Murrumbateman Evolving from a village to a unique and sustainable town Hillview Tapping into the strengthened economic triangle MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES • Protecting agricultural land and minimising loss of pastoral land to urban development • Ensuring urban development is sympathetic to the natural environment • Balancing population growth with the capacity of infrastructure and services to support it, particularly ensuring access to clean and secure water supplies • Developing innovative solutions to manage environmental impacts MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES • Expanding local employment lands to create new local jobs • Enhancing tourism opportunities • Maintaining the township atmosphere • Developing local employment and social opportunities to encourage young people to stay • Ensuring affordable housing and improved transportation options are provided MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN MURRUMBATEMAN • Protecting the growing wine industry from land use • Protecting visual amenity of surrounding farmland conflict • Recognising the opportunities of large parcels of • Developing opportunities from the upgrade of the land in single ownership to the north of the village Barton Highway and the potential for affordable housing • Tapping into new commercial, retail and industrial land opportunities MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN MURRUMBATEMAN • Promoted as being an option for ACT residential on the Capital Region Living website MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 Murrumbateman Resident Western Australia 0-4 years 5-14 years 5-14 New South Wales Tasmania 15-19 years 65-74 years 65-74 75-84 years 25-34 years 55-64 years 45-54 years 35-44 years 20-24 years 20-24 Age groups: Total persons Total Victoria Northern Territory 2006 Census 2011 Census 85 years and over Queensland Australian Capital Territory South Australia Overseas A growing population • 32% population growth between 2006 and 2011 • Population influx from outside the area, mainly • All age categories growing from 0-4 to 65+ the ACT • The ACT predicted to grow by up to 200,000 in the next 20 years MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN OCCUPATION Professionals Murrumbateman NSW Australia Managers Clerical and administrative workers Technicians and trades workers Community and personal service workers 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% A growing population • A strong focus on professional, managerial and clerical/administrative workers • Indicates a strong focus on commuting to Canberra MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN MITIGATING THE IMPACTS OF THE BARTON HIGHWAY BYPASS ON MURRUMBATEMAN • Yass experienced a 4.5% employment loss and • Still suffers from leakage of retail spending to a 16.7% loss in business turnover with 40% of Canberra – a factor due to the structure of the businesses closing post the opening of the Hume small town Bypass in 1994 • Small towns (up to 2,500 persons or less) are shown • Yass experienced a 10.1% increase in population to be more at risk of adverse economic impacts between 1996 and 2006 with in-migration from from bypasses than medium or larger sized towns Canberra that gradually compensated MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN Residential Property Price Index; Canberra 120.0 100.0 80.0 60.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 2011 2013 2012 2010 2007 2005 2006 2009 2004 2008 Residential Property Price Index; Canberra Addressing acute land shortages in Canberra • Canberra’s land supply shortage • The report cited 1,215 lots • This has the potential to continues into 2012 according to available in the Northern increase undesirable land use Colliers International Canberra Canberra market which is a impacts in Yass Valley if not Communities Research and 14 per cent decline from the directed and controlled Forecast Report – First Half 2012 previous report MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN DEVELOPING A PARTNERSHIP WITH YASS VALLEY COUNCIL • Developing a • Developing a strategy • Promoting a well thought out for the highway sustainable settlement strategy duplication to settlement, with that directs and promote economic a critical mass manages growth prosperity and to promote mitigating impacts infrastructure and services delivery MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN DEVELOPING A PARTNERSHIP WITH YASS VALLEY COUNCIL • Largest land area in • Contiguous • Control and focus • Delivering a single-ownership to the existing development population threshold adjacent to a town Murrumbateman delivering capacity for to support provision settlement for quality the next 20 years of quality goods and connectivity services for residents MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR SMART GROWTH MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN MURRUMBATEMAN TODAY MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN PARTNER WITH MAJOR LANDOWNERS TO ROUND-OUT THE EXISTING SETTLEMENT MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN INTEGRATE EXISTING PLANS TO CREATE ADDED VALUE AND PUBLIC BENEFIT MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN INCREMENTALLY BUILD NEW NEIGHBOURHOODS AND CELEBRATE WATERCOURSES MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN NEW EMPLOYMENT, NEIGHBOURHOODS AND ECO-TOURISM GROW ECONOMIC PROSPERITY MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN CONNECTING THE TOWN TO THE RIVER MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN COMPLETES THE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH OF MURRUMBATEMAN OVER THE LONG TERM MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN PRELIMINARY MURRUMBATEMAN SETTLEMENT STRATEGY MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES THRESHOLDS • Raising of the Yass Dam and trunk extension will allow for approximately 800 additional dwellings in Murrumbateman • Council recognise that the long- term preferred solution will be to secure a water supply from the ACT MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES THRESHOLDS • Reaching critical • Prevent issues such • Develop local mass to deliver quality as retail leakage to employment infrastructure and Canberra services MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN Infrastructure and services thresholds 20,000 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 Approximate Population Threshold 10,000 Approximate Dwelling Threshold 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 GP Supermarket Multi-purpose Multi-purpose Public High School Community Centre Outdoor open space Public Primary School Primary Clinic Healthcare MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN Potential to increase employment self-sufficiency Suitable for a wide range of employment land opportunities 14 12 10 8 100% Suitable Score 6 4 2 0 Business Park Freight and Logistics Manufacturing - light Urban Services MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN Creating a best-practice sustainable township MEETING AND EXCEEDING THE SYDNEY-CANBERRA CORRIDOR SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA Enhances Demonstrates economic leadership productivity + integrates + living design affordability excellence Fosters Cultivates environmental healthy, responsibility cohesive + inclusive communities MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN Design Principles about Place: productivity + sustainability MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN Design Principles about People: liveability MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN Design Principles about Leadership and Governance MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN Exploring sustainability frameworks • Provides a structure • Green Star • Eco-districts and evaluation tool Communities Rating Tool MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING THE CROSS-BORDER ISSUES • Key staff that understand the cross-border planning frameworks MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN PARTNERING WITH COUNCIL AND WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES • Developing comprehensive stakeholder and • Developing both the strategic and statutory community engagement programs pathways for a cohesively managed development process MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN Planning & Planning & Councillors Infrastructure Infrastructure Ensuring a transparent process • Briefing with Council Officers • Meeting with Councillors • Meeting with regional Planning & Infrastructure office • Meeting with Planning & Infrastructure head office MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN Murrumbateman Evolving from a village to a unique and sustainable town Hillview MURRUMBATEMAN EVOLVING FROM A VILLAGE TO A UNIQUE AND SUSTAINABLE TOWN.