This report has been prepared by: RMCG Suite 1, 357 Camberwell Road CAMBERWELL VIC 3124 P: (03) 9882 2670 E: [email protected] W: www.rmcg.com.au ABN: 35 154 629 943 Offices in Bendigo, Melbourne, Torquay, Warragul and Penguin (Tasmania) Key Project Contact Shelley McGuinness M: 0408 194 993 E: [email protected] Document review and authorisation Job Number: 22-G-13 Version Status Date Author Review QA Approved Issued Copies 1.0 Draft 1/5/2015 S. McGuinness S McGuinness H. Buck S McGuinness Glenelg Shire 1 2.0 Final 26/5/2015 S. McGuinness S McGuinness H. Buck S McGuinness Glenelg Shire 1 3.0 Final 19/04/2016 S. McGuinness S McGuinness S McGuinness Glenelg Shire 1 Note: (e) after number of copies indicates electronic distribution RMCG Melbourne:RMCG Client Files (M):SHELLEY-22:22-G-13 Glenelg Shire Council - Rural Land Use Strategy:TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT REPORT:FINAL REPORT:Glenelg Technical Report 20160418.docx RURAL LAND USE STRATEGY TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT AND BACKGROUND REPORTING 1 INTRODUCTION 5 OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 5 APPROACH ............................................................................................................................................... 5 THIS REPORT ........................................................................................................................................... 6 2 GLENELG SHIRE 7 3 PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT 8 GLENELG PLANNING SCHEME .............................................................................................................. 8 STATE PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................. 8 LOCAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK ........................................................................................... 10 PLANNING SCHEME PERFORMANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES .......................................... 18 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 26 4 REGIONAL CONTEXT 27 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 27 REGIONAL STRATEGIC CONTEXT ....................................................................................................... 28 LOCAL STRATEGIC CONTEXT .............................................................................................................. 30 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 32 5 AGRICULTURE 33 STRATEGIC CONTEXT .......................................................................................................................... 33 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 34 CHANGES IN LAND USE ........................................................................................................................ 36 VALUE OF RURAL LAND ........................................................................................................................ 39 LIVESTOCK ............................................................................................................................................. 39 DAIRY ...................................................................................................................................................... 41 HORTICULTURE ..................................................................................................................................... 44 HAY ...................................................................................................................................................... 46 INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................ 46 CLIMATE CHANGE ................................................................................................................................. 46 CHALLENGES FOR AGRICULTURE ...................................................................................................... 49 OPPORTUNITIES FOR AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................ 49 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 49 6 FORESTRY 50 STRATEGIC CONTEXT .......................................................................................................................... 50 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................... 51 INFRASTRUCTURE ................................................................................................................................ 52 CLIMATE CHANGE ................................................................................................................................. 52 CHALLENGES ......................................................................................................................................... 53 OPPORTUNITIES .................................................................................................................................... 53 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 53 7 ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND 54 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 54 PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND .................................................................................................. 54 INDUSTRY CLUSTERS ........................................................................................................................... 57 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 60 8 AQUACULTURE 61 STRATEGIC CONTEXT .......................................................................................................................... 61 INDUSTRY OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................... 62 CHALLENGES ......................................................................................................................................... 63 OPPORTUNITIES .................................................................................................................................... 63 RMCG Environment | Water | Agriculture | Policy | Economics | Communities RURAL LAND USE STRATEGY TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT AND BACKGROUND REPORTING STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 63 9 VALUES AND HAZARDS 64 LANDSCAPE ........................................................................................................................................... 64 CULTURAL HERITAGE ........................................................................................................................... 67 BIODIVERSITY ........................................................................................................................................ 69 NATURAL VALUES ................................................................................................................................. 74 NATURAL HAZARDS .............................................................................................................................. 76 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 82 10 RURAL HOUSING AND SETTLEMENTS 83 STRATEGIC CONTEXT .......................................................................................................................... 83 OVERVIEW .............................................................................................................................................. 83 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 85 11 AMENDMENT C78 90 BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................................... 90 PANEL REPORT ..................................................................................................................................... 90 APPROACH ............................................................................................................................................. 91 SUPPLY AND DEMAND .......................................................................................................................... 91 ASSESSMENT FINDINGS ...................................................................................................................... 92 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 99 12 TOURISM 101 STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS ...............................................................................................................