connected, tourism and local Hospital with full set of services to meet all medical needs Residents impacted by parking at hospital Still a village feel in Main Street, but better facilities on the outer areas, e.g. Swinburne site excellent for medical medical facility Aged population, more disabled services Maintain country feel, more and better ie, more than 2 disabled car parking facilities on the town fringe spaces Parking issues and Army School of Health site Bypass to protect local community amenities Town Centre (including heritage, design, gateways, look and feel) Table 4 Better race track Tidy town Second supermarket More variety of shops Look the same country town No more 2hr parking limit Better management of traffic, Main St Not a concrete jungle and Badger Creek Road Main St has spectacular gardens trees – Like Hahndorf near Adelaide tourist town but not necessarily indigenous People more united Thriving indigenous industry Well maintained buildings A town to be proud of Suitable employment in 20kms More parking A loved town, a town with pride and a Balance between wants of locals to the community that is prepared to participate tourist hordes to make it happen Table 5 As I drive into Healesville there is a The main shopping precinct has doubled massive canopy of green because in size by the development of River St, everything has grown and been everything is still two storey and all car maintained and/or replaced in those 20 parking is underground years Small individually owned businesses with An environment link between shops and unique products to create a unique retail Coronation Park experience Buildings of significance are maintained Limit size of individual business sites to and still there and complimented by discourage large conglomerate Walmart in-fill and new development to retail developments complement and enhance Healesville Clever use of small green areas, small and Yarra Valley character. businesses in clusters, zoning limiting US Council will have urban designers who type box stoves have mapped sight lines and recommend clever placements of businesses Economy (including role of the town in the regional context, tourism, employment, retail, commercial, industrial uses) Table 6 our land, our trees, our town less Use our rate money for community and It’s – silly rules let us maintain not corporate $$$ or wages –
connected, tourism and local Residents impacted by parking at hospital Swinburne site excellent for medical facility Maintain country feel, more and better facilities on the town fringe Parking issues and Army School of Health site Bypass to protect local community amenities Hospital with full set of services to meet all medical needs Still a village feel in Main Street, but better facilities on the outer areas, e.g. medical Aged population, more disabled services ie, more than 2 disabled car parking spaces Town Centre (including heritage, design, gateways, look and feel) Table 4 Better race track Second supermarket Look the same country town Better management of traffic, Main St and Badger Creek Road Like Hahndorf near Adelaide tourist town People more united Well maintained buildings Suitable employment in 20kms A loved town, a town with pride and a community that is prepared to participate to make it happen Tidy town More variety of shops No more 2hr parking limit Not a concrete jungle Main St has spectacular gardens – trees but not necessarily indigenous Thriving indigenous industry A town to be proud of More parking Balance between wants of locals to the tourist hordes Table 5 As I drive into Healesville there is a massive canopy of green because everything has grown and been maintained and/or replaced in those 20 years An environment link between shops and Coronation Park Buildings of significance are maintained and still there and complimented by in-fill and new development to complement and enhance Healesville and Yarra Valley character. Council will have urban designers who have mapped sight lines and recommend clever placements of businesses The main shopping precinct has doubled in size by the development of River St, everything is still two storey and all car parking is underground Small individually owned businesses with unique products to create a unique retail experience Limit size of individual business sites to discourage large conglomerate Walmart retail developments Clever use of small green areas, small businesses in clusters, zoning limiting US type box stoves Economy (including role of the town in the regional context, tourism, employment, retail, commercial, industrial uses) Table 6 It’s our land, our trees, our town – less silly rules – let us maintain Use our rate money for community and not corporate $$$ or wages
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