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Introduction >
The scope of Melbourne 2030 >
How will it affect regional towns and cities?
How will it affect regional
towns and cities?
In reviewing their future planning strategies in
the light of Melbourne 2030, rural and regional councils
outside metropolitan Melbourne will need to take particular note
of Melbourne 2030’s Direction 3, Networks with the regional
cities. Local councils bordering the metropolitan area will need
to ensure there is a smooth transition between city and country.
Principles to consider will include the consolidation of activity
around public transport nodes, the protection of established urban
character and restriction on rural living development.
Local circumstances and priorities should be taken
into account by each council while consistently applying the planning
principles.
The Government is responding to the needs of individual
regional cities and their surrounding areas in ways that match the
needs and circumstances of each centre. For example, in 2001, a
framework was developed for the future of the Latrobe Valley. This
sought to redress significant social and economic problems that
have faced the Latrobe Valley since the restructuring of the electricity
industry.
| What is Melbourne? |
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metropolitan Melbourne, as understood in Melbourne 2030,
is set by: |
- the combined catchment of Western Port and Port Phillip
Bay
- the boundaries of the total area governed by Melbourne's
31 municipal councils – this includes some rural land
at the city fringe
- Melbourne 2030's urban growth boundary, which confines
urban use to the developed parts of Melbourne and the designated
growth areas, the satellite areas of Melton, Sunbury and
Hastings, and some bayside areas of the Mornington Peninsula
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