DELIVERING REGIONAL GROWTH The Central Highlands Regional Growth Plan has identified a broad series of actions that, over the next 30 years, will help realise the vision for the region. Some of these things will happen almost immediately, others will evolve over time. In general, those living and working in the region will start to see: population and economic growth focused around major urban centres in Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh and Ararat, supported by infrastructure planning and investment the continued emergence of a knowledge economy, with higher education, technology and research uses encouraged to grow better transport linkages between towns within and outside the region continued growth of the tourism industry with better coordination between key areas and visitor experiences, working to create a regional tourism approach, rather than individual attractions better services and facilities in centres that are easy to get to greater recognition, protection and support for key agricultural resources and rural industries protection of environmental assets with deliberate strategies to enhance water quality and explore alternative energy sources actions to provide for more jobs closer to home to limit the need to commute long distances managed growth in towns subject to natural hazards such as bushfire and flood support economic opportunities around cultural heritage, the built and natural environment. FURTHER READING AND INFORMATION Central Highlands Regional Growth Plan Central Highlands Regional Growth Plan Background Report Central Highlands Regional Strategic Plan 2010
DELIVERING REGIONAL GROWTH The Central Highlands Regional Growth Plan has identified a broad series of actions that, over the next 30 years, will help realise the vision for the region. Some of these things will happen almost immediately, others will evolve over time. In general, those living and working in the region will start to see: population and economic growth focused around major urban centres in Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh and Ararat, supported by infrastructure planning and investment the continued emergence of a knowledge economy, with higher education, technology and research uses encouraged to grow better transport linkages between towns within and outside the region continued growth of the tourism industry with better coordination between key areas and visitor experiences, working to create a regional tourism approach, rather than individual attractions better services and facilities in centres that are easy to get to greater recognition, protection and support for key agricultural resources and rural industries protection of environmental assets with deliberate strategies to enhance water quality and explore alternative energy sources actions to provide for more jobs closer to home to limit the need to commute long distances managed growth in towns subject to natural hazards such as bushfire and flood support economic opportunities around cultural heritage, the built and natural environment. FURTHER READING AND INFORMATION Central Highlands Regional Growth Plan Central Highlands Regional Growth Plan Background Report Central Highlands Regional Strategic Plan 2010
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