COUNCILLORS will discuss the future of Rosalind Park in the heart of Bendigo, as well as the preservation of surrounding bush when the City of Greater Bendigo sits this Wednesday night.
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Below is a snapshot, along with a copy of the full council agenda. The meeting begins at 6pm. The Bendigo Advertiser will have live updates and will stream the meeting via Periscope. Follow @joe_hinchliffe for Twitter updates.
Greater Bendigo City Council will consider whether to request an independent panel to look at a proposed planning scheme amendment that seeks to protect the landscapes of Big Hill and the Mandurang Valley.
The proposed amendment follows the adoption of the Bill Hill and Mandurang Valley Landscape Report in August 2013, which identified the significance of the landscapes and recommended ways they could be better managed and protected.
The council called for public submissions on the proposed planning scheme amendment earlier this year. Fifty three submissions were received: 24 supported the amendment; 21 objected to it and eight covered a range of issues.
City officers recommend that the council ask the minister for planning to appoint an independent panel to consider the submissions.
Council will consider establishing a reference group to provide strategic governance for the Rosalind Park Recreation Reserve Precinct.
Council describes the precinct as one of the city’s most significant and complex public space assets.
A report to be considered on Wednesday states that new governance arrangements are needed to strategically manage change within the precinct, consistent with the recently adopted Rosalind Park Recreation Reserve Precinct Master Plan.
The reference group would be chaired by a councillor and the City would seek expressions of interest from the public to attract community representation.
Council will be asked to adopt a planning scheme amendment that seeks to help with septic tank management across the City of Greater Bendigo.
If adopted, the amendment will enable implementation of the recently completed Domestic Wastewater Management Strategy.
City staff consulted with residents and other key stakeholders, undertook site investigations, and soil and water testing during the development of the strategy.
Over 10,000 households manage their wastewater onsite so having a set of clear guidelines will help ensure they do so in a way that limits impacts on the environment, local amenity and people’s health.
