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VICTORIA 1976-77 TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING BOARD THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIAL YEAR 1975-1976 PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 (2) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1961 By Authority: F. D. ATKINSON, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE. No. 83.-7971/76.-PRICE $1.10 TOVVN AND COUNTRY PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS AND PRINCIPAL OFFICERS AS AT 30TH JUNE, 1976 MEMBERS R. D. L. FRASER . Chairman H. W. HEIN .. Deputy Chairman J. R. BAGHEL . Member P. S. COLCLOUGH . Member PRINCIPAL OFFICERS Secretary .. W. H. CRAIG Director of Planning (State and Regional) . K. TYLER Director of Planning (Statutory) .. P. J. BROWN Director of Planning (Policy) .. V. R. C. WARREN CONTENTS The year in review 7 State Planning Council-State Co-ordination Council 9 Strategic planning 11 Investigation area studies 11 Statements of planning policy 12 Other studies 18 Regional planning 23 Growth centres 27 AI bury JWodonga .. 27 Melton-Sunbury 28 Statutory planning 29 Planning schemes being prepared by the Board 29 Planning schemes approved 36 Melbourne metropolitan planning area 37 Interim development orders .. 39 Urban renewal 40 Legislation 41 Committees 42 Promotion of planning 43 Board members and staff 47 Appendices 49 Thirty-First Annual Report 235 Queen Street, Melbourne, 3000. The Honourable the Minister for Planning, 500 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000 Sir, In accordance with the provisions of Section 5 (2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1961, the Board has pleasure in submitting to you for presentation to Parliament the following report on its activities during the twelve months ended 30th June, 1976. Yours faithfully, H. W. HEIN, Chairman J. R. BAGHEL, Member P. S. COLCLOUGH, Member. W. H. CRAIG, Secretary 7 THE YEAR IN REVIEW This has been yet another important Ranges and the River Yarra were the year for planning in Victoria. The subject of review, and others are in new concepts introduced in the cour~e of preparation. previous two years have increased the scope of planning considerably involving The Board was also involved in the Board in a greater range of reporting on urban renewal proposals activities. lt has also been a year of pursuant to the Urban Renewal Act consolidation and of new impetus in 1970. both statutory and strategic planning. Regional planning studies continued. The State Planning Council, chaired There is a regional planning authority by the Board's Chairman, was in the Loddon-Campaspe region and a succeeded by a larger body, the State provisional corn mittee in East Co-ordination Council. The new body Gippsland. The Board provides has a major role in co-ordinating the supportive services for both. A Bill activities of all Government is before the Legislative Assembly to Departments and agencies and is establish an authority for the Upper responsible to the Premier. In its Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges consulting and advisory role, the new and investigations with a similar intent Council has assisted the Board in the are currently taking place in the Central preparation and review of statements Gippsland Region. of planning policy. The three An increasing volume of statutory co-ordinating groups for AI bury/ planning was approved including Wodonga, Geelong and Melton principal planning schemes for the Sunbury, established under the State Shire of Bacchus Marsh, the Shire of Planning Council, continued to meet Myrtleford (Myrtleford Township) and in their original form under the new the coastal areas of the Borough of Council. Wonthaggi. Seventeen interim development orders were approved, The Board's involvement with growth two to be administered by the Board, centres was maintained. Although an one by the AI bury JWodonga AI bury fWodonga Development Development Corporation and the Corporation has been established, the balance by councils. Chairman of the Board acts in an advisory capacity to the Ministerial In the metropolitan area, following the Council and the Board is directly Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of involved in statutory planning and Works' Report on Concept Objections development control in the surrounding to Amendment Nos. 3 and 21 and its areas. For Melton-Sunbury an review by the Board, processing and Interim Co-ordinating Committee was approval of parts of Amendment No. established by the Government to 21 continued. Several other supervise the planning of the designated amendments to the Melbourne areas. The bulk of the work has been Metropolitan Planning Scheme were organised by the Committee, under the approved and others are being independent Chairmanship of the processed. Board's Deputy Chairman, with two of the Board's officers being seconded The preparation of the Board's own full-time to the project. schemes advanced well. The scheme for Maldon was adopted ; the schemes The State-wide strategic studies for Lorne, Lake Cairn Curran and Lake progressed well. Work continued on Glenmaggie were exhibited ; and those the investigation areas ; a statement for Lake Nillahcootie and Lake Tyers of planning policy for the Macedon to Cape Howe Coastal are approaching Ranges and Surrounds was approved ; that stage. Significant steps have been that for the Mornington Peninsula was taken in the planning of the Gippsland revised and the variation approved ; Lakes and the Ovens-Upper Murray those for Western Port, the Dandenong area with the refinement of interim 8 controls. Administration of several of The Board's programme of publisning the smaller schemes will be handed material and holding seminars and back to the councils in the coming displays to stimulate interest and year. develop an understanding of planning has been expanded with the addition New committees were set up to advise of more staff. the Board on the planning of the Macedon Ranges and on the review of Two new part-time Board members statements of planning policy for the were appointed to replace those who Dandenong Ranges and the River Yarra. had retired or resigned. The staff The Board's representation on various continued to carry out their duties with other committees was maintained. efficiency and enthusiasm despite the Board members and staff continued difficulties created by the split in with their promotion of planning : accommodation and the increasing work visiting many areas to discuss and load which all officers have been called explain to councils and the public the upon to bear. advantages of planning ; assisting municipalities contemplating planning This brings the Board to the completion control or preparing interim of thirty years of State planning, thirty development orders or planning years in which planning in Victoria has schemes and maintaining liaison with grown from infancy into a flourishing regional planning authorities and the profession. Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. The Board now stands on the threshold A growing awareness of the importance of a new era. lt will be a crucial of planning has been reflected in the period in the Board's history and that of increasing number of requests for Victoria-a period in which the State speakers, articles, project material and may well have to provide within the general information. next thirty years for almost as many people as it has in the past 130 years. The Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Sound planning in its wide~t sense is of senior officers have been invited to paramount importance to the future speak at conferences and seminars in of the State. lt is a challenge to the the metropolitan area and country planners of today to provide for centres and to prepare articles for tomorrow. We look forward to the publication in various journals. challenge with enthusiasm. 9 STATE PLANNING COUNCIL/ STATE CO-ORDINATION COUNCIL The State Planning Council, as The Premier appointed Mr. K. D. Green, constituted under Section 8B of the Secretary, Premier's Department, as Town and Country Planning Act 196 I. Chairman of the new Council and met for the last time on lOth February, Mr. R. G. Webster, State Co-ordinator 1976, and was succeeded by the State of Works, Treasury, as Deputy Co-ordination Council on 13th April, Chairman. 1976. Two further meetings were held during the 1975-1976 period. Planning for State Co-ordination Council Reports to State Planning Council During July, 1975, a committee was set Reports dealt with by the State Planning up to prepare a paper for the Premier Council included those on the Geelong and the Minister for Planning as a basis Strategy Plan, the Melton-Sunbury for legislation to implement the development programme, the proposed proposals set out in the Cabinet location of the Victorian Institute of resolution which included "agreement Marine Science and the Fisheries in principle to broaden the charter of Laboratory (Fisheries and Wildlife the State Planning Council giving it a Division) and Government Projects in major role in co-ordination and the Port MelbournefSouth Melbourne integration activities of all departments area. and transferring of responsibilities to the Premier's Department in order that Outstanding Matters from State it might more efficiently serve Cabinet". Planning Council to State The Committee initially comprised the Co-ordination Council Secretary for Planning, the Chairman of the Town and Country Planning Board, In their consulting and advisory roles, the State Co-ordinator of Works, State the State Planning Council and Treasury and the Secretary, Premier's subsequently the State Co-ordination Department. Prior to the August, 1975 Council continued to assist the Board meeting