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Planning Ind Development Strategy ( ~''\ LODDON-CAMPASPEREGIONAL STUDY TOWARDS BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING IND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY I.NT ER IM REP 0 RT BENDIGO SUB-REGION. SEPTEMBER 19?5. .; .. FOREWORD This j;s the Interim Report of the regional study being undertaken in the Loddon-Campaspe Region concurrent with a similar study of the Central Highlands Region. Chapter One, apart from explaining the stimulus for the studies and setting out their aims and objectives, describes the way in which the studies are being managed and conducted. It.was recognized from the outset that the normal approach to the study would have been to apprais·e the whole. region . first and then to investigate in greater detail particular areas, such as the Bendigo urban area. However, in view of the events leading up to the commence­ ment of the studies, it was decided to stUdy the Bendigo sub-region before examining and assessing the whole of the Loddon-Cam:paspe Region. Chapter Two comprises an overall appraisal of the Bendigo sub-region. The Working Document contains a summary of the work undertaken in the sub-region. In.a number of cases problems have been encountered in obtaining appropriate information. A major contributing factor to this has. been the difficulty.experienced by departments and authorities in providing . current and projected information on a sub-regional and regional basis. In view of the time element and the importance of' proceeding with the regional evaluations,. the content therefore represents an expression· of the ~formation which is available at this time. Where possible, information gaps will be attended to in the Final Report. · Chapter Two and the Working Document together · with subsequent studies undertaken in the balance ·. I of the region will form the basis for the evaluation I of the whole region and the Final Reporto.· Appended to this Report.is a Discussion Paper. which poses the need for an overall development policy for regions and sets out possible alternative policies. 1- CONTENTS FOREWORD CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION 1. Stimulus for the Loddon-Campaspe Regional Study. 2. Aims and Objectives of the Loddon-Campaspe Regional Studyo 3. Study Management Components. 4. Conduct of the Studyo 5o Acknowledgements. \ ·CHAPTER TWO - OVERALL APPRAISAL OF PROBLEMS CAPABILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES 1. The Bendigo Sub-Region in Perspective. 2o An Overview of the Natural and Man-made Enirironmen t. 3o An Overview of the Social Services. ~4.. An Overview of the E~onomy. WORKING DOCUMENT. - MAJOR INFLUENCES ON.PRESENT AND FUTURE DE'VELOFMENT . .. 1 • Historical Dev.elopment. 2. Climate. 3o Vegetation and Wildlife~ 4. Water Resources. 5. Populationo 60 Land.Use. ?. Housingo a. Transport. 9. Communications. .. ·· 10. Urban Recreation • 11. Urban Conservationo 120 Tourism. · 13. Education. ·14o Heal tho 15. Social Services. 16.· Other Basic Facilities and Services.· l?. Additional Observationso DISCUSSION PAPER ON FUTURE POLICIES. A. The Need for Future Policies. B. Possible Alternative Future Policies. -~_j ____ FIGURES . ' Figure Noo .1. Regional Studies Area. 2. · Topography and' Rainfall. 3. Vegetation and Conservation Areas. 4. Surface Water Resources. 5.. · Water Use and Demand. 6~ Population - Age and Sex Composition. 7. Population In and Out Migration. a.: Population - Place o:f Birtho 9. Existing Land Use. 10. · ·. Existing Transport System .. llo Transport Plan. · 12. · ·. Recreation Facilities. 13. Primary and Secondary Sehoolso . 14. Sewerage System. 15. Drainage Pr.ob I.em Areas. 16. ·Growth Trends. 1 . l CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION The strength of a region is directly related to the vitality and viability of its principal_communityo The Loddon-Campaspe Region is no exception; the Bendigo urban · are~ is of major significance to the region. This is not to suggest that the future of the region is ~olely determined by the growth or decline of the Bendigo urban ·area, or of the somewhat larger Bendigo sub­ region whi~h is the focus of this Report (defined as being . the City of Bendigo, the Borough of Eaglehawk and the Shires of Huntly, l"Iarong and Strathfieldsaye - see Figure 1). On the contrary, there is a close inter-relationship between the region, the sub-region and the Bendigo urban area such that major developments in one are likely to influence the otherso Furthermore, metropolitan, state, national and international developments can have sizable impacts on the region and the sub-regiono Nevertheless, to a large extent, the continued well­ being of the Bendigo sub-region is important for a favourable future in the broader region. · It is on the basis of this argument that the early stages of the study and this Interim Report on the.Loddon-Campaspe Region have concentrated on examining, assessing and drawing tentative conclusions regarding the. existing and projected situation, strengths and weaknesses of the Bendigo sub-region. The Final Report, to be prepared later this year, will · contain an assessment of and conclusions and recommendations concerning the· entire Loddon-Campaspe Region. · It will be based on this Interim Report and on ongoing arid subsequent examination of the region as a wholeo 1. STIMULUS FOR THE LODDON-C.Al"IPASPE REGIONAL STUDY The ne.ed for a study of the Loddon-Campaspe Region has been recognised for a long time. However, the specific stimulus for a study at this time, together with that for a concurrent similar study in the Central Highlands' Region, arose out of a visit to Victoria's major provincial centres in October, 1974, by the Minister for State Development and Decentralization, the Honorable Murray Byrne, MoL.Co and the Australian Minister for Urban and Regional Development, the Honorable Tom Uren, M.H.R. At Mr. BY'rne's invitation, Mr. Uren accompanied him to Portland, Ballarat, Bendigo and the Latrobe Valley to gain an understanding of the problems and needs facing these centres together with an appreciation of their potential for further developmento Previously these four centres, together with Wodonga, were the subject of a recommendation by the Decentralization Advisory Committee which in 1967 reported on the "Selection of .Places Outside the Metropolis of Melbourne for Accelerated Development"o f':....... i ! I I i i ~ HUNTLY .MARONG EAGLEHAWK STRATHFIELDSAYE Bendigo Urban Area .Fig. 1 REGIONAL STUDIES AREA ( 2 In recent years there has been a considerable amount of activity at the regional level. Both the Australian and Victorian Governments.have defined regional boundaries through­ out the State. Regions are increasingly being recognized as tpe best level at which to study and tackle major planning and development problems, and regional organisations are b~ing est~blishedo ·a Bearing these points in mind, it was decided that regional studies should be conducted and in view of the particular pressures existing within Bendigo and Ballarat, that the Loddon-Campaspe and. ·Central Highlands Regions, the regions in which these centres·:· lie, should be studied firsto The agreement to:iindertake studies of the Loddon-Campaspe and Central Highlands Regions, as part of a series related to regional development in Victoria, was fully supported by the Minister for Planning~ the Honorable Alan Hunt, MoL.Co The Victorian Government's regional boundaries were adopted as the basis for data collection and analysis in these studies. The Australian Government's boundaries for the two regions differ only slightly - for its purposes Gisborne and Bacchus Marsh Shires are included in metropolitan regions and not the Loddon-Campaspe and Central Highlands Regions respectively. · · Because of the aims and objectives for the studies, responsibility for their conduct was given to the Town and Country Planning Board and the ·Department of State .Development and Decentralization at the State level and the Ciuies Commission at the National levelo 2. · AIMS-AND OBJECTIVES.OF THE LODDON-CAI1PASPE REGIONAL STUDY The overall aims :·of the study of the Loddon-Campaspe Region, as well as the study of the Central Highlands Region, are as follows: (a) To determine the·role to be played by the Regions within the State; (b) To provide a basis for the preparation of Regional plans and policies; and (c) To provide a basis for advising governments and authorities on appropriate policies to be applied in the Regionso .. It should be noted, however, that these studies are not substitutes for the detailed research and planning studies which would be undertaken in connection with the preparation of a comprehensive· planning and development programme for the regions. The specific study objectives, as set out in the Studies Brief, are to: · (a) evaluate economic, social and physical factors of the two regions; 3 (b) establish the inter-relationship between the cities (Bendigo and Ballarat) and their regions, including the influence of regional resources on the two cities and how this may affect their potential for development; (c) assess likely future trends and the problems which may emerge in the absence of new policy interventions; and (d) provide a basis for advising the Australian and Victorian Governments on appropriate government policies to be applied in the regionso Additionally, the studies seek to identify means to achieve: · (a) improved co-ordination of the functions of the many agencies operating within the two study regions, including elimination of any overlapping functions; (b) closer working relationships between these agencieso From the beginning it was recognised that the studies would provide an opportunity for the examination
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