Especially at weekends & Dec/Jan period Residential permit parking A & seriously, I drive Not sure! ` I believe the main issue concerning “fruit Vegie” shop! – Survey to Geelong to get fruit & veges or to many Barwon Heads residents is the Special Rates & Charges Scheme to #120 Ocean Grove development of the land that is outside fund future improvements for parking the current town boundary between it – development or additional car parks. the swamp. If it was developed into house blocks it would be a disaster for the3 town. Infrastructure cope couldn’t (school, shops, beaches everything). I propose a compromise develop the – area in 5/10 acre blocks which will form a natural green belt (no subdivision for 50-100 years) and the issue that keeps getting raised and revisited is solved! The developers make some money just not as much as they want to! Structure Review Barwon Heads – 1. What are the givens? Bridge where it is. Hitchcock Ave. Cannot be widened. Bridge Road mix of commercial & residential and mix of demographics minimal parking. – But terrain is flat so can walk, shops – etc are easily accessible. 2. Surrounded by beauty The river, – the sea, the wetlands. But also by a congested road network. 3. Have reasonable public transport, medical facilities, alternative practices etc, physios, osteopath. 4. What do we want to keep! Variety of shops. Our lifestyle amenity! Our space, our precious neighbourhoods, blue skies. How are we going to be environmentally correct and provide a sustainable future for generations to come? *New developments must have solar power and other energy saving options included. No need for 10 bathrooms – save our water and our resources. Limit height in (unreadable). What does all the extra water “run off” mean for the environment. How are we going to protect and keep the mangroves, the ramsar wetlands, the seagrass beds, the primary & secondary dunes, the range of canopy trees etc. How is council going to ensure that recommendations in this new structure plan are actually going to mean something and will be incorporated into the building codes.
Survey #120 Especially at weekends & Dec/Jan period Residential permit parking Special Rates & Charges Scheme to fund future improvements for parking development or additional car parks. A “fruit & Vegie” shop! – seriously, I drive to Geelong to get fruit & veges or to Ocean Grove Not sure! ` I believe the main issue concerning many Barwon Heads residents is the development of the land that is outside the current town boundary between it – the swamp. If it was developed into house blocks it would be a disaster for the3 town. Infrastructure couldn’t cope (school, shops, beaches everything). I propose a compromise – develop the area in 5/10 acre blocks which will form a natural green belt (no subdivision for 50-100 years) and the issue that keeps getting raised and revisited is solved! The developers make some money just not as much as they want to! Structure Review – Barwon Heads 1. What are the givens? Bridge where it is. Hitchcock Ave. Cannot be widened. Bridge Road mix of commercial & residential and mix of demographics – minimal parking. But – terrain is flat so can walk, shops etc are easily accessible. 2. Surrounded by beauty – The river, the sea, the wetlands. But also by a congested road network. 3. Have reasonable public transport, medical facilities, alternative practices etc, physios, osteopath. 4. What do we want to keep! Variety of shops. Our lifestyle amenity! Our space, our precious neighbourhoods, blue skies. How are we going to be environmentally correct and provide a sustainable future for generations to come? *New developments must have solar power and other energy saving options included. No need for 10 bathrooms – save our water and our resources. Limit height in (unreadable). What does all the extra “run off” water mean for the environment. How are we going to protect and keep the mangroves, the ramsar wetlands, the seagrass beds, the primary & secondary dunes, the range of canopy trees etc. How is council going to ensure that recommendations in this new structure plan are actually going to mean something and will be incorporated into the building codes.