VICTORIA 1974

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING BOARD OF VICTORIA

TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT FINANC,IAL YEAR 1973-197 4

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

By Authority: No. 35.-7770/74.-PRICE 70 cents C. H. RIXON, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE.

Contents

5 The year in review

7 Legislation

8 Delegation of the Board's powers and functions

8 Conversion to metric practice

9 Commonwealth /State agreements

I 0 Investigation and designated area studies

13 Albury fWodonga

18 Strategic planning

18 Joint activities with Commonwealth Government agencies

19 State Planning Council

20 State Planning Advisory Committee

20 Regional planning

21 Statements of planning policy

22 Urban renewal

23 Other studies

24 Submissions to National Inquiries

26 Statutory planning

26 Planning schemes being prepared by the Board

30 Planning schemes prepared by Councils

31 Melbourne Metropolitan planning area

32 Revocations

33 Committees

35 Promotion of planning

36 Education

37 " Planning and Privilege "

40 Board members and staff

41 Appendices

TWENTY -NINTH ANNUAL REPORT

235 Queen Street, Melbourne 3000.

The Honorable the Minister for Planning, 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, 1974.

The Year in Review This has been an important year for planning in Victoria. New concepts have been introduced, the necessary legislation enacted and the scope and direction of planning thereby changed considerably. One ot' the major contributing factors has been the recent involvement of the Commonwealth Government in urban and regional planning. The first joint planning project in which the Governments of Victoria and the Commonwealth were involved was the commitment, together with the New South Wales Government, to the development of a new city in the AI bury /Wodonga area. The Initial agreement was signed in January, 1973, and the Board has been heavily involved in the subsequent period. In addition to the AI bury JWodonga project, the Board has been engaged directly and indirectly in wide ranging discussions with Commonwealth agencies principally the Cities Commission and the Department of Urban and Regional Development. These discussions have dealt with the broadest spectrum of planning, development and conservation questions and have resulted in several formal agreements between the Prime Minister and the Premier. The agreements are listed elsewhere in the report. A second major factor contributing to the increased depth and scope of planning was the passage of the Development Areas Act 1973. This is described under " Legislation ". In the first four months of its operation, three designated and thirteen Investigation areas have been declared. For each investigation area, the Board is required to prepare a report within the period specified by the Governor in Council, such period being not longer than one year. The declared areas are largely within the planning areas of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, the Western Port Regional Planning Authority and the Geelong Regional Planning Authority. The Board has employed a consulting firm to undertake the necessary studies and prepare the Board's reports under the surveillance of a steering committee appointed by the Board. In addition to the new work introduced this year, the Board has continued with its State-wide strategic studies. The State Planning Council and its Advisory Committee met regularly, submissions to two national inquiries were made and staff was seconded to Task Force studies for Wodonga, Geelong and the South East Corridor. A statement of planning policy for Geelong was approved, those on Western Port and the Mornington Peninsula were the subject of review, and several others are in course of preparation. The Board was also involved in reporting on urban renewal proposals pursuant to the Urban Renewal Act 1970. Regional planning studies continued. A regional planning authority was established in the Loddon-Campaspe area and a provisional committee was set up for the East Gippsland region. The Board provides supportive services for both. The Board believes it should promote the early establishment of regional planning authorities in other regions and has sought staff and finance for this purpose. 6

An increasing volume of statutory planning was executed. Planning schemes were approved for Arapiles (Horsham Boundary), Kilmore, Maffra (Maffra Township), Rochester (Rochester Township) and Woorayl. Thirty-four interim development orders were approved, five to be administered by the Board and the balance by councils. Ten councils and a regional planning authority resolved to prepare schemes for all or part of their areas. In the metropolitan area, the Board reported on the report of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works on Concept Objections to its Amendments Nos. 3 and 21 involving future growth patterns particularly in the extended planning area. From this flowed the declaration of several investigation areas mentioned earlier. Six other amendments to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme were examined and approved and others are being processed. Work in the preparation of the Board's own schemes advanced well. The schemes for Maldon and the Wonthaggi Coastal area have been exhibited and the Lorne scheme is approaching that stage. Significant steps were taken in the preservation of the Gippsland Lakes with the approval of interim development control and the publication of guidelines for their planning. A considerable amount of work has been involved in the administration of the Board's interim development order over the Ovens­ Upper Murray area, within which the new growth complex of AI bury JWodonga will be developed. The two committees established to advise the Board on the Yarra Valley and the preservation of places of historic interest met as required and the Board's representation on various other committees was maintained. Board members and staff continued with their promotion of planning-visiting many areas to discuss and explain to councils and the public the advantages of planning ; assisting municipalities contemplating planning control or preparing interim development orders or planning schemes and maintaining liaison with regional planning authorities and the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. A growing awareness of the importance of planning has been reflected in the increasing number of requests for speakers, articles, project material and general information. The Chairman, Deputy Chairman and senior officers have been invited to speak at many conferences and seminars in the metropolitan area and country centres, and to prepare articles for publication in various journals. The Board's programme of publishing material to stimulate interest and develop an understanding of planning has continued. To publicise the need for conservation in the Yarra Valley, a short colour documentary film was produced and distributed. The staff continued to carry out their duties with efficiency and enthusiasm despite the increasing work load which all officers have been called upon to bear. Although the Board benefited by several staff increases during the year, the additions were inadequate to enable the Board to discharge its responsibilities as fully as it would wish. The Board believes that staff, equipment and financial resources must be provided to meet the continuing and increasing planning commitment within the State otherwise important work must be deferred or set aside. 7

Legislation

The work of the Board has been substantially affected by legislation passed during the year particularly the Development Areas Act and those Acts relating to Alburyj Wodonga.

Wodonga Area Land Acquisition Act 1973 (No. 8518) This Act received Royal Assent on 18th December, 1973, and came into operation from that day. lt gives the Minister power to purchase or compulsorily acquire lands in the Wodonga area at values calculated at 3rd October, 19n, with an allowance for any increase or decrease in value in accordance with the land price index defined in the Act. This power expires on 31st December, 1974.

Albury-Wodonga Agreement Act 1973 (No. 8520) This Act received Royal Assent on 18th December, 1973, and came into operation on the lOth April, 1974. The Act ratified the execution by the Premier on behalf of the State of Victoria of the AI bury JWodonga Area Development Agreement between the Prime Minister and the Premiers of New South Wales and Victoria. lt also established the AI bury fWodonga (Victoria) Corporation with development and land management powers for the purposes of the AI bury JWodonga growth complex. The Wodonga Area Land Acquisition Act 1973 and the Albury-Wodonga Agreement Act 1973 complement the following Commonwealth and New South Wales legislation for the project : Legislation of the Commonwealth Parliament- A/bury JWodonga Development (Financial Assistance) Act 1973 A/bury fWodonga Development Act 1973 Legislation of the New South Wales Parliament- A/bury fWodonga Development Act 1974 Growth Centres (Land Acquisition) Act I974.

Development Areas Act 1973 (No. 8524) This Act received Royal Assent on 19th December, 1973, and came into operation on 20th February, 1974. The Act empowers the Governor in Council to declare an area it considers suitable for accelerated development or which requires controlled development as a "designated area". Areas requiring further study can be declared " investigation areas ". Where an area is declared an "investigation area" the Town and Country Planning Board is required to prepare a report which assesses the suitability of the area for accelerated development or a requirement of controlled development within the period specified by the Governor in Council not being a period longer than one year (or an extended period not exceeding 6 months). The Governor in Council may declare such an area to be a "designated area " in the circumstances outlined in the Act. Subsequently, if a Minister or public statutory authority acquires land in a designated area, the provisions of Section IlB (2) ofthe Lands Compensation Act may be invoked in assessing the market value of the land. These provisions enable any change in the value of land to be acquired by a Minister or public statutory authority resulting from the designation of the area to be disregarded.

Historic Buildings Act 197 4 (No. 8569) The Board has also been concerned with other legislation, agreed to by Parliament during the year, the most important being the Historic Buildings Act 1974, which received Royal Assent on the 14th May, 1974. The Act provides for the setting up of an Historic Buildings Preservation Council comprising ten members, including a town planner nominated by the Board. The legislation will be brought into operation following finalisation of the membership of the Council. The Historic Buildings Act includes a number of consequential changes to the Town and Country Planning Act and strengthens the conservation and enhancement provisions recently added to the Third Schedule of the Town and Country Planning Act. A number of these matters were brought into operation on the llnd May, 1974. The Board considers that the Historic Buildings Act 1974, together with the additional planning controls now available will enable effective steps to be taken in the preservation of buildings, works or objects of historic or architectural importance or interest.

Metri' Conversion (Town and Country Planning Act) Regulations 1974 On the 23rd April, 1974, the Governor in Council approved the Metric Conversion (Town and Country Planning Act) Regulations 1974 to convert to metric the Imperial measurement specified in Section 36 (a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1961. The Board's conversion programme is outlined under "Conversion to Metric Practice ".

Town and Country Planning Regulations During the year two amendments were made to the Regulations. No. 14 provided for an increase in fees for planning certificates from $1.00 to $2.00. No. IS prescribed the form of the precept to be issued by regional planning authorities, pursuant to Section 12C of the Town and Country Planning Act 1961, in cases where mutual agreement is not reached with member Councils in respect of moneys to be contributed to an Authority in each financial year.

Delegation of the Board's Powers and Functions During the year the Minister approved further delegations of the Board's functions. Delegations are exercised jointly by the Secretary and the Deputy Director of Planning (Schemes). The matters delegated were :- 1. Refusal to consider an application for a permit on the ground that further information is required. 2. Grant of permits in respect of applications from responsible authorities for the following uses or development : education /institutional uses, recreation buildings, recreation facilities, utility services, car parks, municipal buildings, road construction and extensions to existing uses. The delegation of these items has given further relief from the increasing number of matters which the Board is required to deal with in detail and consequently the Board is able to spend a greater amount of time on important issues of planning.

Conversion to Metric Practice During 1973 consideration was given to changing from the imperial to the metric system in the practice of town and regional planning in Victoria. After reviewing the current extent and progress of metrication in other segments of government and semi-government activity as well as In industry and commerce, and after assessing the implications with regard to legislation and the planning processes, the Board established a programme for conversion. This was based on a changeover which formally commenced on Ist January, 1974, with a " phase In phase out " period of twelve months during which imperial units would still be accepted. After 31st December, 1974, the metric system only will be used. Requirements and guidelines were developed for dimensional conversions, minimum areas and map scale ratios, and particularly in relation to the programme and processes for :- (a) planning schemes already gazetted and approved ; (b) schemes In preparation or being processed ; and (c) future schemes. No major changes in legislation were required. A minor amendment to Section 36 (a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1961 was necessary to change an imperial measurement to a metric equivalent and was made by regulations under provisions of the Metric Conversion Act (Victoria) 1973. Appropriate amendments to the Town and Country Planning Regulations are also being prepared. The complete scheme for metric conversion in planning was promulgated in the second week of December, 1973, to all planning authorities and no significant problems have arisen during the subsequent period. 9

Commonwealth/State Agreements

During the year, discussions with Commonwealth agencies have resulted in several formal agreements between the Prime Minister and the Premier. I. The AI bury fWodonga Area Development Agreement-available as a Schedule to the Albury-Wodonga Agreement Act 1973. 2. AI bury fWodonga "Side Letters", exchanged between the Prime Minister and Premiers of Victoria and New South Wales on 23rd October, 1973. 3. AI bury fWodonga Financial Agreement. 4. Melbourne South East Area Agreement. 5. Emerald Hill, South Melbourne Agreement. 6. Urban Land Council Agreement. The specific Commonwealth Acts (apart from the AI bury fWodonga legislation referred to in the section on AI bury fWodonga) under which negotiations have taken place and arrangements have been made are : I. Land Commissions (Financial Assistance) Act 1973. 2. Growth Centres (Financial Assistance) Act 1973. These Acts prescribe the basis on which Commonwealth financial assistance will be given to the States, leaving the specific terms of any particular agreement to the negotiating parties. Thus, for example, it was a requirement of the Melbourne South East Area Agreement that land to be acquired be declared under the provisions of the Development Areas Act, whereas there was no such requirement with the Emerald Hill, South Melbourne Agreement. In addition to those discussions which concern formal agreements already made, the Board has been involved in discussions with Commonwealth bodies on the following matters :- 1. Development of the Geelong Area. 2. Land Acquisition in the Dandenongs. 3. Western Suburbs Improvement Area. 4. National Urban Policy. 5. National Estate. 6. Stabilization of Housing and Land Prices. 7. Land Tenure Arrangements. A considerable area of agreement has been reached with Commonwealth officers on many of these matters and it is believed that formal agreements are close in some areas. The wide scope of the discussions held with Commonwealth officers has involved the Board in extensive and ever-increasing co-operation with other State bodies, e.g., Premier's Department, the Ministry of Conservation, the Ministry of State Development and Decentralization, the Department of Public Works, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, the Forests Commission, the Housing Commission, Department of Crown Lands and Survey, the Victorian Railways, the Country Roads Board and other bodies represented on the State Planning Council. A strengthening of this co-operation will be a necessary condition of the future planning and development of the State. 10

Investigation and Designated Area Studies

Pursuant to the Development Areas Act 1973, the following areas have been declared either as designated or investigation areas :- 1. Melbourne Area (Gazette No. 20, 6th March, 1974) 2. Cranbourne Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 3. Werribee Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 4. Sunbury Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 5. Baxter-Balcombe Valley (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 6. Point Cook Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 7. Langwarren Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 8. Melton Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 9. Carrum Downs Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 10. Geelong Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 11. Plenty Area (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 12. South Barwon Area (designated) (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 13. Corio Area (designated) (Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 14. Berwick Area (Gazette No. 26, 3rd April, 1974) 15. Barrabool and South Barwon Area (designated) (Gazette No. 34, 19th April, 1974 substituted for Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) 16. Berwick-Pakenham Area (Gazette No. 40, 8th May, 1974, substituted for Gazette No. 25, 28th March, 1974) For each investigation area, the Board is required to prepare a report within the period specified by the Governor in Council such period being not longer than one year (or an extended period of not more than six months). The declared areas are largely within the planning areas of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, the Western Port Regional Planning Authority and the Geelong Regional Planning Authority. Studies of the investigation areas are now underway by the Board.

Metropolitan Area The immediate context for the investigation area reports is the public statement of the Premier of Victoria on 25th March, 1974, and the Ministerial Statement to the Legislative Council by the Minister for Local Government on Metropolitan Planning on 2nd May, 1974. As indicated by these statements, the Victorian Government has already decided on a number of aspects relating to urban form and has given a firm direction to urban growth. These statements consititute the policy guidelines for the study, and priorities for development identified by the Government will be observed. 11

Scope of the Reports Where the report recommends the area or part of the area as being suitable for accelerated development or requiring controlled development it shall- (a) set out the nature of the existing use of the land in the area or the part of the area concerned ; (b) set out the general nature of the proposed development including- (!) types of development proposed specifying the parts of the area considered most suitable for each such type of development ; (ii) any major construction work consequential upon the adoption of the report including works involved in the provision of or the improvement of roads sewerage and drainage and in the supply of water electricity gas and other services ; (iii) any particular environment or any areas or buildings of historical or architectural interest, scientific interest, natural beauty or interest or of any other special significance which should be preserved ; (c) indicate facilities and amenities considered necessary to meet any proposed development in the area including changes in population ; (d) indicate any proposed new residential areas ; (e) indicate any problems associated with development in the area ; (f) include such other matters as the Board thinks fit.

Particular Requirements Also, under the provisions of the Development Areas Act, the report by the Board is required to have regard to- (a) any relevant statement of planning policy made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1961 notice of approval of which has been published in the Government Gazette ; (b) any recommendation made by any government department, public authority, municipal council or responsible authority under the Town and Country Planning Act 1961 : (c) the desirability of conserving or enhancing- (i) any particular aspect of the environment existing within the area : (ii) any areas or buildings of historical architectural interest, scientific or other interest, or of natural beauty or of any other special significance.

Board's Study Within the scope of the reports as envisaged by the Act, and subject to the requirements outlined, the Board has brought together a study team consisting of the consulting firm of Llewelyn-Davies-Kinhill Pty. Ltd. and seconded officers of the Board and the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. The study team operates under the close surveillance of a steering committee consisting of Messrs. K. Tyler, Town and Country Planning Board : D. Simsion, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works : B. C. Harper, Western Port Regional Planning Authority and C. Atkins, Geelong Regional Planning Authority.

Additional Requirements of the Study In addition to the subject matter required by the Act to be covered in the reports, the Board has included two further major study fields in its investigation brief. I. The development and evaluation of alternative implementation proposals. Implementation aspects to be investigated include the full range of statutory means, financial and rating policies and implications, forms of land development management, incentives and controls for the development agency whether private or public. 2. The metropolitan context. The study is required to assess the capability of urban development in the investigation areas to co-ordinate with urban development in the existing metropolis and with investigation areas outside the metropolitan area. lt will require the identification and evaluation of alternative policies and land use proposals which take into account social, demographic, economic, physical and financial considerations. 12

Western Port Regional Planning Authority Area The Baxter-Balcombe Investigation Area at the northern end of the Peninsula is being studied in conjunction with the metropolitan area referred to above.

Geelong Regional Planning Authority Area The whole of the Authority's area has been declared as investigation or designated areas under the Development Areas Act. Three localities within the Region have been designated as suitable for accelerated development. They constitute the areas which should be developed for urban purposes in the next stage of extension of the Geelong area and pending completion of studies in the balance of the Geelong Region which has been declared an investigation area. Even before the declaration, the Board was involved with intensive investigations of the Geelong Region as a siphon for Melbourne's growth. Studies are nearly complete by teams of consultants who have been working under a steering committee comprised of a representative of the Board, the Geelong Regional Planning Authority and the Cities Commission. Their data will form an important input for the Board's report under the Development Areas Act. Further details are given under " Joint Studies with the Cities Commission ".

City of Melbourne Area This was the first declared investigation area covering the block bounded by Latrobe, Swanston, Lonsdale and Elizabeth Streets. lt forms an integral part of the proposed Melbourne Underground Rail Loop and includes the site for Museum station. The study will begin early in the new year. 13

Albury/Wodonga

In January, 1973, the Commonwealth and the States of New South Wales and Victoria, by agreement, committed the three governments to a joint enterprise for the development of a new city in the AI bury fWodonga area. A detailed account of the preliminary work was given in last year's annual report and again this year the Board has been heavily involved. Over the past twelve months, a major part of the Board's resources has been committed to the project. Representation on formal committees and working groups, the direct involvement in studies and specific tasks together with a co-ordinating role as the responsible State body, have occupied Board members and staff to the extent that many other matters, of necessity, have been deferred. Until the Development Corporation is operating fully, the Board's participation will remain as a heavy commitment and beyond this the Board will continue to be significantly involved through its supporting and consultative role. At present the Board administers an interim development order over the area within a radius of 55 kilometres of the Union Bridge at AI bury fWodonga. Details of this are given under " Planning Schemes being prepared by the Board ". lt is the intention that the Development Corporation will ultimately assume complete responsibility for the planning and development of the new growth complex but that this will be integrated with the overall planning of the States. During 1973-74, the AI bury jWodonga project made considerable advances : * the organisational structure of the tripartite project was established, * all necessary legislation passed the three Parliaments, * the growth complex area was designated, * initial land purchases were commenced, and * strategic planning options were published. The Ministerial Council continued its supervision of the project, advised by the Interim Officials Committee, a Planning Co-ordination Committee and the Interim Consultative Committee. A professional task force, and an interim Board of the Albury/Wodonga Development Corporation appointed in December, 1973, commenced the planning and development of the growth complex. The main structural and planning arrangements are contained in the Acts and Agreement referred to in the legislation section of this report. However, the following part of the report sets out a chronological record of the principal meetings and the decisions of those meetings of Heads of Government and Ministers during the year 1973-74.

Ministerial Council-4th July, 1973 This meeting of the Ministerial Council reached agreement on two substantial matters. I. A reduced planning area. The original study area within the circle with a radius of 55 kilometres from Union Bridge comprised 9,500 sq. kilometres. The reduced planning area agreed upon at this meeting comprised about 5,000 square kilometres and included all those areas which were considered to be needed for a future population of 300,000 and beyond as well as areas which may need to be given additional protection in the future because of their significant natural or historical value. 2. The form of the development corporation for the Albury/Wodonga area. The Ministers agreed on the need for a strong organisational structure fully integrated in the three legal corporations to be established, one under Commonwealth legislation and one each under Victorian and New South Wales legislation.

Ministerial Council-30th July, 1973 The Ministerial Council considered draft documents prepared as a result of working parties of legal officers, Treasuries' officials and Public Service Boards' officials. The Ministerial Council also considered reports of the Interim Officials Committee, the Interim Consultative Committee and the Planning Co-ordination Committee, the latter Committee being set up after 4th July meeting to keep under review development activities in the AI bury fWodonga area so that they would proceed in an integrated way and without prejudicing the final plans for the growth complex. 14

The Ministers accepted a recommendation of the Interim Officials Committee proposed by the Planning Co-ordination Committee that "a Professional Task Force should be established to provide on the spot supervision of the studies to be undertaken before the Development Corporation is functioning. lt will comprise a Project Director appointed by the Cities Commission together with professional staff seconded from State planning agencies. Consultants would be appointed to undertake land use, economic and water resource studies ".

Ministerial Council-14th September, 1973 Several matters of importance were agreed upon at this meeting. I. There was to be an Interim Consultative Council consisting of 16 members, one member to be the Chairman of the Development Corporation, seven members drawn from local government authorities in the area and the remaining eight members to be appointed by the Ministerial Council representing as wide and varied a range of community interests as possible. 2. A timetable of planning decisions was agreed to. 3. The planning responsibilities of the Development Corporation were to be three-fold : (a) to prepare an overall strategy plan for the area of some 5,000 square kilometres ; (b) to prepare a basic development plan for each designated area. This plan would need to comply with the Town and Country Planning Act provisions with respect to planning schemes ; and (c) to prepare detailed plans e.g. subdivisional plans prior to construction work commencing.

Ministerial Council-4th October, 1973 This meeting was concerned primarily with settling the details of the final draft of the proposed Agreement which was to be signed by the Heads of Government.

Meeting of Heads of Government-23rd October, 1973 At this meeting, the Prime Minister on behalf of the Commonwealth Government, and the Premiers of New South Wales and Victoria on behalf of their respective Governments, signed the AI bury jWodonga Area Development Agreement. Part I of this Agreement requires the respective Governments to submit legislation to their Parliaments authorising the Agreement and committing the respective Governments to carry out their obligations under the Agreement. Part 2 of this Agreement describes the organisation to be created including the new bodies to come into existence. These bodies are :- 1. The Ministerial Council. 2. The Albury/Wodonga Development Corporation (to be set up by legislation of the Commonwealth Parliament). 3. The Albury/Wodonga (Victoria) Corporation (to be set up by legislation of the Victorian Parliament). 4. The Albury/Wodonga (N.S.W.) Corporation (to be set up by legislation of the New South Wales Parliament). 5. The Consultative Council. Part 3 of the Agreement deals with the preparation of a Development Plan. This is to be basically a programme of works to be carried out in accordance with the planning and development powers of the respective corporations pursuant to their Acts and Ministerial agreement. In the first instance, it will be prepared as a proposal for a five year development project and will be accompanied by a draft finance programme. These documents will be submitted to the Ministerial Council for its consideration. When these documents have received provisional approval with or without amendments by the Ministerial Council, the Ministerial Council will then submit them to each of the three Governments. The three Governments will consult with each other as to the amounts of money to be made available and as to such matters as the activity which will be needed in the public and private sectors to make the proposals effective. Thereafter, the Ministerial Council will review the plan and financial programme and will approve them. They will then be formally described as "The Approved AI bury jWodonga Development Plan " and "The Approved Financial Programme ". Part 4 of the Agreement deals with responsibility for assets during and after completion of buildings and works. 15

At the time of the signing of the Agreement the Heads of Government exchanged letters setting out principles and policies which have been arrived at following consultations between the three Governments. These principles and policies are set out in the form of an attachment to the letters and are contained in 42 paragraphs divided into 3 parts :- 1. The programme for 1973-74, e.g. the appropriation Act by the Commonwealth for expenditure of $9 million and the financial agreement to be drawn up. 2. General Financial Principles. 3. Administrative Matters. Administrative matters cover such items as the agreement between the Governments with regard to land tenure. Thus it was agreed as follows :- " In accordance with the Agreement of January 25th, land basically acquired will be disposed of under leasehold tenure unless there are exceptional circumstances provided that in the case of residential land the form of land tenure shall be decided by the three Governments in the light of the report of the Commission of Inquiry into Land Tenure." Administrative matters also cover items of land price stabilisation and acquisition, the activities of the Development Corporation in Albury and Wodonga, planning procedures and responsibilities and the coincidence of the executive members of the Development Corporation with those of the State Corporations.

Ministerial Council-14th December, 1973 The Ministerial Council agreed on land consisting of approximately 1,900 acres at Wodonga to be immediately acquired in Victoria as a first stage in the acquisition programme. The Council also agreed that "to assist in gearing up the existing cities to meet the first accelerated growth, special financial assistance in the form of long-term loans and grants for municipal works would be needed in the early years." To this end, the Commonwealth Government offered to make available for Wodonga almost $900,000 in the form of two-thirds loans and one-third non-repayable grants which together would be available for water supply, sewerage, roadworks and park improvements. This offer followed discussions with the City Councils and appropriate State bodies. lt was decided that an Interim Board of the AI bury jWodonga Development Corporation would be established pending selection of the two deputy chairmen and part-time members of the Corporation. The Commonwealth Government announced Mr. Gordon Craig as its nomination for the position of Chairman of the Corporation. The membership of the Consultative Council was discussed. Seven members would come from nominations from local government authorities and eight would be chosen from residents in the area actively interested in community affairs and representatives of a wide and varied range of community interests. Advertisements would be placed inviting residents to apply for selection by the Ministerial Council.

Ministerial Council-21st February, 1974 and 23rd April, 1974 During these two meetings, the Council considered alternative proposals for an overall strategy for the development of the AI bury /Wodonga complex and a total acquisition programme. At the April meeting the Ministers resolved that an area of approximately 50,000 hectares be accepted as the area to be designated for urban development subject to discussion amongst officials with regard to the settling of the final boundaries to be delineated. The Chairman of the Interim Board of the Development Corporation, Mr. G. Craig' reported to the Ministers that the initial land acquisition programme was proceeding in Victoria and was about to commence in New South Wales. With regard to the initial land to be acquired in Victoria, Mr. Craig reported that it would appear that all land under negotiation will be purchased by agreement. A communique was issued after the April meeting in the following terms: "The Ministers announced land tenure arrangements to apply for AI bury fWodonga. They said that land tenure in respect of residential sites for AI bury fWodonga would be freehold of the type recommended by the Commission of Inquiry into Land Tenure. 16

This meant that the freehold granted for a particular block of land would be for a specified type of residential development. This type of freehold would not permit redevelopment for more intensive residential use or for retail, commercial or industrial usage. Land for retail, commercial and industrial uses would be disposed of under a leasehold system unless exceptional circumstances arose. The Ministers stressed that the land tenure arrangements for other growth centres would not necessarily follow those to apply in AI bury jWodonga ". The Ministers selected the following persons for appointment to the Consultative Council.

Local Government Representatives : Aid. T. E. Pearsall (Aibury), Aid. P. N. Wallace (Aibury), Cr. J. A. Kiley (Hume), Cr. J. M. Taylor (Chiltern), Cr. K. Coghill (Wodonga), Cr. J. Drumond (Wodonga, Beechworth) and Cr. A. S. Garoni (Yackandandah, Beechworth, Tallangatta).

Community Representatives : Mr. J. E. Baker, Mrs. G. J. Border, Mr. M. Burke, Archdeacon P. L. Burgess, Mrs. J. Leeman, Mr. L. S. Lieberman, Mr. D. E. Mann and Mr. P. Mitchell.

Ministerial Council-29th June, 197 4 The Ministerial Council met at Albury to announce the areas of land amounting to some 54,000 hectares (about 135,000 acres) which had been designated pursuant to the AlburyjWodonga Development Agreement.

The Ministers said that acquisition of the land would be spread over a period of years. The timing of the acquisition would depend, of course, on the rate of growth of the new city, the limits imposed by the appropriate legislation of New South Wales and Victoria and the availability of Commonwealth loan funds for land acquisition and development.

The Ministerial Council was concerned to point out that there would be parcels of land within the designated area which, in the light of further study, would not need to be acquired. This study would take account of reactions of the public to exhibited plans. Owners of land to be acquired would be advised at the earliest possible time, and the Corporation wherever possible, in the design of new areas, would include existing homes so that present owners could retain their homes if they so wished. The Ministers also opened an exhibition of alternative planning strategy proposals for the growth complex and confirmed that teams of experts in various fields had concluded that a target of 300,000 people by the year 2000 would be feasible in social, environmental, economic and financial terms.

The Ministers promised a continuing role for people in the planning process through co-operation between the Development Corporation, the Consultative Council and local Government. A designation of land around the peripheral towns of Yackandandah, Beechworth, Chiltern and Barnwartha was also made to enable the co-ordinated development of those towns and to aid in the preservation of their unique character. The three legal corporations are now in existence and their membership is as follows : AI bury jWodonga Development Corporation : Messrs. G. F. Craig, Chairman, M. K. Read, Deputy Chairman (Victorian Appointee), L. J. Muir, Deputy Chairman (N.S.W. Appointee), L. E. Stone, Part-time member (Victorian Appointee), J. A. Kiley, ParHime member (N.S.W. Appointee). Albury jWodonga (Vie.) Corporation : Messrs. M. K. Read, Chairman, G. F. Craig, Deputy Chairman, L. J. Muir, Deputy Chairman. AI bury jWodonga (N.S.W.) Corporation : Messrs. L. J. Muir, Chairman, G. F. Craig, Deputy Chairman, M. K. Read, Deputy Chairman.

The main office of the Corporation is established at 531 Dean Street, Albury, N.S.W. The financial agreement referred to in the letters exchanged between the Prime Minister and Premiers on 23rd October, 1973, was made in June, 1974. 17

Wodonga Development Plan The population target for the AI bury jWodonga complex has been set at 300,000 by the year 2000. Within this complex the existing cities of Albury and Wodonga will be called upon to meet the initial pressures of growth and to continue to meet the needs of a larger population than at present. By mid 1973 the Board felt that the population of Wodonga could be expanded from 12,000 to approximately 45,000 and accordingly a feasibility study was conducted. This involved an assessment of the social, economic and environmental factors affecting the capacity of the town to expand and the identification of existing planning problems. Major problems identified included the movement of heavy volumes of through traffic along High Street in the town centre, the existence of a railway level crossing over the Hume Highway at the northern end of the centre and the location of a number of industries on flood-prone land adjoining the Lincoln Causeway. Major constraints to future growth were found to be the River Murray flood plain to the north of the town, steep hills to the south, east and west and the Bandiana Military Camp to the south east. However, there was sufficient land to the immediate west and, to a lesser extent, to the immediate east and south west of the town to accommodate expansion to a population of 45,000 without prejudicing the major conservation areas or causing significant development problems. The consulting firm of Kinnaird, Hill, de Rohan and Young Pty. Ltd. was then engaged to prepare a development plan for the expansion of Wodonga. This was published in December 1973. lt proposed that Wodonga should expand in a compact form to the west and south of the existing urban area. Principal features of the plan included : (i) the development of a ring road encircling the town centre and the creation of a pedestrian mall along High Street in the hub of the shopping centre ; (ii) the creation of a secondary centre about 3 kilometres to the south west of the town centre and a large number of local centres (based on a corner store) to serve market areas of from I ,200 to I ,500 people ; (iii) the creation of a linear open space network following House Creek and smaller streams and drainage lines ; and (iv) the development of a botanic gardens on the site of the cattle sale yards which are to be relocated. This Development Plan is currently being used to guide interim control under the Board's Ovens-Upper Murray Interim Development Order. Further details are given under "Planning Schemes being prepared by the Board ".

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Strategic Planning

The Board's strategic planning activities have developed into five broad fields : (a) participation in the detailed negotiation of formal working arrangements between State and Commonwealth Government agencies (b) the conduct of joint studies including the pooling of staff, with State and Commonwealth Government agencies and established regional planning authorities (c) the use and management of consultant staff resources (d) the continuation ofthe Board's activities in preparing statements of planning policy and undertaking other strategic planning studies within the State, and (e) the provision of technical and administrative services to regional planning authorities and provisional regional planning committees.

Joint Activities with Commonwealth Government Agencies Federal involvement in planning issues throughout the State has continued and increased during the year. In addition to the AI bury {Wodonga project, the formal agreements between the Prime Minister and the Premier and the wide-ranging discussions on other issues, the Board has been involved in several joint activities, principally with the Department of Urban and Regional Development and the Cities Commission. The work generated has involved the three regional planning authorities within the Port Phillip district, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, the Western Port Regional Planning Authority and the Geelong Regional Planning Authority. lt has also involved the conduct of joint studies, using the services of consultants as well as representatives from the bodies concerned.

Joint Studies wi.th the Cities Commission Several projects have been organised during the year jointly with the Cities Commission and the relevant regional planning authorities.

South Eastern Study This was undertaken to assist in the identification of (i) urban areas which provide maximum social and economic benefits to the community within desirable limits and criteria for growth in the south eastern sector ; (ii) recreation and conservation areas which provide maximum social benefits to the population of the metropolitan complex ; (iii) any advantages or disadvantages to the community from integrated development of significant areas of urban land ; and (iv) measures to give effect to orderly and comprehensive urban development and to the protection and regulation of conservation and recreation areas (including land acquisition and other powers). The study was co-ordinated by the Board and involved participation by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works and the Western Port Regional Planning Authority and the co-operation of the Cities Commission. The area involved was part of the Port Phillip district, lying generally to the south and east of Frankston and Dandenong and including the Mornington Peninsula and the whole of the Western Port catchment. A task force was created of staff seconded from the Board, the Board of Works and the Western Port Regional Planning Authority to operate in conjunction with consultants, engaged with funds allocated by the Cities Commission. The project was controlled and supervised by a Steering Committee comprised of representatives of the four organisations involved. The study has now been completed and the consultants are preparing the final draft report. 19

Geelong Regional Study In a second joint undertaking, the Board and the Cities Commission in co-operation with the Geelong Regional Planning Authority embarked on a study aimed at evolving a development programme to facilitate accelerated urban growth in the Geelong Region. The background to this lay in the investigations by the Board, resulting in the approval by the Government of Statement of Planning Policy No. 7 (Geelong). This statement identified Geelong as an alternative outlet for major growth generated by the metropolis. The study is directed at identifying a development strategy for the region• establishing goals and policies and setting down priorities. lt includes a substantial study of development finance related to that strategy. Consultants have again been engaged with funds allocated by the Cities Commission. Like the South Eastern Study, the project is controlled and supervised by a Steering Committee comprised of representatives of the organisations involved. The study is nearing completion and a draft report is expected from the consultants in the near future.

Melbourne/Geelong Corridor Study The Board is involved in another major study associated with the Geelong Development Strategy. This is concerned with the area lying between the two major centres of Melbourne and Geelong. lt is directed at exploring the implications of land use and transportation proposals within the corridor between the two centres and particularly at identifying and evaluating the existing and likely future interaction between them. Consultants have also been appointed to this task with funds allocated by the Cities Commission and they are required to provide a draft report by September, 1974. The study is controlled and supervised by a Steering Committee comprised of representatives from the Geelong Regional Planning Authority, Cities Commission, Victorian Railways, Ministry of Transport, Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Country Roads Board and this Board.

Employment and Population Growth Study-Victoria The Board is collaborating with the Cities Commission in a study of the State particularly related to its prospects for employment and population growth and distribution. The study is designed primarily to assist in identifying sound and feasible targets for employment and population growth for the years 1985 and 2000 for Geelong and Albury/Wodonga. lt will also identify the implications of these projections for other centres in the State. This study too is being conducted by consultants funded by the Cities Commission.

State Planning Council The State Planning Council has maintained its close interest in the joint planning activities of the Federal and State levels of Government, particularly in the selection and development of potential growth centres. lt has also been closely involved with its specific statutory function of acting as consultant to the Board in the preparation and adoption of statements of planning policy. lt has participated in the programme preparation leading to draft statements for the Macedon Range and the Central Gippsland brown coal deposits and is at present considering revised Statements Nos. I and 2 for Western Port and the Mornington Peninsula. Further details of these statements are given later in the report. A particularly significant achievement was the Council's completion of its review of the decentralisation of activities of Government departments in Victoria, its rationalisation of boundaries used and its adoption of a revised system of regions for general use by Government departments and agencies in the decentralising of their future operations. This system was adopted subsequently by the State Government and will replace the 1944 Central Planning Authority regions. 20

On 8th November, 1973, the Minister for State Development announced that the Central Planning Authority would cease to operate. The regional committees previously set up under this Authority would be disbanded and gradually replaced by provisional committees operating within the new regional system. The responsibility for the establishment and administration of these committees has been given to the Board. lt is expected that because the provisional committees are more than merely advisory bodies, some of the frustrations experienced by the regional committees will be overcome. Where local initiative creates the need for greater powers, provisional committees may become full regional planning authorities. The Council has also adopted the practice of circulating a quarterly progress report which provides a comprehensive record of significant works and planning activities undertaken by the various Government departments and agencies throughout the State. lt is distributed to member bodies, contributors and others on request.

State Planning Advisory Committee This Committee draws its membership from the Government Departments and agencies represented on the State Planning Council plus eo-opted members. Its primary concern this year was the continuation of investigations into an appropriate location for a second major airport. For this purpose, the Committee eo-opted representatives from the Air Transport Group of the Federal Ministry of Transport and the Western Port Regional Planning Authority. The Committee has presented an interim report to the State Planning Council which sets out its preliminary assessment of possible sites on the mainland north of Western Port bay. lt suggested that if an aerodrome were to be located to the south-east of Melbourne, then only one site on the mainland would be worthy of the more intensive and detailed study required. No detailed investigations have as yet been carried out of possible sites on French Island. Because of the Government's decentralisation policy and the prospect that a major airport complex would tend to accelerate urban development to the south-east of Melbourne, the State Planning Council through the Minister for Planning has requested a review of the desirability of siting the aerodrome in that area. The matter is now the subject of consultation between Ministers at Federal and State levels.

Regional Planning As discussed under the section on the State Planning Council, the State Government has adopted a revised system of regional boundaries for use by Government Departments and agencies in the decentralisation of their activities. The regional committees set up under the Central Planning Authority will be disbanded and gradually replaced by provisional committees operating within the new regional system. The Board has been given the responsibility of establishing and administering these new committees. In addition to this, the Board continued to work closely with the existing regional planning authorities for Western Port and Geelong ; a new authority was established for the Loddon Campaspe area and a provisional committee was formed for East Gippsland.

Loddon Campaspe Regional Planning Authority The Authority, established on the IIth September, 1973, consists of representatives of the Cities of Bendigo, Castlemaine and Maryborough, the Borough of Eaglehawk and the Shires of Bet Bet, Huntly, Korong, Marong, Metcalfe, Strathfieldsaye, Tullaroop and the Western Riding of the Shire of Waranga. A subsequent application has been received from the Shire of Charlton. At the inaugural meeting on 23rd November, 1973, it was resolved to prepare a planning scheme and research is currently being undertaken on the basic items to be incorporated in the scheme. The Authority is currently involved in two Parliamentary submissions, one related to regional drainage problems and the other to the development of major regional Iivestock centres. 21

Other projects include investigating the need for regional facilities such as a crematorium, airport and driver training school as well as the possibility of a uniform planning scheme ordinance for all municipalities in the region. Although the Authority has not yet taken out any planning control, members have voiced an interest in controlling the appearance of buildings in areas of special significance, particularly along stream frontages and in the vicinity of water storage areas. Delineation of these areas is currently under way. On the undertaking of the State Government, the Board is providing technical and secretarial services at no cost to the municipalities for the first three years of the Authority's formation. This service notwithstanding, the Authority is experiencing difficulty, through lack of finance and additional staff, in carrying out its proposed programme.

East Gippsland Provisional Regional Planning Committee The Committee was formed on the 15th May, 1974, and is comprised o representatives from the City of Sale, the Town of Bairnsdale and the Shires of Avon Bairnsdale, Maffra, Omeo, Orbost, Rosedale and Tambo. The Board is charged with the responsibility of providing technical and administrative support but the Committee has only met once as yet.

Statements of Planning Policy Geelong Statement of Planning Policy No. 7 (Geelong) was approved on 21st August, 1973. lt applies to the area of the Geelong Regional Planning Authority and is a directive that : I. The region centred on Geelong shall be promoted and planned as a location for large scale urban growth including business, industry and housing. 2. The region shall be planned to accommodate a greatly increased share of the expected growth in the Port Phillip area to the optimum limits determined by regional planning studies. 3. The planning of the region shall ensure that acceptable environmental standards are achieved and shall have regard to the high quality of the environment generally and the coastal areas in particular and to the need to preserve established recreation opportunities. 4. The planning of the region shall include proposals to stimulate growth and for the establishment of priorities for works by public authorities. As a result of this statement, the Board and the Cities Commission in co-operation with the Geelong Regional Planning Authority, have embarked on a study to determine an appropriate development programme. This is discussed elsewhere in the report.

Review of Statements of Planning Policy for Western Port and the Mornington Peninsula In October, 1972, the Minister for Local Government requested the Board to undertake a careful and comprehensive review and reassessment of Statements of Planning Policy Nos. I (Western Port) and 2 (Mornington Peninsula) in the light of their operation and implementation to date. The main purpose of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of the statements in providing guidelines for more detailed planning in the respective areas so as to ascertain whether any variation, strengthening or clarification appeared desirable. In response to this request, the Board has undertaken a four-stage programme. I. Review studies and formulation of recommendations for consideration by the Board. During this stage, the policies would be discussed with Government departments and agencies, local councils, industrialists, ratepayers and citizens associations, conservation groups and professional and specialist bodies. 2. Consideration of the policy recommendations by the Board, the State Planning Council, Western Port Regional Planning Authority, and the six Shire Councils in the region, followed by the submission of the report and recommended changes to the Minister. 3. Public comment on the proposed recommendations in the form of written submissions or through public meetings. 4. Submission of the policies to Cabinet and Governor in Council for approval. 22

To date, the Board has completed its investigations and has adopted revised versions of the statements and their explanatory reports. These are now being considered by the bodies mentioned in 2 above, and after public comment, it is expected that revised Statements of Planning Policy Nos. I and 2 will be approved by the end of 1974.

Macedon Range Work has commenced on a statement of planning policy for Macedon Range and its surrounds. lt is directed principally towards identifying and establishing a policy for the major planning issues related to the future utilisation of land in the Macedon Range. lt is intended to : I. define the natural and cultural resources of the area ; 2. establish the significance of these resources from the regional and State viewpoints ; 3. define the present functions and establish priorities for the future functions of the area ; 4. establish principles for the utilisation, management and protection of resources in the study area ; 5. establish principles to ensure that water supply catchments are protected from pollution ; and 6. establish principles to govern the relationship between development (urban and other forms) and the future functions of the area. During the research phase the Board has consulted organisations and authorities which may be concerned with the issues involved. In this research, consideration has been given to a wide range of factors considered relevant to planning in the area. These cover the physical and biological bases ; present uses and functions of the area ; problems and conflicts ; and the significance of the resources in the regional and state contexts.

Central Gippsland Brown Coal Deposits The Board has also been engaged in the preparation of a statement of planning policy for the Central Gippsland area. The principal goal will be to identify and establish policy for the major planning issues, related to the existence, value and potential utilisation of the brown coal deposits in Central Gippsland. A comprehensive research programme is being carried out to provide the basis for the preparation of the policy. The policy will aim to establish priorities for the protection of the brown coal resources as well as laying down principles to govern the planning of alternative uses of land which overlies the brown coal. The statement will ensure that, in the utilisation of the brown coal, high environmental standards are maintained, including air and water quality, and that the exploited areas and their surroundings will be eventually rehabilitated. The statement will also prescribe the principles to govern the planning of urban development in its relationship to the protection and utilisation of the brown coal resource. Other major resources such as water and forestry will be identified and assessed in relation to the potential use of the brown coal. In the preparation of the statement, valuable assistance has been received from the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. The Commission has appointed its General Investigations Engineer, Mr. J. J. Fryer, to liaise with the Board and it is also assisting in the sections of the research programme related to its operations. The general research is also being carried out in close co-operation with the local councils and a number of other Government Departments particularly the Ministry for Fuel and Power, Department of Mines and the Country Roads Board. A wide range of other interested organisations and individuals within the area have also been given the opportunity to comment.

Urban Renewal Under Section 3 of the Urban Renewal Act 1970 the Board has the responsibility of commenting on the "opinions " of renewal authorities that particular areas are appropriate for " urban renewal " as defined by the Act. During this year the Board and the Housing Commission have discussed extensively ways and means whereby a better co-ordination of the procedures involved in urban renewal may be achieved. These discussions highlighted the need for consultation to take place and guidelines agreed upon at the first stage of the urban renewal process i.e. when a renewal authority begins to formulate an opinion for a specified area. 23

The Board feels that the following matters should be considered during the opinion stage. (a) A justification for renewal procedures in terms of the site. This would involve a sufficient definition of the social, economic and physical conditions which are present in the area to justify urban renewal activity, including community attitudes to renewal. lt would also involve a justification for using urban renewal as opposed to other planning methods to resolve the problems in the area. (b) The appropriateness of urban renewal at the time in the light of other Government commitments and programmes, of which decentralisation policies and growth strategies for Melbourne would be significant examples. (c) The necessity for urban renewal as a means to improve the quality of the environment where the area has a low or declining growth rate. (d) An understanding of what it is hoped to achieve by renewal i.e. the " object " of the opinion.

With these guidelines in mind, Board officers are consulting regularly with officers of the Housing Commission on priorities for action among many areas in Victoria where there may be need for renewal.

This year the Board has received and commented on opinions from the Housing Commission, relating to relatively small areas of land at Bendigo, Collingwood, Eaglehawk, Avoca and Kyneton.

Other Studies

State Studies The Strategic Planning Division has also been engaged in an evaluation of the resources of the State outside the Port Phillip district. Data collection and its initial assessment have now been completed and draft reports are to be considered by the Board in the near future.

Coastal Studies The Board has continued work started in 1972 on a comprehensive study of the State's coastline, which is considered to be one of the most valuable, yet most vulnerable, of the State's resources.

The current study-programme encompasses an appraisal of biophysical and social resources ; an assessment of existing and projected demands for the use and development of these resources, and an analysis of existing planning and management policies. When completed, these studies will be used as the basis for the preparation of statements of planning policy, which are expected to be of two types : (a) a broad policy to co-ordinate the approach to coastal planning and to define principles, and (b) policies for specific aspects or stretches of the coast in which problems and resources can be identified in more detail.

From work completed so far, a substantial bank of data has been assembled and analysed, but additional work is required to complete the research, prior to the formulation of policies.

Land Classification The adaptation to planning of a system of terrain classification originally developed by the C.S.I.R.O., Division of Applied Geomechanics for engineering has this year been extended beyond the Melbourne area. lt has been used for planning studies in the Upper Goulburn area and in AI bury JWodonga. 24

Submissions to National Inquiries National Estate Inquiry During this year considerable publicity has been given to the concept of the National Estate and the need for public resources to be used to extend and protect it. The Board has long sought to protect areas of outstanding amenity in both the built and natural environments and it took the opportunity to make strong representations to the Commonwealth Committee of Inquiry into the National Estate in November, 1973. In the course of the submission the Board stressed that the whole of the land resources of Australia are part of the National Estate but that there are key components and resources that require special attention. These key components include the built environment and not merely rural and wilderness areas.

However, even if key components are in public ownership, the National Estate will continue to be devalued unless strong planning controls are exercised in the management of the whole environment.

The character and conservation importance of any area depends as much on the numerou:. small sites of value as it does on the large areas which are often administered publicly. While such sites are small in the regional context, they are frequently quite large in the context of individual private properties : in the past many owners of land have retained and managed these conservation areas in the interests of the community and the environment. However, increases in land values and hence of rates makes it extremely difficult for private owners to continue to justify the retention of these conservation sites in their natural state. Similarly, buildings of historic value or areas which have an historical character should be well maintained in the public interest. There are good arguments for retaining these buildings in private ownership and use, provided that the maintenance of their character and condition can be subsidised. Another difficulty in maintaining the National Estate is the existence throughout Victoria of old subdivisions which are potentially the focus of development pressure. This is particularly true in such areas as the Dandenong Ranges, the Yarra Valley and the Gippsland Lakes. Each of these areas must play a significant role in any consideration of the National Estate. Through the planning schemes and particularly the statements of planning policy which it has prepared, the Board has been building a firm foundation on which a comprehensive national estate extension and management programme could be built. During the next year it is proposed to extend this work to include the Macedon Range and the development of planning controls in the Gippsland Lakes area. In its submission to the Committee of Inquiry, the Board recommended that the following criteria should be used in any assessment of areas contemplated for addition to the National Estate in public ownership or for which special controls and management should be provided : (a) relative value of the area in its class, (b) the degree of threat to its inherent value from present management and likely future pressures for development, (c) relationship of the area to other parts of the National Estate in terms of its merit and location, (d) the relative merits of alternate methods of management such as public ownership versus regulation, and (e) the need to maintain a balanced representation of various types of components in the National Estate and a balanced regard for different sectors of the community and the various values which they place upon the environment. As a result of the Committee's deliberations a grant of $8,000 was made towards tree planting and restoration work in the historic town of Maldon under the direction of the Board.

National Population Inquiry The National Population Inquiry, under the chairmanship of Professor W. D. Borrie, held public hearings in Melbourne during August, 1973. 25

The Board's submission dealt with the population of Melbourne and Victoria in relation to national population distribution, and in more detail with population distribution within Victoria. The Board was also responsible for co-ordinating the submissions of other State instrumentalities.

Supplementary material was prepared subsequently dealing with problems associated with more detailed analysis of existing and migrant population characteristics to detect areas with planning and social problems.

Committee on the Integration of Data Systems This Committee was established by the Prime Minister to examine problems associated with the more effective and uniform presentation of official statistics.

The Board, along with other State instrumentalities, appeared before the Committee in Melbourne in March, 1974. Its submission dealt primarily with the social and economic statistics for town and country planning.

House of Representatives Select Committee on Road Safety The Board made submissions at a public hearing of this Committee in Melbourne in November, 1973. Subsequently a written submission was made in amplification of information presented on the classification of roads below the level of expressways or freeways for the purposes of safety and amenity in residential areas. 26

Statutory Planning

From the statutory planning point of view this has been the most intensive year in the history of the Board. Involvement in statutory matters throughout the State has increased substantially and legislative action by the Government has resulted in further responsibilities for the Board. lt is a cause for regret that without adequate staff resources the Board has not been able to fulfil the role which it believes it should be undertaking in statutory planning. An increase in staff is essential. The area of greatest increase occurred in the Board's role as responsible authority for the administration of its interim development orders. The number of permit applications received during the year was I ,467, an increase of 146 per cent. over 1972-73, which in turn was an increase of 90 per cent. over 1971-72. Similarly the number of statutory reports to the Minister increased by 32 per cent. over the previous year. The increase in applications for permits was generated from three main sources. Firstly, the Board's Ovens-Upper Murray Interim Development Order, approved on 15th March, 1973, has resulted in over 700 applications to date. The order has been progressively amended in the light of additional knowledge and changing circumstances and it is expected that the workload will ease now that the areas for acquisition under the Wodonga Area Land Acquisition Act have been announced. Furthermore with this announcement, the Board expects that more decisions can be taken without prejudice to the future planning of the area. Previously the Board was regrettably obliged to refuse a number of applications because approval at the time may well have prejudiced future planning. Secondly, as foreshadowed in its previous annual report, the Board has taken out planning control over the Gippsland Lakes area and to date over 300 permit applications have been received. As with the Ovens-Upper Murray order, the Gippsland Lakes control will be progressively reviewed and again the Board is obliged to refuse some applications where approval at this stage could be prejudicial to the plans in course of preparation. Thirdly, the changes to the Town and Country Planning Act which came into operation on 28th May, 1973, have resulted in permits being required from the Board where a responsible authority proposes to use or develop land under its own planning scheme or interim development order where such use or development normally requires a permit. Quite properly in the Board's view, priority is given to permit applications. This has meant that inadequate resources are available for other areas of the Board's operations, in particular the preparation of planning schemes. Nevertheless, work is proceeding steadily but slowly and it is expected that a number of schemes will be exhibited and others approved in the coming year. lt is relevant here to note the increasing recognition given by the Board to public participation in the planning process. The Board's practice now is to publish planning guidelines which relate to areas being planned by the Board. These guidelines are promulgated early in the process and disseminated for public comment and debate before any policies or planning proposals are adopted. The intention is to obtain public consensus on the overall aims and strategies before detailed planning is undertaken. One matter which is pleasing to the Board is the increasing number of municipalities taking out planning control. During the year 29 additional interim development orders were approved and ten more municipalities resolved to prepare planning schemes for all or part of their areas. The Board sees it as a most important part of its role that it assists municipalities in the drafting of their orders and that it is able to offer advice as required on the various problems associated with the administration of planning control.

Planning Schemes being prepared by the Board Bendigo Whipstick The Whipstick is an unusual area of forest and Mallee scrub, home of a variety of rare flora and fauna, a few miles north of Bendigo. Last century it was part of the goldfields but it has since become a region for eucalyptus oil production and farming. Many different groups are involved in the area and conservationists, particularly the Bendigo Field Naturalists Club and the National Parks Service, are concerned that priceless flora and fauna may be unknowingly destroyed by indiscriminate clearing of private land. 27

By late 1973 it became clear that the Board should exercise planning control over the area until its future was decided and on 15th January, 1974, an interim development order was approved. The planning scheme has been commenced, several meetings and inspections have taken place and ideas have been formulated for possible future action. Many problems would be solved by the acquisition of at least some of the freehold land for a relatively small outlay.

Eildon Reservoir (Shire of Alexandra) The Shire of Alexandra has prepared 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 but has not yet been approved. When it is approved, the Board's interim development order will be revoked and its planning scheme abandoned. Until then the Board will continue to administer the order, which it has amended to include a minimum subdivision size of 80 hectares to discourage subdivision pressures.

Gippsland Lakes The Gippsland Lakes and surrounding areas are amongst Victoria's greatest assets, offering a rare combination of pleasure resorts, water sports, high quality landscapes and seascapes and a wide range of flora, fauna and marine life. Demands on all these resources are increasing and conflicts of interest have been evident for some time. Much of the natural environment has already been severely damaged. To prevent further despoilation the competing demands must be reconciled through careful planning and regulation of land use. Because the lakes are contained within four municipalities there is need for a unified, co-ordination approach and during last year, the Board was requested to prepare a planning scheme. lt was found necessary to take out two interim development orders to cover the whole of the area. Agreement was reached readily with the Shires of Bairnsdale and Tambo and a " blanket " interim development order was approved for the relevant part of those Shires on the 7th August, 1973. Further discussions were necessary with the Shires of Rosedale and Avon before a similar order was approved for part of those shires on IIth September, 1973. At the same time the Board released the " Gippsland Lakes Planning Guidelines " for public comment and criticism. These are also a public statement of Board policy for use during the preparation of the scheme. Considerable comment has been received from various Government departments, community organisations and individuals, and as a result it may be necessary to produce a revised edition of the Guidelines. Development pressures have been considerable throughout much of the Lakes area and the Board has pinpointed a number of problem areas. Some of the planning problems in the Lakes have been experienced elsewhere but in the Lakes context they are magnified by difficulties unique to that area. Some of the problems encountered include undeveloped small allotment subdivisions, undeveloped Crown Townships, fragmentation of rural areas, premature development of tourist resorts and development pressures in areas of environmental importance. The magnitude of the area of undeveloped small allotment subdivision is such that decisions relating to the future development in the area will have ramifications in similar areas throughout much of the State. The 10,000 undeveloped allotments along the Ninety-mile Beach and an estimate of I ,300 allotments west of Metung are but two such problem areas. The lack of comprehensive information about the Lakes is becoming a major constraint on sound planning decisions. For this reason, the Board was pleased to note that the Premier intends to initiate a study to provide such data. The need is urgent and it is hoped that the information will be made available in the shortest possible time.

Lake Cairn Curran During this year administration of the interim development order has been based on the draft planning scheme adopted by the Board in June, 1972. 28

The comments of the three councils concerned (Maldon, Newstead and Tullaroop), the Soil Conservation Authority and the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission have been received and are being considered. it is expected that the scheme will be exhibited in the new year.

Lake Mokoan Last year the Board investigated the need for planning control around this recently constructed water storage. lt found that subdivision into small acreage allotments had already been proposed and that planning control would be necessary. An interim development order specifying a minimum subdivision size of 40 acres (16 hectares) was approved on 9th October, 1973. The main aim of the scheme is to protect the quality of the stored water by regulating land uses around the foreshore. However, within this context, the Board sought the views and requirements of the Benalla Shire Council, other concerned authorities and the local residents before draft proposals were drawn up. Based on the outcome of these meetings, draft zoning proposals and ordinance provisions are being prepared for adoption by the Board. lt is proposed to exhibit the scheme in the new year.

Lake Nillahcootie Draft zoning proposals and ordinance prov1s1ons are being prepared for adoption by the Board and it is expected that the scheme will be exhibited in the new year. In the meantime, the Board continues to administer interim development control.

Lake Tyers to Cape Howe Coastal Council comments on the draft zoning proposals and ordinance prov1s1ons have been received. When the Board has examined them and made any necessary modifications, the scheme will be placed on public exhibition. In the meantime, the Board administers interim development control.

Latrobe Valley Sub-Regional, Extension "A" The Shire of Morwell is proposing to prepare one scheme for the whole of the municipality to replace the six schemes, currently in force. The Board concurs with this and has not continued with its scheme. Until the Shire's scheme is approved the Board will administer the interim development order on the basis of its scheme and the Council's proposed provisions.

Lorne Since May, 1969, the Board has administered interim development control over the township of Lorne and its immediate environs. During this time the preparation of the planning scheme has progressed steadily and the scheme is now approaching a stage where it can be discussed in full with the Council of the Shire of Winchelsea prior to being placed on public exhibition. The main objectives of the scheme were recorded in the 27th Annual Report. To implement the conservation aspects and to enhance and maintain the outstanding environment of Lorne it is proposed to use the special controls now available pursuant to the amendment of the Third Schedule of the Town and Country Planning Act by specifying the whole of the scheme area as being of natural beauty and special significance. The Lorne Planning Scheme will be one of the first schemes to incorporate this provision.

Maid on The draft planning scheme for Maldon was placed on public exhibition from 29th August to 29th November, 1973. Many and various objections were received but almost all those wishing to speak to the Board's delegates in support of their objections have been heard. Officers of the Board have also visited Maldon frequently to explain the scheme and to discuss matters of individual concern with applicants and objectors. These visits, together with a public meeting held at Maldon, the exhibition of the scheme and the hearing of objections have largely alleviated the uncertainty surrounding the scheme. Meanwhile, applications for permits continue to be received and there is no lack of new building activity in the area. The scheme must now be re-examined in the light of objections received. Much remains to be done but the preservation of Maldon now seems assured. Lack of finance is still a major obstacle but it is hoped that the recent grant of $8,000 from the National Estate Committee will lead to financial assistance perhaps on the scale of a Sovereign Hill-not to re-create a town but to preserve a living one. 29

Ocean Road, Extension "A" Over the past few years the Board has been concerned that the character of the Ocean Road area would be destroyed by increased subdivisional activity on abutting lands. After discussions with the Otway Council last year, it was agreed that the Board take out planning control over an area running approximately one mile inland from the inland boundary of the approved Ocean Road Planning Scheme along the length of that scheme within the Shire of Otway. An interim development order was approved on 14th August, 1973. The aim of the scheme will be to preserve the landscape of the coastal hinterland and to concentrate development in existing settlements.

Ovens-Upper Murray The Board continued to administer an interim development order over the area within a radius of 55 kilometres of the Union Bridge at AI bury JWodonga. This has resulted so far in over 700 applications for permits. Many of these were not considered significant to the overall project, particularly those located in urban areas but those for " hobby farm " type development surrounding the complex are of increasing concern to the Board. In February, 1974, the order was amended to enable development of less than 15,000 square feet to proceed, without a permit, in defined urban areas of the peripheral towns of Beechworth, Yackandandah, Myrtleford and Rutherglen and in other small urban areas. "The Wodonga Development Plan ", prepared by consultants, will assist the Board to prepare a more detailed interim development order or a planning scheme for the Wodonga area of the Ovens-Upper Murray planning scheme area. lt is currently expected that this would replace both the Board's and Council's present control and will be administered by the Council. On June 29th 1974, approximately 54,000 hectares of land around Albury and Wodonga as well as land surrounding the peripheral towns of Yackandandah, Beechworth, Chiltern and Barnawartha were designated under the Albury-Wodonga Agreement Act 1973. Until the Albury JWodonga Development Corporation takes out planning control for these areas as is possible under the Agreement Act, the Board will continue to control land use and development in the designated areas.

Phillip Island Re-exhibition of Amendment No. I to the planning scheme which took place early in the year resulted in a large number of objections. The bulk of these concerned proposals to reserve for public purposes or include in the Rural Zone land which had been subdivided into building blocks during the boom period of the early 1960's. All objectors were given the opportunity to have their objections heard by representatives of the Board and these verbal submissions will be considered with the written objections before finalisation of the scheme.

Simpson Following the completion of the first stage of the shopping centre and the establishment of the hotel-motel, only minor changes are required before the zoning of land within the planning area is complete. In the meantime the Board continues to administer interim development control over the area, based on the draft zoning proposals.

South Western Coastal The South Western Coastal Planning Scheme comprises a narrow coastal belt, usually not more than 7 kilometres wide, and extending almost continuously from the South Australian border eastwards to the approved Ocean Road Planning Scheme near Apollo Bay, through the Shires of Portland, Belfast, Warrnambool, Heytesbury and Otway. The preparation of the section within the Shire of Portland is well advanced and draft zoning proposals are to be presented to Council shortly. While work is progressing on the scheme, the Board administers its interim development order with the intention of preserving and protecting the coastal landscape and concentrating settlement in the existing townships. 30

Wonthaggi Coastal The Wonthaggi Coastal Planning Scheme was placed on public exhibition during the year for the statutory period of three months. Only two objections were lodged and consideration of these is in hand with a view to adoption and submission of the scheme for approval by the Governor in Council during the coming year.

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.

Planning Schemes prepared by Councils

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

Shire of Arapiles (Horsham Boundary) The scheme includes those parts of the Shire which abut the City of Horsham. lt is designed to control city overspill and will lead to more compact development within the City and a fuller utilisation of existing services.

Shire of Kilmore The Shire of Kilmore is approximately SO kilometres north of Melbourne and has suffered increasing pressure for development arising from metropolitan expansion. The planning scheme covers the whole of the Shire and is designed to achieve orderly development and to protect the rural areas from inappropriate and premature subdivision.

Shire of Maffra (Maffra Township) The town of Maffra, with a population of 5,000 is the centre of an intensive irrigation area. The scheme covers the town and environs and is intended to facilitate orderly and compact development and particularly to consolidate the commercial area.

Shire of Rochester (Rochester Township) The town of Rochester has a population of about 2,500 and a growth rate of 1.5 per cent. per annum. lt is located in one of the flattest parts of the Murray Valley on the banks of the Campaspe River and parts of it are subject to frequent flooding. The planning scheme covers approximately 25 square kilometres including the town of Rochester and environs. Its objectives are the orderly and economic growth of the town and the restriction of development in flood-prone areas.

Shire of Woorayl The scheme covers the whole of the Shire except that part within the approved Waratah Bay Planning Scheme. This includes the main urban centres of Leongatha and lnverloch and about 40 kilometres of coastline, from Cape Paterson to Cape Liptrap. The scheme aims to preserve the rural character of the Shire and to protect the coastal areas from further speculative subdivision.

Amendments to Approved Planning Schemes Earlier reports have requested Councils' support in combining rezonings and other amendments rather than continuing the practice of submitting for approval within a short period several amendments dealing with only one or two items. This practice arose out of problems in the past when approval of a number of rezonings or other changes could have been unduly delayed because they were incorporated in the same amending scheme as items which required lengthy investigation, perhaps as a result of objections. 31

An amendment to the planning legislation last year has enabled this problem to be overcome by division of a planning scheme into parts, either by the responsible authority before adoption of the scheme, or by the Governor in Council before approval. The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works has taken advantage of this situation in a number of recent amendments involving a large number of map changes by submitting for approval as a separate first part those items where there were no objections. This action enables earlier processing of those items rather than delaying them while objections to other items are considered. A request for Councils to assist in this way is again made in the interests of reducing the considerable burden of administrative work which is placed on the Board in dealing with many small amendments. Councils will also benefit from this procedure, not only in reducing the amount of administrative work involved but also in costs of publication of statutory notices which accompany the exhibition and approval of schemes.

Interim Development Orders Interim development orders, to be administered by the local authority, were approved for : the Cities of Melbourne (balance), Port Melbourne (part) and South Melbourne (part) ; the Town of St. Arnaud ; the Borough of Wonthaggi (balance) ; and the Shires of Arapiles (balance), Ararat (balance), Avon, Beechworth (Extended Area), Bet Bet, Bungaree (balance), Buninyong (balance), Donald, Dundas, Euroa, Grenville (balance), Kerang (Koondrook), Lexton, Lillydale (Mt. Dandenong Ridge Area), Maffra (balance), Maldon (Rural), Metcalfe (balance), Morwell, Mt. Rouse (Grampians Area), Nathalia (balance), Omeo, Stawell (balance), Upper Murray (balance) and Violet Town. Orders, to be administered by the Board, were approved for the Bendigo Whipstick, the Gippsland Lakes, Lake Mokoan and the Ocean Road, Extension "A ". These are reported under " Planning Schemes being prepared by the Board ".

Resolutions to prepare Planning Schemes During the year many councils expressed an interest in planning and the Shires of Colac (balance), Daylesford and Glenlyon, East Loddon, Glenelg, Huntly (Extension Area), Kaniva (balance), Korong, Mirboo, Newstead (balance) and Yarrawonga resolved to prepare planning schemes for all or part of their areas. lt is hoped that interim development orders will be prepared and approved early in the new year.

Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Area Report on Concept Objections In 1971 the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works published a major report, "Planning Policies for the Melbourne Metropolitan Region ", which advanced a regional framework for the outward growth and internal development of the metropolis. These policies formed Amendments 3 and 21, to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme, which were exhibited in December, 1971. The report and Amendments became known as the "Corridor Plan " and limited the prospects for the future outward growth to a series of corridors extending radially from the existing built up area. Of the many objections lodged, the Board of Works decided to consider first those which concerned general concepts and strategies on a regional basis. In March, 1974, the Board of Works adopted an interim report on these concept objections which this Board was called upon to review. From the outset the Board viewed the interim report as an important document in the unfolding of the corridor plan for Melbourne as well as having implications for the co-ordination of planning organisations. Overall, the Board supported the general direction of concept development and the techniques proposed by the Board of Works for further refinement of the metropolitan plan. Of the many important issues dealt with in the two reports three stand out- ( I) Management approach for cities. Both the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works and this Board stressed the need to evolve a management approach for the future planning of metropolitan Melbourne, not merely the formulation of a strategy for its outward growth. A management approach would incorporate an integration of all authorities involved in planning, the goal of co-ordination between geographical and functional parts of the city, rationalisation and control of development processes as well as the staging and management of public works. 32

(2) Strategy planning. Both reports emphasised the need to consider alternate strategies for future urban expansion in the light of a range of factors including social and economic conditions. In the past these two factors have been either ignored or given scant consideration. (3) Interim strategy and investigation areas. Existing urban zones are adequate to provide for Melbourne's immediate growth requirements but there is an immediate need to refine further the corridor plan to clarify the form of Melbourne's future outward growth. Despite clear warnings to the contrary issued by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works in its 1971 report, there has been some expectation that all of the corridor zones were to be available for development. To prevent further misunderstandings it was recommended that the Development Areas Act 1973, be used for the proclamation of selected investigation areas within the corridor zones and that these areas be studied and reported on by the Board during the ensuing twelve months. While supporting the investigation areas technique the Board recommended a number of changes to the areas put forward by the Board of Works notably the addition of an area centred on Sunbury. The areas chosen have the highest potential for development and contain a number of alternatives for the future growth of the metropolis. In concluding its review, the Board stated that : "there is no escape, however, from the need for a rigorous yet flexible and integrated approach to the planning and development of the metropolitan region on the part of planning agencies and government instrumentalities." " lt is also important that outward growth be viewed as only one facet of the developing metropolis which requires incisive, imaginative and co~ordinated planning, sensitive to the needs of its inhabitants and the limits of resources." The two reports were considered by Cabinet and as a result twelve investigation areas were proclaimed either within the corridor zones defined by the Board of Works or just beyond the Board of Works' region. The Premier declared that two of these areas, Melton and Sunbury, would be given satellite city status. The Board is required to report on these two areas by the 26th September, 1974, and, in the case of the remainder, by the 26th March, 1975. Further details of the study have been given under "Investigation and Designated Area Studies ".

Amendments In addition to being concerned with the consideration of objections to Amendments 3 and 21, the Board was required to examine and report on other amendments to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme of which six were approved. Amendment 26 involved variations to zonings and reservations in the Footscray business district to provide for the future development of the Footscray shopping centre as a major metropolitan sub-centre. lt introduces a distributor ring road around the perimeter of the shopping centre and provides additional reservations for car parks. Amendment 27 Part I. comprised a large number of changes in zonings and reservations and some alterations to the ordinance. None of the changes involved were of major consequence. Amendment 44 provided for the replacement of the Langs Road Bridge over the Maribyrnong River by a new bridge a short distance upstream. Amendments 43, 46 and 48 were approved pursuant to Section 32 (6) of the Act at the request of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works.

Revocations Twenty-three applications for the revocation of planning schemes under Section 32 (4) of the Act were approved by the Governor in Council. Among them were the revocations of the whole of the planning scheme for Doncaster and Templestowe after its reconciliation with the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme. The others were for small areas of land where anomalous circumstances existed or where the provisions of an approved scheme were causing hardship.

Progress 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. 33

Committees

Advisory Committees Preservation of Places of Historic Interest The Committee is concerned on a State-wide basis with advising the Board in the formulation of principles and standards for the preservation of objects, buildings and areas of historical or architectural interest. The Maldon Planning Scheme was placed on public exhibition in the latter half of 1973 after a thorough review by the Committee. The exhibition of the scheme was welcomed by the Committee because a great deal of its time had been spent on matters relating to Maldon and the scheme. The passing of the Historic Buildings Bill was also welcomed. Once again the Committee has thoroughly examined the draft Bill and presented the Board with a comprehensive report for the Minister on its findings. During the year the Committee visited Chiltern at the request of the Board to investigate buildings and areas worthy of preservation. The need for this arose from the fact that the Board was receiving numerous applications for development at Chiltern in connection with the administration of its Interim Development Order for the Victorian section of the AI bury fWodonga growth area and it was considered desirable to define areas where development should be discouraged on historical and architectural grounds. The Committee subsequently presented a detailed report and recommendations to the Board.

Y arra Valley This Committee was formed to advise the Board on methods of promoting public appreciation of the area as an entity and on the value of any proposal concerned with conservation of resources or environment, landscape preservation, recreation or development. Having reported to the Minister through the Board on what it considered an appropriate system of management for the Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges, the Committee spent a considerable amount of time examining its future role and attempting to define its future relationships with the Board and Minister. The announcement that the Government intended to provide the necessary funds to establish a full-time secretariat for the Committee to be located in the Yarra Valley pending the introduction of legislation to establish a special type of regional planning authority was generally welcomed by the Committee. However, a number of members, including the Chairman, have now submitted their resignations and the future of the Committee is under review.

Australian Institute of Urban Studies The Chairman of the Board is a member of the Institute's Board of Management and the Research Committee. Two of the Board's staff serve on the Committee of the Victorian Division and several others are members. During last year the Institute adopted as a national project, " Managing the Cities ". A Task Force was appointed to gather the facts that were already known throughout Australia and to prepare a first report, to which officers of the Board contributed. This was presented and debated at a national conference in October, 1973. Another project of particular relevance to planning in Victoria, " Urban Development in Melbourne ", was completed during the year and much of the Institute's earlier work has proved valuable in planning studies.

Outdoor Advertising Code Committee The Board is represented on the Outdoor Advertising Code Committee, established within the Local Government Department. During the year the Committee examined a code prepared by the Board, with a view to introducing uniform standards of control thr_oughout Victoria. 7770/74.-3 34

Place Names Committee The Board is represented on the Place Names Committee, established within the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. The Committee's major work during the year was the continuing systematic examination of the place names on the I : 100,000 national mapping series within Victoria.

Port Phillip Authority The operation of the Port Phillip Authority Act and the role of the Authority is at present under review by the Ministry for Conservation. Submissions on principles which might be embodied in new legislation have been made by members of the Authority and the Consultative Committee. The Authority has also been concerned for some time about its primary role of advising the Minister for Conservation on the best method of co-ordinating development in the Port Phillip area. In this role, it has undertaken an existing conditions survey with a view to preparing broad plans and policies for the bayside area. Lack of staff has prevented the Authority completing the studies itself and it has resolved to recommend to the Minister that a firm of consultants be engaged to work in conjunction with the Authority. In April, 1974, the Authority completed a report relating to coastal management problems in Swan Bay, an area vulnerable to increasing recreational pressures generated by growth in the Geelong region.

Westernport Bay Environment Study The Board is represented on the Study Committee of the Westernport Bay Environment Study. This two year programme is concerned primarily with the water environment of the Westernport catchment, but as land use has a vital effect on water quality, the studies of the land environment are an essential part of the programme. The Board has contributed particularly with the preparation and provision of base maps and with the classification of data. 35

Promotion of Planning

Because planning affects everyone, it is important that people be involved. Lack of communication is the cause of much misunderstanding and failure. The process of participation is dependent upon an adequate supply of information-information that brings planning to life and enables people to react constructively to the facts and ideas put before them. The supply of this information 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 and information. 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. Each year Board members and staff visit many areas to discuss and explain to Councils and the public the advantages of planning and assist municipalities contemplating planning control or preparing interim development orders or planning schemes. In the past year, the Board has dealt with numerous enquiries of a general or specific nature and as a result ten more municipalities have resolved to prepare planning schemes. The growing awareness of the importance of planning is also reflected in other ways, among them the increasing number of requests for speakers, articles, project material and general information. Board members and staff have been invited to speak at many seminars and conferences and to prepare articles for publication in various journals.

Co-ordination of Planning The co-ordination of planning activities is one of the Board's major responsibilities. As planning becomes more complex, the Board's role becomes increasingly difficult. At the local level, the Board is constantly in touch with Councils with a view to co-ordinating their planning with State Government Departments and adjoining municipalities. Similar co-ordination occurs at the regional level. This has been particularly evident this year in the conduct of the investigation area studies mentioned earlier in the report. With Commonwealth Government participation in the planning field the Board's role of co-ordination has been greatly increased. The Board has been involved in several joint activities principally with the Department of Urban and Regional Development and the Cities Commission. This has covered a wide range of projects such as the development of the AI buryfWodonga growth complex, the seconding of staff to Task Forces, the joint studies for Geelong and the south-east sector and liaison with consultants. The work generated has placed an additional burden on the Board's already inadequate resources.

Publications The Board has continued with its programme of publishing material to stimulate interest and develop an understanding of planning and of its goals, uses, achievements and potential. Statement of Planning Policy No. 7 (Geelong), together with accompanying report, was published as an illustrated booklet and is for sale. As part of its programme to ensure that Victoria's coastal resources are cared for, the Board is currently undertaking a comprehensive study of the entire Victorian coastline. Two aspects have already been completed and the reports published. The first, " Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the Victorian Coast", has been published as a wall chart. lt is a list, prepared for the Board by Dr. E. C. F. Bird of Melbourne University, of 163 sites along the coastline from west to east starting with the mouth of the Glenelg River and finishing with the dunes at Cape Howe. In this preface, the Minister has said : "This list is published in the interests of the conservation of our national estate and heritage. lt is addressed to individuals and organisations, government bodies and planning authorities so that in their planning and development, sites of scenic, conservation, scientific and educational importance will not be lost through ignorance or oversight ". 36

The second has been published as "Planning Guidelines for the Gippsland Lakes". These are a means by which attention is drawn to some of the problems concerning the Lakes and they are published as a basis for public comment and debate. The public has been invited to submit constructive criticisms and additional information after which the guidelines will be reviewed, modified and used in the preparation of the planning scheme. Prior to the Board's embarking on the major study of the coastline, a number of proposals had been made to open up relatively undeveloped sections of the coast. Two of these were for the construction of coast roads in areas for which the Board was preparing planning schemes. The first was for a 21 mile extension of the present Great Ocean Road from Peterborough to Warrnambool and the second for the construction of a new 20 mile coast road from Mallacoota to Wingan Inlet. Recognising the potential hazards of permitting major development without careful evaluation of the need for it and the likely consequences for the environment, the Board organised a study of both areas in which representatives from the universities, government agencies, local government and conservation bodies participated. The two study-groups examined the proposed road alignments in the field. From detailed reports submitted by individual members, a composite report was prepared and discussed by the study groups, following which a final report was written for each area and adopted by the Board. The reports have now been published together by the Board under the title " Coast Road Studies ", To keep the public informed of the progress of the Albury JWodonga project, the Board has issued a bulletin as each stage has been reached. Eleven of these have been published to date. The Board is also continuing to publish broad guidelines for planning authorities and the public to assist them with planning problems. Two brochures on "Permits and Appeals " and "Steps in the Planning Process " are in print and will be available for distribution shortly. Considerable interest has been shown in all these publications and sales are steadily increasing.

Film- "Valley of the Yarra" As an aid to publicising the need for conservation in the Yarra Valley and to support the statement of planning policy, officers of the Board have produced a twenty minute colour documentary entitled, "Valley of the Yarra." lt was released during the year and is distributed primarily through the State Film Centre. lt has already been seen by a large number of schools, conservation groups, general interest groups and government agencies and has been generally well received. Education University of Melbourne The course in Town and Regional Planning at the University of Melbourne originated in the Faculty of Architecture and Building, and from the start had a strong architectural content, including a common first year with architectural students, since discontinued. This was a natural outcome of the influential part played by the architectural profession in encouraging and establishing town planning in Australia. However, in recent years planning has moved away from its early architectural basis and is now a multi-disciplinary activity involving geographers, sociologists, economists and ecologists as well as the professions of architecture, engineering, surveying and law which have for so long formed the backbone of the planning profession. This change of emphasis has led to some reconsideration of the place of Town and Regional Planning in the educational field. Up to now, the course has been guided by a Board of Studies within the Faculty of Architecture and Building, on which the Board together with other bodies concerned with planning has been represented. Much of the work of the Board of Studies has been concerned with internal academic and administrative matters to which non-academic members could contribute little. lt has now been decided to re-structure the Faculty, making the course a separate and autonomous Department within a new Faculty of Architecture, Building and Town and Regional Planning. Faculty representation will be almost entirely academic, but the new Department will be assisted by an Advisory Board consisting of practising planners and representatives of employing organisations. This will have the advantage, as far as the Board's representation is concerned, of confining activities to advice on the organisation and content of the course from the point of view of a major employer of planning graduates, leaving administrative matters in the hands of academic members of Faculty and its Committees, where they more properly belong. 37

The Board is fully in favour of the proposed re-structuring of the Faculty, and will continue to do all it can to assist the growth and development of the Planning Department, recognising the increasing demand for graduate planners having the broad spectrum of knowledge and understanding now provided by the course.

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology The Board is also represented on the Course Development Committee in Town Planning at the Victoria Institute of Colleges. A seven year part-time course leading to an Associate Diploma of Town Planning has been introduced 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.

"Planning and Privilege" The statement that planning is for people is a truism often heard. Nevertheless planning is also for wise land use. Planning for conservation of land resources in the green spaces or open land areas, and for amenity in residential areas may on occasions appear to run counter to planning for people in the more socially egalitarian sense. Planning has on occasions been criticised as an activity carried out by middle class people with a bias to middle class interests. For example Simon Hall, (Journal of the Town Planning Institute (U.K.), May 1970) in discussing the need for a philosophy of planning says : " ... although planning is supposedly a socially-oriented activity stemming from principles akin to those of the Welfare State, it is becoming increasingly concerned with planning for the more affluent sectors of the population while many more pressing problems remain unsolved . . . A coherent philosophy of planning would either provide an explanation of the basic principles behind these seemingly anomalous activities, or it would render them invalid. lt would not leave these questions unanswered as they are at present." Regarding planning for what the planning authority regards as wise land use, which has the effect of maintaining an area for a minority group, Leslie A. Stein ("Urban Legal Problems", The Law Book Co. Ltd., Australia, 1974) says, regarding subdivision : "Either by virtue of the "public interest", "town planning considerations " or by specific legislation, subdivision approval authorities may provide that individual lots of a subdivision must be a minimum size. Control of minimum size of lots in a subdivision may be justified as a means of attempting to reduce population density of an area, or of restricting an area for rural or agricultural purposes, or of allowing certain areas to make use of "seepage " as the method of sewerage, or of requiring that the lot be at least large enough for the construction of some dwelling. However, minimum lot size has been used as a device to keep a " high class " residential area intact." Elsewhere he discusses controls of size and type of dwelling allowable on land, which have the effect of producing economic segregation. In the United States of America, where planning is subject to judicial review, control which results in economic segration is known as "exclusionary " zoning. lt has been subject to a considerable amount of thought, and attention by the courts, in that country. Until recently, the rulings there were strongly opposed to anything in the nature of exclusionary zoning. For example " HUD Challenge " (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, May-June, 1970), reported a then recent ruling of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that a zoning ordinance for a suburb of Philadelphia was unconstitutional because it did not include " reasonable provisions " for apartment buildings. The Court said that this was in effect an attempt "to zone out the people who would be able to live in the township if apartments were available ". In the U.S.A. exclusionary zoning has frequently been racial in intent. For example, Sheldon J. Palger ("Judicial Review 1970 ", Journal of the American Institute of Planners, May 1971) says that a federal district court looked behind a New York municipality's professed concern for adequate sewerage and park and recreation needs and found blatant racism. 38

Recently there appears to have been a reaction against extreme egalitarianism in the matter of residential zoning. Melvin R. Levin and Jerome G. Rose ("The Suburban Land Use War", Urban Land, May, 1974), in reporting on a case which involved a proposed change from low density residential to medium density garden apartment development say : "The nation has learned through bitter experience that viable communities are precious, irreplaceable and fragile. Fortunately, in Washington Township a reconciliation between modest change and protection of community values appears feasible. The extent to which judicial determinations in exclusionary zoning cases will result in a more even socio-economic balance between central cities and the suburbs is uncertain. All that can be predicted at this time is another generation of litigation. In our opinion, the courts and the legislatures will find it exceedingly difficult to reconcile the constitutionally protected freedom of movements with the protection and conservation of viable neighbourhoods ". Furthermore, in the same issue of Urban Land, it is reported (" Legal Notes ", Randall W. Scott) that in one of the very few zoning cases ever to reach the United States Supreme Court, on April 1st, 1974, a significant decision supported zoning not only to limit land use in an area to single family dwellings, but to maintain the family character of the area, the term "family" being defined in the ordinance. This decision has already been attacked by those who oppose allegedly exclusionary zoning. In his note on the case, Randall W. Scott says : " If this provides the supreme law of the land, then where does police power and zoning to enforce • blessings of seclusion ' and 'sanctuaries ' really end ? "

The situation in the U.S.A. has been discussed at some length because in that country the exclusionary effects of low density zoning and covenants or other controls which restrict buildings to more costly types have been most thoroughly studied.

In Victoria there is public concern at the social effect of segregation by socio-economic classes. As is common knowledge, due mainly to the physical character of the land, in Melbourne there is large scale segration, not only by whole suburbs, but also by whole sectors of the metropolitan area.

Nevertheless, in the interests of preventing developments which would constitute an intrusion detrimental to the amenity of attractive areas, the Victorian Planning Appeals Tribunal has prevented even single storey flats in an area of detached houses (Town Planning and Local Government Guide, May 1971 ). In other cases, which do not necessarily involve types of residential housing, strong emphasis has been laid on amenity or retention of the scenic character of areas, for example prevention of hotels in attractive low density (one acre) residential zones.

The answer to the problem of zoning which may appear to be exclusionary and to leave some minority group in a position of privilege is to look to the purpose of the zone. All planning should serve a positive purpose, and not merely support privilege.

lt might be felt by many that it is wrong to enforce extremely egalitarian standards in zoning control. All planning creates privilege or advantage for someone, and it is believed that there should be a variety of zones to cater for different tastes. Nevertheless, low density residential zones, either urban or rural-residential, should serve some social purpose beyond creating attractive conditions for the people who have the good fortune to live in them. A lot of this purpose should be in their conservation value and scenic interest. Land-owners should therefore be prepared to accept suitable controls in order that these values may be maintained and enhanced.

The problem of alleged privilege for minority groups is also important in the use classification or detailed zoning of open space lands. Apart from the question of the development of man-made parks and playing fields for various uses, the need for the zoning of conservation type open spaces for different classes and intensities of use is becoming increasingly recognised as the pressures on open spaces increase.

Privilege is hardly an issue in the case of open spaces classified for preservation of nature rather than for human use, but it is an important factor in consideration of the retention of wilderness for hardy outdoor recreation. Those who through age or inclination prefer conservation open spaces to have reasonable road access and facilities for day visitors will probably always heavily outnumber those who feel the need for wilderness. 39

The preservation of wilderness for hardy recreation is a matter of recognition of values that outweighs questions of numerical superiority, particularly the needs of youth for the type of challenge that is provided by real wilderness, and also the need of some older people for relief from the man-made environment. Unless these values are recognised, nearly all wilderness areas will probably be opened up by tourist roads and provided with picnic facilities. lt is regarded as quite wrong to claim that those concerned with preservation of wilderness are trying to support the minority groups of bushwalkers, ski-tourers and the like in a position of unwarranted privilege, as, with sound land use planning, adequate facilities should be made available for day visitors without progressively encroaching on wilderness zones. There are no doubt other aspects of planning where questions of privilege could be raised, but those discussed above are particularly important cases where it is a significant issue. 40

Board Members and Staff

During the year the Chairman, Mr. R. D. L. Fraser, was invited by the United Nations to be a member of a panel of four appointed to review the final report on the Karachi Regional Master Plan. The Government approved the visit and decided that the trip should be extended to include a study tour of England, France, India and Japan. The Deputy Chairman, Mr. H. W. Hein, was appointed Acting Chairman for the six weeks Mr. Fraser was away. The Board noted with pleasure that the Governor in Council had approved the re-appointment of the Deputy Chairman, Mr. H. W. Hein, for a further period of five years and of the two part-time members, Mr. A. C. Collins and Mr. P. B. Ronald for further periods of two and three years respectively. The Board's Deputy Director of Planning (Schemes), Mr. P. Brown, also travelled overseas during the year. Mr. Brown was awarded a Myer Foundation grant to enable him to undertake a study tour of Japan. Prior to his Japanese tour, Mr. Brown visited the U.S.A. and Canada. He was concerned primarily with new towns and communities, historic area preservation and statutory planning controls. The staff continued to carry out their duties with efficiency and enthusiasm despite the 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, shown constantly throughout difficult times.

Lack of Staff, Finance and Equipment The Board does not think this report would be complete without emphasising its concern at the lack of adequate staff, finance and equipment to enable it to fulfil its functions of promotion and co-ordination of planning throughout the State. Lack of staff, finance and equipment is referred to elsewhere in this report in statements to the effect that the work of the Board has not been able to proceed on various tasks which the Board considers should have been undertaken. lt has also been pointed out, regrettably, that important work had to be deferred or set aside. The Board's inability, without adequate resources, to fulfil its role has been mentioned in previous reports. Estimates, which the Board believes have been appropriately documented, have been submitted over succeeding years in an endeavour to obtain sufficient finance and staff. Only small increases in both have been granted and although welcome, have not met the Board's full requirements. The Board believes that planning is essential in all aspects of conservation and development and that the necessary finance and staff must be provided to the Board to ensure that the best and most appropriate use is made of the State's resources. Yours faithfully,

R. D. L. FRASER, Chairman. H. W. HEIN, Deputy Chairman. A. C. COLLINS, Member. P. B. RONALD, Member.

W. H. CRAIG, Secretary. 41

APPENDIX I Planning Schemes in Course of Preparation

• Date of I.D.O. Exhibition Received Report Planning Scbeme. Commence- Approved. Period for to ment. Expired. Report~ 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 ...... Echuca (Historic Area) .. .. 4.5.71 ...... *Malvern ...... 20.4.53 9.6.53 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 ...... *Melbourne (balance) .. .. 15.10.73 23.10.73 ...... *Oakleigh (flats) ...... 1.12.68 ...... *Port Melbourne (part) .. .. 14.1.74 30.4.74 ...... *Preston ...... 18.2.52 5.12.67 31.7.63 11.8.64 .. Sale ...... 19.7.54 8.3.55 ...... *South Melbourne (part) .. .. 26.11.70 ...... *South Melbourne (part) ...... 4.12.73 ...... Swan Hill ...... 7.3.50 4.4.50 I ...... 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 ...... I. 12.59 14.11.67 31.5.71 9.3.73 .. Camperdown ...... 12.1.66 ...... St. Arnaud ...... 21.5.73 19.2.74 ...... Stawell (Mall) ...... 30.6.70 20.10.70 5.2.71 8.4.71 21.2.72

Boroughs Eagle hawk ...... 3.8.72 24.10.72 ...... Kerang ...... 10.7.68 23.5.72 ...... Queenscliffe .. .. 27.5.69 26.10.71 ...... Wonthaggi (balance) .. .. 17.12.73 19.3.74 ......

Shires Arapiles (balance) ...... 11.9. 73 19.3.74 ...... Alberton (Inland Areas) .. .. 9.9.65 3.11.65 ...... Alexandra (part) ...... 14.5.69 5.8.69 ...... Alexandra (Thornton Area) .. 4.2.71 19.9.72 ...... Alexandra (amalgamation) .. .. 4.2.71 .. 1.6.72 . . .. Ararat (balance) ...... 19.3.73 28.8.73 ...... Avon ...... 3.7.72 15.1.74 ...... 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 Beechworth (part) .. .. 2.8.68 8.10.68 26.2.70 25.2.72 .. Beechworth (Extended Area) .. 2.3.73 7. 11.73 ...... Bellarine (balance) .. .. 4.12.58 7.6.60 ...... Benalla (balance) ...... 16.4.73 ...... tBerwick (Berwick Riding) .. .. 21.5.56 9.2.60 1.6.67 .. .. tBerwick (Beaconsfield, Pakenham and Iona Ridings) ...... 16.11.59 22.3.60 ...... Bet Bet ...... 24.10.73 25.6.74 ...... Bright ...... 1.1. 72 25.7.72 ...... Broadford ...... 1.1.71 20.7.71 ...... Buln Buln ...... 17.3.64 13.10.64 ...... Bu ngaree (balance) .. .. 4.12.72 11.6.74 ...... Buninyong (balance) .. .. 7.4.72 5.2.74 ...... Cohuna (part) ...... 19.9.63 19.11.63 ...... Colac (Colac Environs) .. .. 9.5.67 12.9.67 30.12.70 15.10.71 .. Colac (balance) ...... 11.2.74 ...... 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 ...... Daylesford and Glenlyon .. .. 12.11.73 ...... Deakin (balance) .. .. 15.1.68 9.4.68 ...... Deakin (Tongala Township) .. 19.9.60 11.7.61 ...... Donald ...... 21. 11.73 25.6.74 ...... Dundas ...... 4.10.73 18.12.73 ...... East Loddon .. .. 11.4.74 ...... tEitham (part) ...... 27.10.58 27.2.63 ...... Euroa ...... 19.11.73 25.6.74 ...... Flinders (flats) ...... 4.2.70 22.4. 70 ...... Gisborne ...... 3.10.61 26.6.73 25.10.73 .. .. 42

APPENDIX 1-Continued

Date of I Exhibition Recetved Report Planning Scheme. 1.0.0. Commence .. , Approved. I Period for to ment. Expired~ Report~ Minister. Glenelg 24.6.74 Goulburn .. 16.9.71 30.11.71 Grenville (balance) 8.12.72 31.7.73 Hampden .. 20.12.71 15.8.72 .. Hastings 1.11.60 21.12.60 14.9.67 28.11.68 tHealesville 1.6.60 9.1.62 22.7.70 Huntly (part) 7.10.71 10.10.72 Huntly (Extension Area) 3.10.73 .. Kaniva (part) 19.7.72 12.9.72 Kaniva (balance) 23.4.74 Kerang (Quambatook) 17.4.56 Kerang (Koondrook) 12.9.73 25.6.74 Korong 5.2.74 Korumburra 1.5.64 28.9.65 6.2.69 22.6.70 Kowree (Edenhope Township) 5.9.72 12.12.72 Kyneton .• 14.1.71 29.6.71 Leigh 20.10.72 22.5.73 Lexton 1.8. 73 4.12.73 tlillydale (flats) 9.9.68 7.4.70 tlillydale (Mt. Dandenong Ridge Area) 28.5.73 4.12.73 Mclvor (balance) .. 11.6.70 4.5.71 Maffra (balance) 9.5.72 25.6.74 .. Maffra (Heyfield Township) .. 14.1.69 22.4.69 16.4.74 Maiden (Rural) 9. I. 74 26.2.74 Mansfield (balance) 27.7.72 21.11.72 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 5.2.74 Mildura (part) 17.11.58 22.4.69 Mirboo 14.2.74 Mornington (flats) .. 21.5.69 22.4.70 Morwell .. .. 19.10.72 15.1.74 Mount Rouse (Grampians Area) 14.11.73 26.2.74 .. Myrtleford (Myrtleford Township) 22.6.61 2.8.61 14.10.66 4.7.67 Narracan (Trafalgar·)'arragon) 6.6.66 12.7.66 6.10.67 18.11.68 10.2.72 Nathalia (Nathalia Township) 20.1.64 5.5.64 Nathalia (balance) . . . . 17.9.73 15.1.74 Newham and Woodend 3.9.57 9.12.69 Newstead (balance) 14.2.74 Omeo 18.1.72 15.1.74 Orbost (Extended Area) 14.8.70 9.2.71 Orbost (balance) .. 9.10.70 .. Otway (Apollo 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 19.9.72 Rochester (North West Riding) 2.4. 70 24.4.71 Rodney (Merrigum Township) 26.3.62 19.6.62 Rodney (Mooroopna Township) 26.3.62 22.1.63 Rodney (Tatura Township) .. 26.3.62 19.6.62 Rodney 30.4. 73 Romsey .. .. 2.11.67 17.7.68 Rosedale (balance) 16.7.62 13.11.62 3.6.71 31.7.73 Rutherglen 8.12.71 9.8.72 Seymour (balance) 9.3.71 29.6.71 Shepparton (balance) 19.10.71 8.2.72 Shepparton (part) . . . . I. 7.63 12.5.64 .. South Barwon LConnewarre) 7.7.64 28.10.64 14.8.67 31.10.68 Stawell (Panroc Creek Reservoir) 5.12.72 22.5.73 Stawell (balance) . . . . 4.9.73 25.6.74 Strathfieldsaye (part) 1.8.67 14.10.69 Strathfieldsaye (balance) 1.7.72 Tambo (Townships of Lakes Entrance, Kalimna, Cunninghame and East Cunninghame) . . . . 21.7.59 24.2.60 I. 9.71 19.9.73 Tallangatta (Bethanga·Talgarno) 19.10.64 7.2.67 Tallangatta (balance) 18.8.70 29.8.72 Tullaroop.. . . 12.8.70 4.11.70 Upper Murray (balance) 6.3.73 25.6.74 Upper Yarra 6.8.63 9.9.69 Violet Town 8.10.73 12.2.74 Wangaratta (balance) 15.12.71 17.10.72 Waranga (balance) 20.7.71 11.10.71 Warragul (balance) 13.6.72 13. 11 . 73 Warrnambool (part) 15.2.73 15.5.73 tWhittlesea I. 10.66 6.12.66 Wimmera (Grampians and adjacent area) 16.10.72 28.11.72 Winchelsea (balance) 12.4.72 12.9.72 Winchelsea (Lorne Township) 14.5.69 Wodonga .. 16.2.67 23.5.67 11.8.67 13.2.68 Wycheproof .. 10.8.71 19.9.72 Yackandandah (Rural Areas) 12.12.68 25.3.69 Yarrawonga (part) . . . . 11.6.74 Yarrawonga (Yarrawonga Township) .. 3.8.54 23. 11.54 6.7.65 20.9.66 Yea 11.7.60 29.3.61 2.9.71 28.8.73 43

APPENDIX 1-Continued

Received Report Date of I.D.O. Exhibition Planning Scheme Commence~ Period for to ment. Approved. Expired. Report. Minister. joint CommUte es Ararat and District (Cit y of Ararat and part Shire of Arara t) .. .. 15.12.60 11.4.61 ...... Wangaratta Sub-RegionaI (City of Wangaratta and part Sh ires of Oxley and Wangaratta) .. .. 12.7.51 11.9.51 9.4.58 10.8.66 ..

Regional Planning Au thorities Geelong {Cities of Geelo ng, Geelong West and Newtown , Shires of Bannockburn, Barraboo I, Bellarine, Corio and South Barwon and Borough of Queenscliffe) ...... 31.7.69 23.5.72 ...... Loddon Campaspe (Cities of Bendigo, Castlemaine and Maryborough, Borough of Eaglehawk , Shires of Bet Bet, Huntly, Koro ng, Marong, Metcalfe, Strathfieldsay e, Tullaroop and the Western Riding of the Shire of Waranga) . . .. 23.11.73 ...... Western Port (Shires of Flinders, Hastings, Mornington and Phillip Island and part Shires of Bass and Cranbourne and Paris h of French Island) .. .. 12.6.69 6.10.70 ......

Board of Work s Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 3 (Extension Schem e) .. 11.6.68 30.11.71 3.7.72 .. .. Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 21 ...... 16.3.71 .. 3.7.72 . . . . Part I...... 28.3.74 . . Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 23 ...... 14.9.71 .. 6.1.72 .. . . Part I...... 7.8.73 . . Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 27 ...... 6.7.71 .. 10.11.72 .. . . Part 11...... 9.10.73 . . Part Ill...... 14.3.74 .. Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 29 ...... 7.12.71 .. 1.2.72 5.12.73 . . Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 30 ...... 17.10.72 .. 22.11.73 .. . . Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 34 ...... 17.10.72 . . 22.11.73 .. . . Part I...... 19.4.74 . . Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 35 ...... 11.7.72 ...... Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 36 ...... 6.12.72 19.12.72 20.1.73 .. . . Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 41 ...... 12.6.73 ...... Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 42 ...... 24.7.73 .. 13.6.74 . . . . Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 47 ...... 5.3.74 . . 10.7.74 .. .. Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 49 ...... 11.6.74 ...... Melbourne Metropolitan, Amendment No. 50 .. .. 21.5.74 .. 31.10.74 . . ..

Town and Country Plann ing Board Bendigo Whipstick {part Shires of Marong and Huntly) .. .. 3.12.73 15.1.74 ...... Corop Lakes (part Shire of Waranga) 14.3.69 28.10.69 ...... Eildon Reservoir (part Shire of Alexandra) .. .. 4.9.67 26.9.67 31.12.69 . . .. Eildon Sub-Regional, Exte nsion ''A,, (part Shire of Alexand r a) .. 30.10.63 26.11.63 ...... Gippsland Lakes (part Shires of Bairnsdale and Tambo) .. .. 6.7.73 7.8.73 ...... Gippsland Lakes (part Shires of Rosedale and Avon) .. .. 17.8.73 11.9.73 ...... Lake Buffalo (part Shires o f Myrtleford and Oxley) .. .. 10.5.63 18.6.63 ...... Lake Cairn Cu rran {part Shires of Maldon, Newstead and T ullaroop) .. 2.10.68 30.10.68 ...... Lake Glenmaggie (part Shi re of Maffra) 28.4.65 25.5.65 ...... Lake Merrimu (part Shire of Bacchus Marsh and Gisborne) .. .. 8.9.66 4.10.66 ......

{part) ( 44

APPENDIX 1-Continued

Date of I.D.O. I Exhibition Received Report Planning Scheme. Commence­ Approved. Period for to ment. Expired .. Report. Minister.

Lake Mokoan (part Shire of Benalla) 18.8.72 9.10.73 Lake Nillahcootie (part Shires of Benalla and Mansfield) 11.1 .67 7.2.67 Lake Tyers to Cape Howe Coastal {part Shire of Orbost) 31.10.64 24.11.64 Latrobe Valley Sub-Regional Extension "A" {part Shires of Morwell and Traralgon) 16.9.64 14.11.72 Lorne {part Shire of Winchelsea) 30.4.69 6.5.69 Maiden (part Shire of Maiden) 25.6.69 13 .I. 70 29 .I I. 73 Ocean Road, Extension "A " (part Shire of Otway) 1.9.72 14.8.73 Ovens-Upper Murray (Rural City of Wodonga, Shires of Beechworth and Chiltern and part Shires of Bright, Myrtleford, Oxley, Rutherglen, Tallangatta, Wangaratta and Yackan­ dandah) .. 8.3.73 14.3.73 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 Shire of Belfast) .. 7.1.65 27.1.65 South Western Coastal {part Shire of Heytesbury) 7 .1.65 27.1.65 South Western Coastal (part Shire of Otway) 7 .1.65 27.1.65 South Western Coastal (part Shire of Portland) 7.1.65 27.1.65 South Western Coastal (part Shire of Warrnambool) .. 7 .1.65 27.1.65 Wonthaggi Coastal (part Borough of Wonthaggi) 28.4.65 18.5.65 1.11.73

• These schemes are within the area of the approved Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme. t These schemes are within che extended planning area of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works. 45

APPEN,DIX 11 Planning Schemes Approved

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

Cities *Aitona 25.3.58 2.4.58 Ararat 15.11.55 24.10.56 Benalla (part) 11.1.55 19.1.55 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 Colac 25.6.68 26.6.68 tCroydon 30.11.65 1.12.65 Echuca 11.10. 71 13.10.71 tFrankston 26.10.71 3.11 .71 Hamilton 13.7.71 21.7.71 Horsham .. 12.6.73 27.6.73 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 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 Arapiles (Horsham Boundary) 10.7.73 18.7.73 Ararat (Willaura) 14.12.71 22.12.71 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 Kilmore .. 3.7.73 11.7.73 tUIIydale .. 30.11.65 1.12.65 Maffra (Maffra Township) 26.3.74 3.4.74 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 Rochester (Rochester Township) 10.7.73 18.7.73 Seymour (Seymour Township) 3.11 .71 10.11.71 tSherbrooke .. 24.8.65 25.8.65 South Gippsland (part) 16.1.73 24.1.73 Swan Hill (Castle Donnington) 29.10.63 30.10.63 Swan Hill (Nyah-Nyah West) 14.12.71 22.12.71 Swan Hill (Robinvale) .. 11.4.61 17.5.61 Upper Murray (Corryong) 29.10.63 30.10.63 Warragul (Warragul Township) 4.2.58 21.5.58 tWerribee (part) .. 5.9.67 6.9.67 Wimmera (Horsham Boundary) 12.6.73 27.6.73 Woorayl (balance) 19.2.74 27.2.74 Yackandandah (Kiewa and Tangambalan~:a 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 Shire of Mansfield) 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 Shire of Stawell) .. 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 and Winchelsea) 15.4.58 30.4.58 Tallangatta (part Shire of Tallangatta) 25.6.58 9.7.58 46

APPENDIX 11-Continued

Date of Date of Approval Gazettal Planning Scheme. by (Scheme Governor became in CounciL effective). Tower Hill (part Shires of Warrnambool, Belfast and part Borough of Koroit) 17.5.67 24.5.67 Tyers Township (part Shire of Traralgon) 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 Board of Works

Melbourne Metropolitan 30.4.68 22.5.68 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. I .. 23.12.69 9 .1.70 Melbourne Metropolitan 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. 12 1.8.72 2.8.72 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. 17 17.10.72 25.10.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 18 22.12.70 8.1.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 18A 12.12.72 20.12.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 19 18.8.70 26.8.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 19A 20.10.70 28.10.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 19B 20.10.70 28.10.70 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 19C 15.4.73 19.4.73 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. 24 24.10. 72 1.11.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 25 27 .4. 71 5.5.71 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 26 (Footscray Business District) 27.11. 73 5.12.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 27 (Part I) . . . . 9.10.73 17.10.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 28 10.4.73 11.4.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 31 26.4. 72 10.5.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 32 11.4.72 12.4.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 33 15.8.72 23.8.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 37 8.11.72 15.11.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 38 19.12.72 20.12.72 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 39 6.6.73 13.6.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 43 20.11.73 28.11.73 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 44 19.2.74 27.2.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 46 19.3.74 27.3.74 Melbourne Metropolitan Amendment No. 48 2.4.74 10.4.74

joint Committees Ballaarat and District (City of Ballaarat, Borough of Sebastopol and part Shires of Ballarat, Bungaree, Buninyong and Grenville) 15.8.72 23.8.72 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 Planning Scheme. t These schemes are within the extended planning area of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works.

By Authority: C. H. RIXON, Government Printer, Melbourne. PLANNI NG SC HEM ES APPROVED BY THE GOV ERN OR IN COUNCIL

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