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The City of Greater Bendigo is preparing a new Rural Areas Strategy.
The rural areas of Greater Bendigo are important for agriculture, rural living and the environment.
The Rural Areas Strategy will provide certainty and clear direction on future land use and development in the rural areas.
This will ensure the long term sustainability of Greater Bendigo’s rural areas.
The project is in its early stages. We have reviewed background information on:
- agricultural productions
- rural housing
- biodiversity and natural hazards
- current planning scheme controls
The review helped us identify a range of issues, opportunities and potential strategies. We would like your input on the Background Review and Issues and Opportunities Paper.
Read the Issues and Opportunities Paper
The main themes in this paper are:
- Protecting productive farming land
- Enhancing and protecting natural and cultural assets
- Identifying appropriate locations for rural residential, tourism and non-agricultural uses. This may help to reduce land use conflicts
- Agricultural needs, particularly intensive animal industries. This includes lot sizes and buffer areas
- Infrastructure like roads and water
- External pressures like climate change and changing energy production
You can read the entire paper or just the sections you are interested in. Then please share your thoughts in the survey below.
Read the full Issues and opportunities paper
Read by section
Share your thoughts
Complete the survey
The Background Review and Issues and Opportunities Paper is open for feedback from November 11 until February 28, 2025.
In-person sessions
If you prefer to chat to us in person, come along to one of our info sessions. We understand that this is a busy time of year for many in our rural areas, so if you would like to arrange an alternate time to talk with one of our staff please reach out.
Friday November 22, 2024 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm
Raywood Hotel, 48 Sandhurst Road, Raywood
Wednesday November 27, 2024 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Elmore Community Hub, 3 Clarke Street, Elmore
Saturday December 07, 2024 09:00 am to 12:00 pm
Heathcote Bush Market, Barrack Reserve
Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - active
Issues and Opportunities Paper open for feedback
November 11 - February 28, 2025
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Timeline item 2 - incomplete
Consider community feedback and develop draft Rural Areas Strategy
Early 2025
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Timeline item 3 - incomplete
Rural Areas Strategy open for feedback
Mid 2025
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Timeline item 4 - incomplete
Finalise Rural Areas Strategy and start implemenation
Late 2025
Contact us
Have questions or want to learn more about the project, contact us below:
| Name | Andrew Cockerall |
|---|---|
| Phone | 1300 002 642 |
| strategic.planning@bendigo.vic.gov.au |
