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CENTRAL WEST AND ORANA REGIONAL PLAN-Implementation Plan 2036 June 2017 © Crown Copyright 2017 NSW Government

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ContentsIntroduction 3

Implementation 4

Priority actions for 2017-2019 5

Governance 6

Central West and Orana Regional Plan Actions 9

3Central West and Orana Regional Plan 2036 – Implementation Plan 2017-2019

The Regional Plan sets out four goals for the Central West and Orana region:

• The most diverse regional economy in NSW;

• A stronger, healthier environment and diverse heritage;

• Quality freight, transport and infrastructure networks; and

• Dynamic, vibrant and healthy communities.

The NSW Government has established new governance arrangements to oversee the implementation of the vision, goals and actions in the Regional Plan and the release of an Annual Monitoring Report.

Purpose

Responsibility for implementing actions and monitoring the intended outcomes in the Regional Plan is shared with our important regional stakeholders, including Councils, other State agencies, service providers and the development industry. All stakeholders need to have a good understanding of the priorities and the deliverables.

The purpose of this Implementation Plan is to:

• ensure ongoing collaboration and agreement on the implementation of actions;

• assign accountabilities for the implementation of actions;

• explain the role of different groups and committees involved in implementation;

• guide the Central West and Orana Delivery, Coordination and Monitoring Committee in its role of overseeing delivery of the Regional Plan; and

• inform the Annual Monitoring Report.

The Central West and Orana Regional Plan 2036 is the NSW Government’s strategy for guiding land use planning decisions for the Central West and Orana region for the next 20 years.

The Central West and Orana region consists of 19 local government areas: Bathurst Regional, Blayney, Bogan, Cabonne, Coonamble, Cowra, Dubbo Regional, Forbes, Gilgandra, Lachlan, Lithgow, Mid-Western Regional, Narromine, Oberon, Orange, Parkes, Warren, Warrumbungle and Weddin.

Introduction

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4 Central West and Orana Regional Plan 2036 – Implementation Plan 2017-2019

The Regional Plan comprises four goals, 29 directions and 126 actions. The goals articulate the intended outcome; the directions identify the broad issues or policy areas that we need to focus on and the actions represent the steps we need to take or initiatives we need to introduce/implement to achieve the goals. Actions are either implemented as strategies or as initiatives.

The NSW Government has identified a lead agency and relevant partner stakeholders for each action. The lead agency is responsible for project managing the various tasks required to ensure success. Key stakeholders are those agencies, councils or organisations considered important partners for implementation. The list of partners is not exclusive and additional stakeholders may be identified as implementation progresses.

Indicative timings for actions are as follows:

• Immediate – 0-2 years;

• Short term – 3-5 years;

• Medium term – 5-10 years; and

• Long term – 10+ years.

Some actions are also designated as ‘ongoing’ to reflect their delivery being achieved through Local Environmental Plans, local planning strategies and other land use planning that are required to be consistent with the Regional Plan.

Each action in the Regional Plan will be implemented through a mix of mechanisms that reflect a range of ongoing strategies and catalyst initiatives that will deliver on the vision and directions in the Plan, including:

Strategies:

• Local planning directions issued under Section 117 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 by the Minister for Planning that ensure council planning strategies and controls are consistent with the Regional Plan;

• Integrated planning and reporting under the Local Government Act 1993; and

• Whole-of government policy alignment.

Progress on delivering these actions will be reviewed as part of any review or adjustment to the Regional Plan.

Catalyst initiatives:

• Matters that require a partnership between Council and the NSW Government;

• Publication of reports or data; and

• Regional collaboration across government, business, key stakeholders and the wider community for specific projects and processes.

Implementation

Goals, directions and actions


10 priority actions have been identified for implementation in 2017–2019. These actions respond to strong representations made in feedback to the draft Regional Plan or are areas where initial investigations or planning are required. These priorities will be overseen by the Central West and Orana Delivery, Coordination and Monitoring Committee and will require a collaborative effort involving multiple agencies, councils and stakeholders.

1. Release a Regional Agricultural Development Strategy that: • maps important agricultural land; • identifies emerging opportunities for agriculture; and • sets direction for local planning of agricultural development

2. Encourage agribusiness diversification and value-adding opportunities by reviewing local plans to ensure zonings and land use definitions reflect industry requirements.

3. Develop a food and fibre strategy for the Central West, reflecting the opportunities identified in Regional Development Australia Central West’s Value Adding to Agriculture in Central West NSW study.

4. Align local land use and tourism strategies with a Destination Management Plan for the Country and Outback NSW Destination Network.

5. Conduct a pilot study with Central NSW Councils (CENTROC) to investigate practical on-ground mechanisms that will help to avoid land use conflict between intensive agricultural uses and other sensitive uses.

6. Establish health precincts around hospitals in regional cities and strategic centres.

7. Work with the Central NSW Councils (CENTROC) to scope barriers to the adaptive reuse of heritage items.

8. Build on existing work to identify the regional freight network (including key national, state, regional and local roads and the rail network).

9. Produce guidelines to help councils plan and manage seasonal and itinerant worker accommodation.

10. Develop regional urban design guidelines for planning, designing and developing healthy built environments.

Priorities for the Central West and Orana are growing and diversifying the economy, protecting environmental assets, providing efficient transport and infrastructure networks, and developing strong, resilient and connected communities. Actions to support these outcomes represent the immediate areas of focus.

Priority actions for 2017–2019


Delivery, Coordination and Monitoring Committee

The Central West and Orana Delivery, Coordination and Monitoring Committee has been established to oversee and coordinate the implementation of the Regional Plan and brings together the agencies and organisations responsible for delivering the majority of the proposed outcomes under the Regional Plan. The focus of the Committee is implementation of the Regional Plan.

Representation on this Committee is about engaging relevant and operations-focused people from agencies and organisations responsible for delivering the majority of proposed outcomes under the Regional Plan.

The role of the Committee is to:

• oversee and coordinate the implementation of the Regional Plan;

• provide accountability for delivery of the Regional Plan;

• be kept informed of general progress and participate in delivery of priority actions;

• monitor and track the progress of implementation the Regional Plan;

• where impediments are identified, collaborate for resolution;

• provide a forum to discuss and resolve implementation issues or action delivery in a changing regional policy environment;

• provide high-level progress updates to the Central West and Orana Regional Leadership Executive (via the Department of Premier and Cabinet);

• inform the preparation of the Annual Monitoring Report; and

• inform and participate in a five-year review of the Regional Plan.

Committee membership includes:

• Department of Planning and Environment

• Joint Organisations of Councils

• Department of Premier and Cabinet

• Department of Industry

• Transport for NSW

Supporting Groups

The Central West and Orana Delivery, Coordination and Monitoring Committee can be supported by outcome-specific groups that bring together appropriate personnel (government, industry or community) to provide advice on particular issues or projects.

Effective governance arrangements are critical to successful delivery.

Governance


Existing governance framework

It is important to recognise the existing broader governance framework in operation within the region to ensure the Central West and Orana Delivery, Coordination and Monitoring Committee complements current activity.

The Central West and Orana Regional Leadership Executive (RLE), which is a Department of Premier and Cabinet led initiative, is a body that supports close working relationships between NSW Government agencies and the Joint Organisation of Councils. The network encourages strategic collaboration, consultation, solution brokerage and engagement on regional priorities across government.

The Committee benefits from having access to the same agency and local government organisations that comprise the Regional Leadership Executive. This is particularly important where the NSW Government ‘Fit for the Future’ reforms are changing the way Government works with councils on local priorities.

Links to other strategies

The NSW Government has in place, or is developing, a number of other strategies that will influence the implementation of the Regional Plan, including the Central West Regional Transport Plan, Newell Highway Corridor Strategy and Golden Highway Corridor Strategy.

The Central West and Orana Delivery, Coordination and Monitoring Committee will have a role in ensuring that there is appropriate coordination across the implementation of these strategies. This applies particularly to those strategies that adDRGss housing, growth and infrastructure. It is anticipated that these strategies will complement the focus on growth in the Regional Plan.

It is also important there is strong links with Community Strategic Plans proposed by Councils and that set out key strategic priorities identified by local communities over 10 years.

Central West and Orana Delivery,

Coordinating and Monitoring Committee

Purpose Oversee

implementation of the Central West and

Orana Regional Plan

Lead Department of Planning

and Environment

Central West and Orana Regional

Leadership Executive (RLE)

Purpose Drive the agreed,

shared priorities of local and state

Government at a regional level

Lead Department of Premier

and Cabinet

Committee to provide high level progress updates to RLE.

Committee may bring specific matters to the RLE when they:

• are regionally significant; and

• require a broader strategic imput and coordination from RLE members.

Figure 1: Regional Governance Framework


Review mechanisms

Annual Monitoring Report

An Annual Monitoring Report will be prepared to monitor progress on implementation of the Regional Plan. This will report progress on goals, directions and actions, with a particular focus on the priorities that have been agreed with the Central West and Orana Delivery, Coordination and Monitoring Committee. It will also list achievements and important regional highlights from the year. Implementation priorities will be revised and a new program for work will be identified for each subsequent year.

Regional Plan Review

The Regional Plan will be subject to a five-yearly review, or as necessary, to update and revise the strategies provided through the goals, directions and actions. A five-yearly review will revisit regional performance, challenges and opportunities and incorporate the most up-to-date information provided through the census process. The review of the Regional Plan will be informed by the Central West and Orana Delivery, Coordination and Monitoring Committee as well as the Annual Monitoring Reports.

Implementation Plan

The priorities identified in this Implementation Plan will be updated on an annual basis as part of the Annual Monitoring Report and will form the work program for each subsequent year. This will ensure that implementation of the Regional Plan remains current and responsive to regional conditions.


1 Responsibility: Indicates who leads the investigation, assessment and decision-making for land use planning.

2 Partner: Indicates who supports the lead and takes an active role in land use planning.

3Timing: immediate: 0–2 years, short term: 3–5 years, medium term: 5–10 years, long term: 10+ years, ongoing – strategies.

AANSW: NSW Aboriginal Affairs; Council: Includes all Councils in the Central West and Orana Region and the Regional Organisation of Councils; DCO NSW: Destination Country & Outback NSW; DRG: Division of Resources and Geoscience; DPC: Department of Premier and Cabinet; DOI: Department of Industry; DPE: Department of Planning and Environment; Education: Department of Education; Health: Health NSW; EPA: Environment Protection Authority; FACS: Department of Family and Community Services; LALC: Local Aboriginal Land Council; OEH: Office of Environment and Heritage; OGA: Office of the Government Architect, OLG: Office of Local Government; RDACW: Regional Development Australia Central West; RFS: Rural Fire Services; TfNSW: Transport for NSW.

Central West and Orana Regional Plan Actions

1 Direction 1: Protect the region’s diverse and productive agricultural land

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance

Responsibility1 Partner2 Timing3

1.1

Release a regional agricultural development strategy that:

• maps important agricultural land;

• identifies emerging opportunities for agriculture; and

• sets the direction for local planning of agricultural development.

Initiative DPE DOI Immediate

1.2

Protect important agricultural land from land use conflict and fragmentation, and manage the interface between important agricultural lands and other land uses.

Strategy Council DPE, DOI Ongoing

1.3Implement the NSW Government’s Agriculture Industry Action Plan – Primed for growth: Investing locally, connecting globally.

Initiative Council DOI, DPE Short Term

1.4Undertake biosecurity risk assessments, taking into account biosecurity plans and the need for appropriate buffer areas.

Strategy Council DOI Ongoing

2 Direction 2: Grow the agribusiness sector and supply chains

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


2.1

Encourage agribusiness diversification and value-adding opportunities by reviewing local plans to ensure land use zonings and definitions reflect industry requirements.

Initiative DPE DOI, Council Immediate

2.2Guide local and strategic planning to protect agricultural land, and manage the interface with other land uses.

Initiative DPE DOI, Council Immediate

2.3

Facilitate investment in the agricultural supply chain by protecting assets such as freight and logistics facilities from land use conflict and the encroachment of incompatible land uses.

Strategy Council DOI, DPE Ongoing






3 Direction 3: Develop advanced manufacturing and food processing sectors

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


3.1

Promote investment in advanced and value-added manufacturing in employment lands through suitable land use zonings and land use definitions in local environmental plans.

Initiative DPE Council Immediate

3.2

Locate advanced and value-added manufacturing industries and associated infrastructure to minimise potential land use conflict.

Strategy Council DPE Ongoing

3.3

Encourage co-location of related advanced and value-added manufacturing industries to maximise efficiency and infrastructure use, decrease supply chain costs, increase economies of scale and attract further investment.


3.4

Develop a food and fibre strategy for the Central West, reflecting the opportunities identified in Regional Development Australia Central West’s Value Adding to Agriculture in Central West NSW study.

Initiative DOICouncil,

RDACW, DPEImmediate

4 Direction 4: Promote and diversify regional tourism markets

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


4.1

Align land use and tourism strategies with a Destination Management Plan for the Country and Outback NSW Destination Network.

Initiative Council DPE, DCO NSW Immediate

4.2Work with councils to improve tourism-related transport services.

Strategy TfNSW Council Ongoing

4.3 Develop the region’s capacity to grow food and wine tourism. Strategy CouncilDPE, DNSW,

DCO NSW, DOIOngoing

4.4Enable opportunities appropriate for tourism development and associated land uses in local environmental plans.

Strategy Council DPE, DCO NSW Ongoing

4.5

Target experiential tourism opportunities and develop tourism management frameworks to promote a variety of accommodation options.

Strategy CouncilDPE, DNSW, DCO NSW

Ongoing

4.6Encourage tourism development in natural areas that support conservation outcomes.

Strategy CouncilDPE, DNSW,

DCO NSW, DOIOngoing






5 Direction 5: Improve access to health and aged care services

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


5.1Establish health precincts around hospitals in regional cities and strategic centres.

Initiative Council DPE, Health Immediate

5.2

Promote mixed-use facilities and research and accommodation precincts for the health and aged care service sectors.

Strategy Council DPE, Health Ongoing

5.3Facilitate the development of multipurpose, flexible and adaptable health and education infrastructure.


5.4

Minimise the encroachment of inappropriate and incompatible land uses near existing and proposed health facilities.


6 Direction 6: Expand education and training opportunities

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


6.1

Work with stakeholders and the region’s education providers to identify opportunities to address skills shortages through tailored regional training programs.

Initiative DOICouncil,

EducationMedium

Term

6.2

Promote the development of education precincts around universities and other educational facilities to allow people to specialise in rural studies and to cater for international students.

Strategy Council DPE, Education Ongoing

6.3

Facilitate joint-venture opportunities for shared community and school facilities on school sites, including sporting fields, amenities, parking, community halls, child care, arts and library facilities.

Initiative Education CouncilMedium

Term

7Direction 7: Enhance the economic self-determination of Aboriginal

communities

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


7.1

Work with the Local Aboriginal Land Councils on strategic assessments of their landholdings to identify priority sites with economic development potential.

Initiative DPELALC, AANSW,

CouncilImmediate

7.2Identify priority sites that can create a pipeline of potential projects for the Local Aboriginal Land Councils to consider.

Initiative DPELALC, AANSW,

CouncilShort Term






8 Direction 8: Sustainably manage mineral resources

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


8.1

Consult with the Division of Resources and Geosciences when assessing applications for land use changes (strategic land use planning, rezoning and planning proposals) and new development or expansions.

Strategy Council DRG, DPE Ongoing

8.2

Protect areas with potential mineral and energy resources extraction through local land use strategies and local environmental plans.

Strategy Council DRG, DPE Ongoing

8.3Protect infrastructure that facilitates mining from development that could affect current or future extraction.

Strategy CouncilDRG, DPE,

TfNSWOngoing

8.4

Support communities that transition out of mining to manage change in population and demand for services, and explore new economic opportunities.

InitiativeDPC (Mining

Taskforce)DOI, DPE,

CouncilShort Term

8.5

Work with councils to scope the application and implementation of a scenario planning or impact modelling tool to be applied at a regional level to help communities plan for the impacts of mining.

Initiative DPCDOI, DPE,

CouncilShort Term

9 Direction 9: Increase renewable energy generation

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


9.1Identify locations with renewable energy generation potential and access to the electricity network.

Initiative DPE Council, DOI Short Term

9.2

Facilitate small-scale renewable energy projects using bioenergy, solar, wind, small-scale hydro, geothermal or other innovative storage technologies through local environment plans.

Strategy Council DOI, OEH Ongoing

9.3

Promote best practice community engagement and maximise community benefits from all utility-scale renewable energy projects.

Strategy DPECouncil, OEH,

DOIOngoing






10 Direction 10: Promote business and industrial activities in employment lands

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


10.1

Encourage the sustainable development of industrial and employment land to maximise infrastructure and connect to the existing freight network.

Strategy Council TfNSW, DPE Ongoing

10.2

Use local environmental plans to promote the development of specialised industry clusters and the co-location of related industries.

Strategy Council DPE, DOI Ongoing

10.3

Encourage the consolidation of isolated, unused or underused pockets of industrial land to create long-term development opportunities.


10.4Identify industrial and employment land opportunities and reduce land use conflicts through local land use strategies.


10.5

Monitor the supply and demand of industrial land in strategic centres to inform the planning and coordination of utility infrastructure to support new development.

Initiative DPECouncil,

Infrastructure providers

Medium Term

10.6

Accommodate future commercial and retail activity in existing commercial centres, unless there is a demonstrated need or social and economic benefits to locating this activity elsewhere.


10.7

Require proposals for new retail development to demonstrate how they:

• respond to retail demand;

• respond to innovations in the retail sector;

• maximise public transport and community infrastructure commensurate with the scale of the proposal; and

• enhance the quality of public areas.

Strategy Council DPE, TfNSW Ongoing






11 Direction 11: Sustainably manage water resources for economic opportunities

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


11.1Implement the Murray–Darling Basin Plan to ensure a balance of social, economic and environmental outcomes.

Initiative DOICouncil, DPE,

OEHImmediate

11.2

Finalise water resource plans and long-term watering plans for surface water and groundwater systems in accordance with the Murray–Darling Basin Plan.


OEHShort Term

11.3Plan for high-water use industries in locations with water access and security.


11.4

Enhance the productive capacity of land in the Namoi, Macquarie and Lachlan irrigation areas by limiting encroachment of inappropriate and incompatible land uses.


11.5Provide guidance for development in areas of groundwater vulnerability.

Initiative DOI Council, DPE Short Term

12 Direction 12: Plan for greater land use compatibility

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


12.1

Conduct a pilot study with Central NSW Councils (CENTROC) to

investigate practical on-ground mechanisms to help avoid land

use conflict between intensive agricultural uses and other

sensitive uses.

Initiative DOI DPE, Council Immediate

12.2 Identify and protect important agricultural land in local plans. Strategy Council DOI, Council Ongoing

12.3

Create local strategies to limit urban and rural housing development in agricultural and extractive resource areas, industrial areas and transport corridors.


12.4 Amend planning controls to deliver greater certainty of land use. Strategy Council DPE Ongoing

12.5Provide non-statutory guidance on appropriate and sympathetic land use in areas where land use conflicts occur.

Initiative DPE Council Short Term






13 Direction 13: Protect and manage environmental assets

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


13.1Protect high environmental value assets through local environmental plans.

Strategy Council DPE, OEH Ongoing

13.2

Minimise potential impacts arising from development in areas of high environmental value, and consider offsets or other mitigation mechanisms for unavoidable impacts.


13.3Improve the quality of, and access to, information relating to high environmental value.

Initiative OEH DPE, Council Short Term

13.4Develop a Biodiversity Conservation Investment Strategy to identify priority investment areas and principles for investment.

Initiative OEH DPE, CouncilMedium

Term

13.5

Recognise, plan for and consider the production, cultural heritage, recreation and ecological conservation values of Travelling Stock Reserves in local land use strategies.

Strategy DOI DPE, Council Ongoing

14 Direction 14: Manage and conserve water resources for the environment

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


14.1

Adopt an integrated approach to water cycle management across the region that considers climate change, water security, sustainable demand and growth, and the natural environment.


14.2

Locate, design, construct and manage new development to minimise impacts on water catchments, including downstream areas and groundwater sources.


14.3

Minimise the impacts of development on fish habitat, aquaculture, commercialised and recreational fishing, and waterways (including watercourses, wetlands and riparian lands) and meet the Water Quality and River Flow Objectives.


14.4

Collaborate with industry and other catchment stakeholders to clarify changes to the supply and management of water for users and the environment.


OEHShort Term

14.5

Plan for the effects of a changing climate on water availability and use for the environment, settlements, communities and industry.

Strategy Council DPE, DOI, OEH Ongoing






15 Direction 15: Increase resilience to natural hazards and climate change

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


15.1

Locate developments, including new urban release areas, away from areas of known high biodiversity value; areas with high risk of bushfire or flooding; contaminated land; and designated waterways.

Strategy CouncilDPE, OEH, RFS,

EPAOngoing

15.2

Incorporate the outcomes of the Enabling Regional Adaptation project to ensure future land use and planning decisions reduce regional climate change vulnerabilities.


15.3Adopt a whole-of-government approach to information exchange on climate change adaptation and preparedness.

Strategy OEH Council, DPE Ongoing

15.4

Respond to climate-related risks by applying and communicating fine-scale climate information to support decision-making.

Strategy OEH Council Ongoing

15.5

Implement the requirements of the NSW Floodplain Development Manual by updating flood studies and floodplain risk management plans.

Strategy Council OEH, DPE Ongoing

15.6

Incorporate the best available hazard information in local environmental plans consistent with current flood studies, flood planning levels, modelling and floodplain risk management plans.


15.7Update and share current information on environmental assets and natural hazards with councils to inform planning decisions.

Strategy OEHDPE, OEH, RFS,

CouncilOngoing

15.8

Manage the risks of disturbance in areas affected by naturally occurring asbestos by increasing public awareness and providing mapping to councils.

Strategy Council OLG, EPA Ongoing

16 Direction 16: Respect and protect Aboriginal heritage assets

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


16.1Protect, manage and respect Aboriginal objects and places in accordance with legislative requirements.

Strategy CouncilOEH, DPE,

AANSW, LALCOngoing

16.2

Undertake Aboriginal cultural heritage assessments to inform local land use strategies and to identify any appropriate heritage management mechanism.

Strategy Council OEH, AANSW,

LALC, DPEOngoing

16.3

Consult with Aboriginal people and the broader community during strategic planning to identify and protect heritage values; minimise the impact of urban growth and development; and recognise their contribution to the character and landscape of the region.

Strategy Council OEH, AANSW,

LALC, DPEOngoing






17 Direction 17: Conserve and adaptively re-use heritage assets

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


17.1

Increase heritage protection and revitalise main streets and town centres through community education and development incentives in local plans.


17.2

Prepare, review and update heritage studies in consultation with the wider community to recognise and conserve heritage assets and items, and include appropriate local planning controls.


17.3Work with the Central NSW Councils (CENTROC) to scope barriers to the adaptive reuse of heritage items.

Initiative OEH Council, DPE Immediate

18 Direction 18: Improve freight connections to markets and global gateways

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


18.1

Enhance the operation of freight and logistics facilities by limiting the encroachment of incompatible and sensitive land uses in local environmental plans.


18.2Strengthen and leverage inter-regional connections to support economic growth.


18.3Enhance the efficiency of national transport corridors and protect them from inappropriate surrounding land uses.


18.4

Facilitate the ongoing performance of existing freight and logistics facilities, particularly those in regional cities and strategic centres.


18.5

Locate freight and logistics facilities to capitalise on connections to external markets, maximise the use of existing infrastructure and support future industrial development.


18.6Work with stakeholders to upgrade transport network capacity as demand changes.


18.7Work with the Australian Government and local councils as the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail progresses.

Initiative TfNSW DPE, Council Immediate






19 Direction 19: Enhance road and rail freight links

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


19.1

Build on existing work to identify the regional freight network, including key national, State, regional and local roads and the rail network.

Initiative Council TfNSW, DPE Immediate

19.2Prioritise projects that address impediments to the regional freight network.

Initiative TfNSW Council Short Term

19.3Identify, coordinate and prioritise local and regional road projects that will strengthen the regional freight network.

Initiative Council TfNSW, DPE Short Term

19.4Assess the viability of bypasses and identify and safeguard future bypass corridors in local land use strategies.

Initiative Council TfNSWMedium

Term

19.5

Identify existing and proposed freight and transport corridors in local land use strategies to minimise the encroachment of incompatible land uses.

Strategy Council TfNSW, DPE Ongoing

20 Direction 20: Enhance access to air travel and public transport

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


20.1

Identify development opportunities for appropriate and complementary land uses and limit the encroachment of incompatible development around Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo, Mudgee and Parkes airports.


20.2

Support the continued allocation of 20 per cent of flight slots at Sydney Airport to regional NSW services and seek a greater allocation in peak periods.

Initiative TfNSW DPE, DOI Short Term

20.3

Work with local transport operators and community transport providers to investigate delivery models for flexible transport and determine what works best for different areas.

Initiative TfNSW DPE Short Term

20.4

Investigate opportunities and prepare strategies to improve transport links between the region’s towns and villages, and its regional cities and strategic centres.

Strategy TfNSW DPE, Council Ongoing






21 Direction 21: Coordinate utility infrastructure investment

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


21.1

Work with Mid-Western Regional, Dubbo Regional, Parkes, Bogan and Warren councils to address water supply deficiencies and secure future town water supplies.

Initiative DOI Council, DPE Short Term

21.2Work with stakeholders and infrastructure providers to investigate new funding models for utility infrastructure.

Initiative DOICouncil, DPE, Infrastructure

providers

Medium Term

21.3Monitor development and ensure that infrastructure is responsive to investment opportunities.

Strategy CouncilDPE,

Infrastructure providers

Ongoing

22Direction 22: Manage growth and change in regional cities and strategic and

local centres

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


22.1Coordinate infrastructure delivery across residential and industrial land in regional cities and strategic centres.

Initiative CouncilDPE, TfNSW, Infrastructure

providersShort Term

22.2Reinforce the role, function and relationship between regional cities and strategic centres in local housing strategies.


22.3Improve transport in regional cities and strategic centres, and their connections with regional communities.

Initiative TfNSW Council Short Term

23 Direction 23: Build the resilience of towns and villages

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


23.1 Update the Strengthening Rural Communities Resource Kit. Initiative DPC Council, DPE Short Term

23.2Work with councils to better understand the drivers of population change and implications for local communities.







23.3

Work with Central NSW Councils (CENTROC) and other stakeholders to investigate the potential for standardisation of baseline data collection.

Initiative DPE Council, DPC Short Term

23.4

Build drought resilience in rural communities by supporting primary producers and communities to improve preparedness and decision-making.

Initiative DOI Council Short Term

24 Direction 24: Collaborate and partner with Aboriginal communities

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


24.1Develop partnerships and engagement protocols with Aboriginal communities during the planning process.

Initiative Council DPE, OEH Short Term

24.2Engage Aboriginal communities during the preparation of local housing strategies and local environmental plans.

Initiative Council DPE, OEH Short Term

25 Direction 25: Increase housing diversity and choice

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


25.1Prepare local housing strategies that increase housing choice, including affordable housing options.

Strategy Council DPE, FACS Ongoing

25.2Increase housing choice in regional cities and strategic centres at locations near or accessible to services and jobs.


25.3Align infrastructure planning with new land release areas to provide adequate and timely infrastructure.

Strategy CouncilDPE, TfNSW, Infrastructure

providersOngoing

25.4

Locate higher density development close to town centres to capitalise on existing infrastructure and increase housing choice.


25.5Promote incentives to encourage greater housing affordability including a greater mix of housing in new release areas.

Strategy Council DPE, FACS Ongoing

25.6Prepare guidelines for local housing strategies to address local affordable housing needs.


25.7Work with councils to appropriately plan for future social and affordable housing needs.

Initiative FACSCouncil, DPE,

Housing providers

Short Term






26 Direction 26: Increase housing choice for seniors

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


26.1

Promote ageing-in-place by adopting elements of Livable Housing Australia’s Livable Housing Design Guidelines in development controls for housing, where possible.


26.2Promote opportunities for retirement villages, nursing homes and other senior’s housing in local housing strategies.


26.3

Remove planning barriers to provide a range of low-care and independent seniors’ accommodation options in appropriate locations.


26.4

Review State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing for Seniors or People with a Disability) 2004 to make it more applicable to private developers in regional areas.


26.5Locate new housing for seniors close to existing services and facilities, and on land free from hazards.

Strategy Council DPE, RFS, OEH Ongoing

26.6

Work with councils to investigate the demand for seniors housing and to identify barriers to providing low-care and independent senior’s accommodation options.


26.7

Work with Gilgandra Shire Council to produce a case study on Cooee Lodge Retirement Village to guide other councils developing aged care accommodation.

Initiative Council DPE, DPC Immediate

27Direction 27: Deliver a range of accommodation options for seasonal,

itinerant and mining workforces

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


27.1Produce guidelines to help councils plan for and manage seasonal and itinerant worker accommodation.


27.2

Prepare planning guidelines for the short-term accommodation of mining employees to support workforce needs during mining construction, operation or shutdown.







28 Direction 28: Manage rural residential development

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


28.1

Locate new rural residential areas:

• close to existing urban settlements to maximise the efficient use of existing infrastructure and services, including roads, water, sewer and waste services, and social and community infrastructure;

• to avoid and minimise the potential for land use conflicts with productive, zoned agricultural land and natural resources;

• to avoid areas of high environmental, cultural or heritage significance, regionally important agricultural land or areas affected by natural hazards.


28.2

Enable new rural residential development only where it has been identified in a local housing strategy prepared by Council and approved by the Department of Planning and Environment.


28.3Manage land use conflict that can result from cumulative impacts of successive development decisions.


29 Direction 29: Deliver healthy built environments and better urban design

ActionInitiative or

Strategy

Governance


29.1Develop regional urban design guidelines for planning, designing and developing healthy built environments.

Initiative DPE OGA, Council Immediate

29.2Enhance the quality of neighbourhoods by integrating recreational walking and cycling networks.


29.3Reflect local built form, heritage and character in new housing developments.


29.4 Incorporate water sensitive urban design in new developments. Strategy Council DPE, OEH Ongoing

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