1972

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING BOARD OF VICTORIA

TWENTY -SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIAL YEAR 1971-1972

PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARliAMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 (2) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1961

By Authority: No. 31.-8171/72.-PRICE 60 cents C. H. RIXON, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, .

Contents

5 Meetings

5 Board Members

5 Legislation

7 Strategic Planning

7 State Planning Council

7 State Planning Advisory Committee

7 Statements of planning policy

7 Regional planning authorities

a Strategic studies

a Regional studies

9 Other studies

I I Schematic Planning

11 Planning schemes being prepared by the Board

17 Planning schemes being prepared by Councils

la Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Region

19 Revocations

19 Interim development orders

21 Committees

23 Promotion of planning

32 Staff

33 Appendices

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235 Queen Street, Melbourne, 3000

The Honorable the Minister for Local Government, 480 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, 1972. MEETINGS The Board held 24 ordinary meetings and six special meetings during the period. BOARD MEMBERS The Sir James Barrett Memorial Medal, an annual award made by the Town and Country Planning Association for notable contributions to town planning in Victoria, was this year awarded to the Chairman of the Board, Mr. R. D. L. Fraser. The Board has great pleasure in noting that the Chairman's services to planning in this State have been so fittingly recognised and congratulates Mr. Fraser on the award. During the year the Government decided to send Mr. Fraser overseas for three months from 15th June, 1972 to study planning organisation at central government and regional levels with particular emphasis on administrative structure and measures designed to promote growth in selected urban areas and restrain it in others. Mr. Fraser will also study the management of resources for nature conservation and recreation in areas dose to large cities. He will visit the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada and the United States. The Deputy Chairman, Mr. H. W. Hein, was appointed Acting Chairman for the duration of Mr. Fraser's absence. The Board noted with pleasure that the Governor in Council had approved the re-appointment of Mr. A. C. Collins for a further period of two years to 26th June, 1974. LEGISLATION A Bill to amend the Town and Country Planning Act 1961 was presented to the Autumn Session of Parliament (1972). lt was passed by the Legislative Council and had its second reading in the Legislative Assembly but the House rose before the Bill could proceed further. The Bill is general in scope and covers a variety of matters which experience and the development of planning considerations have shown to be desirable. In the interests of efficient planning administration the Board is most anxious for the amendment to be passed at the earliest opportunity. Town and Country Planning Regulations During the year one amendment (No. 10) was made to the Regulations. This resulted from the proclamation of the remaining parts of the Urban Renewal Act 1970 which in turn amended Section 38 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1961 which deals with town planning certificates and the matters to be contained therein. The statutory rule deletes the Seventeenth Schedule to the Town and Country Planning Regulations and introduces a new schedule which requires that responsible authorities provide, in addition to the existing information contained in town planning certificates, information as to whether the land for which the certificate is sought is or is not within an area in respect of which the Governor in Council has authorised the preparation of an urban renewal proposal. The amending Regulation was approved by the Governor in Council on 14th December, 1971. Yarra River ac Warrandyte 7 STRATEGIC PLANNING

STATE PLANNING COUNCIL Three new members were welcomed to the Councii-Mr. N. R. White (vice Sir Willis Connolly), Chairman, State Electricity Commission ; Mr. R. E. Donaldson (vice Mr. I. J. O'Donnell), Chairman, Country Roads Board and Mr. K. D. Green (vice Mr. A. G. Coulthard), Secretary, Premier's Department. The Council met four times during the year and considered the following major items: (a) draft statements of planning policy ; (b) a report to the Minister for Local Government on the feasibility of carrying out an investigation into the provision of access and services to ; (c) a report from the State Planning Advisory Committee on the need for additional major airport facilities ; and (d) the decentralisation of activities of Government departments in Victoria and the rationalisation of the boundaries of regions used by Government departments and semi-government authorities.

STATE PLANNING ADVISORY COMMIT'rEE The Committee met seven times and continued its investigations into an appropriate location for a second major airport. Information has been received from many Government departments and authorities and this is being evaluated. The Committee hopes to make a recommendation to the State Planning Council next year.

STATEMENTS OF PLANNING POLICY Statement of Planning Policy No. 4 (River Yarra) was approved on 7th September, 1971. lt is a directive that the River Yarra and its immediate environs shall be planned primarily as an open space system for nature conservation and recreation with provision, where appropriate, for primary production and forestry. lt applies to the River Yarra, its immediate environs and to the whole of the catchment east of Warrandyte.

REGIONAL PLANNING AUTHORITIES Western Port Regional Planning Authority As the first regional planning authority established under the 1968 legislation, the Authority is under constant surveillance and its mode of operation and planning techniques are likely to influence profoundly the development of regional planning throughout the State. The first two statements of planning policy apply to this region. The Authority has now proposed a boundary for the area on the mainland to which Statement of Planning Policy No. I shall apply. Announced in December, 1971, the proposal defines an area of 16,400 acres outside which no heavy industrial development will be considered. The Authority is currently preparing guidelines for the control of development within the area but has not committed itself to specific zon i ngs. Prop-:Jsals for the future use of the area wi 11 be based largely on the findings of the Western Port Bay Environment Study. The Authority has continued to apply stringent conditions to all industrial permits issued. These conditions ensure that all emissions of waste and noise from industrial operations are strictly controlled to avoid pollution of the environment. The Authority also insists on landscaping to enable the visual integration of industrial development with the landscape required by the statements of planning policy. Progress has also been made with the implementation of Statement of Planning Policy No. 2. The Authority has proposed a tree preservation policy to apply to most of the Mornington Peninsula to help maintain the attractive landscape without which, the Peninsula's recreation value would be seriously diminished. The Authority has made every endeavour to afford the public the greatest possible opportunity to participate in the planning process. From the outset of its operations, the Authority has made full use of its power to set up technical advisory committees and in this way has not only received technical assistance but has provided an opportunity for many interested groups and sectors of the community to be represented in the planning organisation for the area. By opening its reports on the proposed industrial boundaries to public comment for six months, the Authority has involved the public in the very early stages of the preparation of planning proposals. The Board regards this as particularly 8 commendable in a situation where planning has been the subject of controversy and the action of the Authority consistently misrepresented. The Board has always considered that the public should be given adequate opportunity to participate in planning but this voice cannot be effective unless the community is well informed.

Geelong Regional Planning Authority As a preliminary to the preparation of the regional planning scheme, the Authority recently commissioned a consultant to carry out a regional environment and land resources study. lt has also commenced several other studies. Because of the rapid increase in the extent and number of subdivisions in rural areas of allotments of 5 acres or less, the Authority is investigating the need for greater subdivisional control. To give more control until the study is finalised, the Governor in Council on 23rd May, 1972 approved an interim development order for the whole of the region except those parts within what is generally known as the Greater Geelong urban complex. The order requires that all subdivision is subject to a permit. To control multi-dwelling units, the Governor in Council on 21st September, 1971, under Section 32 (6) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1961, approved an amendment to the Geelong Planning Scheme 1959, the Lara Planning Scheme 1961 and the Barrabool Planning Scheme 1966 to make flats and residential buildings subject to a permit and to such conditions as the responsible authority thinks fit. To assist member Councils, the Authority has prepared and circulated a code of residential planning standards. The Authority also continued to give assistance with local planning matters and to work with member Councils in reviewing all planning proposals sponsored by them. The Board's Assistant Secretary, Mr. H. R. Trotter, is Acting Secretary of the Authority.

STRATEGIC STUDIES The Board's strategic planning studies are being undertaken in a State-wide context and can be grouped into three basic programmes. The aim of the first group is an evaluation of the resources of the State outside the Port Phillip district. The studies are related to four sectors, including parts of neighbouring States, radiating from the Port Phillip district towards the north-east, north-west, south-east and south-west. They are intended to provide the framework for assessing the present and future roles of each sector in the development of the State. Included in this group is a study of the coastline, an area of major importance not only for recreation, conservation and tourism but also for urban growth and development. The second group of studies is aimed at the gradual evolution of a strategic plan for the Port Phillip district. One ofthese is the major task of collecting relevant data on the servicing structure within the district. This involves an assessment of the extent, pattern, control, invested value and annual operating costs of services. A final report on the supply, transportation and distribution of gas was completed last year and a similar report on water supply, sewerage and drainage is well advanced. The Board has also given consideration to the metropolitan transportation networks and the recreational resources in the western half of the district. Both these programmes have considerable economic content and are therefore allied to the third programme, the economic studies, commenced and reported upon last year. Work during this year has largely involved incorporating statistics from the 1971 census.

REGIONAL STUDIES One of the Board's major concerns during the year has been the promotion of the regional planning concept. This has involved the Board in extensive studies to identify regions and define appropriate boundaries. Board members and staff have also met and consulted councils in the areas concerned. Particular attention was given to the Loddon-Campaspe area and to , with emphasis on the Latrobe Valley, and a submission was made to the Minister advocating the formation of regional planning authorities in these two areas. As a result the Minister took steps to establish an authority for the Loddon­ Campaspe region. Because of the lack of substantial support from some Councils in the area, the move was unsuccessful. 9

Despite this disappointment, the Board is continuing with its studies and is organising meetings of interested Councils and others to provide an opportunity for them to become acquainted with and participate in the process. During the year the Board received those Members of Parliament representing the proposed Loddon-Campaspe region to inform them of its work and in particular its views on the formation of a regional planning authority for the Loddon-Campaspe area. The question of co-ordinating the decentralisation of Government departments has been taken up by the Premier's Department and the Board's work on regional delineation has proved valuable in these investigations. O'FHER STUDIES The Board has noted an increasing interest in the preservation of the natural environment, shown particularly by the number of proposals for national parks. Three such proposals have been considered by the Board. One, for an extension to the Gippsland Lakes National Park, was submitted by the National Parks Service and the others arose from private initiatives. The Board was also asked to report on the proposed Inner Ring Road and in particular on the Section known as Fl. After examining the proposal, the Board in a comprehensive report advised the Minister that the construction of the eastern leg of the Fl would cause unwarranted disturbance to the environment.

Land Classification for Urban Growth The terrain classification of the Port Phillip district, undertaken by the C.S.I.R.O., Division of Applied Geomechanics, with some assistance from the Board's officers, has been published in part, namely the area covered by the I : 250,000 Melbourne National Mapping Sheet. This covers the most important parts of the district in the vicinity of Melbourne and work on other mapping sheets is well advanced. The classification in draft form was used by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, in consultation with officers of this Board, in the preparation of the plan for the growth of Melbourne to the year 2000. The evaluation of the terrain types as delineated will be of great value for future planning and the Board will be involved to a major degree in this. (A detailed account of the project was given in the twenty-fifth annual report). Open Land Zoning As part of a series of ' open land ' studies, reports were prepared on extractive industry in the Port Phillip district and the use of zoning to regulate land use in non-urban and low density areas. The Victorian Division of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science has formed a sub-committee to examine the contribution it can make to planning in the non-urban environment and officers of the Board are assisting.

Visit to Canberra During October, 1971 the Board paid a three-day visit to Canberra to discuss strategic planning and long-range forecasting with Commissioners and officers of the National Capital Development Commission. The Commission organised a comprehensive tour of Canberra and environs including an inspection of business and industrial centres and new developments in cluster housing, which was of particular interest to the Board.

Visit to Perth The Board also paid a visit to the Town Planning Department of Western during May, 1972 to discuss problems of common interest-metropolitan planning in the broad structural sense, organisation for regional planning, public enterprise in making land available for industrial and other key developments and growth promotion and restraints. A tour of Perth included visits to Kwinana, the Kewdale industrial area (developed as a major employment centre on a comprehensive basis) and integrated public and private sector housing developments.

Other Visits Board members and staff also visited other State capitals and provincial centres. Of particular importance were visits by the Chairman to Sydney to discuss the operation and effectiveness of the Land Development Contribution Act and to Tasmania to discuss regional planning and the preservation of places of historic interest. During May, 1972 two representatives of the Board attended a course in Sydney conducted by the Environment Simulation Laboratory (Australia), on 'games simulation ', the application of mathematical games theory to practical situations in which a number of conflicting interests affect the decision-making process in an urban planning region.

SCHEMATIC PLANNING

PLANNING SCHEMES BEING PREPARED BY THE BOARD

Planning Scheme Approved-Waratah Bay On 26th April, 1972, the Governor in Council approved a planning scheme for part of the coastline of the Shires of South Gippsland and Woorayl in the vicinity of Waratah Bay. This scenic and popular stretch of coastline has developed steadily with holiday homes since first subdivided early in the 1960's. The scheme is designed to control this development and subdivision. lt specifies a minimum subdivisional area of 80 acres in the rural zone, defines areas where subdivision is restricted because of the present over-provision of residential blocks and includes tree-felling restrictions and controls on advertising signs, tents and other temporary structures. An area of approximately 700 acres of Crown land in the Sandy Point area in the Shire of South Gippsland was deleted from the scheme because it is the subject of a detailed investigation by the Land Conservation Council, whose recommendations are not expected for two years. This area has been retained under interim development control. The scheme has now been handed back to the Councils concerned for their administration as responsible authorities.

Planning Schemes in Course of Preparation Eildon Reservoir (Shire o( Alexandra) lt was reported last year that the scheme had been adopted and would shortly be submitted to the Minister. However, since then the has commenced the preparation of a planning scheme for the whole of the municipality including the areas covered by the approved Eildon Reservoir Sub-Regional Planning Scheme, and this one. The Council's aim is to administer only one scheme instead of three and it has incorporated the Board's zoning into the new scheme. The Board concurred with this and has not continued with its scheme. The Council's scheme has been on public exhibition and should be submitted for approval early in the new year. When it is approved, the Board's interim development order will be revoked and its planning scheme abandoned. Until then the Board will administer the order on the basis of its exhibited scheme.

Lake Cairn Curran The Board has completed draft zoning proposals and ordinance provisions and has adopted the draft scheme in principle. The scheme has five zones-Rural Scenic, Rural, Tourist, Rural Highway and Special Uses. The Rural Scenic Zone is designed to protect the land nearest the water storage from any use which could lead to a deterioration in water quality. Residential subdivision around the lake will be restricted, thereby minimising the dangers of pollution from unserviced areas and it is proposed that tourist uses will be concentrated in the township of , outside the catchment area. During the year, the Board refused a permit for the creation of 37 farmlets around the foreshore and the applicant appealed to the Appeals Tribunal. The decision was upheld, confirming the Board's intent to restrict this type of subdivision around the foreshore. The State Rivers and Water Supply Commission and the Soil Conservation Authority have assisted with the preparation of the scheme. In addition to this, the Soil Conservation Authority gazetted a Proclamation over the area to protect the lake from pollution and the effects of erosion. The dual control has been operating since February, 1972. lt is expected that the draft scheme will be discussed with the three Councils concerned (Maldon, Newstead and Tullaroop) at an early date and that its public exhibition will shortly follow.

Lake Tyers to Cape Howe Coastal The Board has finalised draft zoning proposals and ordinance prov1s1ons and agreement in principle has been obtained from the Council of the Shire of and executive officers of the main government instrumentalities concerned with the area. lt is expected that the scheme will be placed on public exhibition at an early date. 12 Lorne . . . 'the Erskine leaps down the road to Lorne ' . . . . 'a fair lady is Lorne ' . . . Two quotations from Kipling reflect Lorne's special character. lt results from the setting of the village in a natural amphitheatre of bushland which in descending to the sea, creates the sandy crescent of Loutit Bay. Lorne's primary function is as a scenic seaside resort. Apart from the fishing industry, all commercial development and local service industry caters for permanent and part-time residents, holiday-makers and day trippers. The hinterland is of little agricultural value but the recreation potential of the surrounding forest has been recognised by the Forests Commission in managing the extensive area under its control. This was manifested in the declaration by the Commission during the year, of a forest park comprising 9,090 acres of natural bushland adjacent to the township. Earlier in the year a detailed survey was conducted by the Board as a preliminary to the preparation of a detailed planning scheme. The entire planning area was covered and the wide range of information gathered included detailed land use ; location, condition, type and materials of buildings ; location and nature of existing vegetation ; demographic characteristics, employment, tourist accommodation and activities ; topography, provision of services, status and condition of roads, retail characteristics, land ownership, traffic movements and recreational, cultural and social facilities. The material collected has been compiled and analysed and although the scheme has not been completed, sufficient work has been carried out to enable the Board to indicate its general aims and the methods by which these may be achieved. The general aim is : 'to provide for the preservation and enhancement of the present character of the town '. A more specific account follows : (a) Protection and enhancement of the charm and character of the environment. lt is constantly reiterated that Lorne's natural beauty, the result of a rare relationship between bush and sea, is its greatest asset. The attraction of the water, apart from its visual appeal, is directly dependent on the physiography of the foreshore and the opportunity provided for recreation. The stability of the foreshore results from an intricate balance of physical elements and any human action resulting in physical change must be carefully evaluated to determine how it will affect the system. Therefore, the approval of the Public Works Department is needed for any change of use. Further development should not be permitted on the foreshore unless it accords with a detailed plan of development adopted by the Responsible Authority. Certain features have been identified as ' objects of natural beauty ' to be preserved at all costs. A significant example is the group of blue gums on the foreshore at the end of Beal Street. Because of the occurrence of native trees over much of the developed section of the amphitheatre and their importance to the physical appeal of Lorne, tree preservation provisions will be included in the planning scheme. Their effect will be to prevent the destruction of native vegetation for any purpose other than the safety of the community, the construction of approved buildings and the provision of essential public services. lt should be emphasised, however, that the planning scheme can affect the visual character of the township only to a limited extent. The overall character of Lorne will result from a conscious effort by the citizens to attend to the detail of every facet of development. (b) Limitation of the size, direction and intensity of urban development to retain the ' village-like ' atmosphere. An intrinsic part of Lorne's beauty is its small compact setting in the natural amphitheatre. Strictly defined development boundaries at the ridge and the northern and southern extremities of this amphitheatre will retain the character and he Ip protect Lorne from bushfires, which have been a very real hazard. Where the limits to westward development are not defined by the ridge line, existing reserves and land use patterns form urban boundaries, for example, Lorne Golf Course, public parks south-west of Point Grey and Crown land. Lorne Is a resort of low residential density, valued by its occupants as a retreat from intensive multi-storey development. There is no reason why this existing character should be changed-rather it is a form of resort specialisation which should be encouraged. The planning scheme therefore aims to limit residential density and building height. (c) Determination of standards to ensure harmony between development and the natural en vi ron ment. Certain uses are out of character with the preservation of the natural environment, the 'village ' atmosphere and tourism. General Industry Is one and the planning scheme makes no provision for industry except for local services associated with commercial trade, light engineering and construction works. Where not ancillary to commercial premises, these visually unattractive uses should be located in an unobtrusive area, screened from public view. )> ""0 ""0 0 0> n or .... 0 .... or (1) m, ~"' :::> (1)

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lt is also proposed to restrict skyline development, control building height so views will not be disrupted and determine standards to maintain the existing high level of visual amenity.

(d) Creation of a tourist and recreational focal point. The scheme proposes two zones to provide the concentration, variety and range needed for a tourist and recreational focal point during the summer months. The area of most intensive use is the limited area of flat land adjacent to the main commercial centre, forming part of the foreshore reserve. lt has different functions related to its varying physical characteristics and detailed plans should differentiate between the needs for an active surf beach, a safe beach and picnic area for family groups, an area specifically for board riders, a cliff walk with a rock platform for fossicking and a passive recreational area of reed swamp and waterbirds. lt is proposed that the area be kept clear of development apart from that of a tourist and recreational nature and that building be kept to a minimum and strict height control exercised. This area is directly related to the adjacent tourist ;zone which includes commercial, accommodation, food and tourist activities. During June, 1972, the Board commenced preparation of a development plan for the whole of the foreshore reserve from Point Grey to Stony Creek, with particular emphasis on the area occupied by Erskine House. This site is an integral part of the foreshore and forms a physical separation between the beach front and the tourist zone. Council has been offered an option to purchase the land and is keen to do so. lt is hoped that the Board's aims in preserving and enhancing the present character of Lorne and the detailed means by which they may be implemented, will receive strong local support. lt is intended that the statutory public exhibition period be preceded by a formal introduction of the planning scheme and the related philosophy, and with the aid of local organisations, supporting documents will be produced and distributed to explain the intentions and provisions of the scheme and to outline the ways in which individual residents may influence the realisation of those aims. The Lorne Planning Scheme provides a unique opportunity for the enhancement of the blend of natural and urban elements which is Lorne and introductory measures such as these will help to ensure that the opportunity is not lost.

Ma/don The preparation of the Maldon Planning Scheme is progressing steadily. Detailed existing conditions surveys have been carried out and several maps prepared for various aspects of the scheme. As a result of further investigation it was decided to extend the planning area to include land to the south of the scheme and land previously administered under the Lake Cairn Curran Interim Development Order. lt was also decided that the 'Area of Special Significance', presently covering only the centre of the town, should be extended to the township boundaries. lt is proposed to modify the Interim Development Order to include these extensions and to introduce four interim zones to facilitate administration of the enlarged area. The revised order will be placed on public exhibition. In November, 1971 a meeting was held between the Maldon Shire Council, government bodies and local organisations concerned with the future of the area. The participants expressed strong support for the preservation of the town but it was suggested that a public meeting be held for residents to decide whether they wanted preservation through planning control. The public meeting, held in a local hall in May, 1972, was attended by 200 local residents. The outcome was one of overwhelming support for the plan, with the wish that it be finalised as soon as possible. Obstacles yet to be overcome are lack of finance and the inadequacy of existing preservation legislation.

Phi/lip Island lt was reported last year that the Board had completed a substantial review of the Phillip Island Planning Scheme and its recommendations were incorporated into Amendment No. I. This was placed on public exhibition from 18th August, 1971 to 19th November, 1971 and 50 objections were received. About one-third of these concerned the rezoning of sparsely developed subdivisions.

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Simpson The future of the proposed shopping centre is still in doubt. A consortium of three local dairying companies has provided finance for two shops with adjoining professional offices, the plans for which have been approved by the Board although this involved some modification to the design of the centre. Further discussions have taken place with the Council about the siting of the proposed hall but the location will be affected by the new design. Development generally has been slowed down by the curtailing of the Heytesbury Settlement project.

General The preparation of other schemes has been delayed by staff shortages but the Board maintains interim development controls which are usually sufficient to guide day-to-day development. Appendix I gives a complete list of schemes in the course of preparation and the stage that each has reached. Appendix 11 lists approved planning schemes.

17 PLANNING SCHEMES BEING PREPARED BY COUNCILS

Planning Schemes Approved Eight principal schemes prepared by Councils were approved during the year.

City of The Planning Scheme was approved on IIth October, 1971, and Echuca became the eleventh provincial city in Victoria to have an approved planning scheme. The scheme sets guidelines for growth for at least twenty years and special attention has been given to the expanding tourist and commercial requirements of the city. An interesting feature of the scheme is the delineation of an ' Area of Historic Interest'. This corresponds to the 'Port' and environs which the Council of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) has declared an 'Historic Area'. For 50 years paddle steamers carried wool and other goods between the railhead at Echuca and distant properties. Trade flourished to such an extent that during the closing decades of the nineteenth century, Echuca was the second largest port in Victoria in terms of goods landed and transported. The aim is to preserve and wherever possible restore the character and atmosphere of a number of significant buildings and places of historic and architectural interest.

City of Frankston The Planning Scheme relates only to that part of the municipality outside the approved Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme. The Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act 1968 extended the metropolitan planning area to include, among other areas, the remainder of the City of Frankston. Accordingly, the provisions of the scheme have been designed to conform to the metropolitan scheme to facilitate reconciliation of the two schemes at a later date.

City of Hamilton Hamilton is located at the junction of the Henty and Glenelg Highways and provides local and regional services for a catchment of about 30,000 people. The scheme is designed to rationalise existing conditions and encourage compact development to make more effective use of community services. Unfortunately the effectiveness of the scheme is threatened by the tendency for ribbon development to occur along the main highway outside the boundary of the scheme.

City of The Planning Scheme approved on 24th August, 1971 includes the urban area of Mildura and surrounding agricultural lands. The Council is keen to ensure that the appearance and aesthetic quality of the city is of a high standard and consequently the scheme is designed accordingly. Special attention is given in the scheme to the tourist potential and zoning controls, especially along Deakin Avenue, are designed with this in mind.

Shire of Ararat () The (Willaura) Planning Scheme incorporates the town of Willaura and environs. The main purpose of the scheme is to ensure that development occurs in areas which can be economically served with sewerage, water and drainage.

Shire of Rochester (Wharparilla) The (Wharparilla) Planning Scheme covers approximately 6 square miles of land located in the flat flood plain to the west of the confluence of the Murray and Campaspe Rivers. The basic aims of the scheme are to control development, prevent undesirable overspill from the City of Echuca and particularly to prevent ribbon development along the Murray Valley and Northern Highways.

Shire of Seymour (Seymour Township) The Seymour Planning Scheme is confined to the town of Seymour and surrounding areas which provide local and regional services for a substantial catchment area. Continued growth seems assured because of the town's location on the Highway and its proximity to the Puckapunyal army complex, and the scheme is designed to direct this growth into the most suitable areas. Of particular interest is the introduction of a Highway Zone to exercise tight control over development serving the highway traffic. The scheme provisions are aimed at protecting the appearance and efficient functioning of the highway and include requirements for landscaping, screening and building setback, together with rear parking and storage. 8171/72.-2 18

Shire of (-) The (Nyah-Nyah West) Planning Scheme includes the towns of Nyah and Nyah West and the area between. The scheme is designed to consolidate the two centres and to restrict ribbon development along the and the Nyah-Ouyen Road. An interesting aspect is a proposal, included in the scheme as a Community Forest Zone, to provide a native tree area which the Council intends to develop as a tourist attraction.

Amendments Much of the Board's time is spent in examining amendments to approved planning schemes. There has been a tendency in recent years for councils to submit several small amendments within short periods of time. Each amendment involves a considerable amount of technical and administrative work but, by consolidating them, councils can assist the Board in reducing this work. This will result in a faster, more efficient planning process benefitting all concerned.

Progress During the year many councils expressed an interest in planning. Board members and staff visited many areas to discuss and explain to councils and the public the advantages of planning. They also actively assisted many rural municipalities contemplating planning control. The Shires of Avoca, Avon, Donald, Glenelg, Kaniva, Kowree, Leigh and Warrnambool all made inquiries ; the Shires of Bright, Buninyong, Hampden, Huntly, , Omeo, Ripon, Rutherglen, Wangaratta, Winchelsea and Wycheproof resolved to prepare planning schemes for all or part of their areas and eleven interim development orders-Kerang (Borough), Queenscliffe (Borough), Ballan, Bairnsdale, Bannockburn (balance), Broadford, Creswick, Geelong (Region), Goulburn, (balance) and Waranga-were approved.

MELBOURNE ME'fROPOLITAN PLANNING REGION

Amendments During the year five amendments to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme were approved. Amendment No. 20 involved the reservation for proposed railway purposes of two areas in the vicinity of Latrobe Street to provide for two stations on the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop. Amendment No. 22 deleted the reservation for proposed main road, intended for the Sydney Road By-pass, in the municipalities of Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg. Amendment No. 16 concerned the Milleara Development Area and Amendment Nos. 31 and 32 were requested pursuant to Section 32 (6) of the Act and were considered appropriate under that section.

Extended Area The amending Act in 1968 enlarged the metropolitan area to include the whole of the Shires of Werribee, Melton, Bulla, Whittlesea, Eltham, Knox, Sherbrooke, Croydon and Frankston and parts of the Shires of Healesville, Berwick and Cranbourne. The Board of Works has now prepared Amendment No. 3 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme to include the enlarged area. The amendment proposes a system of corridor growth, defining those areas where future growth will be permitted and those where it will be prohibited. A second amendment (No. 21) amends the present Metropolitan Planning Scheme in accordance with the long-term policy expressed in Amendment No. 3. Both amendments will be on exhibition from 1st December, 1971 to 3rd July, 1972. An interim development order for the extended area, approved on 30th November, 1971, provides control until Amendment No. 3 is approved. lt requires that all use, development or subdivision except in certain defined already-urbanised areas, is subject to a permit. This is in addition to local council controls.

Reconciliation of Local Schemes In accordance with the policy of the Board of Works to incorporate local schemes or interim development orders into its planning scheme, local schemes for the Cities of Heidelberg and Richmond, the Shire of Diamond Valley and Eltham Township were reconciled with the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme and revoked. 19 REVOCATION$ Fourteen applications for the revocation of planning schemes under Section 32 (4) of the Act were approved by the Governor in Council. Among them were revocations of the whole ofthe planning schemes for Diamond Valley, Heidelberg, Richmond and Eltham Township after their reconciliation with the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme. The remainder were for small areas of land where anomalous circumstances existed or where the provisions of an approved scheme were causing hardship. INTERIM DEVELOPMENT ORDERS The following interim development orders were approved during the year. Kerang (Borough) The order covers the whole of the municipality. it is designed to control ribbon development along the highway, regulate residential development in the township and service expanding industry. The Board has assisted the Council in preparing zoning proposals to be used as a basis for administering the order. Queenscliffe (Borough) The order covers the whole of the Borough and provides that all use, development or subdivision of land is subject to Council consent. Bairnsdafe The order covers the whole ofthe Shire and supersedes a previous order covering only the surrounds ofthe Town of Bairnsdale. lt is intended to control development around the resort areas of the Gippsland Lakes and for this reason, Paynesville, Raymond Island, Eagle Point, Lindenow andWalpa have been included in a' township' zoning. The order also provides for two rural zones and prescribes a minimum subdivisional area of I0 acres. Ball an The order is designed to control speculative subdivision. lt covers the whole of the municipality and specifies various minimum subdivisional areas. The towns of Ballan, Blackwood, Egerton, and Gordon have been designated 'township zones '. Bannockburn On 15th February, 1972 an order was approved for the whole of the Shire outside the Geelong Planning Scheme. This was particularly significant in that planning control was thereby extended to the only remaining uncontrolled area on the immediate fringe of the Geelong urban area. The order is a simple ' blanket ' one prescribing that all use or development is subject to Council consent. Broadford The order covers the whole of the Shire and provides for a township zone and two rural zones. A minimum subdivisional area of 50 acres is prescribed in rural zones to control speculation. Creswick The order covers the township of Creswick and the surrounding area extending south to the and west to the Shire of . lt provides for a township zone, two rural zones, a forest zone and a rural highway zone. In the rural zones a minimum subdivisional area of 40 acres is specified with the exception that an existing allotment at the date of approval of from 60 to 80 acres may be subdivided into allotments of not less than 30 acres. Goufburn The order is designed to control speculative subdivision. lt covers the whole of the Shire and provides for a township zone, three rural zones and prescribes minimum subdivisional requirements. Shepparton The order is a simple ' blanket 'one which prescribes that all use or development is subject to Council consent. lt covers the balance of the Shire outside the scheme for the area immediately adjacent to the . The Council has engaged consultants and it is expected that the scheme will be prepared in the near future. Waranga The order covers the whole of the municipality except the area covered by the Corop Lakes Planning Scheme. lt specifies a township zone, three rural zones and minimum subdivisional requirements. Geefong The Geelong Regional Planning Authority Interim Development Order, approved on 23rd May, 1972, is discussed under 'Geelong Regional Planning Authority'.

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Preservation of Places of Historic Interest During the year the Committee visited the townships of Beechworth and Maldon to assess local reaction to planning controls and to ascertain at first-hand the effect of these controls. In Beechworth, the local Council is operating an interim development order and has submitted for approval a planning scheme incorporating an 'environmental area' subject to special protective measures. At Maldon the Board is administering an interim development order while preparing a scheme. Following these visits some useful recommendations were submitted by the Committee and their implementation should improve the effectiveness of controls already in operation. The Committee has also made an intensive study of the effectiveness of existing preservation legislation and its report has been forwarded to the Minister by the Board.

Yarra Valley The Yarra Valley Advisory Committee has been almost wholly engaged in the study of various local and overseas management systems, with the object of recommending to the Minister the most appropriate system of management for the Yarra Valley. lt is expected that its report will be available in the near future. The Committee has also visited the Valley several times during the year and completed a thorough examination of the whole area. AIRFIELDS COMMITTEE (VICTORIA) The Committee's main work has been the preparation of a formal report, now in the final draft stage, on land use problems around Avalon aerodrome. lt is hoped that the report will be completed and submitted to the Minister for Local Government and the Federal Minister for Civil Aviation at an early date.

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF URBAN STUDIES During last year the Institute adopted as a national project, 'The Price of Land '. A Task Force was appointed to gather the facts that were already known throughout Australia and to prepare a first report. This was presented and debated at a national seminar held on 23rd July, 1971. As a result of the seminar, the Task Force has continued with the project and will present a second, more detailed report at the next annual conference to be held in October, 1972. During this year the Institute adopted as a national project, ' New Cities for Australia '. A similar procedure was adopted and a Task Force will prepare a first report also to be presented at the next annual conference. Officers of the Board have contributed to this project. The Chairman of the Board was re-elected to the Institute's Board of Management and two of the Board's staff serve on the Committee of the Victorian Division of the Institute. OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMMITTEE The draft code prepared by the Outdoor Advertising Committee was received by the Board during the year for examination together with representations received after circulation. The review is almost complete.

PLACE NAMES COMMITTEE The Chairman of the Board is an ex-officio member of the Place Names Committee and is represented by his nominee, Mr. R. H. Arnot, Senior Research Officer. Apart from its representation on the Committee, the Board is also the Committees' official consultant. During the year, the Committee completed its examination of the I : 250,000 national mapping series within the State of Victoria and is now examining the I : 100,000 series in a similar search for errors and anomalies in place names. lt also considered the extent of territory that should be covered by place names in developing suburban areas. 22 PORT PHILLIP AUTHORITY The Authority held sixteen ordinary meetings plus a number of site inspections and the Consultative Committee met five times. The Authority has been re-examining its role and powers under the Port Phillip Authority Act and it is hoped that a number of changes will be made in the near future to strengthen the Act. Although the Authority is still hampered by lack of technical staff, a Research Officer commenced duty in November, 1971, enabling the Authority to undertake and participate in a number of foreshore restoration projects. A Conservation Committee has been set up by the Authority to liaise with the various conservation groups concerned with the Port Phillip area and to prepare reports identifying conservation areas and areas of high scenic value and recommending appropriate methods of management. Mr. F. Coates represents the Board on the Authority and on the Conservation Committee.

QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET RE,DEVELOPMENT SUB-COMMITTEE During this year the Queen Victoria Market Redevelopment Committee, originally formed by the Melbourne City Council, was expanded to include members representing the State Government and the city business community. The two persons representing the Government are the Minister for Local Government and the Minister for State Development. However, the Minister for Local Government has nominated the Board's Deputy Chairman, Mr. H. W. Hein, to represent him at working meetings of the Sub-Committee.

STANDING COMMITTEES The Board has introduced joint meetings of the three Standing Committees to enable officers of the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works, the Western Port Regional Planning Authority and the Geelong Regional Planning Authority to discuss mutual problems. The major considerations were Amendment Nos. 3 and 21 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme. Other topics included betterment charges, lot sizes in rural zones, the management of resources, control and protection of non-urban lands, the impact on adjoining regions of the ' corridor ' growth concept and the need for complementary controls.

WESTERN PORT WATER POLLUTION COMMITTEE The Committee is still in existence but its activities have been substantially reduced by the establishment of the Westernport Bay Environment Study. The Committee's main work of planning significance was its consideration of interim guidelines for water quality control in the Western Port catchment.

WESTERNPORT BAY ENVIRONMENT STUDY The Board is represented on the Committee of the Western port Bay Environment Study, established by the Government during the year to carry out a two-year investigation of the environment of Westernport Bay. lt must be emphasised that it is a study of factors which affect the quality of the waters of the bay not a comprehensive environment study. However, the examination of present and projected land use, with which the Board's representative is principally concerned, constitutes a significant part of the research.

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Planning exists not for its own sake but for the service of man. lt has no true purpose other than to promote the welfare of the community. But, as Professor Buchanan has said, 'decision-making is tending to become a more and more sophisticated process, moving further away from the people rather than towards them, further indeed even from public comprehension ...... I think there is a whole new art to be developed-the art of presenting very complicated matters in a way that ordinary people can understand and in a way that the laymen who have the responsibility of decision-making can have some idea of the matters they are called upon to decide '. The development of this art will largely determine the quality of life in the future. lt must not be overlooked. The Board has always been very conscious of the importance of planning promotion. As long ago in Victorian planning as 1947 it was found necessary to ask for a ' public relations officer ' with technical qualifications who could form the very necessary liaison between the Board and the councils. In this sense Board members and staff are all public relations officers and as such perform very valuable functions. Since that time the concept of public relations has widened. People generally have been made more aware of the importance of planning. This is reflected in many ways, among them the increasing number of requests for speakers, articles, project material and general information.

PUBI.ICATIONS The Board has continued with its programme of publishing material to stimulate interest and develop an understanding of planning-of its goals, uses, achievements and potential. A third issue of the illustrated magazine, ' Project', was published on 'Conservation in a Metropolitan Region ' and it was found necessary to reprint the second one which explained in popular form the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act 1968. Statements of Planning Policy No. 3 (Dandenong Ranges) and No. 4 (River Yarra), together with accompanying reports, were also published and sell for 20 cents each. The Board also intends to publish a 'Planning Manual', setting out broad guidelines for responsible authorities to assist them with planning problems. The first of the bulletins, 'Requirements for the Preparation and Examination of Planning Schemes • was distributed during the year and the second 'The Preparation of a Planning Scheme', is almost complete.

SYMPOSIUMS Board members and staff contributed to and attended several conferences and symposiums including the Australian Institute of Urban Studies National Seminar on 'The Price of Land ', the Conference of the Australian Regional Groups of the Royal Institute of Public Administration and the International Clean Air Conference. The Board also took an active interest in the 21st Australian Architectural Convention conducted by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects during May, 1972. The Convention took the form of a demonstration of urban planning by a team of architects, sociologists, ecologists, planners, engineers, geographers and economists. The area selected for the demonstration was Sunbury and although the design was based on Sunbury, the real aim was to present concepts and methods of urban planning and to show the importance ofteam work by all professions involved in the environment. The Convention included lectures, working sessions, tours, displays and an open forum led by Federal and State parliamentarians. As part of the Convention, the Institute organised an exhibition by public and private organisations concerned with urban planning, in which the Board mounted a display on the theme of people and planning. One of the most important aspects of the Convention was the provision for an exchange of ideas between people from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, all concerned with urban planning. 24 STUDENTS The Board appreciates the importance of maintaining close contact with the Department of Town and Regional Planning at Melbourne University. Representatives of the Board are invited regularly to lecture to students in various years on the organisation and work of the Board. Students are then invited to the Board's offices and shown the various aspects of the Board's work to give them an insight into practical planning-technical and administrative. A seven-year part-time course leading to an Associateship Diploma of Town Planning was introduced last year at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. lt has been well received and the Board welcomes this opportunity for increasing the number of qualified people in the planning field. 25 REGIONAL PLANNING Regional planning authorities are now a fact in some areas of Victoria. The 1968 Amendment to the Town and Country Planning Act set up the legislative machinery to provide for the formation of regional planning authorities, composed primarily of representatives of local government in each region. They will be responsible for the investigations and broad planning for the use of resources for conservation, recreation and tourism; farming and mineral extraction ; and for evolving regional policies for the distribution of employment and the maintenance of amenity and efficiency, particularly in the field of transportation.

Why Regional Planning Each municipal council has its own functions and responsibilities, aims and ambitions in respect of the area directly under its control. Each council acts independently and is fully and properly entitled to do so. Yet its decisions and its actions have a clear reaction on the affairs of all the other councils whose territory adjoins its boundaries and a clear bearing on the affairs of all the other authorities who operate inside those boundaries. Although these other authorities, such as those responsible for water supply and drainage, have the power to act independently, their actions also tend to influence, circumscribe and limit the actions and decisions of the local councils. Such a form of management of local affairs leaves much to be desired. All public authorities are interdependent. The forces of change evidenced by a changing population distribution and a changing economic and employment situation, are continuously working and their effects have no regard whatsoever for municipal or indeed any other forms of arbitrary political boundaries. The getting together, however, informally of the various individual authorities and councils is a recognition of their interdependence. lt accepts that planning on a regional scale is a common sense way to achieve an orderly and comprehensive approach to local affairs. The legislation provides the means whereby regional planning authorities can be set up in Victoria to achieve this orderly and comprehensive approach to the local planning of those areas which have a high degree of physical, social and economic unity. A regional planning authority provides a common forum on which each local council, through representation, can have a say in the ordering of the wider area, and where any conflict of interest can be investigated, discussed and, it is hoped, resolved. A large authority provides a unified voice for a significant section of the State, which, because of its size and the number of people it represents, is more likely to influence the decision-making process concerned with the planning and future development of the State. This strength is not only an advantage in the political sense of government, but also in the co-ordination of the activities of government departments and service agencies. If carried out properly, planning on a regional scale would enable the comprehensive assessment of the needs and the co-ordination of all the future services for a wide district. Efficient regional planning can provide the logical means to produce an economic regulation and servicing of development. In some respects the disparity in political power between central government and local government bodies, particularly in the rural areas, is not conducive to strong local government participation in the planning process. By establishing strong regional planning authorities, representing sufficiently large populations, an intermediate level of government will be created providing a more viable continuum of political authority from the central to the local government sectors. The amount and depth of study in the field of planning and particularly economic planning, is still very limited. lt has been suggested overseas that many cities are likely to invest, through development and renewal in the next 20 years, the equivalent of their present capital value. At the same time those cities are likely to invest only the equivalent of less than one-half of I per cent. of the annual investment in finding out whether that development and renewal is right or wrong in the long term for the community. lt is in this field that regional planning can prove most effective. Perhaps no other form of organisation exists outside central government which can assess, on a comprehensive basis, the total benefits and costs to the community of development in all its forms, or provide the opportunity for the rational assessment of the problems. Money has been described as the corn mon denominator between all h urn an activity in goods and services, and in view of the growing complexity of contemporary life, it is becoming more and more necessary to look at all development projects on a ' pseudo-financial ' basis as well as from other points of view. 26

Other than central government agencies, a regional planning authority is the most useful vehicle through which such studies could be undertaken, particularly since the resource which attracts the developer often extends over or affects a much wider area than that covered by one or two municipalities. Victoria's planning system is based on a principle of government handing down, by means of policy statements, directives to be implemented by planning authorities. Since these statements have broad economic, social and environmental implications they can best be implemented by groups of municipalities representing areas which display strong unity. The success of the operation depends on the use made of the legislation in determining regional boundaries. In this respect there is little doubt that it can be made more successful by ensuring that the environment can be planned in territorial units which are compatible with the scale of the resources or environmental components and activity systems requiring consideration and action.

The Objectives of Regional Planning No one region is necessarily the same as any other. The resources, problems, and potential for development may differ from one region to another. Socially the difference can be even more distinct. These points are illustrated by the nature of the three regions which have already been created. Western Port accommodates comparatively few people but contains vast resources for future industrial exploitation and recreation. The Melbourne metropolis is an urban region of great complexity with significant expansion and renewal problems. Geelong, though much smaller, is equally complex and has urban problems centred on the major city and rural problems present in its wide hinterland. All three have problems associated with growth. On the other hand many of the rural regions are characterised by static or slow growth. Throughout Victoria the economic problems of primary industries coupled with an increased mobility of the population is reflected in declining rural settlements. Changing markets and cost/price relationships pose special problems for the planning and utilisation of land resources. Clearly both economic and physical planning are required to improve the physical, economic and social environments in these areas. Here the regional planning task is associated with the problems of encouraging development rather than the problems created by rapid natural growth. Such factors illustrate that the objectives of regional planning will vary from region to region. All regions, however, would have the common objective of securing the comprehensive approach to their different problems. In this respect a regional planning authority is a sound means of ensuring a co-ordinated result and is directly involved at all stages of the research-planning-development process until the stage of planning for the actual construction is reached. Transportation in all its forms is of regional importance. The network of principal roads can best be 'read ' at greater than the municipal level. One vital objective would be the development of a network of roads as an integral part of the environment supporting an appropriate distribution of land uses making the best possible use of all existing facilities and public funds available to the region as a whole. This gives it a strong regional characteristic, as illustrated by the transportation studies now in progress for the Geelong, Ballarat and areas. The question of transportation is also increasingly related to recreation. The present almost exclusive concern of many authorities with the 'journey to work ', together with the movement of goods and produce, may not be appropriate for the future. American experience indicates that the 'journey to play' is just as important as the journey to work, and studies show that perhaps one-third of all highway travel in the U.S.A. is for recreational and social purposes. The role of tourism in the economy of a region, and the needs of a rising population which is becoming increasingly more mobile, indicate that studies of these factors and their potential for development are vital from a regional point of view. The changing patterns of recreation and holiday behaviour within the community, add emphasis to the need to plan in terms of integrated regional networks of recreation outlets and facilities. Co-ordination from a point of view of recreation at the regional level is essential, if only to assist another objective-that of achieving satisfactory balance of employment. The question of employment is all important and appropriate for consideration at the regional level. If, because of poor employment opportunities, the growth trend is delayed or reversed the result could be a waste of community assets and resources. The end product of an absolute decrease in population is a waste of social capital in houses, roads, schools, hospitals and factories. Such decline has no respect for municipal boundaries. On the other hand regional planning areas provided they are properly and carefully determined are more likely to embrace all the districts mutually affected by the decline and enable a unified approach to that problem. 27

Implications of Regional Planning The Government has an important role to play in regional planning. In addition to statements of planning policy, Government has the ability and the power to use its investment programmes as a planning tool both to clarify regional development priorities and to implement regional planning policies.

Such planning tools include : the distribution of industry incentives and the provision for new towns ; investment in airports, ports, motorways and railways ; the location of research establishments and offices of Government departments and instru mentalities ; the location of projects of Government bodies such as in housing, and the location of universities and institutes of higher education.

Perhaps the most important implication of regional planning, and one which has been given high priority throughout the world, is the intimate relationship between economic policy and physical planning for the development and use of the environment. The larger the territorial unit concerned, the more important this relationship becomes and the more essential it is that regional strategies for development be devised in association with national and state economic policies and priorities.

Economic policy, like planning policy, is vitally concerned with the use of the State's resources. The realisation of the potential of all the available physical, economic and social resources involves three spheres of activity : (a) survey and analysis-ofthe extent, value and likely demand for the resources, together with an assessment of the possible effects of their use ; (b) formulation of a plan-from alternatives for the regulation of their development or protection ; and (c) execution of the plan-involving action to utilise them.

Whilst, for convenience, they are listed separately they represent one process. The survey defines the problem requiring future action, the plan decides the future course of action, and the execution is the putting into effect of that course of action.

lt is a process which can be achieved efficiently through a regional planning authority. Nevertheless its outcome will be more successful if achieved in co-ordination with Government agencies, and in Victoria, this is particularly so in the field of regional development related to a policy of decentralisation.

29 ENDS AND MEANS IN PLANNING Urban and regional planning is always concerned with practical objectives, not with knowledge for its own sake. This raises the question of ends or objectives and the means that may be used to obtain them. There is a commonplace saying that 'planning is for people', a view that lays heavy emphasis on the relation of urban and regional planning to the social sciences. On the other hand planning can also be concerned with land use, a term that embraces both conservation of resources and economic land use. Those whose concern is mainly for wise land use can sometimes be rather indifferent or even callous towards people, in the sense of concern for social welfare, even though ' wise land use ' may be said to be directed ultimately to mainly human purposes. In ' Exploration into Urban Structure ', edited by Melvin M. Webber, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1964, John W. Dyckman, in summing up the contributions made in the other essays which make up the book says : 'The ideal planning operation would combine both interest in process and a desire for goals. lt would be sufficiently utopian to stir men's visions and aspirations, and sufficiently skilled in analysing the processes of effectuation of those ends. and in organising and deploying resources for their attainment, to bring about the utopian state. No such ideal combination can be found anywhere in human affairs. The best we can hope for is steady improvement-a road that brings us ever closer to the new goals that are constantly being re-created out of the images of the old ones.' In 'Planning in an Environment of Change' (The Town Planning Review, (U.K.), Vol. 39, No. 4, Jan. 1969) Melvin M. Webber says briefly : 'The distinguishing marks of the planning approach to decision and action are, then, its explicit goals basis, its evaluation of alternative futures and alternative future courses of action ...... ' Both these quotations emphasise the importance of goals or ends, and process or action or in another word, means.

The Present Situation in Victoria What Sir Garfield Barwick ( 'The Preservation of Diversity ' , Australian Conservation Foundation, Occasional Publication No. 5, May, 1971) calls 'the zoning approach of town and country planning' was absolutely dominant as the means of expressing planning proposals, until the important 1968 amendment to the Town and Country Planning Act set up the procedure for policy planning, by which planning proposals which have the imprimatur of the State Government are expressed as broad 'statements of planning policy '. The most detailed level of planning. civic design, has generally been expressed in Victoria, up to the present, in the form of individual developer's plans within zones, rather than by significant governmental planning at this level. No doubt the most notable proposal for civic design planning in Victoria is the forthcoming three dimensional strategy plan for the . The remarks above deal with means at present available in Victoria. When it comes to ends, or goals, the Third Schedule of the Town and Country Planning Act provides for ' matters which may be provided for in schemes '. This list does not distinguish between ends and means. For example it enables the 'closing, stopping up, or diverting or limiting or prohibiting access to streets, roads and other ways ...... ' to appear as a feature of a scheme. However, unless such action were related to classification of roads, in order to contribute to welfare ends by channelling traffic around residential neighbourhoods, and to public safety ends by keeping fast through-traffic away from inadequate by-passes or 'false through roads ', it would not serve any purpose. it is believed that the time is ripe in Victoria for a review of ends, and the means to attain those ends, in the field of urban and regional planning.

Ends or Goals In reviewing the matters which may be provided for in planning schemes, one approach is to extend the list of specific matters, another is to express general ends or goals, and means by which these ends may be attained in planning. The disadvantage of an extended list of specific matters is that it can become rather cumbersome, and may still omit matters which may later be found desirable to include in planning schemes. The disadvantage of a list of general ends is that it can be very generalised, and may give the impression that planning is trying to encompass too broad a fteld of activity. it is believed that the best procedure is to list ends of broad generality, and to provide an over-riding limitation to the field of urban and regional planning to the effect that it is concerned with these ends only to the extent that they may be related to the location of land uses and for to the planning of the built environment. This leads to a definition of planning as the process of spatial ordering in the urban and regional environments. 30

Below are listed four broad ends, three of them divided into two parts, which it is believed could be used for a fairly basic review ofthe planning process in Victoria. (i) Conservation ends : (a) conservation of species, habitats, and geological features, as part of man's stewardship of Planet Earth ; (b) conservation of wilderness and resources for man's enjoyment and economic use. (ii) Economic land use ends : regulation of land use for the general economic benefit and to provide for the anticipated population, demographic structure and level of economic development of the area to be planned. (iii) Aesthetic and cultural ends : (a) preservation and enhancement of the visual harmony of townscape, landscape and waterscape ; (b) preservation and rehabilitation of structures, buildings, groups of buildings and places of historic interest, and of structures, buildings and groups of buildings of architectural or technological interest. (iv) Human welfare ends : (a) regulation of land use in the interest of public safety ; (b) regulation of land use in the interests of social welfare and to provide for the health, educational and recreational needs of the community.

Means or Processes These rather sweeping ends are limited in planning firstly to the fact that the process is confined to planning of the physical environment, or spatial ordering in the urban and regional contexts. Secondly, the planning process is limited by the means that may be used to attain these ends. Of the three levels of planning-policy planning, zoning and civic design-zoning occupies a central position. Statutory zoning as part of the planning process has been criticised by those who support the English system of development plans, but zoning is strongly established in the U.S.A. and parts of Europe, particularly Germany. The term ' zoning ' means the preparation of an ordinance which defines the purposes for which land may be used in areas specified on a scheme map, the different categories of land use being the zones and reservations. In the English development planning process, on the other hand, a flexible ' development plan ' is prepared, but land may be used for any purpose until a proposal to develop is refused by the planning authority. The zoning approach to planning is strongly established in Australia. Most persons associated with the legal and administrative aspects in this country regard zoning as the essential feature of planning. For example (quoting from Town Planning and Local Government Guide, Vol. 17, No. 5, July, 1971 ) : 647 ' lt is the duty of the local planning authority in the first instance,' and of the appellate body upon a planning appeal. 'to plan the area concerned, and an essential feature of planning must be the separation of different uses or activities which are incompatible the one with the other' : (Mr. Justice Widgery : see Fitzpatrick Development Ltd. v The Minister of Housing and Local Government, an unreported decision quoted in Stringer v The Minister of Housing and Local Government, (1970) I W.L.R. 1295). Criticisms of statutory zoning, as compared with the more flexible English ' development plan ' procedure have arisen substantially out of the older rigid once-and-for-all ' master plan ' concept of the zoning approach to planning. John W. Dyckman, quoted above, sums up these objections as follows : • The traditional land-use plan with its fixed allocations of space and its neat compartmentalisation appears unnecessarily static to these authors ...... ' ' By focussing on process all these authors have drawn attention to one of the weaknesses of traditional physical planning. The physical plans emphasise a desired future state, without a dear view of the processes by which that state is achieved.' That the zoning approach to planning has had deficiencies, which have led to an unfavourable public image on occasions, cannot be denied. What then should be done to improve the essential part of the planning process which lies between broad policy planning and civic design ? The English system of development plans requires larger planning staffs than are likely to be available in Australia, and in any case is not necessarily superior in the long run. 31

lt is believed that we should be working towards the improvement of zoning as an instrument of planning, rather than looking towards its replacement by some other process, possibly the English system of development plans. After all, zoning has the major advantage for a free and pluralistic society which recognises private property and a plurality of interests concerned with development, that property owners, persons purchasing land and developers, can find out by formal inquiry the effect of the planning scheme on their interests. A pre-eminent way in which zoning could be improved, to appear more as a dynamic process, and less as a static end product, would be for zones and reservations to be given stated expected lives, say 20 or 70 years for different types of zones, and in only some cases to be indicated as intended to be really permanent. Uses in zones, whilst segregating incompatible uses, should be sufficiently flexible for a series of local rezonings not to be necessary in order to allow particular uses which events show to be desirable in a locality. To avoid an appearance of assumptions of omniscience it would be better for plans to leave certain areas unzoned when the future appropriate use is in doubt, rather than zone them and then have to amend the zoning in a few years. Secondly, an adequate system of ' restricted ' zones where development will not be allowed until services are provided to required standards and there is public need for use of the land for the purposes of the zone enables zoning to be related to the process of development rather than to a rigidly defined end product. Thirdly, zoning becomes more effective when accompanied by financial measures to make the planning effective. These include : * reservation rather than zoning where this is necessary to stabilise land use in the public interest, that is, determination of areas where land will be acquired by the planning authority, and leased or sold after planning and provision of services, for specified uses ; * a development tax on land beneficially zoned for higher value uses, with allocation of the proceeds to the financing of other parts of the scheme. This is not necessarily the same as compensation and betterment ; * restriction or termination of non-conforming uses, with compensation when necessary. Fourthly, the zoning approach to planning, which includes reservation of land in the public interest would desirably provide for adequate : * provision of open space, and classification of the purposes of such reservation ; * transportation and services corridors ; * classification of roads, to relate planning to neighbourhood amenity and road safety ; * reservation for community purposes connected with welfare, education and health ; * acquisition for preservation of architectural and historic features ; * classification of waters, to define limits of reclamation and beneficial uses of waterways. Fifthly, it is important that 2.oning should be limited in its aims. lt is important that this part of planning should not attempt to go into local detail which is properly the business of civic design or development planning within zones. In this discussion on means, it is only desired to comment briefly on the levels of planning which are respectively broader and more detailed than the zoning stage. Statements of planning policy deal with the broad ends, but specify policy with respect to areas of land or particular matters. They have hitherto taken the form of broad statements which will indicate the Government's wishes, in order to provide a framework for regional and municipal planning, and to facilitate planning by all authorities. Possibly statements of planning policy could also provide for State zoning, that is for the zoning or reservation of defined areas of land in cases where the land use is of State significance. With respect to civic design, firstly, it is important in a situation where statutory zoning is regarded as a key part of the planning process, that the extent to which zoning can go into local detail should be carefully defined and limited. When this has been done, the extent of control over the plans of individual developers that is desirable in the public interest, by means of development plans or civic design within zones, also requires to be defined and limited in a free and pluralistic society. Civic design of public projects, where the land falls into the hands of a public authority, is a different matter from civic design control of development by the private sector.

Conclusion In conclusion, definition of planning as the process of spatial ordering within the urban and regional environments, and an analysis of broad ends, and means to attain those ends, will help to clear away a considerable amount of confusion of thought, and assist to define the extent of control of the plans of the private sector that is desirable in our society. 32 STAFF

The Minister has taken a keen interest in the Board's work and in particular has been mindful of the shortage of staff. Through his appreciation of the position the Board has benefitted by several staff increases during the year, bringing the total number employed to 63. Though considerably fewer than needed to enable the Board to discharge fully its new functions and responsibilities, the additions have been most welcome. The staff generally continued to carry out their duties with efficiency and enthusiasm despite the constantly increasing work load which all officers have been called upon to bear. The Board is most appreciative of this and thanks them for their loyalty and support.

Yours faithfully,

R. D. L. FRASER, Chairman.

H. W. HEIN, Deputy Chairman.

A. C. COLLINS, Member.

P. B. RONALD, Member.

W. H. CRAIG, Secretary. 33 APPENDIX I Planning Schemes in Course of Preparation

Exhibition Re;:,ort I.D.O. Planning Scheme. Period to Approved. Expired. Minister.

Cities

Benalla 9.7.68 13.8.68 4.12.68 8.12.71 Castlemaine 21.11.46 25.3.47 .. *Coburg 26.3.56 27.2.68 19.2.59 22.2.61 tCroydon (flats) 3.3.69 25.3.69 *Doncaster and Tcmplestowe 8.5.64 6.2.68 28.10.66 12.10.67 Echuca (Historic Area) 4.5.71 *Footscray (Business District) 15.7.68 1.10.68 .. Horsham .. 3.2.59 12.1.65 24.6.68 20.3.69 *Malvern 20.4.53 27.2.68 27.2.58 8.3.63 *Melbourne (part) 17.10.61 13.3.68 16.3.65 *Melbourne (Market Area) .. 30.6.70 27.10.70 *Oakleigh (flats) 1.12.68 .. *Preston .. 18.2.52 5.12.67 31.7.63 11.8.64 *Ringwood (flats) .. 10.4.67 23.4.68 Sale 19.7.54 8.3.55 *South Melbourne (part) 26.11.70 .. Swan Hill.. . . 7.3.50 4.4.50 Warrnambool 1.6.70 27.10.70 .. . . *Waverley .. 16.8.51 30.4.68 2.6.55 9.6.58 26.5.59

Towns Bairnsdale .. 1.12.59 14.11.67 31.5.71 Camperdown 12.1.66 Stawell (Mall) 30.6.70 20.10.70 5.2.71 8.4.71 21.2.72

Boroughs

Kerang 10.7.68 23.5. 72 Queensdiffe 27.5.69 26.10.71

Shires Alberton (Inland Areas) 9.9.65 3.11.65 Alexandra (part) .. 14.5.69 5.8.69 . ' Alexandra (amalgamation) 4.2.71 1.6.72 Arapi les (part) 12.12.68 19.8.69 7.7.71 21.6.72 Bacchus Marsh 15.10.68 24. 12.68 18.2.71 10.11 '71 Bairnsdale .. 8.10.70 28.9.71 Ball an 4.10.71 21.3.72 Ballarat (Miner's Rest) 15.6.65 26.10.65 Bannockburn (balance) 10.6.71 15.2.72 . ' Bass .. .. 10.8.62 16.10.62 19' 1.67 20.12.67 8.2.72 Beech worth (part) .. 2.8.68 8.10.68 26.2.70 25.2.72 Bellarine (balance) .. 4.12.58 7.6.60 tBerwick (Berwick Riding) .. 21.5.56 9.2.60 I .6.67 tBerwick (Beaconsfleld, Pakenham and Iona Ridings) 16.11.59 22.3.60 Bright I .I. 72 Broad ford .. I .I. 71 20.7.71 Buln Buln .. 17.3.64 13.10.64 Buninyong 7.4.72 .. Cohuna (part) 19.9.63 19.11.63 Colac (part) .. 9.5.67 12.9.67 30.12.70 15.10.71 tCranbourne (part Cranbourne and Tooradin Ridings) . 11.12.59 1.3.60 24.10.63 5.3.65 Cranbourne {Lang Lang, Koo·wee·rup and part Tooradin Ridings) 17.4.64 13.10.64 Creswick (part) .. 11.8. 70 6.6.72 Deakin (balance) . . . . 15.1.68 9.4.68 Deakin (Tongala Township) .. 19.9.60 11.7.61 tEitham (part) I. 11.58 27.2.63 Euroa (part) 11.9.46 12.11.46 Flinders (flats) 4.2.70 22.4.70 Gisborne .. 3.10.61 30.1.63 16.10.69 2.2.71 21.6.72 Goulburn .. 16.9.71 30.11.71 Hampden .. 20.12.71 Hastings .. I. 11 .60 21.12.60 14.9.67 28.11.68 tHealesville 1.6.60 9.1.62 22.7.70 Huntly (part) .. 7.10.71 Kerang (Townships of Koondrook and Quambatook) 17.4.56 Kilmore .. 2.3.60 7.6.60 6.8.70 4.3.71 Korumburra 1.5.64 28.9.65 6.2.69 22.6.70 Kyneton .. 14.1.71 29.6.71 tlillydale (flats) 9.9.68 7.4.70 Mclvor (part) 11.6.70 4.5.71 Maffra (balance) 9.5.72 .. .. . ' Maffra (Maffra Township) 1.10. 59 1.6.60 3 .4.67 1.5.68 4.11.71 Maffra (Heyfield Township) .. 14.1.69 22.4.69 Mansfleld (Mansfield Township) 1.6.65 8171/72.-3 34

APPEN~DIX 1-Continued

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Marong (part) ...... 5.8.70 8.12.70 ...... tMelton (part) ...... 14.8.62 27.8.63 12.8.65 17.12.68 . . Metcalfe (balance) ...... 31.3. 71 ...... Mildura (part) .. .. 17.11.58 22.4.69 ...... Mornington (flats) ...... 21.5.69 22.4. 70 ...... Morwell (balance) ...... 18.11.70 ...... Myrtleford (Myrtleford Township) . . 22.6.61 2.8.61 14.10.66 4.7.67 .. Narracan (Trafalgar-Yarragon) .. 6.6.66 12.7.66 6.10.67 18.11 .68 10.2~72 Nathalia (Nathalia Township) . . 20.1.64 5.5.64 ...... Newham and Woodend .. .. 3.9.57 9.12.69 ...... Omeo ...... 18.1.72 ...... Orbost ~Extended Area) . . .. 14.8.70 9.2.71 ...... Orbost balance) ...... 9.10.70 ...... Otway (A8ollo Bay Township) .. 1.2.66 22.10.68 6.8.70 .. .. Portland Heywood Township) .. 17.3.69 10.6.69 4.6.70 1.9.70 21.6.72 Pyalong ...... 9.4.70 28.7.70 ...... Ripon ...... 1.6.72 ...... Rochester (North West Riding) .. 2.4.70 27.4.71 ...... Rochester (Rochester Township) .. 3.6.65 20.7.65 26.7.68 17.11.70 8.2.72 Rodney (Merrigum Township) .. 26.3.62 19.6.62 ...... Rodney wooroopna Township) .. 26.3.62 22.1.63 ...... Rodney atura Township) .. .. 26.3.62 19.6.62 ...... Romsey ...... 2.11 .67 17.7.68 ...... Rosedale (part) ...... 16.7.62 13.11.62 3.6.71 . . . . Rutherglen ...... 8.12.71 ...... Seymour (balance) ...... 9.3.71 29.6.71 ...... Shepparton (balance) .. . . 19.10.71 8.2.72 ...... Shepparton (part) ...... 1.7 .63 12.5.64 ...... South Barwon (Connewarre) .. 7.7.64 28.10.64 14.8.67 31.10.68 .. South Gippsland (part) .. . . 9.8.62 16.10.62 21.9.66 27.11 .67 21.12.71 Strathfieldsaye (part) .. .. 1.8.67 14.10.69 ...... Tambo (Townships of Lakes Entrance, Kalimna, Cunninghame and East Cunninghame) ...... 21.7.59 24.2.60 1.9.71 .. . . Towong (Bethanga-Talgarno) .. 19.10.64 7 .2.67 ...... Towong (balance) ...... 18.8.70 ...... Tullaroop ...... 12.8.70 4.11.70 ...... Upper Yarra ...... 6.8.63 9.9.69 ...... Wangaratta (balance) .. .. 15.12.71 ...... Waranga (balance) ...... 20.7.71 11.10.71 ...... tWhittlesea ...... 1.10.66 6.12.66 ...... Wimmera (part) ...... 16.9.68 15.4.69 27.5.71 29.6.72 . . Winchelsea (balance) .. . . 12.4.72 ...... Winchelsea (Lorne Township) .. 14.5.69 ...... Wodonga ...... 16.2.67 23.5.67 11.8.67 13.2.68 .. Woorayl (part) ...... 12.5.61 5.7.61 30.10.63 20.1.66 .. Wycheproof ...... 10.8.71 ...... Yackandandah (Rural Areas) .. 12.12.68 25.3.69 ...... Yarrawonga (Yarrawonga Township) .. 6.7.65 20.9.66 ...... Yea ...... 11.7.60 29.3.61 2.9.71 .. . .

Joint Committees Ararat and District ( and part of Shire of Ararat) .. .. 15.12.60 11.4.61 ...... Ballarat and District (, and part Shires of Ballarat, Bungaree, Buninyong and Grenville) ...... 2.9.57 12.11.57 18.12.59 29.6.67 21.1.72 Wangaratta Sub-Regional ( and part Shires of Oxley and Wangaratta) .. . . 12.7.51 11.9.51 9.4.58 10.8.66 . .

Regional Planning Authorities Western Port (Shires of Flinders, Hastings, Mornington and Phillip Island and part Shires of Bass and Cranbourne and Parish of French Island) ...... 6.10.70 ...... Geelong (Cities of Geelong, Geelong , ..... I West and Newtown, Shires of Bannockburn, Barrabool, Bellarine, Corio and South Barwon and ) ...... 31.7.69 23.5.72 ......

Board of Works

Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 3 (Extension Scheme) 11.6.68 30.11.71 3.7.72 Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment I No. 12...... 25.8.70 I 11.5.71 17.12.71 Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 17 . 1.12.70 14.5.71 17.12.71 35

APPENDIX 1-Continued

I.D.O. Exhibition Report Planning Scheme. Period to Approved. Expired. Minister.

Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. IBA 7.12.71 16.3.72 Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 21 . . 16.3.71 3.7.72 Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 23 . . 14.9.71 6.1.72 Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 24 .. 4.3.71 18.11.71 Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 26 (Footscray Business District) 30.12.71 Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 27.. 6.7.71 Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 28 .. 7. 12. 71 10.4.72 Melbourne Metrcpcltian, Amcr.t!ment No. 29.. 7.12.71

Town and Country Planning Board Corop Lakes (part ) .. 14.3.69 28.10.69 Eildon Reservoir (part Shire of Alexandra) 4.9.67 26.9.67 31.12.69 Eildon Sub-Regional, Extension " A " (part Shire of Alexandra) 30.10.63 26.11.63 Lake Buffalo (part Shires of Myrtleford and Oxley) 10.5.63 18.6.63 Lake Cairn Curran (part Shires of Maldon, Newstead and Tuttaroop) .. 2.10.68 30.10.68 Lake Glenmaggie (part ) 28.4.65 25.5.65 Lake Merrimu (part and Gisborne) 8.9.66 4.10.66 (part) Lake Nitlahcootie (part Shires of Benatla and Mansfield) 11.1.67 7.2.67 Lake Tyers to Cape Howe Coastal (part ) 31.10.64 24.11.64 Latrobe Valley Sub-Regional, Extension "A " (part Shires of Morwell and Traralgon) 16.9.64 13.10.64 10.10.66 Lorne (part ) 30.4.69 6.5.69 Maldon (part ) 25.6.69 13.1.70 Phillip Island 6.2.61 20.3.62 30.9.63 13.5.64 Simpson (part Shires of Heytesbury and Otway) 20.12.67 23.1.68 South Western Coastal (part ) 7 .1.65 27.1.65 South Western Coastal (part ) 7.1.65 27.1.65 South Western Coastal (part ) 7.1.65 27.1.65 South Western Coastal (part Shire of Portland) 7.1.65 27.1.65 South Western Coastal (part ) .. 7.1.65 27.1.65 Wonthaggi Coastal (part ) 18.5.65

* These schemes are within the area of the approved Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme. t Th"Zse schemes are within the extended planning area of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. 36

APPENDIX 11 Planning Schemes Approved

Date of Date of Approval Gazettal Planning Scheme. by (Scheme Governor became in Council. effective).

Cities

*Altona 25.3.58 2.4.58 Ararat 15.11 .55 24.10.56 Benalla (part) 11 .I .55 19.1 .ss Bendigo .. 13.5.70 20.5.70 *Box Hill (part) 7.5.68 8.5.68 *Brunswick No. I 25.10.49 26.10.49 *Brunswick No. 2 25.8.53 2.9.53 *Brunswick No. 3 16.6.54 23.6.54 *Camberwell 8.10.57 30.10.57 *Coburg No. I, Bell-street extension 21.8.51 22.8.51 Colac 25.6.68 26.6.68 tCroydon .. 30.11 .65 I. 12.65 Echuca 11.10.71 13.10.71 tFrankston 26.10.71 3.11.71 Hamilton .. 13.7.71 21.7.71 tKnox 24.8.65 25.8.65 Maryborough 6.2.68 7.2.68 Mildura 24.8.71 1.9.71 Moe 12.10.54 20.10.54 *Nunawading (part) 19.6.56 11.7.56 Shepparton 17.5.55 25.5.55 Traralgon .. 20.9.60 5.10.60

Boroughs

Kyabram (part) 23.5.67 24.5.67 Port Fairy 25.6.68 26.6.68

Towns

Stawell 28.10.69 5.11.69

Shires

AI berton (Coastal) .. 27.2.68 28.2.68 Ararat (Willaura) 14.12.71 22.12.71 Ballarat (part) 29.1.58 19.2.58 Barrabool 1.7.69 9.7.69 Benalla (part) 11. 1.55 19.1 .55 tBulla (part) 11.1.66 19.1.66 Cobram (Cobram Township) 19.12.50 20.12.50 Corio (Lara Township) 22.3.66 23.3.66 tCranbourne (Cranbourne Township) 27.8.63 28.8.63 Flinders 5.5.65 12.5.65 tlillydale .. 30. 11 .65 1.12.65 Mornington 30.5.61 14.6.61 Morwell (Morwell Township) 15.1.57 20.2.57 Morwell (Boolarra) 27.5.58 4.2.59 Morwell (Yinnar) .. 27.5.58 4.2.59 Numurkah (Numurkah Township) 23.8.60 31.8.60 Rochester (Parish of Wharparilla) 24.8.71 1.9.71 Seymour (Seymour Township) 3.11. 71 10.11.71 tSherbrooke 24.8.65 25.8.65 Swan Hill (Castle Donnington) 29.10.63 30. 10.63 Swan Hill (Nyah-Nyah West) 14.12.71 22.12.71 Swan Hill () 11.4.61 17.5.61 Upper Murray () .. 29.10.63 30. 10.63 Warragul (Warragul Township) 4.2.58 21.5.58 tWerribee (part) 5.9.67 6.9.67 Yackandandah (Kiewa and Tangambalanga Townships) .. 30.3.71 7.4.71 Yackandandah (Yackandandah Township) 30.3.71 7.4.71

Prepared by the Board pursuant to Section 14 of the Act

Club Terrace (part Shire of Orbost) 24.5.55 1.6.55 Eildon Reservoir (part ) 10.8.65 11.8.65 Eildon Sub-Regional (part Shire of Alexandra) 26.5.53 27.5.53 Eppalock (part Shires of Metcalfe, Mclvor and Strathfieldsaye) .. 17.1.67 18.1.67 French Island 24.2.65 3.3.65 Lake Bellfield (part ) 9.4.68 10.4.68 Latrobe Valley Sub-Regional (part Shires of Morwell, Narracan, Rosedale and Traralgon) .. 24.7.51 25.7.51 Ocean Road (part Shires of Barrabool, Otway, South Barwon andWinchelsea) IS .4. 58 30.4.58 (part Shire of Towong) .. 25.6.58 9.7.58 Tower Hill (part Shires ofWarrnambool, Belfast and part Borough of Koriot) 17.5.67 24.5.67 Tyers Township (part ) 14.2.56 22.2.56 Waratah Bay (part Shires of Woorayl and South Gippsland) 26.4.72 3.5.72 Yallourn North (part Shires of Morwell and Narracan) 24.5.55 29.6.55 37 APPENDIX 11-Continued

Date of Date of Approval Gazectal Planning Scheme. by (Scheme Governor became in Council. effective).

Board of Works Melbourne Metropolitan 30.4.68 22.5.68 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. I .. 23.12.69 91.1.70 Melbourne Metropoltian Amendment No. 2 .. 3.2.70 11.2. 70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 4 .. 26.11.68 4.12.68 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 4A 24.12.68 24.12.68 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 5 .. 18.3.69 26.3.69 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 6 .. 17.12.68 18.12.68 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 7 .. 3.2.71 10.2.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 8 .. 15.4.69 23.4.69 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 9 .. 15.12.70 16.12.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 10 28.10.69 5.11.69 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 11 9.12.69 19.12.69 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 13 22.12.70 23.12.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 14 15.9.70 23.9.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 16 27.7.71 4.8.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 18 22.12.70 8.1.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 19 18.8.70 26.8.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. I9A 20.10.70 28.10.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 198 20.10.70 28.10.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 20 21 12.71 22.12.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 22 24.8.71 1.9.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 25 27.4.72 5.5.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 31 26.4.72 10.5.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 32 11.4.72 12.4.72

joint Committees Geelong (Cities of Geelong, Geelong West and Newtown, part Shires of Bannockburn, Barrabool, Bellarine, Corio and South Barwon) 28.8.62 29.8.62 Hazelwood (part Shire of Morwell) .. 17.11.64 25.11.64 Portland (Town of Portland and part Shire of Portland) 3.5.60 29.6.60

• These schemes are within the area of the approved Melbourne Metropolitan Pfanning Scheme. t These schemes are within the extended planning area of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works.

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