Coffin Bay Master Plan Report
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COFFIN BAY MASTER PLAN REPORT DRAFT COFFIN BAY MASTER PLAN REPORT FOR ENDORSEMENT JUNE 2021 Future Urban City Collective [email protected] [email protected] futureurban.com.au citycollective.com.au Adelaide Adelaide Level 1, Suite 115, Epworth Building 74 Pirie Street 33 Pirie Street Adelaide, SA 5000 Adelaide, SA 5000 Contact: Melbourne Michael Osborn Ground Floor Director 23 Kerr Street [email protected] Fitzroy, VIC 3065 (08) 8221 5511 Contact: David Cooke Director [email protected] (08) 8182 1270 Prepared for: District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula Issue Description Date Client Acknowledgment of Country: DRAFT Coffin Bay Master Plan Report 03/05/2021 District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the ancestral land of Coffin Bay and the Eyre 1 Coffin Bay Master Plan Report 10/05/2021 District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula Peninsula. 2 Coffin Bay Master Plan Report 11/06/2021 District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula 3 Coffin Bay Master Plan Report 22/06/2021 District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula We pay our respect to Elders past and present. 3 | Contents Coffin Bay | Master Plan Report TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MASTER PLAN FRAMEWORK & ACTIONS 5 SITE LOCATION 27 INTRODUCTION TO FRAMEWORK 6 PURPOSE OF THE MASTER PLAN 28 MASTER PLAN MOVES 7 MASTER PLAN INPUTS 29 LIVEABILITY 8 LOCATION OF COFFIN BAY 31 LIVEABILITY (MASTER PLAN) 9 HISTORY AND CHARACTER OF COFFIN BAY 32 ENVIRONMENT 33 INFRASTRUCTURE BACKGROUND INFORMATION 34 ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE (MASTER PLAN) 11 DEMOGRAPHIC AND POPULATION 35 ECONOMY 12 PREVIOUS REPORTS 37 ECONOMY (MASTER PLAN) 13 SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY CONSULTATION 38 COFFIN BAY MASTER PLAN 14 COMMUNITY CONSULTATION FEEDBACK 15 CURRENT POLICY SETTINGS STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION 40 FUNDING/GRANT OPPORTUNITIES SHAPING COFFIN BAY FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS 41 ALIGNMENT TO STRATEGIC PLAN 18 RELATIONSHIP TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN 19 POPULATION, HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT LAND SUPPLY 20 VISION OF THE MASTER PLAN AND GUIDING THEMES STATE OF THE LAND 22 POPULATION, DWELLINGS & INDUSTRY 23 LIVEABILITY 24 ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCTURE 25 ECONOMY District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula ©2021 June 2021 4 | Executive Summary Coffin Bay | Master Plan Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula has embarked on the next step in establishing a vision to guide, manage and support the sustainable growth of Coffin Bay. In doing so, a Master Plan exercise has been undertaken which investigates current and projected population, tourism opportunities, dwelling and accommodation trends, site features, and strategic land parcels to support sustainable growth into the future. THE JOURNEY TO DATE THE DRAFT MASTER PLAN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ENGAGEMENT & The District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula is The draft Master Plan for Coffin Bay proposes CONSULTATION well underway on their journey in having a Master land use designations and future development The District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula Plan developed for the Coffin Bay township. areas, concepts aimed at enhanced community welcomes community consultation and feedback The initial stage of the process has involved a liveability, improved tourist management and on the current Draft Master Plan, and the comprehensive site evaluation and exploration ongoing protection of the environment. Action accompanying Report which forms the basis of process which saw a review of background plans are recommended to support the adopted the Master Plan. material, a tour of Coffin Bay, and a workshop vision. A range of methods and tools will be used to with Council’s Elected Members to begin to form The draft Master Plan has been endorsed ensure that we reach key stakeholders and the a vision and set guiding principles which would by Council for public consultation, with the wider community throughout this phase of the form the basis for the Master Plan. final Master Plan pending feedback from the engagement process. Building on the work undertaken in the 2002 community in respect to the vision, concepts and Following engagement, a Final Master Plan Master Plan, there is now the opportunity to recommendations. will be developed which incorporates changes reflect on the elements incorporated in that required as a result of consultation, with the Master Plan, and analyse their success some Final Master Plan to be endorsed by Council for 19 years on - and realign and reimagine areas in implementation of the action items it proposes. forming a new Master Plan for Coffin Bay. District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula ©2021 June 2021 COFFIN BAY MASTER PLAN STUDY AREA KELLIDIE BAY CONSERVATION PARK COFFIN BAY NATIONAL PARK Site Location 1:10000 @A3 6 | Executive Summary Coffin Bay | Master Plan Report PURPOSE OF THE MASTER PLAN The District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula’s Strategic Plan 2020-2030 was adopted in 2020, and will influence Council’s decision making over the next few years. The Plan was prepared following extensive community engagement and is intended to assist Council in the prioritisation of projects and spending moving forward. The Strategic Plan determined a vision for the Council of “we are a district of vibrant, inclusive and welcoming coastal and rural communities enjoying pristine natural environments and access to quality services and facilities” , such will be used to guide the vision and objectives of Coffin Bay. GUIDING FUTURE GROWTH THE PURPOSE OF THE MASTER PLAN GOAL OF THE MASTER PLAN In order to provide a long-term guide for future growth and development, the The key purpose of the Master Plan is to plan for sensitive growth in a manner The goal of the Master Plan is to empower the stakeholders with the ‘why’ Strategic Plan identifies the need to prepare a Master Plan for Coffin Bay. that reinforces and responds to the character and natural environment of and ‘what’s possible’ for the Master Plan. As outcomes, Council will build The Master Plan is a key tool which can: Coffin Bay. The Coffin Bay Master Plan provides a blueprint to meet the following consensus around shared project goals and aspirations, review how they can objectives: link to previously undertaken master planning, empower stakeholders with what • Identify issues for resolution; is possible and lastly, inspire and unite project stakeholders around a shared • Establish a clear future vision for Coffin Bay; • Identify land use requirements across the various elements making up a vision for Coffin Bay. • Provide a legible structure and framework for future growth; diverse residential, industrial, commercial and tourism township; • Identify key detailed issues, actions and future projects which can be • Provide enhanced links with existing infrastructure and the built and natural The community and stakeholder engagement process is the integral element planned and funded over time (including via grant funding submissions), environment; of our approach to the Master Plan. We will guide a vision process, an which support implementation of the agreed vision. • Identify requirements for improved community infrastructure and services implementation plan which is real and deliverable and establish priorities both to enhance the liveability and amenity of the township and which will assist with strategic importance and funding opportunities. in attracting a workforce and tourists; • Support world-class tourist attractions reflecting Coffin Bay as a premier tourism town on Eyre Peninsula and within South Australia. STAGED MASTER PLAN APPROACH The Master Plan was approached in the following stages: Dec Feb Mar June July 2020 2021 2021 2021 2021 Elected Member Workshop Council Council Project Research and Draft Coffin Bay Consultation on Final Initiation and Coffin Bay Tour Community Workshop Workshop Workshop Master Plan Draft Master Plan Master Plan (start-up held 4 January 2021) (workshop held 16 February 2021) (held 16 March 2021) (held 17 May 2021) District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula ©2021 June 2021 7 | Executive Summary Coffin Bay | Master Plan Report MASTER PLAN INPUTS COUNCIL IMPROVING LIVEABILITY WORKSHOPS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS COMMUNITY COFFIN BAY INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES ENGAGEMENT MASTER PLAN ECONOMIC PROSPERITY BEST POPULATION SUPPORT PRACTICE District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula ©2021 June 2021 8 | Executive Summary Coffin Bay | Master Plan Report LOCATION OF COFFIN BAY The Eyre Peninsula is located within South Australia and is bound by the Spencer Gulf, the Great Australian Bight and the Gawler Ranges. LOCATION WITHIN EYRE PENINSULA Coffin Bay is located at the southern extremity of the Eyre Peninsula, some 690km west of Adelaide, and 46 km west of Port Lincoln. The township is surrounded by Coffin Bay National Park and Kellidie Bay Conservation Park and rests on the shore of a small sheltered bay. The Eyre Peninsula comprises of eleven local Councils and is known as a tourist and culinary destination with an abundance of wildlife both at sea and on land. Coffin Bay is located entirely within the Local Government Area of the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula. Coffin Bay Township Township Extents NTS District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula ©2021 June 2021 9 | Executive Summary Coffin Bay | Master Plan Report HISTORY & CHARACTER OF COFFIN BAY The naming of Coffin Bay was by Matthew Flinders in 1802, in honour of his friend Sir Isaac Coffin, a Vice Admiral in the British Navy. In the 1950’s the township was officially named. As early as 1804, whalers were first reported on the coast of Coffin Bay, with the French said to have sailed past the area in 1803. The official report of oysters in the area of Coffin Bay was around 1849 by Alexander Tolmer who was a police inspector from Port Lincoln. The first recorded shipment of oysters was transported to Adelaide directly from Coffin Bay around 1849. COFFIN BAY TODAY Today, Coffin Bay has transformed into a tourism hub with many traveling to the area for its pristine coast, National Park, fishing and oyster tours. Coffin Bay National Park borders the south-west of the town and the Kellidie Bay Conservation Park bordering the eastern side of the town.