Permaculture Planning

The ag station in Glen Innes is vacant; almost
I have a sugestion we put a proposal to the dpi or whatever they are known as this week
10% of their operating budget for 10 years in return we deliver 10 times the results they have
I have already replicated many of the experiments done in THe USA in the 1930s ,it isnt difficult stuff
Have you tried state forestry i know there are several clear felled compartments that are effectivly vacent because the beaurocracy cant cope with them(im thinking of having a dance party in one to plant it out)

 

Gentlemen, let me know if you need any planning advice concerning the above, and I'd be only too happy to help, M.

 

Vale Paul Mees

Thanks for the memories, Mees (especially that night in Perth when we all got drunk and roiled against 'the establishment').

https://www.theage.com.au/victoria/mees-dies-following-battle-with-cancer-20130620-2ojp2.html

 

Changes to Australian Planning Law - 1 July 2013

A brief wrap-up of the changes as of today, 1 July 2013:

Victoria: New zones become law

New South Wales: White paper public exhibition ended (28 June); Exposure Bills set to go before parliament

Queensland: State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) launched

 

Post Disaster Planning Program - Free Video Presentations

Following in the theme of disaster planning (started here), the PIA together with the Federal and QLD Governments, recently released an amazing (free) array of resources on the topics of wildfire and flood risk mitigation through better land use planning practice. Many of these resources have been put together by the top academics and/or practitioners in their respective fields of expertise. I thoroughly recommend them to you:

Post Disaster Planning Program - Video Presentations (transcripts available)

 

Special (Victoria) Government Gazette

15 July 2013

SPECIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

Amendment VC100 - Changes the Victoria Planning Provisions and all planning schemes in Victoria to:

* introduce reformed Low Density Residential, Mixed Use and Township Zones and specified schedules
* introduce improved Industrial 1, 2 and 3 Zones and specified schedules
* replace the Business 1, 2 and 5 Zones and schedules with a new Commercial 1 Zone and schedule
* replace the Business 3 and 4 Zones and schedules with a new Commercial 2 Zone

More info:

Practice Note 78: Applying the Residential Zones

Advisory Note 52: Reformed Residential, Commercial and Industrial Zones for Victoria

Victorian residents: Please let me know if you need a hand interpreting how these changes may affect your property/project.

 

Free Forum - 'Impacts of Local Food: What is the evidence?'

La Trobe University

Arts and Planning Forum 2013

Impacts of Local Food: What is the evidence?

8 August 2013 - 6:00-8:00pm

Visual Arts Centre, 121 View Street, Bendigo 3550

FREE EVENT - RSVP ESSENTIAL

 

'40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World'

What do planners do when they are not planning? They map:

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World

The world is an amazing place...

 

*** news flash ***

*** NEWS FLASH ***

Trevor Budge to join City as Strategy Manager

Friday 20 September 2013

La Trobe University Associate Professor Trevor Budge has been appointed as the City of Greater Bendigo’s Strategy Manager.

Mr Budge is well-respected in Bendigo and Victoria and has served on planning panels for the State Government and as President of the Victorian Division of the Planning Institute of Australia.

He is currently Head of the award-winning Community Planning and Development Program and Campus Coordinator for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe’s Bendigo campus. He is also a Member of the General Division Order of Australia for service to town planning, particularly the development of regional and rural communities in Victoria.

Director of Planning and Development Prue Mansfield described Mr Budge’s appointment as Strategy Manager as a coup for the City of Greater Bendigo.

“Trevor is highly respected in state and local government circles and across the private sector as a professional planner and planning academic,” Ms Mansfield said.

“He has played a pivotal role in assisting regional centres such as Bendigo, Ballarat, Shepparton, Warrnambool, Launceston, Mildura, Traralgon, Burnie and Wodonga to plan for their future growth and development.

“His knowledge and skills will be of enormous benefit to the City of Greater Bendigo as we continue to plan for our future.”

As Strategy Manager, Mr Budge will ensure that the City considers social, environmental and economic issues when planning for the future. He will be responsible for the Council Plan and strategies such as Connecting Greater Bendigo – the Integrated Transport and Land Use Strategy, and the review of the Residential Strategy.

Mr Budge said he was looking forward to taking on the role.

“Everyone knows Greater Bendigo is one of the best places to live and work in Australia,” he said.

“The key challenge is to put the right plans in place now to ensure we can continue to be so as our population grows to a projected 145,000 by 2031.

“The role of Strategy Manager is pivotal to building Bendigo as a premier regional city in Australia.”

Mr Budge will maintain his close links with La Trobe University.

 

'Both kinds of country'

'Beyond the Edge: Australia's First Peri-urban Conference':

https://www.latrobe.edu.au/periurban

Trevor Budge with Libby Price on ABC Radio discussing peri-urban planning issues in an around Australia's regional towns and urban centres:

An academic says planning regulations aren't keeping up with the population shift from large metropolitan areas to the outskirts of country towns.

Trevor Budge, of La Trobe University, says regional councils around Australia are struggling to manage the large numbers of new residents, who move and commute, or retire to peri-urban areas - the country areas on the fringes of town.

Associate Professor Budge says trying to apply the same planning laws to multiple towns doesn't work, because towns have very different character and needs.

"I'm very concerned about government policy that you say well, this is a group of towns, they're all the same, the same typology exists here, we'll apply the same process," Professor Budge said.

"You need to understand the story of each town, you need to understand the community 'vibe' that's there, to really understand what perhaps the policies and practice of government might be in each of these communities."

Full audio available here:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-01/nrn-both-kinds-country/4991054

 

Trev sounds better than a budgie smuggler!!

 

Yeah, we're very lucky to have him, both at the uni and at the City. The future looks a bit brighter with Budgie on board.