Planning and Environment Act 1987

TOWONG PLANNING SCHEME

AMENDMENT C28

EXPLANATORY REPORT

Who is the planning authority? This amendment has been prepared by the Towong Shire Council, which is the planning authority for this amendment.

The amendment has been made at the request of the Towong Shire Council.

Land affected by the amendment. The amendment applies to the following parcels of land:

Map Address Land Parcel Ref Railway Reserve Precinct, (part of former HO11 NA -Cudgewa Railway) Former Wabba Hotel, 3426 Murray Valley Crown Allotment 2C Section 16, Parish of HO12 Highway, Wabba Berringama Hall, 4006 Murray Valley HO13 Crown Allotment 12, Parish of Berringama Highway, Berringama The Brick House, 4366 Murray Valley HO14 Lot 1 TP417302, Parish of Berringama Highway, Berringama Crown Allotment 8 Section G, Parish of HO15 St Francis Church, 6 Bridge Street, Bethanga Berringa Bethanga Rechabite Hall, Jobling Street, Crown Allotment 3C Section M, Parish of HO16 Bethanga Berringa Bethanga Soldiers Memorial Hall, 2 Jobling Crown Allotment 5A Section H, Parish of HO17 Street, Bethanga Berringa Wallace's Smelting Works, Martins Road, Crown Allotment 4J Section H, Parish of HO18 Bethanga Berringa Hall 7961 . HO19 Lot 1 PS307313, Parish of Wagra Bullioh Hunter's Plain 266 Briggs Gap Road, HO20 Lot 3 TP321450, Parish of Towong HO21 Elm Hill 407 Briggs Gap Road. Corryong Lot 2 TP654078 St Andrews Uniting Church, Manse and Hall HO22 54 & 58 Donaldson Street and 3 Wheeler Lot 1 PS528760, Parish of Towong Street, Corryong Corryong Memorial Hall, RSL Hall & Crown Allotments 10A and 10B Section 3, HO23 Memorial Gardens 1 Hansen Street & 44 Parish of Towong Donaldson Street. Corryong ANZ Bank (Corryong Branch) 14 Hansen HO24 Lot 2 TP326281, Parish of Towong Street, Corryong Court House Hotel, 27 Hansen Street, HO25 Lot 2 and 3 TP817070 Parish of Towong Corryong Corryong Post Office, 25 Jardine Street and HO26 Lot 1 TP 373225, Parish of Towong 44 Hansen Street, Corryong Currajong Masonic Temple, 98 Hansen HO27 Lot 1 TP173617, Parish of Towong Street, Corryong The Man from Snowy River Museum, Crown Allotment 11 Section 17, Parish of HO28 (Former Shire Offices), 103 Hansen Street, Towong Corryong All Saints Anglican Church, 145 Hansen HO29 Lot 2 PS528769, Parish of Towong Street, Corryong Corryong Court House, 11 Jardine Street, Crown Allotment 2L Section 1, Parish of HO30 Corryong Towong Crown Allotment A Section M, Parish of HO31 The Mains, 182 Kiells Road, Corryong Towong Corryong Cemetery, including entry pavilion, Crown Allotment 2A Section 12, Parish of HO32 Parish Lane, Corryong Towong

Corryong Grandstand, Corryong Recreation Crown Allotment 1 Section 22, Parish of HO33 Reserve Strzelecki Way, Corryong Towong

Corryong Avenue of Honor, Towong Road, HO34 NA Corryong

Commonwealth Bank of , (Corryong HO35 CP153651, Parish of Towong Branch) 1 Towong Road, Corryong

Corryong Primary School, 2 Towong Road, Crown Alltoments 2A3 and 2A4 Section O, HO36 Corryong Parish of Towong Pine Mount, 2121 Cudgewa Valley Road, HO37 Lot 1 TP756962, Parish of Cudgewa Cudgewa Avenue of Honor, Main Street, HO38 NA Cudgewa Former Permewan Wright Store, 84 Main HO39 Lot 4 LP114904, Parish of Wabba Street, Cudgewa Cudgewa Uniting Church, 154 Main Street, Crown Allotment 9C Section 11, Parish of HO40 Cudgewa Cudgewa Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 164 Main Crown Allotment 9 Section 11, Parish of HO41 Street, Cudgewa Cudgewa Crown Allotment 10 Section 2 and Crown HO42 Dartmouth Dam, Dartmouth Road, Dartmouth Allotment 1 Parish of Wallaby Former Eskdale Butter Factory, Little Snowy HO43 Lot 2 LP208867, Parish of Dorchap Creek Road, Eskdale

HO44 Eskdale Hotel, 3786 Highway, Eskdale Lot 2 PS645628 Parish of Dorchap

HO45 Eskdale Hall, 3797 , Eskdale Lot 1 TP376647 Parish of Dorchap

Former Bowler Homestead, 4569 Omeo HO46 Lot 4 TP844898 Parish of Dorchap Highway, Eskdale Lot 2 LP133700 and Lot 1 TP131664 and Ormidale, 1847 Georges Creek Road, HO47 Crown Allotment 10 Section A, Parish of Georges Creek Bullioh Crown Allotment 8A Section C, Parish of HO48 Hall, 1416 Carlyle Street, Granya Bungil Crown Allotment 3 Section C, Parish of HO49 House, 1430 Carlyle Street, Granya Bungil Granya Sportsground Pavilion, 1536 Granya Crown Allotment 10A Section C, Parish of HO50 Road, Granya of plane trees Bungil Granya Scout Hut, Mount Granya State Park, Crown Allotment 15 Section 3, Parish of HO51 Granya Bungil Former Hotel Granya, 3100 HO52 Lot 1 TP672393, Parish of Bungil Road, Granya Hotel, 6156 Murray Valley Highway, HO53 Lot 1 PS533012, Parish of Koetong Koetong Lot 2 PS429738 and Lot 1 TP329373 Parish HO54 Lucyvale Hall, Lucyvale Road, Lucyvale of Berringama Mitta Mitta Primary School, 27 Giltraps Road, Crown Allotment 7 Section C, Parish of HO55 Mitta Mitta Magorra St Mary's Church & Granite Flat Cemetery, HO56 Crown Allotment 12 Section 12 Omeo Highway, Mitta Mitta Mitta Mitta Mechanics Institute, 5543 Omeo HO57 Lot 1 TP240463, Parish of Magorra Highway, Mitta Mitta Laurel Hotel, 5557 Omeo Highway, Mitta HO58 Lot 1 PS641632, Parish of Magorra Mitta Nariel Greek Recreation Reserve, Crown Allotment 2A Section 3, Parish of HO59 Benambra-Corryong Road, Nariel Valley Colac Colac Former School & Simpson House, 1829 HO60 Lot 1 TP755567, Parish of Nariel Benambra-Corryong Road, Nariel Valley Old Butter Factory, Gilbert Street, HO61 Lot 1 and 2 TP419184, Parish of Bullioh Former Tallangatta Hospital, 20 Jarvis Creek Lot 1 TP157480, Lot 1 TP430857, Lot 1 HO62 Road, Old Tallangatta TP598802, Parish of Bullioh

Washington Palm, 10 metres from the trunk HO63 NA Murray Valley Highway, Old Tallangatta

Former Fisher House, 3 Pearce Street, Old HO64 Lot 7 and 8 LP14226, Parish of Bullioh Tallangatta Former Presbyterian Manse, 30 Wattle HO65 Lot LP4573, Parish of Bullioh Street, Old Tallangatta Shelley Forest Camp, 33 Avondale Road, Crown Allotment 19D Section A, Parish of HO66 Shelley Berringama Thistle-Camp, 781 Talgarno Gap Road, Crown Allotment 6 Section G, Parish of HO67 Talgarno Talgarno St Thomas Church, Talgarno School Road, HO68 Lot 1 TP761033 Parish of Talgarno Talgarno Lot 26 LP51860, Lot 16 LP52269, Lot 2 LP52269, Lot 1 LP52281, Lot 3 LP52281, Lot 15 LP52281, CP153264, Lot 1 TP551813, HO69 Tallangatta Precinct, Central Tallangatta Crown Allotments 7D, 7K and 2L Section 11, Lot 1 PS344781, Lot 2 LP46854, Lot 28 LP52291, Lot 25 LP52291, Lot 22 LP52291

Canary Island Date Palms x 2, 10 metres Crown Allotment 7G Section 11, Parish of HO70 from each trunk Lakelands Caravan Park, Beethang Queen Elizabeth Drive, Tallangatta

Tallangatta Showgrounds Grandstand, Crown Allotment 3B Section 11, Parish of HO71 Weramu Street, Tallangatta Beethang Tallangatta Primary School, 1Wonga Grove, Crown Allotment 7C Section 11, Parish of HO72 Tallangatta Beethang Fernvale Hall, 1057 Omeo Highway, Crown Allotment 4B Section 10, Parish of HO73 Tallangatta South Bolga Noorongong Homestead, 1307 Omeo HO74 Lot 1 TP626894, Parish of Noorongong Highway, Tallangatta South Bingara, 1712 Omeo Highway, Tallangatta HO75 Lot 5 TP423502, Parish of Noorongong South Rapsey House, 768 Yabba Road, Tallangatta Crown Allotment 5 Section 13, Parish of HO76 South Wagra Yabba Homestead & Cemetery, 1388 Yabba HO77 Lot 2 TP836451 Parish of Yabba Road, Tallangatta South Fairyknowe Homestead, 1855 Yabba Road, H078 Lot 2 TP78639 Parish of Yabba Tallangatta South Ernebank, 2040 Yabba Road, Tallangatta HO79 Lot 1 PS548660 Parish of Yabba South Kelvin Grove, 2231 Yabba Road, Tallangatta HO80 Lot 5 TP407874, Parish of Yabba South Tallangatta Valley Hall, 44 Polmear Street, HO81 Lot 1 TP566899, Parish of Wyeeboo Tallangatta Valley House, 2399 Tallangatta Creek Road, HO82 Lot 2 LP133315, Parish of Wyeeboo Tallangatta Valley Thowgla Hall, 457 Thowgla Road, Thowgla Crown Allotment 3 Section 5 Parish of HO83 Valley Towong HO84 Tintaldra Hotel, 2 Main Street. Tintaldra Lot 1 LP5318, Parish of Tintaldra Tintaldra Station, 11,512 Murray River Road, Lot 3 and 33 TP804049, Lot 2 TP804027, HO85 Tintaldra Parish of Tintaldra Tom Groggin Station, , Tom HO86 Crown Allotment 1A, Parish of Kosciusko Groggin Towong Soldiers' Memorial Hall, 1 Brooke St, Crown Allotment 19 Section A, Parish of HO87 Towong Towong Towong Racecourse Grandstand & Avenue, HO88 Crown Allotment A14, Parish of Towong 84 Racecourse Lane, Towong Towong Hill Station, 198 Towong Hill Road, Lot 2 TP265108 and Lot 2 PS417817, Parish HO89 Towong of Towong Former Upper Towong Hall, 527 Upper Lot 1 TP374603 and Crown Allotment 6A HO90 Murray Road, Section 11, Parish of Towong HO91 Springfield, 1 Main Street, Walwa Lot 3 TP890766 Parish of Walwa

HO92 Walwa Primary School, 4 Main Street, Walwa Lot 2 PS315576 Parish of Walwa

Former Bank & Residence, 36 Main Street, HO93 Lot 1 TP198606, Parish of Walwa Walwa HO94 Walwa Hotel, 39 Main Street, Walwa Lot 1 PS439175, Parish of Walwa

HO95 Walwa General Store, 48 Main Street, Walwa Lot 1 PS409509, Parish of Walwa

Walwa Services Memorial Hall, 56 Main Crown Allotment 7A Section 4, Parish of HO96 Street, Walwa Walwa

Walwa Homestead &Grave of Sydney G HO97 Lot 1 LP207768, Parish of Walwa Watson, 9625 Murray River Road, Walwa

Church of Christ the King, 25 Shelley Road, HO98 Lot 1 TP323137, Parish of Walwa Walwa HO99 Glenview, 3091 Shelley Road, Walwa Lot 2 TP868220, Parish of Walwa

What the amendment does. The amendment implements the recommendations of the Towong Shire Heritage Study by applying the Heritage Overlay to 87 individual sites and 2 precincts.

The amendment makes the following changes to the Towong Planning Scheme:

 Replaces the Schedule to Clause 43.01 Heritage Overlay with a new Schedule incorporating the places listed in Appendix ‘A’ of the Towong Shire Heritage Study (as corrected);  Inserts Planning Scheme Map Nos. 1HO, 3HO, 6HO, 7HO, 8HO, 10HO, 11HO, 12HO, 13HO, 14HO ,15HO ,16HO, 17HO, 18HO, 19HO, 20HO, 21HO, 22HO, 23HO, 24HO, 25HO, 27HO, 30HO, 31HO, 37HO to add the items mapped in Appendix ‘B’ of the Towong Shire Heritage Study (as corrected);  Amends Planning Scheme Map Nos. 9HO and 32HO to add the items mapped in Appendix ‘B’ of the Towong Shire Heritage Study (as corrected);  Updates the Schedule to Clause 61.03 to include the new maps; and  Updates the list of amendments in the planning scheme to include the amendment.

Strategic assessment of the amendment

 Why is the amendment required?

The amendment is required to implement the recommendations of Stages 1 and 2 of the Towong Shire Heritage Study into the planning scheme.

 How does the amendment implement the objectives of planning in ? The amendment implements the objectives of planning in Victoria by specifically providing for the conservation and enhancement of those buildings, areas or other places which are of scientific, aesthetic, architectural or historic interest, or otherwise of special cultural value.

 How does the amendment address the environmental effects and any relevant social and economic effects?

The amendment will have no adverse effect on the natural environment and will reflect the richness and diversity of the built environment of Towong Shire. The amendment is expected to have positive economic and social effects for the Shire by continuing to recognise the heritage significance of particular sites. As expressed in the terms of the Burra Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance, “significant places, sites and buildings help us to understand the past, they enrich our life now and we expect them to be of value to future generations”.

Although the conservation of heritage values may impose some obligations on landowners, the recognition of heritage character can have positive economic benefits both to specific sites and for precincts and areas in general. The inclusion of a site within the Heritage Overlay does not prohibit changes to that site or building, but rather requires an approval process whereby heritage characteristics can be properly addressed, along with other factors.

 Does the amendment address relevant bushfire risk?

The amendment has no effect on the bushfire risk associated with items included in the Heritage Overlay schedule.

 Does the amendment comply with the requirements of any Minister’s Direction applicable to the amendment?

Apart from Ministerial Direction on the Form and Content of Planning Schemes under section 7(5) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987, the amendment is not affected by any of the Minister's Directions under section 12. The amendment is consistent with the relevant Direction.

 How does the amendment support or implement the State Planning Policy Framework?

The objective of the State Policy for Heritage (clause 15.03) is “to ensure the conservation of places of heritage significance” and encourages the identification, documentation and inclusion of places of heritage significance in the planning scheme. The proposed amendment is consistent with this policy.

 How does the amendment support or implement the Local Planning Policy Framework?

Within the Environment section of the Municipal Strategic Statement (clause 21.06) in the planning scheme, included in the implementation section (clause 21.06-10) is the: Identification of all heritage assets in the Shire, including aboriginal and European cultural heritage. Preparation of an amendment to the Planning Scheme to include the assets and landscapes identified by the Towong Heritage Study as an Overlay.

The preparation of an amendment to implement the Heritage Study is consistent with this stated intention of Council.

 Does the amendment make proper use of the Victoria Planning Provisions?

The Amendment makes proper use of the Victoria Planning Provisions tools by utilising the Heritage Overlay to identify and protect acknowledged heritage items in the Towong Shire.

 How does the amendment address the views of any relevant agency?

The views of relevant agencies were sought during the exhibition of the Amendment.

 Does the amendment address relevant requirements of the Transport Integration Act 2010?

There are no requirements of the Transport Integration Act 2010 relevant to the amendment.

Resource and administrative cots

 What impact will the new planning provisions have on the resource and administrative costs of the responsible authority?

It is considered this amendment will have a negligible effect on the Responsible Authority in terms of resource and administrative costs. The Amendment may generate some additional planning permit applications but it is not anticipated that this will result in undue resource or administrative costs to the Responsible Authority.

Where you may inspect this Amendment.

The amendment is available for public inspection, free of charge, during office hours at the following places.

. Towong Shire Council Main Office 32 Towong Street TALLANGATTA 3700 . Corryong Office –Towong Shire Council 76 Hansen Street CORRYONG 3707

The amendment can also be inspected free of charge at the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure web site at www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/planning/publicinspection.