Part 3 Strategic framework 3.1 Preliminary
(1) The strategic framework sets the policy direction for the planning scheme and forms the basis for ensuring appropriate development occurs within the planning scheme area for the life of the planning scheme. (2) Mapping for the strategic framework is included in Schedule 2 (Mapping). (3) For the purpose of describing the policy direction for the planning scheme, the strategic framework is structured in the following way: (a) the strategic intent; (b) the following seven (7) themes that collectively represent the policy intent of the scheme: (i) settlement pattern (ii) natural environment (iii) natural resources (iv) community identity and regional landscape character (v) economic development (vi) access, mobility and transport (vii) infrastructure and services (c) the strategic outcome(s) sought for development in the planning scheme area for each theme (d) the element(s) that refine and further describe the strategic outcome(s) (e) the specific outcomes sought for each, or a number of, elements (f) the land use strategies for achieving these outcomes.
Editor’s note—Not all elements have land use strategies.
(4) Although each theme has its own section, the strategic framework in its entirety represents the policy intent for the planning scheme.
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3.2 Strategic intent
3.2.1 Background and context 3.2.2 The history of Goondiwindi The Goondiwindi Region local government Region area (‘Goondiwindi Region’ or ‘the Region’) is The Goondiwindi Region contains a rich and located in the south-west Darling Downs. The varied cultural landscape that is of particular administrative centre of Goondiwindi Region, significance to the local Indigenous the town of Goondiwindi, is located communities who cared for their country and approximately 223 kilometres south-west of practiced sustainable natural resource Toowoomba and 348 kilometres south-west of management for many thousands of years. Brisbane. The economic context and settlement pattern Covering an area of 19,294 square kilometres of Goondiwindi Region today can be traced of fertile agricultural country, Goondiwindi back to pastoralism, agriculture and Region is bounded by:- transportation1. (a) the Western Downs and Toowoomba European settlement of the region began in Regions to the north; the 1840s as pastoralists selected land for (b) the Southern Downs Region to the east; sheep grazing. Since then, the region’s economic and social well-being has been (c) the Dumaresq and Macintyre Rivers, inextricably linked to the fortunes of rural which form the Queensland/New South industry, which has evolved in its focus over Wales border to the south; and the years to include other pastoral pursuits (d) the Balonne Shire to the west. such as wool and beef cattle production. The The towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Dumaresq, Macintyre and Weir Rivers, the Texas are the major settlements in the Region. Macintyre Brook and their tributaries have Other smaller townships are Yelarbon, provided the lifeblood to sustain diverse Bungunya, Talwood and Toobeah. agricultural pursuits on the highly productive Weengallon and Daymar are small settlements soils of the region, including tobacco, cotton to the west of Goondiwindi Region. and wheat, timber getting and forestry at various times.
The Inglewood and Waggamba Divisional Boards were established to provide local government in the Region in 1879. The Goondiwindi Town municipality was created in 1888 by excision from the Waggamba Divisional Board area. The Inglewood and
Waggamba Divisional Board areas became
Shires in 1902.
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Horse and bullock teams provided the primary In 2008, Goondiwindi Town, Inglewood and mode of transport in the fledgling region. The Waggamba Shires amalgamated to form towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood, Texas and Goondiwindi Region, presenting the Yelarbon were established as teamster’s opportunity to prepare the first consolidated and/or coach stops. The construction of the town planning strategy for the region. South West (or ‘Border Fence’) railway line from Warwick, through Inglewood and 3.2.3 Goondiwindi Region in 2014 Goondiwindi during 1907-1908, to Thallon and In June 2013, the estimated resident Dirranbandi further west, spurred development population of the amalgamated Goondiwindi across the Region as it facilitated the efficient Region was 11,0322. The population is transport of wool and agricultural products to relatively concentrated in a spatial sense, with Brisbane for export markets; this supported the close to three-quarters of all residents living in development of Goondiwindi and Inglewood as the towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and significant centres and the establishment of Texas; the balance lives in the small townships small grainbelt townships at railheads at of Yelarbon, Bungunya, Talwood and Toobeah Bungunya, Talwood and Toobeah, in the west and rural areas. The population of Goondiwindi of the Goondiwindi Region. A branch railway Region is stable, having grown on average line from Inglewood to Texas operated about 1 per cent per annum over the period between 1930 and 1994. 1996–2013.
Goondiwindi (pop. 6,661 in 2013), the largest town and administrative centre of Goondiwindi Region, provides most of the Region’s commercial, retail and industrial services. Centrally located in the region on the banks of the Macintyre River, Goondiwindi also functions as the regional service centre and transport hub for the south-western Darling Downs and the northern parts of the Moree Plains, Gwydir and Inverell local government
areas of New South Wales.
The towns of Inglewood (pop. 843) and Texas In the automobile age, the town of (pop. 667), located in the east of the Goondiwindi has benefited from its strategic Goondiwindi Region, provide commercial, location as an inland interstate transport hub retail and industrial services that meet the day- on the Queensland/New South Wales border to-day needs of their communities and at the junction of five State highways; that is, complement the higher-order services the Barwon, Cunningham, Gore, Leichhardt provided in Goondiwindi. Inglewood, located and Newell Highways. on the Cunningham Highway and Macintyre Flood events have also influenced, at least in Brook downstream of Lake Coolmunda, is part, the settlement pattern. The town of situated adjacent to several State Forests and Texas, originally set on the flats of the has a strong association with the forestry Dumaresq River, was moved to higher ground industry. Both Inglewood and Texas, which is after a major flood in 1921. The 1956 located close to the Dumaresq River, also Macintyre River flood event caused service prime agricultural districts. considerable damage to the town of Goondiwindi and its surrounds, prompting the construction of a levee bank around the town in 1958. This levee has protected the town from major flood events in 1976, 1996 and
2011 and has influenced planning strategies that have consolidated urban development in areas protected by the levee.
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cereal crops are located along the region’s river networks; (b) high value sheep grazing occurs in the The small townships of Yelarbon, Bungunya, Talwood and Toobeah located in central and undulating traprock country to east of western parts of the region have populations the region bordering Southern Downs Region; ranging from 40 to 230 residents and in general function as harvest towns that provide (c) dry land cereal cropping is located in a limited range of local services to their central and northern parts of the region; communities. (d) grazing uses within lease areas over Goondiwindi Region lies at the north-eastern State Forest land in the east of the headwaters of Australia’s Murray-Darling region, as well as in the western parts of Basin and is drained by the Dumaresq, the region3; and Macintyre and Weir Rivers, the Macintyre (e) support services located in towns, Brook and their tributaries, which collectively predominantly Goondiwindi, including form part of the Border Rivers catchment. businesses in wholesale trade, These waterways are recognised assets of transport, warehousing and regional environmental, social and economic manufacturing sectors of the economy.4 significance through their continued support for agricultural enterprise. The gas and mining resources of the Surat Basin extend into the Goondiwindi Regional
Council area, which may provide opportunities for residential and employment growth, particularly in and around the town of Goondiwindi in the future.5 The Gunnedah Basin resource province located to the south of the region may also draw upon the services offered by Goondiwindi to support the development of this industry. 3.2.4 Plans for the future
The planning schemes for the former
Goondiwindi Town, Inglewood and Waggamba Vegetation communities of the Brigalow Belt Shire LGAs provide the background for and New England Tableland bioregions contemporary planning. These three planning traverse Goondiwindi Region and provide schemes identified consolidated urban essential habitat and movement networks for settlements around the centres of flora and fauna. The Bendidee National Park is Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas with the foremost protected area in the region and sufficient urban land to meet limited longer- in conjunction with the Bendidee State Forest term needs, and provided protection of provides habitat for a range of flora and fauna economic resources such as agricultural land. including endangered Brigalow vegetation Essentially, this planning scheme continues communities and the endangered bulloak the broad thrust of those strategies, but with jewel butterfly (Hypochrysops piceata). some necessary refinements. The strong relationship between the fortunes 3.2.4.1 Community aspirations of rural industry and community well-being continues. Today, the economy of Goondiwindi The Goondiwindi Regional Council Community Region is largely based on rural enterprise and Plan 2012-2022 (‘community plan’) is the support services, which generally has a spatial region’s first community plan and sets out the dimension: community’s needs, aspirations and priorities
(a) agriculture and high value irrigation cropping uses, including cotton and
3 Gilbert & Sutherland. 2011, Rural land study; 5 The State of Queensland (Department of Local Goondiwindi Region; Cairns, Qld. Government and Planning). 2011, Surat Basin Regional 4 Foresight Partners. 2010, Demand analysis; Commercial Planning Framework, Brisbane City, Qld. and industrial land, Goondiwindi, Upper Mt Gravatt, Qld. Part 3
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for the development of the region over the next Over the same period, average household size 10 years. is predicted to decline from 2.55 to 2.27 persons, with a significant reduction in “couple The community’s vision for Goondiwindi Region is for: with children” households offset by growth in couples without children and lone person “A vibrant, well planned and welcoming households6. community with opportunity and lifestyle”. These changes create the following The planning scheme provides the vehicle to challenges: contribute to the realisation of various spatially based actions of the community plan, which (a) Increased demand for health care and include, but are not limited to:- other services in the towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas; (a) Protect and renew heritage features (Community theme, strategic action (b) The provision of sufficient land for urban 1.3.3); development in the town of Goondiwindi; and (b) Protect agricultural land, focus on (c) Changes in demand for housing product vibrant town centres and allocate land for industry diversification and across the towns, particularly development (Economy theme, strategic Goondiwindi, potentially towards smaller actions 2.1.3, 2.2.2 and 2.2.3); and well-located housing types. Strong and sustainable regional economy (c) Support planning decisions that consider climate change (Environment The competitive advantage and long term theme, strategic action 3.1.1); and viability of rural communities such as Goondiwindi Region relies on the development (d) Encourage a suitable mix of housing types to allow for changes in the of a strong and sustainable regional economy, which is to be achieved through policies that: community (Environment theme, strategic action 3.2.3). (a) Maintain the dominance and vibrancy of Goondiwindi as a regional service hub 3.2.4.2 Changes and challenges in the that provides access to the best health, future education and training facilities and the The key drivers of change and challenges for roles of Inglewood and Texas as Goondiwindi Region over the next twenty complementary service hubs; years include population and demographic (b) Provide appropriately serviced industry change and the need to develop and maintain precincts that accommodate enterprises a strong and sustainable regional economy. providing services primarily to rural Population and demographic change industry and transport, but which also have the capacity to respond to The resident population of Goondiwindi Region changing market demands, including is forecast to grow at an average annual possibly to support gas and mining growth rate of 0.9 per cent per annum to companies operating in the Surat and 12,931 persons by 2031. Gunnedah Basins; The majority of this population growth will be (c) Provide a diversity of housing to accommodated within the town of accommodate all age groups and Goondiwindi. The towns of Inglewood, Texas household types; and and the balance of the Region are expected to maintain relatively steady population levels. (d) Manage the development of rural land, including agricultural land, to promote its Consistent with broader national trends, the highest and best use for cropping, population will also age. In 2031, the median intensive horticulture and other rural age of Goondiwindi Region residents is activities, including local value-adding to predicted to be 40.6. years, up from 38.2 years product. in 2012.
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With respect to the management of the and household types and lifestyle development of rural land, access to high choices. quality soils and water resources for rural production provides Goondiwindi Region with 3.2.5 Strategic intent for its competitive advantage and major economic Goondiwindi Region in 2031 product/s. Therefore, the appropriate management and protection of rural land from In 2031, the population of Goondiwindi Region inappropriate development is essential to the has grown to almost 13,000 residents. Most of ongoing prosperity of Goondiwindi Region. this growth has been accommodated within Further impetus for policies that facilitate the the town of Goondiwindi. Planning is underway appropriate use of rural land and for the expansion of the town to the north in encouragement of rural enterprise lies in the response to longer-term urban growth needs. potential significant dividends for the region in The towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and the future as the value of agricultural land Texas are centres for the delivery of services increases in line with world food demand. to residents and visitors. Each town offers a Planning policies that further consolidate the range of facilities commensurate with the role region’s settlement pattern in the towns of it plays for its surrounding resident population, Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas and including business and retail, education, health prevent the undue fragmentation and and other community services. alienation of rural land also represent a Goondiwindi is the administrative centre and precautionary approach to the issues of largest town in the region, offering the climate change and peak oil. broadest mix of facilities and services, including the highest order of retail facilities, 3.2.4.3 Key directions for Goondiwindi concentrated in a compact, vital, attractive, Region walkable town centre. Inglewood and Texas In response, the following are the key strategic are complementary service centres for eastern directions for the planning scheme; to: districts of the region. The small townships of Yelarbon, Bungunya, Talwood and Toobeah (a) Continue to promote a compact provide a lesser range of services to their settlement pattern and access to the surrounding rural districts. employment and services provided in town centres and towns more generally; Cultural heritage and historical character elements, particularly the traditional main (b) Identify future urban growth street setting and layout of the town centres of opportunities, particularly in locations of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas, remain significant forecast growth, such as the evident and contribute to a sense of place in town of Goondiwindi; these locations whilst strengthening (c) Allocate sufficient land for industry community identity. diversification and development in the A diverse housing product responsive to towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and demographic change and individual lifestyle Texas; choices is provided in residential areas of the (d) Recognise and protect natural economic towns and, to a lesser extent, rural residential resources such as productive rural land areas and the small townships. Affordable whilst promoting opportunities for further living opportunities are available in the economic diversification in these areas; residential areas of the towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas which are highly (e) Protect and enhance National, State, accessible to town centres and other industry and local biodiversity values to support employment areas via good quality road and a healthy ecosystem that underpins the active transport options. liveability and prosperity of the region; A compact settlement pattern has directed (f) Maintain the character and vibrancy of growth to Goondiwindi, and to a lesser extent, town centres as the pre-eminent Inglewood and Texas and has maintained the locations for business, service provision greatest extent of the regional landscape for and community life in the region; and use for productive rural activities, open space (g) Promote the diversification of housing and/or environmental conservation. product to accommodate all age groups Community resilience in the face of flooding Part 3
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and bushfire hazards has increased as a result of this settlement pattern. The sustainable use of natural resources in the regional landscape underpins the continued economic prosperity of Goondiwindi Region. The extensive tracts of agricultural land spread across the region remain available for rural production, contribute to food security and are resilient in the face of threats to production from climate change. Economic diversification in rural areas has occurred through intensification of cropping and horticulture and promotion of value-adding rural industries in appropriate locations. Natural assets of National, State, and local significance are protected to enhance biodiversity values across the region. The regional network of vegetation communities that support biodiversity, and waterways such as the Dumaresq, Macintyre, Weir Rivers and their tributaries, and identified wetlands are protected, providing for ecosystem benefits and appropriate recreational and tourism development opportunities that leverage off the natural and rural values of the region. Population growth and the appropriate location of development has strengthened the Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas town centres as vibrant locations for employment and service delivery, with material economic benefit to these towns. Additional employment has been developed in well-separated industrial areas in each town that cater for a diverse range of industry. Opportunities associated with the digital and low carbon economies have been realised in urban and rural areas respectively. The strategic intent for Goondiwindi Region in 2031 applies to a point in time that is beyond the statutory life of the planning scheme, which is generally ten years from the commencement of the scheme.
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3.3 Settlement pattern Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas. The development and expansion of rural 3.3.1 Strategic outcomes residential areas is limited in order to protect long-term urban growth options, (1) A compact settlement pattern in protect productive rural land and Goondiwindi Region is achieved that minimise exposure to higher levels of limits urban development to within risk from flooding. identified areas of the towns of (7) Land use conflict is minimised through Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas and the appropriate separation of which thereby maximises access to the incompatible activities, including employment opportunities, infrastructure industrial and rural activities from and services provided in these towns, sensitive land uses. avoids biophysically constrained areas (8) A compact settlement pattern achieves and natural hazards and protects increased community resilience through productive natural resources in the reduced exposure to natural hazard regional landscape. risks, including those from flooding and (2) The Goondiwindi Region town centres bushfire and their forecast increase in network provides the focus for the frequency and severity as a result of location of an appropriate mix of climate change. activities, based on the infrastructure and services provided in the main 3.3.2 Element— Compact streets of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and settlement pattern Texas. The towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and (3) Affordable living opportunities contribute Texas develop to reflect a compact settlement to the attractiveness and sustainability pattern that supports the efficient and orderly of Goondiwindi Region and deliver provision of essential infrastructure and housing, lifestyle and transport choice in services and the promotion of access to these compact towns with a high level of items and employment opportunities in the access to employment opportunities, town. infrastructure and services. 3.3.2.1 Specific outcomes (4) Industrial development in the towns of (a) The Urban Areas of Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas Inglewood and Texas identified on operates without land use conflict and is Strategic Framework Map 1a— supported by appropriate transport Settlement Pattern provide adequate infrastructure and other urban services. supplies of urban land for development The settlement pattern provides to 2031; appropriate industrial growth opportunities to support increased local (b) Urban development in Urban Areas is demand and the potential expansion of sequenced so as to achieve a logical the agriculture and resource sectors in and orderly expansion of the towns in a Goondiwindi Region. Opportunities for manner that provides for the efficient small scale economic enterprises to be extension of infrastructure networks in co-located with owners’ residences are accordance with Part 4—Priority provided in mixed use precincts in each infrastructure plan; town. (c) The physical extent of urban (5) The small townships of Yelarbon, development in Goondiwindi Region is Bungunya, Talwood and Toobeah limited to:- provide additional residential (i) maximise the efficient provision of opportunities with access to a narrower infrastructure and services
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(iii) protect the environmental, community and recreation activities in landscape and scenic amenity the region; values of the rural landscape; (b) Town centres are focussed on the (iv) protect productive natural following historic main streets and offer resources such as agricultural a diverse mix of business, centre, land and the operation of rural community, accommodation and activities from land use conflict; recreation activities in a pedestrian- oriented environment:- (v) minimise risks from natural hazards, including flooding and (i) Goondiwindi principal centre— bushfire and the forecast increase Marshall Street; in the frequency and severity of (ii) Inglewood major centre—Albert natural hazards arising from Street (Cunningham Highway); climate change; and and (vi) maximise the efficient use of land (iii) Texas major centre—High Street protected by the Goondiwindi (Stanthorpe–Texas Road). town levee through the development of areas protected (c) The role and function of the Goondiwindi by the levee at appropriate urban Region town centres network is densities. maintained through the direction of appropriate development in-centre and (d) The small townships of Yelarbon, the achievement of the specific Bungunya, Talwood and Toobeah outcomes detailed in section 3.7.2— identified conceptually on Strategic Element—Town centres network. Framework Map 1—Settlement Pattern provide very limited urban 3.3.3.2 Land use strategies growth opportunities that are limited to (a) There are no land use strategies for this within the existing footprint of these element. small townships. 3.3.2.2 Land use strategies (a) The limits of the General Residential Zone and other urban zones describe the extent of urban development until decisions are made to extend urban development beyond these allocations; (b) Any such decision will be made only after a thorough land use investigation, including relative infrastructure costs analysis of the relative merits of extending urban development beyond Inglewood town centre these allocations. 3.3.4 Element— Affordable living 3.3.3 Element— Town centres network The achievement of affordable living in the towns of Goondiwindi Region is essential to The Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas town the ongoing attractiveness and sustainability of centres are appropriately developed to support these sub-regional centres. the ongoing attractiveness and viability of The concept of affordable living takes a these service centres and their broader broader view of cost-of-living beyond the cost communities. of housing itself, but also considers operational
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and located close to the employment Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas without opportunities, facilities and services provided land use conflict with sensitive land uses. in town centres and industrial development 3.3.5.1 Specific outcomes areas enables transport choice and assists in (a) Industry activities are located in the management of living costs. industrial development areas of the 3.3.4.1 Specific outcomes towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and (a) The delivery of housing and lifestyle Texas identified conceptually on choice accommodates diverse Strategic Framework Map 3— community needs and is facilitated Economic Development and Natural through development in urban and rural Resources; residential areas that provide: (b) The location of industry activities is (i) a mix of accommodation appropriately separated from sensitive activities, including, but not limited land uses to protect the health, to, dwelling houses, dual wellbeing, amenity and safety of the occupancies and multiple community and individuals from the dwellings; impacts of air, noise and odour emissions, and hazardous materials; (ii) accommodation activities that incorporate universal design (c) The operation of medium impact principles to assist the ageing industry, high impact industry and population of Goondiwindi Region special industry are protected from to ‘age in place’; encroachment by sensitive land uses, where not ancillary to the industrial use (iii) higher density residential of a site; development such as multiple dwellings in and adjacent to the (d) Industry activities minimise off-site infrastructure and services impacts on nearby sensitive land uses provided in town centres; and through best practice environmental performance and design; and (iv) dwelling houses on a variety of lot sizes ranging from smaller lot (e) Industrial development areas are not housing, traditional urban provided for in the small townships of residential development to the Yelarbon, Bungunya, Talwood and very low density residential Toobeah identified conceptually on development provided in rural Strategic Framework Map 1— residential areas. Settlement Pattern; however, these small townships may accommodate low (b) The design of new residential neighbourhoods in Urban Areas: impact industry and service industry of a limited scale that is consistent with (i) promotes accessibility to the expectations for residential amenity and employment opportunities, character in the small township. infrastructure and services provided in the town centre and 3.3.5.2 Land use strategies industrial development areas, (a) In the medium to long-term, additional including via active transport low to medium impact industry may be developed in an orderly manner in the which provides a viable transport possible future industrial development choice to the private motor vehicle; and areas located in Inglewood and Texas and identified on Strategic Framework (ii) incorporates Crime Prevention Map 1a—Settlement pattern, subject through Environmental Design to planning investigations that resolve: (‘CPTED’) that promotes healthy and safe communities. (i) the need for additional industrial land; 3.3.5 Element— Industrial (ii) impacts on sensitive land uses; development (iii) infrastructure servicing Industry activities operate in accessible arrangements and sequencing; industrial development areas of the towns of and Part 3
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(iv) consistency with the strategic agricultural land and rural framework. activities from land use conflict; and
(iii) manages flooding hazard risk through very low density rural residential development in known risk areas; (d) Allocated urban areas are not developed for rural residential purposes to assist in the achievement of a compact and consolidated urban form and make the most efficient use of available urban land.
3.3.7 Element— Small townships Industry, Goondiwindi The small townships of Yelarbon, Bungunya, 3.3.6 Element— Rural residential Talwood and Toobeah are essential to the areas economic and social wellbeing of central and western parts of Goondiwindi Region. Rural residential areas offer a distinct housing and lifestyle choice, that is, very low density Small townships provide limited, but essential residential development in a natural and/or service functions for their rural districts. rural setting near to the employment In the context of the direction of future urban opportunities, infrastructure and services growth to the towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood provided in towns. and Texas, the region’s small townships will Rural residential areas generally encompass experience little development pressure and/or land subject to a higher level of risk from change and planning strategies for these flooding and development is appropriately townships will seek generally to maintain the managed to minimise such risks. Rural existing development setting. residential areas are located to avoid impacts 3.3.7.1 Specific outcomes on biophysical values, agricultural land and (a) Small townships provide limited access rural activities. to local employment opportunities, 3.3.6.1 Specific outcomes infrastructure and services which cater (a) Rural residential development is located for their immediate local population and only within the rural residential areas rural district; identified conceptually on Strategic (b) The towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood Framework Map 1—Settlement and Texas continue to provide higher Pattern adjoining the towns of order goods and service needs to Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas and residents of small townships and Lake Coolmunda; surrounding areas; (b) Rural residential areas provide very (c) Any expansion of small townships limited access to local employment beyond their established footprint is not opportunities, infrastructure and provided for by this planning scheme services, which necessitates travel by and must demonstrate:- residents to nearby towns to meet employment and goods and services (i) a logical extension to the small needs; township, that is, being contiguous to the existing (c) Rural residential development:- footprint of the small township; (i) avoids further fragmentation and and/or intensification on rural land (ii) consistency with the specific beyond the rural residential areas outcomes expressed in section provided by the planning scheme; 3.3.2—Element—General (ii) protects interfaces with identified settlement pattern.
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(a) The urban areas of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas identified conceptually on Strategic Framework Map 1—Settlement Pattern provide an adequate supply of urban land to meet forecast demand to 2031; (b) Urban development does not occur beyond the urban area identified on Strategic Framework Map 1— Settlement Pattern before 2031 unless: (i) there is demonstrated need for additional urban land; and
(ii) detailed analyses have identified
Talwood that the land is suitable for and 3.3.8 Element— Management of able to accommodate land use conflict development having regard to biophysical constraints, natural The interface between conflicting land uses, hazards and cost-efficient including potentially conflicting land uses, is servicing with urban effectively managed to protect sensitive land infrastructure. uses and ensure the long term viability of 3.3.10 Element— Flooding existing land uses with off-site impacts. 3.3.8.1 Specific outcomes Large areas of Goondiwindi Region are (a) Development that is incompatible or located on alluvial plains and subject to potentially incompatible with existing flooding risk. Those parts of the settlement sensitive land uses is located and pattern most susceptible to flooding risk managed to protect the health, include, but are not limited to: wellbeing, amenity and safety of the (a) particular rural residential areas located existing use in terms of potential outside of the levee protecting the town impacts of air, noise and odour of Goondiwindi; and emissions and hazardous materials; (b) Inglewood, which is vulnerable to rises (b) The long-term viability of existing uses in Macintyre Brook. with off-site impacts are protected from encroachment by sensitive land uses; As far as the settlement pattern is concerned, the policy response to flood events is firstly the (c) Appropriate separation distances and avoidance of development on land subject to buffering measures are provided at the flooding in the defined flood event, and, if following land use interfaces to avoid or avoidance is not possible, mitigation of the risk mitigate land use conflict:- through the incorporation of appropriate design (i) urban areas and rural areas; and measures. (ii) rural residential areas and rural 3.3.10.1 Specific outcomes areas. (a) The risk of loss of life and property due to flood hazards, including that 3.3.9 Element— Long-term urban associated with a greater frequency of growth extreme weather events and increased rainfall intensities as a result of climate Urban growth is consolidated within the change, is minimised; existing urban areas of Goondiwindi, (b) The flood storage and conveyance
Inglewood and Texas to support a compact capacity of floodplains are protected and walkable settlement pattern, with any from earthworks that:- urban expansion beyond this footprint only contemplated in the long term and in response (i) significantly alter natural drainage to demonstrated need. patterns; or 3.3.9.1 Specific outcomes (ii) worsen existing flooding
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(c) Land subject to inundation during the defined flood event is protected from increased residential development and other sensitive land uses that require a high level of flood immunity except in the following circumstances and only where the impacts of flooding on the development can be mitigated such that there is no foreseeable risk to life or property:- (i) the development is for a dwelling house and/or associated structure on a lot registered prior to the commencement of the planning scheme; or (ii) the development is on land that is already committed to urban or rural residential development by a development approval granted prior to the commencement of the planning scheme; or
(iii) the development is Old Macintyre River Bridge, Goondiwindi redevelopment of land that is already used for an urban flood marker purpose and the redevelopment is consistent with the intent of the 3.3.11 Element— Bushfire applicable zone in terms of nature, scale and intensity of The risk of bushfire to life and property is development; or significant in the central and eastern parts of (iv) an overriding community need in Goondiwindi Region which are more heavily the public interest has been vegetated and encompass several State demonstrated that warrants Forests. Temperature increases forecast as a approval of the development result of climate change may increase bushfire despite its occurrence within an risks. area subject to flooding; or As far as the settlement pattern is concerned, (v) the development is for the the policy response to bushfire events is firstly infrastructure identified on the the avoidance of development on land subject planning scheme maps; to medium, high and very high bushfire hazard areas, and, if avoidance is not possible, (d) Essential building services and transport mitigation of the risk through the incorporation access are designed to remain of appropriate design measures. functional during and immediately after the defined flood event. 3.3.11.1 Specific outcomes (a) The risk of loss of life and property due
to bushfires is minimised through:-
(i) the appropriate use of land having regard to its level of bushfire hazard; and (ii) the incorporation of appropriate
siting and design measures that mitigate bushfire risks; (b) Sensitive land uses which are particularly vulnerable to bushfire hazards avoid location in areas of high
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that encompass or complement identified areas of biodiversity value, are 3.4 Natural environment protected from the adverse impacts of 3.4.1 Strategic outcomes adjacent or adjoining development through appropriate measures that (1) The natural environment of Goondiwindi avoid or minimise impacts; Region comprises an integrated network (b) Development is located in areas that of vegetation communities, waterways avoids significant adverse impacts on and wetlands that provide for the matters of State or National conservation of biodiversity values and environmental significance identified on ecological processes for the benefit of Strategic Framework Maps 2 and 2a – present and future generations. Natural Environment; and (2) The Goondiwindi Region incorporates a (c) Broad corridors of interconnected wide range of the terrestrial ecosystems habitat provide connectivity between encompassing the Brigalow Belt and pockets of semi-isolated areas of New England bioregions, which are held biodiversity value identified on Strategic under a range of tenures, including Framework Maps 2 and 2a—Natural National Parks and State Forests that Environment and a regional movement are protected and enhanced through network for flora and fauna, including, increased habitat connectivity. but not limited to those corridors linking (3) Waterways and wetlands of the Southern Downs and Toowoomba Goondiwindi Region form part of the Regions via the Yelarbon, Whetstone greater Border Rivers catchment and and Bringalily State Forests and the headwaters of the Murray-Darling covering the Weir River. basin and are protected as natural features in the landscape for their
positive contribution to regional biodiversity networks and water quality and associated economic, social and cultural significance.
(4) Goondiwindi Region enjoys clean air as an essential ecosystem service and a quiet ambience that sustains community health and wellbeing.
3.4.2 Element— Biodiversity network
Areas of terrestrial biodiversity value in Goondiwindi Region are healthy and resilient and support the continuous provision of essential life supporting services. Areas of biodiversity value in Goondiwindi Region are protected and linked to provide a movement network for flora and fauna across the rural landscape that assists in the maintenance of species genetic diversity and fitness and adaptation to possible future climate change.
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3.4.3 Element— Waterways and 3.4.4 Element— Air and noise wetlands quality
The waterways and wetlands of Goondiwindi The air and noise environment of Goondiwindi Region are integral to the maintenance of Region is maintained at a high quality biodiversity and scenic amenity values and consistent with the protection of sensitive land also represent important economic, cultural uses and the natural environment. and recreational resources that are to be 3.4.4.1 Specific outcomes protected. (a) Air, noise and odour emissions from 3.4.3.1 Specific outcomes development and their impacts on (a) The waterways and wetlands and community health and wellbeing in the supporting vegetated riparian areas Urban Areas identified on Strategic identified conceptually on Strategic Framework Map 1—Settlement Framework Maps 2 and 2a—Natural Pattern and the natural environment are Environment are protected from the minimised through appropriate design, adverse impacts of adjacent or adjoining siting, construction and operation; and development through appropriate (b) Land use and development in the Rural measures that avoid or minimise Area identified on Strategic Framework impacts; Map 1—Settlement Pattern is (b) Development is located, designed and managed to avoid unacceptable air, managed to ensure the quantity and noise and, odour emissions on Urban quality of water flows within the Murray Areas and sensitive land uses. Darling Basin is not adversely impacted;
(c) Development (including community infrastructure) is planned, constructed and operated to manage stormwater and wastewater to protect environmental values and support the achievement of the water quality objectives of the Queensland Water Quality Guidelines; and (d) Industry standard best practice water quality management principles are incorporated in development proposals in the region’s towns and small townships.
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3.5 Natural resources reflected through lot sizes that balance the following relevant considerations:- 3.5.1 Strategic outcomes (i) the protection of important agricultural areas and ALC Class (1) The diverse natural resource base of A and Class B land from undue Goondiwindi Region, incorporating fragmentation; extensive tracts of important agricultural areas, agricultural land classification (ii) the predominant rural land use (ALC) Class A and Class B land, pattern in a given location and extractive and mineral resources, native distinct land area requirements for forests and potable water supplies, is a particular rural use; developed on a sustainable basis that (iii) the economic viability and provides economic and social environmental sustainability of development opportunities for current rural activities; and future generations. (iv) the diversification of rural (2) The protection of important agricultural activities into specialist and areas and ALC Class A and Class B production types such as land from inappropriate development intensive horticulture; maintains the ability of these natural resources to support productive rural (v) location in irrigated precincts and activities. access to enabling water delivery infrastructure; (3) Extractive and mineral resources and forestry plantations are protected from (vi) climatic patterns and variations, inappropriate development that creates particularly rainfall; and land use conflict and/or diminishes the (vii) soil quality and risks from land productive potential or quality of these degradation, including salinity, resources. through more intensive (4) The regional waterways network development and/or subdivision. provides potable water supplies to human settlements and is protected from inappropriate development that compromises the ability to provide this ongoing supply. 3.5.2 Element— Rural land
The development and use of rural land is limited to productive rural activities that provide significant economic benefits to the regional economy.
3.5.2.1 Specific outcomes (a) Rural land is protected from
development proposals that do not relate to or support a rural activity unless:- (ii) a better location in a town cannot be demonstrated; (iii) an overriding community need in the public interest can be demonstrated; or (iv) the proposal is for public infrastructure. (b) The diversity of rural land across Goondiwindi Region is recognised and Part 3
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3.5.3 Element—Important based on typical local agricultural land agricultural areas and uses; and agricultural land (f) Sensitive land uses that have the classification (ALC) Class A potential to generate land use conflict with the current or future use of and Class B land important agricultural areas or ALC Class A and Class B land for agricultural Important agricultural areas and agricultural purposes are appropriately separated land classification (ALC) Class A and Class B from this land through the provision of land are located across the alluvial plains of appropriate separation areas. Goondiwindi Region and adjacent to waterways, including the Dumaresq River, (g) Development provides for the co- Macintyre River and Macintyre Brook. existence of resource and agricultural land uses in important agricultural areas Primary production on important agricultural areas and ALC Class A and Class B land is a and ALC Class A or B land, where it can be demonstrated that: key income earner for Goondiwindi Region and these natural resources are protected (i) the resource activity cannot be from inappropriate development to ensure their carried out on other land in the ongoing and sustainable use. region; 3.5.3.1 Specific outcomes (ii) the resource activity will not result (a) important agricultural areas and ALC in widespread or irreversible Class A and Class B land identified impacts on the future use of an conceptually on Strategic Framework area for priority agricultural land Map 3— Economic Development and uses; and are protected from Natural Resources (iii) the resource activity will not development that may lead to its constrain, restrict or prevent the permanent alienation, fragmentation or ongoing use of an area for priority diminished productivity; agricultural land uses. (b) In circumstances where non-agricultural Co-existence between resource development on important agricultural activities and rural production may be areas or ALC Class A or Class B land is achieved where the outcome: unavoidable, development: (i) is mutually beneficial to all parties (i) minimises, to the greatest involved e.g. both the agriculture possible extent, material impacts and resource industries; to and use of such land; and (ii) allows for the temporary and (ii) incorporates an appropriate restorable interruption of separation area into the design of agricultural activity; the development to mitigate land use conflicts; (iii) recognises and ensures continual and ongoing agricultural production (c) Development avoids or otherwise in areas affected by resource minimises adverse impacts on the soil activities; characteristics and productive capacity of important agricultural areas and ALC (iv) ensures that agricultural production Class A or Class B land; is maintained and its capacity and values are enhanced; (d) Development that poses biosecurity risks for agriculture is appropriately (v) ensures material impacts are located, designed and operated to compensated and mitigated; and minimise potential conflicts with (vi) provides positive flow-on effects to agricultural uses; the regional community. (e) In any reconfiguration of rural land, the minimum lot sizes corresponds with the potential of the land to support an efficient and successful agri-business Part 3
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3.5.4 Element— Extractive (a) Mining tenements identified on resources Strategic Framework Map 3— Economic Development and Natural Key resource areas provide a long-term supply Resources are protected from land use of various rock, sand and gravel products for conflict and resources are protected for 7 use as construction materials in Goondiwindi future mineral development ; Region. (b) Sensitive land uses that have the Key resource areas (resource/processing potential to generate land use conflict areas), their separation areas and transport with a mining tenement are routes are protected from land use conflict that appropriately managed to minimise compromises current and future extraction of conflict; and the resource. (c) Land formerly subject to an Historic 3.5.4.1 Specific outcomes mining lease identified on Strategic (a) Key resource areas identified on Framework Map 3 – Economic Strategic Framework Maps 3 and 3a— Development and Natural Resources Economic Development and Natural is not used for sensitive land uses that Resources are protected from may be negatively impacted by potential development that may prevent or contamination or land subsidence severely constrain current or future issues. extraction when the need for the 3.5.6 Element— Forestry resource and its processing and transportation arises; Forestry enterprises are an identifiable part of (b) Extractive industry is limited to within its the rural landscape of Goondiwindi Region. identified resource/processing area to The Inglewood district supports a significant maintain the function of the separation timber industry. Forestry activities are area in effectively managing protected and contribute to the regional environmental impacts and providing a economy through further value-adding in a buffer between extractive/processing manner that is compatible with other rural operations and any incompatible uses activities. located outside of the separation area; 3.5.6.1 Specific outcomes (c) The separation area for the (a) The ongoing productive use of the State resource/processing area is protected Forests identified on Strategic from sensitive land uses that have the Framework Map 3—Economic potential to generate land use conflict; Development and Natural Resources and other native forests is protected and (d) The safe an efficient operation of supported by ancillary uses as transport routes is protected from necessary; sensitive land uses that have the potential to generate land use conflict; (b) Off-site impacts from forestry and enterprises are minimised, having regard to:- (e) Land used for extractive industry operations is effectively rehabilitated (i) adjoining land uses; upon the cessation of the extractive (ii) areas of environmental interest; industry use. (iii) local infrastructure networks; and 3.5.5 Element— Mineral resources (iv) bushfire hazard. Mining tenements in Goondiwindi Region may 3.5.7 Element— Potable water include mining claims, mineral development resources licences and/or mining leases, which are protected from land use conflict. The Coolmunda declared catchment area 3.5.5.1 Specific outcomes provides, amongst other things, drinking water
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supplies to Inglewood and is protected through sensitive low-impact development that maintains environmental and water quality 3.5.8 Element— Salinity values. Areas of salinity risk are located around The broader regional waterways network Yelarbon and the north-west of Goondiwindi provides essential potable water supplies to Region. It is intended that these areas are other settlements that also require protection appropriately managed. from adverse impacts on water quality:
(a) Goondiwindi urban water supplies are 3.5.8.1 Specific outcomes sourced from the Macintyre River; (a) Areas of salinity risk are managed to (b) Texas and Yelarbon urban water protect agricultural production and supplies are sourced from the public sector investment in Dumaresq River; and infrastructure. (c) Talwood urban water supplies are sourced from the Weir River. 3.5.7.1 Specific outcomes (a) The Coolmunda declared catchment area and waterways identified on Strategic Framework Map 3— Economic Development and Natural Resources are protected from development that adversely affects water quality values; (b) Potential adverse impacts on the water quality of the declared catchment area and waterways are managed within property boundaries, having regard to:- (i) appropriate siting of development and separation distances to the lake; (ii) retention of riparian vegetation; and (iii) sustainable onsite wastewater treatment and stormwater management; (c) Best practice water quality management and water sensitive urban design principles are applied to the treatment of stormwater runoff in declared catchment areas and urban areas.
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3.6 Community identity
3.6.1 Strategic outcomes (1) The unique identity of the towns of 3.6.2 Element— Town character Goondiwindi Region is recognised and strengthened through appropriate The historical character of the towns of development outcomes that protect and Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas is evident enhance the character of the town in their town centres, which remain the focus centres, heritage places and, more for the delivery of services to the population of generally, the scenic amenity values of Goondiwindi Region. the rural landscape that provide the 3.6.2.1 Specific outcomes settings for these towns. (a) The traditional town character integral to (2) The provision of social and community the identity of Goondiwindi Region is infrastructure and an open space, sport preserved and promoted through and recreation facilities network development that maintains the unique contributes to the celebration of culture built form character and identity of each and history and a strengthened town centre; and community identity and well-being. (b) The dominance of natural landforms and (3) The provision of community activities open space in the Rural Area identified and infrastructure responds to on Strategic Framework Map 1— community need and is maintained so Settlement Pattern and associated that places for people to gather, meet landscape and scenic amenity values and socially interact are accessible, that provide the setting for the towns are comfortable and safe and promote maintained. active and healthy communities. 3.6.3 Element— Community (4) Goondiwindi Region retains its activities and infrastructure distinctive and attractive landscape qualities, including, but not limited to: Community activities and infrastructure (i) The undulating topography and supports community health, well-being and generally forested landscapes of identity in universally accessible locations and the traprock country straddling the is appropriately located away from land use eastern margins of the region; conflict and natural hazard areas to ensure and continuity of service. (ii) Extensive alluvial plain dominated 3.6.3.1 Specific outcomes by agricultural production along (a) Community activities and infrastructure8 major waterways and across the in Goondiwindi Region are ideally central and western areas of the established within or adjacent to the region. town centres network and within towns; (b) Existing or proposed community activities are sensitive land uses that
are:-
(i) not located on land subject to unacceptable risk from flooding or bushfire hazard; and (ii) protected from the encroachment of incompatible development that
creates land use conflicts in order to protect the health, wellbeing,
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amenity and safety of the community.
3.6.5 Element— Cultural heritage Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Daymar Places and structures of indigenous and non- 3.6.4 Element— Open space, indigenous cultural heritage significance across Goondiwindi Region have aesthetic, sport and recreation historic and social value and contribute to the facilities network identity of and sense of place of the region are retained for the enjoyment of current and The open space, sport and recreation facilities future generations. network supports community health, well-being and identity in universally accessible locations 3.6.5.1 Specific outcomes and is appropriately located away from land (a) Identified cultural heritage places and use conflict and natural hazard areas to structures are protected, conserved and ensure continuity of service. enhanced to maintain a strong relationship with the historical identity of 3.6.4.1 Specific outcomes the region; (a) The town centres, towns and small townships of Goondiwindi Region enjoy (b) Development on or adjacent to a place equality of access to open space, sport or structure of cultural heritage and recreation facilities network; significance maintains the architectural or historical significance of the place or (b) The public parks and land for structure through a sensitive design community facilities network, as outcome, having regard to the scale, identified in Part 4—Priority form, materials, setting, architectural infrastructure plan, is implemented by theme and style of existing development through land or monetary development; contributions; (c) Adaptive re-use of places or areas of (c) The open space, sport and recreation cultural heritage significance is facilities network is:- facilitated where the significance of the (i) not located on land subject to place or area is retained and enhanced unacceptable risks from flooding by development; and or bushfire hazard; and (d) Compliance with the cultural heritage (ii) protected from the encroachment duty of care and the effective of incompatible development in recognition, protection and conservation order to protect the health, of Aboriginal cultural heritage under
wellbeing, amenity and safety of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 the community. (Qld) is achieved.
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3.6.6 Element— Scenic amenity and regional landscape character
The scenic amenity and landscape character of Goondiwindi Region is expressed through the presentation of extensive areas of rural production and the dominance of natural landforms and open space over built form in the rural areas surrounding the towns and small townships. 3.6.6.1 Specific outcomes (a) The productive use of rural land and the dominance of natural landforms and open space over built form in rural areas is protected through: (i) the adoption of clearly defined boundaries to urban and rural residential development; (ii) the adoption of a compact settlement pattern; and (iii) controls over inappropriate development such as unsightly advertising devices and general ribbon development along major roads and approaches to the towns.
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3.7 Economic development value-add to product, and support other emerging economic opportunities in the 3.7.1 Strategic outcomes region, including the development of adjacent resource provinces. (1) A strong and sustainable regional (5) Tourism and recreation development economy supports a diverse range of capitalises on the natural values and employment and enterprise rural character of Goondiwindi Region opportunities in Goondiwindi Region, and capitalise on Australia’s transition to including, most notably, rural production, a low carbon economy, where in addition to commerce and general complementary to dominant economic service provision in the town centres sectors, particularly rural production. network and industrial development (6) Home based economic activity provides areas and, to a lesser extent, the small complementary employment townships. Home based business, opportunities. tourism and recreation development and opportunities that promote a low carbon 3.7.2 Element— Town centres economy provide complementary network and employment economic diversification opportunities where compatible with the sustainability The Goondiwindi Region town centres network of dominant economic sectors. is protected from inappropriate development in (2) Rural production and support industries other locations, including out-of-centre are maintained as the dominant development that is inconsistent with the economic sectors in Goondiwindi preferred role and function of the Goondiwindi Region through the protection of principal centre and Inglewood and Texas agricultural land and the promotion of major centres and the type and order of diversification and intensification on activities that they accommodate. suitable rural land. Traditional industries 3.7.2.1 Specific outcomes based around rural production are (a) The Goondiwindi Region town centres adaptable and resilient in the face of network develops in accordance with changing market demands and climate the network identified conceptually on change. Strategic Framework Map 3— (3) The Goondiwindi Region town centres Economic Development and Natural network is the focus of public and Resources and described in further private investment in retail, commercial, detail below:- community and administrative services Goondiwindi principal centre in the Region. The location and scale of commercial activities is consistent with (i) The Goondiwindi central business 9 the established hierarchy of town district (‘CBD’) provides for the centres and the desired type and order largest and most diverse mix of of activities that each town centre activities in the centres network at provides. The town centres are the core of the largest and most consequently substantial employment centrally located town in hubs that have been consolidated Goondiwindi Region; further over time. (ii) The Goondiwindi CBD is the (4) Industrial development areas in the administrative hub of Goondiwindi towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Region and a focus for Texas are locations of major commercial, higher-order retail, employment generating land uses that community, entertainment and are well connected to town centres and recreational activities and other uses that service the region;
services infrastructure. These areas have the capacity to service the demands of primary production and
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(iii) The Goondiwindi CBD is the (f) The design of town centres embodies location of all supermarkets in the the following elements:- town of Goondiwindi; (i) A main street focus embedded (iv) The highway commercial area within a compact town centre that located on the Cunningham is efficiently integrated with Highway bypass of Goondiwindi adjoining general residential provides a limited particular range areas; and of complementary retail and (ii) Active frontages and urban traveller oriented facilities. design that contribute to a public Inglewood and Texas major centres domain that enhances the (v) The Inglewood and Texas major pedestrian experience and centres provide some commercial linkages between commerce and and retail development and community uses and supports community, entertainment and and encourages social recreational activities that service interaction. the day-to-day requirements of 3.7.2.2 Land use strategies residents and their surrounding (a) The location of a supermarket or districts and complement higher- shopping centre including a order services, provided in supermarket within the Goondiwindi Goondiwindi or to centres in CBD will be facilitated through the adjoining regional council areas; following planning scheme provisions:- (b) Proposals for centre activities and (i) The application of code particular business activities consolidate assessment to a supermarket or within the Goondiwindi CBD and the shopping centre including a Inglewood and Texas major centres, to supermarket proposal; and the exclusion of all other locations, except where alternative locations are (ii) Approval of a supermarket or otherwise provided for particular shopping centre including a business activities in the planning supermarket in Goondiwindi will scheme; be granted only within the Centre Zone Central Business Precinct (c) Out-of-centre development is not or the Possible Town Centre supported in the towns of Goondiwindi, Expansion Area shown on Inglewood and Texas so as to protect Strategic Framework Map5— the Goondiwindi Region town centres Goondiwindi Supermarket network; Location Strategy Map. (d) Where a proposal for centre activities and particular business activities demonstrates that it cannot reasonably locate in-centre, then a location adjoining the centre provides the alternative planning outcome sought; (e) Future proposals for a supermarket or shopping centre including a supermarket in the town of Goondiwindi are located in or adjacent to the Goondiwindi CBD as per Strategic Framework Map 5—Goondiwindi Supermarket Location Strategy Map,
so as to reinforce the role of the Goondiwindi CBD as the compact focus for the provision of retail, business and community services to the population of the Region;
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3.7.4 Element— Rural production 3.7.3 Element— Industrial development The protection of agricultural land from inappropriate development and land use The industrial areas of Goondiwindi Region conflict and sensible promotion of agricultural support the establishment of a diverse range diversification through intensification in of industrial activities and ancillary support appropriate locations contributes to the services that operate with certainty and region’s continued economic prosperity. protection from inappropriate development and 3.7.4.1 Specific outcomes land use conflict. (a) Important agricultural areas and 3.7.3.1 Specific outcomes agricultural land classification (ALC) (a) An adequate and diverse supply of Class A and Class B land identified on serviced industrial land is provided in the Strategic Framework Maps 3 and 3a— towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Economic Development and Natural Texas, identified as industrial areas on Resources are protected for cropping Strategic Framework Maps 3 and 3a— and intensive horticulture, intensive Economic Development and Natural animal industries and other priority Resources, that responds to forecast agricultural land uses that maintain the demand over the life of the planning ongoing productive capacity of these scheme; lands; (b) Industrial land is protected from potential (b) Sensitive land uses that have the alienation by inappropriate development potential to generate land use conflict in an industrial area and other land use with the current or future economically conflicts, including:- productive use of important agricultural (i) The location of business and areas and ALC Class A and Class B centre activities where not land are appropriately separated from this land through the provision of an ancillary to the primary industrial adequate separation area; use of industrial land is avoided; (ii) The level of impact associated (c) Agricultural diversification through with an industrial use is intensification occurs on land that appropriate for its location; and demonstrates highly productive soils and access to water resources; (iii) The operation of higher impact industrial activities, including the (d) Rural industry adds economic value to Namoi Cotton Gin, is protected primary industries in the rural area where:- from encroachment by sensitive land uses, where not ancillary to (i) the use is not more appropriately the industrial use of premises. located in a town, having regard to impacts on amenity, including
the impacts of air, noise and odour emissions, and hazardous materials on nearby sensitive land uses and infrastructure networks; (ii) not located on important agricultural areas or ALC Class A or Class B land, unless there is an overriding need in terms of
public benefit and there is no alternative site.
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3.7.5 Element— Intensive animal industry 3.7.6 Element— Tourism and Intensive animal industry is promoted in recreation Goondiwindi Region where off-site impacts on sensitive land uses can be appropriately Tourism and recreation development managed. opportunities that leverage off the natural and rural values of Goondiwindi Region are 3.7.5.1 Specific outcomes promoted through the protection and (a) Intensive animal industry is sustainable development of these values. appropriately located in the rural area to: 3.7.6.1 Specific outcomes (i) maintain primary production on (a) Rural based tourism and recreation agricultural land classification development is compatible with the (ALC) Class A and Class B land; dominant use of rural land for primary (ii) minimise significant off-site noise, production; and odour and dust impacts on (b) Existing tourism and recreational sensitive land uses; and development is protected from (iii) minimise impacts on encroachment by incompatible environmental and water quality development that creates land use values; conflict. (b) Intensive animal industry does not locate adjoining the following sensitive land uses:-
(i) The towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas; (ii) Rural residential areas; (iii) The small townships of Yelarbon, Bungunya, Talwood and Toobeah; and
(iv) Lake Coolmunda;
(c) Established intensive animal industry is protected from encroachment by 3.7.7 Element— Low carbon incompatible land uses and economy
development that creates land use conflict. Emerging low carbon economy development opportunities offer potential economic benefits
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3.7.7.1 Specific outcomes (a) Emerging low carbon economy development opportunities, including, but not limited to permanent plantations and renewable energy facilities are appropriately located in rural areas, having regard to: (i) Minimisation of off-site impacts on sensitive land uses; and (ii) The protection of agricultural land classification (ALC) Class A and Class B land from permanent alienation. 3.7.8 Element— Home based business
Home based businesses that capitalise on introduction of new infrastructure such as the National Broadband Network and other technologies contribute to economic development in Goondiwindi Region. 3.7.8.1 Specific outcomes (a) Home based businesses operate in
urban, rural living and rural areas consistent with the character and Bed and breakfast, Texas amenity of the location.
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3.8 Access, mobility and (iii) the Gore Highway, connecting Goondiwindi with the Toowoomba transport Region; 3.8.1 Strategic outcomes (iv) the Leichhardt Highway, connecting Goondiwindi with the (1) A safe and efficient road transport Western Downs Region; and network connects the towns and small (v) the Newell Highway, connecting townships of Goondiwindi Region and Goondiwindi with New South promotes access to the employment Wales; opportunities, infrastructure and services provided in these locations; (b) The Cunningham Highway bypass of Goondiwindi and/or any other existing or (2) A functional multi-modal road and active future town centre bypass is protected transport network servicing the towns of from the establishment of further out-of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas centre development; provides transport choices that create (c) Industrial development areas are high levels of accessibility between residential areas, town centres and accessed from a freight transport route industrial development areas; that is identified as a major road on Strategic Framework Maps 4 and 4a— (3) The South-Western railway line and the Access, Mobility and Infrastructure; possible future Melbourne-Brisbane Inland Standard Gauge Railway provide (d) The local road network hierarchy identified conceptually on for the safe and efficient movement of Strategic and freight while avoiding land use conflict; Framework Maps 4 4a—Access, is and Mobility and Infrastructure reinforced through the appropriate (4) Aviation facilities and navigation design and location of development infrastructure located at the Goondiwindi appropriate to the classification and Aerodrome, Inglewood Aerodrome and function of the road on which it is Talwood Airstrip operate efficiently located; without land use conflict. (e) Major employment and trip generating 3.8.2 Element— Road transport uses are located on higher order local network roads; and (f) Local road network planning The road network supports the primary mode incorporates contingency for and of transport in Goondiwindi Region and is promotes active transport usage. protected to maintain this critical service.
3.8.2.1 Specific outcomes (a) The operational safety and efficiency of Goondiwindi Region road network corridors identified conceptually on Strategic Framework Maps 4 and 4a—
Access, Mobility and Infrastructure are protected from incompatible development that creates land use
conflict, including, but not limited to the following: (i) the Barwon Highway, connecting Goondiwindi with the Balonne
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3.8.3 Element— Active transport identified conceptually on Strategic network Framework Maps 4 and 4a—Access, Mobility and Infrastructure is The compact nature of the towns of protected from incompatible Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas affords the development, including that which has opportunity to promote active transport in the potential to generate reverse connecting residential areas to town centres amenity impacts; and industrial development areas and contribute to active and healthy local communities.
3.8.3.1 Specific outcomes (a) Urban development in Urban Areas: (ii) contributes to the establishment of multi-modal transport corridors providing for road and active
transport; and
(iii) incorporates neighbourhood design principles that promote a high level of connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists.
3.8.5 Element— Inglewood Intermodal Enterprise Area
An intermodal transport hub comprising road and rail transport infrastructure and supporting logistics is desired within the strategically
located intermodal enterprise area to improve agricultural and other resource export supply chains. 3.8.5.1 Specific outcomes (a) The Intermodal Enterprise Area
identified on Strategic Map 5—Access, 3.8.4 Element— Rail network Mobility and Infrastructure supports an intermodal transport hub primarily for The South-Western rail line provides an the inter-regional transportation of essential freight transport service carrying agricultural and other resource goods grain, livestock and general freight that links produced or extracted within Goondiwindi Region with wider Queensland. Goondiwindi Region. The preferred alignment of the possible 3.8.5.2 Land use strategies Melbourne-Brisbane Inland Standard Gauge (a) Intermodal transport hub locations are to Railway runs from the New South Wales be investigated in the Intermodal border to the east of Yelarbon and through Enterprise Area identified on Strategic Inglewood towards Millmerran in the Framework Maps 4 and 4a – Access, Toowoomba Region and may provide a key Mobility and Infrastructure in interstate freight transport service in the future. consideration of the following: The efficient movement of freight provided for (i) rail connections, including State by these existing and potential railway lines is rail and the possible Melbourne- protected from inappropriate development that Brisbane Inland Standard Gauge creates land use conflict. Railway; 3.8.4.1 Specific outcomes (ii) land availability; (a) The safety and operational efficiency of (iii) road transport connections;
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(iv) proximity to agricultural and other resource production areas; (v) proximity to rural industries involved in agricultural based logistics; (vi) potential for co-location of resource based logistics operations; and (vii) maintaining existing levels of amenity enjoyed by the Inglewood community, particularly in regard to acoustic amenity. 3.8.6 Element— Air transport
The Goondiwindi Aerodrome and its non- directional beacon, Inglewood Aerodrome and Talwood Airstrip provide for air services in Goondiwindi Region and operate without land use conflicts from inappropriate development. 3.8.6.1 Specific outcomes (a) The safety and operational efficiency of aerodromes, airstrips and aviation facilities in Goondiwindi Region identified on Strategic Framework Maps 4 and 4a—Access, Mobility and Infrastructure are protected from encroachment by inappropriate development that creates land use conflict; and (b) The possible future redevelopment of part of the Goondiwindi Aerodrome land does not compromise the ongoing operation of the aerodrome.
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3.9 Infrastructure and services (iii) Utility installations of local significance to Goondiwindi 3.9.1 Strategic outcomes Region, including water and sewage treatment and waste (1) Infrastructure and service delivery in management facilities. Goondiwindi Region supports (10) Contemporary telecommunications community well-being and facilitates infrastructure is provided that supports economic development. the local economy. (2) The provision of infrastructure and 3.9.2 Element— Urban services is consistent with reasonable expectations for the servicing of towns, infrastructure small townships, rural residential and The settlement pattern of Goondiwindi Region rural areas. is serviced by a level of infrastructure (3) The towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood appropriate to the relative location of premises and Texas located in the priority to established and proposed networks in the infrastructure area enjoy a higher priority infrastructure area. standard of service across the greatest 3.9.2.1 Specific outcomes number of infrastructure and service (a) The effective and efficient delivery networks, including access to reticulated of urban infrastructure in water supply, sewerage and stormwater Goondiwindi Region:- networks due to the efficiency of infrastructure provision in a compact (i) assists in the achievement urban form. of the specific outcomes of section 3.3.2—Compact (4) Outside of towns and priority settlement pattern; and infrastructure areas, a limited range of infrastructure networks may be provided (ii) progressively implements and infrastructure shortfalls are met by the trunk infrastructure development on a site-by-site basis. networks identified in Part 4—Priority infrastructure (5) The design and provision of plan in a logical and infrastructure across Goondiwindi orderly sequence. Region avoids adverse environmental and amenity impacts. (b) The towns of Goondiwindi, Inglewood and Texas that are located in the priority (6) Water supplies service community infrastructure area identified in Part 4— needs and are used sustainably through are use of demand management practices Priority infrastructure plan serviced by the full suite of urban and alternative sources. infrastructure networks; that is, water (7) Sewage treatment services community supply, sewerage and stormwater needs and protects community and networks; environmental health and amenity. (c) The full suite of urban infrastructure (8) Stormwater is managed using an network services may not be provided in integrated water management approach the small townships of Yelarbon, and minimises adverse impacts of Bungunya, Talwood and Toobeah and rainfall events on life, property and the rural residential areas that are not environment. located in the priority infrastructure area (9) Major infrastructure corridors and sites and these areas are partly or fully self- that provide an essential service to the sufficient as far as urban infrastructure residents of the Darling Downs / South provision is concerned;
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development through land or monetary contributions; and (f) Infrastructure provision across Goondiwindi Region avoids adverse environmental and amenity impacts through appropriate design, location, operation and management. 3.9.3 Element— Water supply network
A safe and reliable water supply is essential for all development and is provided via the reticulated water supply network or some other alternative means. The use of potable water recognises the costs of sourcing, treatment and distribution and is minimised where possible. 3.9.3.1 Specific outcomes (a) Towns and small townships located in the water supply priority infrastructure area identified in Part 4—Priority Infrastructure Plan are serviced by the reticulated water supply network;
(b) Areas located outside of the water supply priority infrastructure area are Water Tower, Goondiwindi self-sufficient as far as water supply is 3.9.4 Element— Sewerage concerned and rely upon a sustainable supply of potable water; and network (c) Demand management practices and the The reticulated sewerage network services use of alternative supplies to potable development located in the priority water that reduce demands on the infrastructure area (‘PIA’). reticulated water supply network are An alternative means of treatment and incorporated in domestic and disposal is required outside of the PIA that commercial/industrial development, maintains community and environmental where appropriate. health and amenity. 3.9.4.1 Specific outcomes (a) Towns and small townships located in the sewerage priority infrastructure area identified in Part 4—Priority Infrastructure Plan are serviced by the reticulated sewerage network; and (b) Areas of the settlement pattern that are located outside of the sewerage priority infrastructure area or are not serviced by a reticulated sewerage network incorporate a sewage collection, treatment and disposal system that maintains environmental and water quality values. Part 3
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3.9.5 Element— Stormwater separation distance to adjacent network sensitive receiving environments. 3.9.7 Element— Major Stormwater management adopts an integrated water cycle management approach and infrastructure sites and contributes to the mitigation of adverse corridors impacts of rainfall events on life, property and the environment. Major electricity and gas infrastructure corridors of significance to multiple local 3.9.5.1 Specific outcomes government areas in South West Queensland (a) Towns and small townships located in and northern New South Wales and local utility the stormwater priority infrastructure installations associated with electricity, gas area identified in Part 4—Priority and water distribution and waste management Infrastructure Plan are serviced by the provide essential community services to reticulated stormwater management Goondiwindi Region community and are network; protected from land use conflict that has the (b) Integrated water cycle management and potential to compromise this service provision. water sensitive urban design principles 3.9.7.1 Specific outcomes are incorporated into development in (a) Existing and planned major urban areas; infrastructure corridors and sites (c) Stormwater collection, storage, identified conceptually on Strategic treatment and discharge infrastructure Framework Map 4 and 4a—Access, controls the quality and quantity of Mobility and Infrastructure are stormwater discharges entering natural protected from land use conflicts arising waterways; from encroachment by incompatible uses; (d) The entry and transport of contaminants through stormwater flows is avoided, (b) Major infrastructure corridors and sites and where unavoidable, minimized, to are designed and managed to minimise protect runoff water quality entering off-site environmental and amenity natural waterbodies; and impacts; and (e) Stormwater management infrastructure (c) Major infrastructure corridors and sites is provided in a manner that minimises are co-located where possible to reduce risk to life and property from flooding land use conflict and environmental and maintains environmental and water impacts. quality values. 3.9.6 Element— Information and communication technologies
The provision of contemporary telecommunications infrastructure is necessary to achieve an element of regional self- containment and economic development outcomes that rely on this technology. 3.9.6.1 Specific outcomes (a) Contemporary telecommunications infrastructure and services are provided by development in response to
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