the approved Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme. t These schemes are within the extended planning area of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. 47

APPENDIX 11 Planning Schemes Approved

Date of Date of Approval Gazettal Planning Scheme. by (Scheme Governor became in Council. effective).

Cities *Aitona 25.3.58 2.4.58 Ararat 15.11.55 24.10.56 Ben alia 24.12.74 8.1.75 Bendigo 13.5.70 20.5.70 *Box Hill (part) 7.5.68 8.5.68 *Brunswick No. I 25.10.49 26.10.49 *Brunswick No. 2 25.8.53 2.9.53 *Brunswick No. 3 16.6.54 23.6.54 *Camberwell 8.10.57 30.10.57 Colac 25.6.68 26.6.68 tCroydon .. 30.11.65 I. 12.65 Echuca 11.10.71 13.10.71 tFrankston .. 26.10.71 3.11.71 Hamilton .. 13.7.71 21.7.71 Horsham .. 12.6.73 27.6.73 tKnox 24.8.65 25.8.65 Maryborough 6.2.68 7.2.68 Mildura 24.8.71 1.9.71 Moe 12.10.54 20.10.54 Shepparton 17.5.55 25.5.55 Traralgon .. 20.9.60 5.10.60

Boroughs

Kyabram (part) 23.5.67 24.5.67 Port Fairy .. 25.6.68 26.6.68

Towns

Stawell 28.10.69 5.11.69

Shires

Alberton (Coastal) .. 27.2.68 28.2.68 Arapiles (Horsham Boundary) 10.7.73 18.7.73 Ararat (Willaura) 14.12.71 22.12.71 Barrabool .. 1.7.69 9.7.69 Benalla (part) 11.1 .55 19.1.55 tBulla (part) . . . . 11. I. 66 19.1.66 Cobram (Cobram Township) 19.12.50 20.12.50 Colac (Colac Environs) 22.10.74 30. 10.74 Corio (Lara Township) 22.3.66 23.3.66 tCranbourne (Cranbourne Township) 27.8.63 28.8.63 Flinders .. 5.5.65 12.5.65 Kilmore .. 3.7.73 11.7.73 tlillydale .. 30.11 .65 1.12.65 Maffra (Heyfleld Township) .. 25.3.75 4.4.75 Maffra (Maffra Township) .. 26.3.74 3.4.74 Mornington 30.5.61 14.6.61 Morwell (Morwell Township) 15.1.57 20.2.57 Morwell (Boolara) .. 27.5.58 4.2.59 Morwell (Yinnar) .. 27.5.58 4.2.59 Numurkah (Numurkah Township) 23.8.60 31.8.60 Rochester (Parish of Wharparilla) 24.8.71 I. 9.71 Rochester (Rochester Township) 10.7.73 18.7.73 Seymour (Seymour Township) 3.11.71 10.11.71 tSherbrooke 24.8.65 25.8.65 South Gippsland (part) 16.1.73 24.1.73 Swan Hill ~Castle Donnington) 29.10.63 30.10.63 Swan Hill Nyah·Nyah West) 14.12.71 22.12.71 Swan Hill Robinvale) .. 11.4.61 17.5.61 Upper Murray (Corryong) .. 29.10.63 30.10.63 Warragul (Warragul Township) 4.2.58 21.5.58 tWerribee (part) . . . . 5.9.67 6.9.67 Wimmera (Horsham Boundary) 12.6.73 27.6.73 Woorayl (balance)...... 19.2.74 27.2.74 Yackandandah (Kiewa and Tangambalanga Townships) .. 30.3.71 7.4.72 Yackandandah (Yackandandah Township) . . . . 30.3.71 7.4.71

Prepared by the Board pursuant to Section 14 of the Act

Club Terrace (part Shire of Orbost) 24.5.55 1.6.55 Eildon Reservoir (part Shire of Mansfleld) .. 10.8.65 11.8.65 Eildon Sub-Regional (part of Shire of Alexandra) 26.5.53 27.5.53 Eppalock (part Shires of Metcalfe, Mclvor and Strathfieldsaye) .. 17.1.67 18.1.67 French Island 24.2.65 3.3.65 Lake Bellfleld (part Shire of Stawell) 9.4.68 10.4.68 Latrobe Valley Sub-Regional (part Shires of Morwell, Narracan, Rosedale and Traralgon) ...... • • .. 24.7.51 25.7.51 Ocean Road (part Shires of Barrabool, Otway, South Barwon and Winchelsea) 15.4.58 30.4.58 48

APPENDIX 11-Continued

Date of Date of Approval Gazettal Planning Scheme. by (Scheme Governor became in Council. effective).

Phillip Island 17.12.74 18.12.74 Tallangatta (part shire of Tallangatta) 25.6.58 9.7.58 Tower Hill (part Shires of Warrnambool, Belfast and part Borough of Koroit) 17.5.67 24.5.67 Tyers Township (part Shire of Traralgon) .. 14.2.56 22.2.56 Waratah Bay (part Shires of Wooray! and South Gippsland) 26.4.72 3.5.72 Yallourn North (part Shires of Morwell and Narracan) 24.5.55 29.6.55

Board of Works

Melbourne Metropolitan 30.4.68 22.5.68 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. I .. 23.12.59 9.1.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 2 .. 3.2.70 11.2.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 4 .. 26.11.68 4.12.68 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 4A 24.12.68 24.12.68 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 5 .. 18.3.69 26.3.69 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 6 .. 17.12.68 18.12.68 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 7 .. 3.2.71 10.2.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 8 .. 15.4.69 23.4.69 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 9 .. 15.12.70 16.12.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 10 28.10.69 5.11.69 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 11 9.12.69 19.12.69 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 12 1.8.72 2.8.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 13 22.12.70 23.12.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 14 15.9.70 23.9.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 16 27.7.71 4.8.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 17 17.10.72 25.10.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 18 22.12.70 8.1.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 18A 12.12.72 20.12.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 19 18.8.70 26.8.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 19A 20.10.70 28.10. 70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 19B 20.10.70 28.10.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 19C 15.4.73 19.4.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 20 21.12.71 22.12.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 22 24.8.71 1.9.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 23 (Part I) 25.9.74 2.10.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 24 24.10.72 1.11.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 2S 27.4.71 5.5.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 26 (Footscray Business District) 27. 11.73 5.12.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 27 (Part I) 9.10.73 17.10.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 27 (Part 2) 16.7.74 24.7.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 27 (Part 3) 6.8.74 14.8.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 27 {Part 4) 29.4.75 7.5.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 28 10 .4. 73 11.4.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 29 (Part 1) 30.10.74 6.11.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 31 26.4. 72 10.5.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 32 11.4.72 12.4.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 33 15.8.72 23.8.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 34 {Part I) 30.10.74 6.11.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 34 (Part 2) 27.5.75 11.6.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 35 (Part I) 24.6.75 2.7.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 36 (Part lA) 29 .4. 75 7.5.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 37 8.11.72 15.11.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 38 19.12.72 20.12.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 39 6.6.73 13.6.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 43 20.11.73 28.11.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 44 19.2.74 27.2.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 46 19.3.74 27.3.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 47 25.2.75 5.3.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 48 2.4.74 10.4.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 51 25.2.75 5.3.75 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 53 17.9.74 25.9.74

Joint Committees

Ballaarat and District (City of Ballaarat, Borough of Sebastopol and part Shires of Ballarat, Bungaree, Buninyong and Grenville) .. 15.8.72 23.8.72 Geelong (Cities of Geelong, Geelong West and Newtown, part Shires of Bannockburn, Barrabool, Bellarine, Coria and South Barwon) .. 28.8.62 29.8.62 Hazelwood (part Shire of Morwell) ...... 17.11.64 25.11.64 Portland (Town of Portland and part Shire of Portland) 3.5.60 29.6.60

• These schemes are within the area of the approved Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme. t These schemes are within the extended planning area of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. 49

APPENDIX Ill list of Publications

Statements of Planning Policy (with accompanying reports) Cost Postage $ c $ c No. I (Western Port) .. 0.75 0.30 No. 2 (Mornington Peninsula) 0. 75 0.30 No. 3 (Dandenong Ranges) 0.75 0.30 No. 4 (River Yarra) 0. 75 0.30 No. 5 (Highway Areas) . . 0. 75 0.30 No. 6 (Land Use and Aerodromes) 0.75 0.30 No. 7 (Geelong) 0. 75 0.30 No. 8 (Macedon Ranges) 0.75 0.30 No. 9 (Central Gippsland : Brown Coal Deposits) 0.75 0.30 ALL Statements without accompanying explanatory reports are available free of charge.

Reports Melton and Sunbury Investigation Areas (2 Volumes) 11.25 0.90 Land Requirements and Designated Areas (Melbourne Investigation Area Study) ...... 5.00 0.90 Services within the Port Phillip District (Technical Report) 7.50 0.90 " Challenge of Western Port " Seminar Papers 3.60 0.60 Coast Road Studies (Peterborough-Warrnambool ; Mallacoota-Wingan Inlet) 3.00 0.60 City of Melbourne Investigation Area Report 2.50 0.60 Central Gippsland Social Survey .. 3.00 0.60 Life in the Latrobe Valley (a companion report to the Central Gippsland Social Survey) 2.00 0.60 Phillip Island Report 1.50 0.30 Western Port (Booklet) 0.75 0.40 Report on General Concept Objections, 1974 0.75 0.40 Sites of Scientific Interest on the Victorian Coast (Wall Chart) 0.75 0.30 Gippsland Lakes Guidelines Free 0.30 Annual Report .. Free 0.40

Pamphlets (free) AlburyjWodonga bulletins (Nos. I-ll) 0.40 The Preparation of a Planning Scheme 0.20 Requirements for the Preparation and Examination of Planning Schemes 0.20 Permits and Appeals 0.20 Steps in the Planning Process 0.20

Maps Planning in Victoria as at 30th June, 1975 Free 0.20 Regional Boundaries for Government Activities in Victoria 0.25 0.20

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