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Sustainable Future: Torquay - Jan Juc 2040 Project
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This consultation has concluded.
What's your vision for Torquay-Jan Juc 2040?
Tell us what you think about the proposed values/ principles and proposed scenarios for growth.
Torquay Jan Juc 2040 presents a new way of linking future land use with the community's aspirations for its future. The project is designed to develop a growth management plan for Torquay-Jan Juc aimed at fostering a liveable, cohesive, connected community enjoying quality of life now and ensuring protection of these elements for future generations.
Surf Coast Shire is working in partnership with the StateGovernment on this project.
The plan will be underpinned by guiding principles that balance environmental, social and economic issues. The plan will define a settlement boundary, outline likely population levels, potential locations for growth and services/infrastructure needed to support that population.
The first phase of consultation is now complete. This has led to the development of values/ principles and three potential scenarios of growth Torquay Jan Juc. These have been developed after research and community engagement including listening posts, surveys, workshops, a walk the beat and online forum. Many thanks to over 300 individuals who have contributed so far.
Generally people understand that the population of Torquay Jan Juc is likely to grow over time and consider it vital to plan and manage this growth. Though there are some who told us they would prefer no growth at all, through robust dicussion we have been able to distil a set of core values/ principles that will guide growth into the future. These values have helped to inform three possible scenarios for growth.
We are now inviting you to have your say on these values and scenarios. Input from this second phase of consultation will guide the future growth managmeent plan.
For more details on the values and principles click here to open the brochure.
Before jumping into the forums below to have your say, please click here to complete a brief survey. This will help build a clearer picture of community views and concerns on the values and three potential scenarios. We would also encourage you to go to the forums below and tell us more about what you think.
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A Sustainable Future
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Sustainability is something everyone is talking about globally. There are many ideas and much debate globally about what sustainability is. The 2040 project is all about what a sustainable future will look like locally for Torquay/Jan Juc. How would you describe a sustainable Torquay/Jan Juc in the year 2040?
by Surf Coast Administrator 23 Aug 2010, 4:03pm | 1720 views
Reducing Our Carbon Footprint
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Reducing our carbon footprint is thought by many to be important for a sustainable future. This involves reducing the amount of fuel and energy we consume in travelling for work, education, buying or accessing food supplies, other necessities and services. If you could access these things locally our carbon footprint would be reduced. The 2040 Project offers an opportunity to plan for a more sustainable future and reduce our carbon footprint by offering employment, local access to food and other necessities, public transport and access to locally based services. Is this something that is important to you? How could we achieve it?
by Surf Coast Administrator 23 Aug 2010, 4:06pm | 663 views
Services of the Future
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The current environment suggests the population growth for Torquay/ Jan Juc will be between 25,00-30,000 people. Some people feel that to retain our quality of life we need to restrict population growth while others feel that local regional and coastal places cannot be sustainable without sufficient population to attract services. These sorts of services could include additional primary schools, a performance arts centre attached to a school and potentially an aquatic centre and higher order recreation facilities. Do we want to attract these services to Torquay/Jan Juc?
by Surf Coast Administrator 23 Aug 2010, 4:08pm | 1202 views
Providing A Local Future For Our Young People
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Providing for our young people is vital for the future? We need to provide education and services to families and retain young people locally with education, leisure and recreation and employment opportunities. How could we provide a great future for our young people locally?
by Surf Coast Administrator 23 Aug 2010, 4:09pm | 833 views
Wellbeing For An Ageing Population
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As the population ages we will need to provide for the care and wellbeing of older people in our community. How can we provide take care of and promote wellbeing for older people in our community?
by Surf Coast Administrator 23 Aug 2010, 4:10pm | 382 views
Preserving Our Environment
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The character and natural beauty of Torquay/Jan Juc has been identified as important for the future for the environment, for locals and for tourism. What would we need to do to ensure that these are protected in the future?
by Surf Coast Administrator 23 Aug 2010, 4:10pm | 960 views
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Listening Post - Gilbert Street, Torquay (10am - 12pm) 13 November 2010 Community Workshop - Surf Coast Sport & Recreation Centre, Torquay (1.30pm - 3.30pm) 13 November 2010 Community Workshop - Torquay Bowls Club (6:30pm - 8.30pm) 18 November 2010 Listening Post - Gilbert Street, Torquay (11.00am - 1.00 pm) 19 November 2010 Community Workshop - Bellbrae Hall, Bellbrae (1.30pm - 3.30pm) 20 November 2010
