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Growing Pains in Regional Victoria 2014 Regional Victoria Growing Pains Keeping pace with transport needs in regional Victoria. 2014 REGIONAL VICTORIA GROWING PAINS GROWING 2014 REGIONAL VICTORIA Regional Victoria – the transport City of Ballarat 18 Foreword challenge that continues to grow 4 City of Greater Bendigo 20 The importance of planning 6 City of Greater Geelong 22 The long distance journey 8 Horsham Rural City Council 24 Travelling to and within City of Latrobe 26 towns and regional cities 11 Mildura Rural City Council 28 What RACV wants 12 Greater Shepparton City Council 30 Key regional transport connections 14 Rural City of Wangaratta 32 The Australian Road Assessment Warrnambool City Council 34 Program (AusRAP) 16 City of Wodonga 36 Victoria’s liveability and economic wellbeing rely heavily continue to be great places to live. Our ‘Growing Pains in on the ability of the transport network to meet the demands Regional Victoria’ report presents a blueprint of the projects 3 of our growing population. For over a decade, RACV has and initiatives needed to address current demand and been mapping the transport issues facing Melbourne’s outer ensure that regional Victoria’s population growth will be metropolitan suburbs, where rapid population growth has supported by adequate transport infrastructure. The front outpaced the provision of basic infrastructure like roads, section of this report outlines the key transport planning public transport, footpaths and bicycle riding facilities. policies which will enable regional cities and rural areas to In 2012, RACV’s ‘Outer Melbourne Growing Pains’ report connect to each other and to Melbourne. In the section ‘What identified 160 road and public transport projects needed RACV wants’ on pages 12 and 13, we outline the integrated to combat the congested roads and overcrowded public transport plan which resulted from our consultation with transport occurring daily in these areas. the regional Victorian community. The regional transport maps on pages 14 to 17 show the major projects needed Looking to the future, Victoria’s population is forecast in regional Victoria that will bring benefits across the State. to grow to over seven million by 2030. Failure to deal with These include new roads, road duplications and upgrades, transport infrastructure issues now will leave governments town bypasses, road safety upgrades and rail improvements. with an unaffordable and insurmountable backlog of The more localised road, public transport, cycling and projects. Beyond Melbourne’s outer suburbs, Victoria’s walking projects needed in the ten largest regional cities regional centres and peri-urban areas are predicted of Ballarat, Greater Bendigo, Greater Geelong, Horsham, to host a growing share of the state’s population growth, Latrobe, Mildura, Greater Shepparton, Wangaratta, driven by the attraction of lifestyle, open space, job Warrnambool and Wodonga are described on pages opportunities, affordable housing and services. Current 18 to 37. These regional cities have well established planning strategies recognise the potential for regional economies with the possibility to expand further. cities to take the pressure off Melbourne by housing a concentration of jobs, educational facilities and essential Victoria stands to receive a significant boost in transport services. However their success relies heavily on the funding over coming years, with recent budget allocations provision of safe, efficient and equitable transport options towards a number of major projects across the state. to keep these communities connected to each other and However, what is currently a relatively small backlog of to metropolitan Melbourne. transport projects within our regional cities will rapidly escalate as growth occurs unless we act now. The risk Regional Victoria has the opportunity to avoid the magnitude is that current funding arrangements will fail to keep pace. of transport problems being experienced in outer Melbourne On behalf of our two million members, RACV calls on the by planning for future transport infrastructure needs now. Federal and State Governments to adopt our blueprint of To better understand the transport issues facing regional road, public transport, cycling and walking projects needed Victorians, RACV met with many community members at in regional Victoria and deliver an accelerated and ongoing RACV regional shops across the state and we heard from program of works over the next decade. just under 8,000 people through the RACV regional transport needs survey. We also consulted with key stakeholders, including state and local government departments, public transport operators and regional community groups. We used this information to determine the road, public transport, cycling and walking improvements needed to avoid the ‘growing pains’ too often associated with increasing population. Mr R Herron Mr C L Jordan President and Managing Director and RACV wants to see a balanced and integrated approach to Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer the transport needs for regional Victoria so that our regional cities, smaller rural communities and urban fringe areas Baranduda Boulevard, Wodonga. 2014 REGIONAL VICTORIA GROWING PAINS GROWING 2014 REGIONAL VICTORIA PAINS GROWING 2014 REGIONAL VICTORIA Regional Victoria – the transport challenge that continues to grow Over the next forty years it has been predicted that 800,000 few components that is higher in regional areas, with more people will call regional Victoria home, with a majority Latrobe City residents spending an additional $10 per of the people relocating from Melbourne.1 Victoria’s regional week on average, compared to their counterparts in cities and peri-urban areas will therefore need to be prepared metropolitan Melbourne. to accommodate a greater share of the state’s population The cost of transport for regional residents is driven up growth. To encourage this shift, good transport links and by higher than average petrol prices, dependence on the regional economic development will be paramount, with private vehicle and in many cases the absence of alternatives. country areas already providing most of Victoria’s agricultural 4 Regional Victoria does not have an obvious petrol price cycle 5 output, food production and processing, energy and mineral like Melbourne and petrol is on average six cents per litre resources. The job opportunities associated with these more expensive.5 With 57 per cent of regional Victorians industries, lifestyle, open space, sense of community, households owning two or more motor vehicles,6 the price affordable housing and cheaper services are all features of petrol is a significant concern and highlights the need for that will attract more people to country Victoria. However good transport alternatives. it is important that as people move to regional Victoria the transport problems faced in Melbourne do not follow. Regional Victorians want public transport that is reliable, frequent and efficient. A number of rail and bus improvements In the ten years to 2011, 86 per cent of Victoria’s population are required to provide better connections within – and growth occurred in Melbourne’s established suburbs and between – regional cities and also to Melbourne. While growth areas.2 In 2012, RACV’s ‘Outer Melbourne Growing there has been significant investment in projects such Pains’ report identified a massive backlog of 160 road as the Regional Rail Link, it is often difficult to justify and public transport projects in 16 outer metropolitan investments in major upgrades in many smaller centres municipalities where the transport system has failed because of the low population densities. However, there to keep pace with population growth. This has resulted in are a range of lower cost services that can meet the disconnected communities, increasing levels of congestion mobility needs in regional communities, including telebus and very limited transport options beyond the private car. services, flexi cab, community transport, car pool programs, RACV does not want to see the same problems perpetuated telecommuting and making school bus services available in regional Victoria and believes that it is timely to identify to the general public. the transport projects needed to sustain future demand and maintain liveability. Regional Victoria is heavily reliant on a well-maintained, high quality road network to support the safe and efficient House prices in regional Victoria are on average $200,000 movement of people and goods across the longer distances cheaper than Melbourne.3 Many first home buyers and that are travelled. A number of road improvements are low income earners who are locked out of owning a home needed, including highway duplications, fundamental in Melbourne are able to afford to buy in the country. safety upgrades and better maintenance of the network. The cost of living in regional Victoria is also considerably RACV believes that an integrated approach that includes lower. For example, the total cost of rent, childcare, transport, investment in road, rail and public transport service education, utilities and leisure in a regional area such as improvements is needed to meet the growing transport Latrobe City is $1,070 per week compared with $1,525 in challenge in regional Victoria. Melbourne.4 The cost of transport however, is one of the Petrol station, corner River Road and West Road, Shepparton. Average petrol price (2012/2013)5 Number of motor vehicles owned per dwelling6 150 Melbourne Regional Victoria 149 Not stated 0
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