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1 INT
RODU
CTION
1
1.1
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n
1
1.2
Aur
ora
and
Aur
ora
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n
1
1.3
Vic
Urb
an a
nd A
uror
a
2
2 SIT
E CON
TEXT A
ND AN
ALYSIS
3
2.1
Pla
nnin
g P
olic
y an
d S
tatu
tory
Con
trol
s
3
2.1.
1 S
tate
Pla
nnin
g P
olic
y F
ram
ewor
k
3
2.1.
2 M
elbo
urne
203
0 -
plan
ning
for
sust
aina
ble
grow
th
4
2.1.
3 M
unic
ipal
Str
ateg
ic S
tate
men
t
4
2.1.
4 Lo
cal P
lann
ing
Pol
icie
s
6
2.1.
5 In
corp
orat
ed D
ocum
ents
6
2.1.
6 Z
onin
g an
d O
verla
ys
9
2.2
Nat
ural
Env
ironm
ent
10
2.2.
1 To
pogr
aphy
, Soi
ls a
nd D
rain
age
10
2.2.
2 La
ndsc
ape
and
Vis
ual C
hara
cter
12
2.2.
3 F
lora
14
2.2.
4 F
auna
14
2.2.
5 C
onse
rvat
ion
Sig
nifi c
ance
15
2.3
Cul
tura
l Her
itage
17
2.3.
1 A
borig
inal
His
tory
17
2.3.
2 E
urop
ean
His
tory
18
3 AS
SESS
MENT
OF SE
RVICE
S AND
FACIL
ITIES N
EEDS
20
3.1
Land
Bud
get
20
3.2
Pop
ulat
ion
20
3.3
Hou
sing
20
3.4
Soc
ial I
nfra
stru
ctur
e
20
3.4.
1 M
etho
dolo
gy
20
3.4.
2 C
omm
unity
Act
ivity
Cen
tres
Rev
iew
21
3.4.
3 T
he A
SR
Rep
ort
21
3.4.
4 T
he A
SR
Rep
ort R
evie
w
21
CO
NT
EN
TS
3.4.
5 E
duca
tion
21
3.4.
6 W
alki
ng a
nd C
yclin
g N
etw
ork
21
3.4.
7 C
omm
unity
Dev
elop
men
t
21
3.5
Ret
ail a
nd C
omm
erci
al
22
3.6
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
23
3.6.
1 E
xist
ing
Roa
d N
etw
ork
and
Tra
ffi c
Vol
umes
23
3.6.
2 E
xist
ing
Pla
nnin
g F
ram
ewor
k
23
3.6.
3 T
raffi
c M
odel
ling
25
3.7
Eng
inee
ring
Infr
astr
uctu
re
26
3.7.
1 W
ater
Sup
ply
26
3.7.
2 D
rain
age
26
3.7.
3 S
ewer
age
26
3.7.
4 O
ther
Ser
vice
s
26
4 GU
IDING P
RINCIP
LES
27
5 DE
VELO
PMEN
T PLA
N OBJE
CTIVE
S AND
RESP
ONSE
S
28
5.1
Sub
divi
sion
Des
ign
and
Land
scap
e C
hara
cter
28
5.1.
1 O
bjec
tives
28
5.1.
2 G
ener
al U
rban
Des
ign
Res
pons
e
28
5.1.
3 S
ubdi
visi
on D
esig
n
30
5.1.
4 La
ndsc
ape
Cha
ract
er
32
5.2
Hou
sing
36
5.2.
1 O
bjec
tives
36
5.2.
2 B
uilt
For
m
36
5.2.
3 H
ousi
ng T
enur
e an
d A
fford
abili
ty
36
5.3
Env
ironm
enta
l Con
serv
atio
n
37
5.3.
1 O
bjec
tives
37
5.3.
2 C
ompl
ianc
e w
ith B
iodi
vers
ity L
egis
latio
n an
d P
olic
y C
onte
xt
37
5.3.
3 E
nviro
nmen
tal M
anag
emen
t Pla
ns
38
5.3.
4 H
abita
t Lin
ks
38
5.3.
5 M
inim
isin
g Im
pact
s on
Flo
ra a
nd F
auna
38
5.4
Cul
tura
l Her
itage
Con
serv
atio
n
41
5.4.
1 O
bjec
tives
41
5.4.
2 C
ompl
ianc
e w
ith C
ultu
ral H
erita
ge L
egis
latio
n an
d P
olic
y
41
5.4.
3 M
inim
isin
g Im
pact
s on
Pla
ces
of C
ultu
ral H
erita
ge S
igni
fi can
ce
41
5.5
Ope
n S
pace
and
Rec
reat
ion
43
5.5.
1 O
bjec
tives
43
5.5.
2 P
ublic
Ope
n S
pace
- A
ctiv
e / S
truc
ture
d R
ecre
atio
n
43
5.5.
3 P
ublic
Ope
n S
pace
- P
assi
ve /
Uns
truc
ture
d R
ecre
atio
n
45
5.5.
4 P
ublic
Ope
n S
pace
- C
onse
rvat
ion
45
5.5.
5 P
ublic
Ope
n S
pace
Lin
ks
47
5.5.
6 P
ublic
Ope
n S
pace
Des
ign
and
Pla
ntin
g
47
5.6
Com
mun
ity P
lann
ing
49
5.6.
1 O
bjec
tives
and
Com
mun
ity D
evel
opm
ent S
trat
egy
49
5.6.
2 E
duca
tion
49
5.6.
3 C
omm
unity
Act
ivity
Cen
tres
49
5.6.
4 O
ther
Com
mun
ity /
Com
mer
cial
Fac
ilitie
s
49
5.6.
4 P
ublic
Art
49
5.6.
5 F
ibre
to th
e H
ome
Tech
nolo
gy
49
5.6.
6 C
omm
unity
Intr
anet
49
5.7
Ret
ail a
nd C
omm
erci
al
50
5.7.
1 O
bjec
tives
50
5.7.
2 R
etai
l and
Com
mer
cial
Fac
ilitie
s
50
5.8
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
Sys
tem
53
5.8.
1 O
bjec
tives
53
5.8.
2 F
utur
e V
ehic
le T
raffi
c V
olum
es
53
5.8.
3 P
ublic
Tra
nspo
rt
54
5.8.
4 A
rter
ial S
tree
t Des
ign
55
5.8.
5 O
ther
Str
eet D
esig
n
59
5.8.
6 A
rter
ial S
tree
t Int
erse
ctio
n M
anag
emen
t
63
5.8.
7 O
ther
Str
eet I
nter
sect
ion
Man
agem
ent
65
5.8.
8 N
on-M
otor
ised
Tra
nspo
rt
65
5.9
Eng
inee
ring
Infr
astr
uctu
re
66
5.9.
1 O
bjec
tives
66
5.9.
2 G
ener
al E
ngin
eerin
g In
fras
truc
ture
Res
pons
e
66
5.9.
3 W
ater
Sup
ply
66
5.9.
4 D
rain
age
67
5.9.
5 S
ewer
age
68
5.9.
6 O
ther
Ser
vice
s
69
5.10
Li
nkag
es a
nd C
ompa
tibili
ty w
ith A
djoi
ning
Pro
pert
ies
70
5.10
.1
Obj
ectiv
es
70
5.10
.2
Aur
ora
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n: P
art 1
70
5.10
.3
Oth
er A
djoi
ning
Pro
pert
ies
70
6 DE
VELO
PMEN
T CON
TRIBU
TIONS
71
7 IMP
LEMEN
TATION
72
7.1
Pro
pose
d D
evel
opm
ent S
tagi
ng
72
7.2
Cla
uses
54
and
55 a
nd B
uild
ing
Reg
ulat
ions
73
7.3
Dev
elop
men
t App
rova
ls P
roce
ss
73
7.4
Des
ign
Con
trol
s
73
7.5
Dw
ellin
g D
eliv
ery
Met
hods
73
APPE
NDIX A
AU
RORA
DEVE
LOPM
ENT P
LAN:
PART 2
APPE
NDIX B
RE
FEREN
CES
APPE
NDIX C
PR
OJEC
T TEA
MAP
PEND
IX D
ENQU
IRIES
|1
AUR
OR
A D
evel
opm
ent P
lan:
Par
t 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
1
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
1.1 DE
VELOP
MENT
PLAN
A D
evel
opm
ent P
lan
(DP
) is
a re
port
and
encl
osed
DP
map
that
pro
vide
s
a ge
nera
l out
line
of th
e w
ay la
nd is
inte
nded
to b
e de
velo
ped.
The
DP
des
igna
tes
prop
osed
hou
sing
are
as a
nd o
ther
mai
n la
nd
uses
, th
e ne
ighb
ourh
ood
conn
ecto
r an
d ar
teria
l st
reet
net
wor
k an
d
the
loca
tion
of c
omm
unity
fac
ilitie
s, f
or a
com
preh
ensi
vely
pla
nned
deve
lopm
ent o
f lan
d.
The
D
P
form
s th
e fra
mew
ork
for
mor
e de
taile
d pl
anni
ng
at
the
subd
ivis
ion
plan
and
per
mit
appl
icat
ion
plan
sta
ges.
T
he d
etai
l may
vary
or ‘
fi ne-
tune
’ the
DP
pro
vide
d it
does
not
cha
nge
its g
ener
al in
tent
(exc
ept t
o th
e sa
tisfa
ctio
n of
the
resp
onsi
ble
auth
ority
).
Obj
ectiv
es f
or t
he d
evel
opm
ent
of t
he la
nd a
nd g
uide
lines
rel
atin
g to
the
prov
isio
n of
infra
stru
ctur
e, fa
cilit
ies,
ser
vice
s an
d ot
her m
atte
rs m
ay
form
impo
rtant
par
ts o
f the
DP.
1.2 AU
RORA
AND A
UROR
A DEVE
LOPM
ENT P
LAN
The
are
a no
rth o
f E
ppin
g in
the
City
of
Whi
ttles
ea (
Whi
ttles
ea)
has
been
kno
wn
for s
ome
time
as E
ppin
g N
orth
. In
the
past
, a c
onst
rain
t to
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f Epp
ing
Nor
th h
as b
een
the
avai
labi
lity
and
capa
city
of in
frast
ruct
ure
serv
ices
and
the
cos
t of
ove
rcom
ing
thes
e se
rvic
ing
cons
train
ts.
An
asso
ciat
ed c
onst
rain
t ha
s be
en t
he f
ragm
ente
d la
nd
owne
rshi
p, w
hich
has
mad
e it
mor
e di
ffi cu
lt to
pla
n fo
r an
d im
plem
ent
the
nece
ssar
y co
ordi
nate
d ap
proa
ch t
o ov
erco
min
g th
e id
entifi
ed
cons
train
ts.
Whi
ttles
ea r
epre
sent
ativ
es h
ave
ackn
owle
dged
ove
r tim
e th
at t
he
solu
tion
wou
ld li
e w
ith a
larg
er d
evel
oper
bec
omin
g in
volv
ed in
Epp
ing
Nor
th a
nd th
us h
avin
g th
e ca
pabi
lity
of c
oord
inat
ing
the
plan
ning
and
deve
lopm
ent o
f the
are
a.
In 2
001
and
2002
, Vic
Urb
an d
eter
min
ed to
put
in p
lace
arr
ange
men
ts
to b
ecom
e th
e de
velo
per
of a
sig
nifi c
ant
(in a
rea
and
foca
l loc
atio
n)
porti
on o
f E
ppin
g N
orth
. T
hese
arr
ange
men
ts h
ave
now
res
ulte
d in
Vic
Urb
an c
ontro
lling
a la
rge
part
of th
e la
nd, k
now
n as
Aur
ora.
Aur
ora
is a
ppro
xim
atel
y 20
kilo
met
res
north
of t
he M
elbo
urne
cen
tral
activ
ities
dis
trict
and
con
sist
s of
abo
ut 6
30 h
ecta
res
of la
nd b
orde
red
by C
raig
iebu
rn R
oad
Eas
t to
the
nor
th,
O’H
erns
Roa
d to
the
sou
th
and
the
Hum
e H
ighw
ay (
Cra
igie
burn
Byp
ass)
to
the
wes
t. T
he e
ast
boun
dary
follo
ws
exis
ting
prop
erty
title
s an
d is
not
mar
ked
by p
hysi
cal
feat
ures
of n
ote.
Metro
politan
Conte
xt
AU
RO
RA
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n: P
art 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
2|
Aur
ora
is a
ppro
xim
atel
y 1.
5 ki
lom
etre
s no
rth w
est
of e
xist
ing
urba
n
deve
lopm
ent i
n E
ppin
g an
d 3
kilo
met
res
from
Epp
ing
railw
ay s
tatio
n.
Aur
ora
is b
ound
ed g
ener
ally
by
rura
l pr
oper
ties,
sev
eral
of
whi
ch
have
had
dev
elop
men
t pl
ans
prep
ared
to
faci
litat
e th
e re
side
ntia
l
deve
lopm
ent o
f the
land
. T
he la
nd s
outh
of O
’Her
ns R
oad
is id
entifi
ed
as th
e C
oope
r Stre
et E
mpl
oym
ent A
rea.
The
Cra
igie
burn
Gra
ssla
nds
and
Mer
ri C
reek
are
app
roxi
mat
ely
2 ki
lom
etre
s w
est o
f the
Cra
igie
burn
Byp
ass.
The
Aur
ora
Dev
elop
men
t P
lan:
Par
t 2
(AD
P2)
rel
ates
to
the
wes
tern
592
hect
ares
of
Aur
ora
(the
subj
ect
land
). T
he d
evel
opm
ent
of t
he
east
ern
37 h
ecta
res
of A
uror
a is
des
crib
ed in
the
Aur
ora
Dev
elop
men
t
Pla
n: P
art 1
(Edi
tion
5, S
epte
mbe
r 200
3) (A
DP
1), w
hich
was
end
orse
d
by W
hittl
esea
on
19 S
epte
mbe
r 200
3.
1.3 VIC
URBA
N AND
AURO
RA
AD
P2
has
been
pre
pare
d by
Vic
Urb
an a
s th
e in
tend
ed d
evel
oper
of
the
maj
ority
of t
hesu
bjec
t lan
d.
The
fu
nctio
ns
of
Vic
Urb
an
are
to
deliv
er
sust
aina
ble
urba
n
deve
lopm
ent,
cont
ribut
e to
im
prov
ing
hous
ing
affo
rdab
ility
, cr
eate
pros
pero
us c
omm
uniti
es a
nd p
rom
ote
exce
llenc
e in
des
ign.
Vic
Urb
an h
as e
xten
sive
exp
erie
nce
in u
rban
dev
elop
men
t, ra
ngin
g
from
com
preh
ensi
vely
pla
nned
out
er s
ubur
ban
esta
tes
to c
ompl
ex
rede
velo
pmen
ts i
n th
e es
tabl
ishe
d ur
ban
area
. I
n its
30
year
s,
Vic
Urb
an h
as d
evel
oped
and
sol
d ov
er 3
5,00
0 re
side
ntia
l lot
s.
Aur
ora
aim
s to
rai
se th
e be
nchm
ark
with
in th
e pr
oper
ty d
evel
opm
ent
indu
stry
by
dem
onst
ratin
g ne
w a
nd i
nnov
ativ
e w
ays
to m
anag
e ou
r
fi nite
res
ourc
es.
Aur
ora
will
be
a pi
onee
r in
the
reu
se o
f w
ater
and
ener
gy e
ffi ci
ency
. V
icU
rban
aim
s th
roug
h de
mon
stra
tion
to e
ncou
rage
priv
ate
indu
stry
to re
plic
ate
its s
usta
inab
le p
ract
ices
.
Like
sus
tain
abili
ty, A
uror
a w
ill e
volv
e ov
er ti
me.
T
he g
oal o
f Aur
ora
is
to p
ush
cont
inuo
usly
tow
ard
mor
e su
stai
nabl
e la
nd,
com
mun
ity a
nd
built
form
out
com
es.
The
initi
ativ
es th
at A
uror
a im
plem
ents
toda
y w
ill
cont
inue
to
evol
ve a
nd c
hang
e ov
er t
ime
as n
ew t
echn
olog
y al
low
s
Vic
Urb
an t
o im
prov
e its
pra
ctic
es.
Vic
Urb
an is
con
fi den
t th
at A
uror
a
will
be
a m
odel
dev
elop
men
t for
the
futu
re, b
oth
now
and
thro
ugh
its
life.
Region
al Cont
ext
|3
AUR
OR
A D
evel
opm
ent P
lan:
Par
t 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
2.1 PLA
NNING
POLIC
Y AND
STATU
TORY
CONTR
OLS
2.1.1
State P
lannin
g Polic
y Fram
ework
The
S
tate
P
lann
ing
Pol
icy
Fra
mew
ork
(SP
PF
) of
th
e W
hittl
esea
Pla
nnin
g S
chem
e (th
e S
chem
e) “pr
ovides a
context
for spa
tial plan
ning
and de
cision
making
by plan
ning an
d respo
nsible a
uthoriti
es ” (
Cla
use
11.0
1).
T
he S
PP
F “
seeks
to ensu
re that
the ob
jectives
of plan
ning
in Victo
ria (as
set ou
t in Se
ction 4
of the
Plannin
g and
Environ
ment
Act 19
87) are
fostere
d throu
gh app
ropriate
land u
se and
develop
ment
planning
policie
s and pr
actices
which
integra
te releva
nt envir
onment
al, soc
ial and
econom
ic factor
s in the
interes
ts of ne
t comm
unity b
enefi t
and sus
tainable
develo
pment
“ (C
laus
e 11
.02)
.
The
SP
PF
con
tain
s a
num
ber
of p
olic
ies
that
are
rel
evan
t to
Aur
ora.
The
mos
t rel
evan
t of t
he p
olic
y ob
ject
ives
are
as
follo
ws.
“To loca
te me
tropolita
n gro
wth c
lose to
trans
port
corrido
rs and
service
s and
provide
effi cie
nt and
effectiv
e infra
structur
e to c
reate
benefi ts
for s
ustainab
ility whi
le pro
tecting
primary
produ
ction,
major
source
s of ra
w ma
terials a
nd valu
ed env
ironme
ntal are
as” (C
laus
e 12
.02
Bet
ter m
anag
emen
t of m
etro
polit
an g
row
th).
“ To cre
ate a
strong
and inn
ovative
econo
my” (
Cla
use
12.0
4 A
mor
e pr
ospe
rous
city
).
“To cre
ate urb
an env
ironme
nts tha
t are o
f better
quality
, safe
r and m
ore fun
ctional,
provide
more o
pen spa
ce and
an easil
y recog
nisable
sense o
f place a
nd cultu
ral iden
tity ”(C
laus
e 12
.05
A g
reat
pla
ce to
be)
.
“ To pro
vide fair
er acce
ss to a
nd dist
ribution
of soc
ial and
cultura
l infras
tructure
” (C
laus
e 12
.06
A fa
irer c
ity).
“ To min
imise im
pacts o
n the e
nvironm
ent to
create
a sus
tainable
path f
or futu
re gro
wth an
d deve
lopment
“
(Cla
use
12.0
7 A
gre
ener
city
).
“ To cre
ate a
more
sustain
able tra
nsport
system
by
integra
ting lan
d-use
and tra
nsport
“ (C
laus
e 12
.08
Bet
ter
trans
port
links
).
“ To ens
ure a
suffi cie
nt sup
ply of
land is
availa
ble
2
SIT
E C
ON
TE
XT
AN
D A
NA
LYS
IS
for res
idential,
com
mercia
l, indu
strial,
recrea
tional,
instituti
onal an
d other
public u
ses” (
Cla
use
14.0
1 P
lann
ing
for u
rban
set
tlem
ent).
“ To faci
litate t
he ord
erly de
velopm
ent of
urban
areas
”
(Cla
use
14.0
1).
“ To ass
ist the
protect
ion and
, where
possib
le, resto
ration
of catch
ments,
waterw
ays, w
ater b
odies, g
roundw
ater,
and the
marine
enviro
nment
“ (Cla
use
15.0
1 P
rote
ctio
n of
catc
hmen
ts, w
ater
way
s an
d gr
ound
wat
er).
“ To ass
ist the
protect
ion of:
Life, pr
operty
and co
mmunit
y infras
tructure
from
fl ood h
azard.
The na
tural fl o
od car
rying c
apacity
of rive
rs, stre
ams an
d fl oodw
ays.
Thefl oo
d stora
ge fun
ction o
f fl oodp
lains an
d wat
erways
.Flo
odplain
are
as of
environ
menta
l sign
ifi cance
” (C
laus
e 15
.02
Flo
odpl
ain
man
agem
ent).
•“To
assist
the co
ntrol of
noise
effects
on sen
sitive la
nd use
s ” (C
laus
e 15
.05
Noi
se a
bate
men
t).
“ To ass
ist the
protect
ion and
conse
rvation
of biod
iversity,
incl
uding n
ative v
egetatio
n rete
ntion a
nd pro
vision
of hab
itats for
native
plants
and an
imals a
nd con
trol of p
est plan
ts and
animals ”
(Cla
use
15.0
9 C
onse
rvat
ion
of n
ativ
e
fl ora
and
faun
a).
“To ass
ist cre
ation o
f a dive
rse an
d integ
rated n
etwork
of p
ublic o
pen sp
ace co
mmens
urate w
ith the
needs
of urb
an com
munitie
s and ru
ral are
as ” (
Cla
use
15.1
0 O
pen
spac
e).
“To ass
ist the
conse
rvation
of plac
es tha
t have
natura
l, env
ironme
ntal,
aesthe
tic, hist
oric, c
ultural,
scientifi
c or
social
signifi ca
nce or
other
specia
l value
importa
nt for
scientifi
c and
resear
ch pur
poses,
as a m
eans o
f und
erstan
ding ou
r past,
as w
ell as
mainta
ining a
nd enh
ancing
Victoria
’s image
and m
aking a
contrib
ution to
the
econo
mic an
d cultu
ral gro
wth of
the Sta
te ” (C
laus
e
15.1
1 H
erita
ge).
“ To enc
ourage
land us
e and de
velopm
ent tha
t is cons
istent
with th
e effi ci
ent us
e of e
nergy
and th
e minim
isation
of gre
enhous
e gas
emissi
ons”
(Cla
use
15.1
2 E
nerg
y
effi c
ienc
y).
“ To pro
mote t
he pro
vision
of rene
wable e
nergy,
includin
g win
d energ
y faciliti
es, in a
manne
r that en
sures a
ppropr
iate
siting a
nd des
ign con
sideratio
ns are
met” (C
laus
e 15
.14
Ren
ewab
le e
nerg
y).
“ To enc
ourage
: Subdivi
sions i
n loca
tions w
ith acc
ess to
phy
sical an
d com
munity
infras
tructure
and
providi
ng a ra
nge of
lot size
s, a co
nvenien
t and
safe
road
netw
ork,
approp
riate
pedestr
ian and
cycle p
aths, s
uffi cient
useable
pub
lic ope
n spac
e and
low vu
lnerabil
ity to
fi re.
Residen
tial dev
elopme
nt that is
cost-ef
fective
in infra
structur
e prov
ision a
nd use
, energ
y effi c
ient, inc
orpora
tes wat
er-sens
itive de
sign
principl
es and
encou
rages
public
transpo
rt use
.Opp
ortunitie
s for
increas
ed res
idential
densitie
s to he
lp cons
olidate
urban
areas
”
(Cla
use
16.0
1 R
esid
entia
l de
velo
pmen
t fo
r
sing
le d
wel
lings
).
“To enc
ourage
the dev
elopme
nt of we
ll-design
ed mediu
m-den
sity ho
using w
hich:
Respec
ts the n
eighbou
rhood
charac
ter.Imp
roves h
ousing
choice.
Makes
better
use of e
xisting
infrastru
cture.
Improv
es ene
rgy e
ffi cienc
y of
housing
”
(Cla
use
16.0
2 M
ediu
m d
ensi
ty h
ousi
ng).
“ To enc
ourage
the
concen
tration
of ma
jor reta
il, com
mercia
l, adm
inistrat
ive, en
tertainm
ent an
d cultu
ral dev
elopme
nts into
activ
ity cen
tres (i
ncluding
strip
sho
pping c
entres
) which
provide
a var
iety of
land us
es and
are h
ighly a
ccessib
le to t
he com
munity
” (C
laus
e
17.0
1 A
ctiv
ity c
entre
s).
“ To enc
ourage
develo
pment
s which
meet c
ommu
nity’s
needs
for reta
il, ent
ertainm
ent, o
ffi ce a
nd oth
er com
mercia
l servic
es and
provide
net co
mmunit
y bene
fi t in r
elation
to acce
ssibility,
effi cie
nt infra
structur
e use
and
the ag
gregat
ion and
sustain
ability o
f comm
ercial f
acilities
”
(Cla
use
17.0
2 B
usin
ess)
.
“ To inte
grate
land us
e and
transpo
rt plann
ing aro
und
existing
and
planned
decla
red h
ighways
, railw
ays,
principa
l bus
routes
and tra
m line
s” (C
laus
e 18
.01
Dec
lare
d hi
ghw
ays,
railw
ays
and
tram
way
s).
“ To ens
ure ac
cess i
s prov
ided to
develo
pment
s in
accord
ance w
ith fore
cast de
mand
taking
advant
age of
all avail
able mo
des of
transpo
rt and
to minim
ise imp
act on
existing
transp
ort net
works
and th
e ame
nity of
sur
roundin
g area
s ” (C
laus
e 18
.02
Car
par
king
and
pub
lic
trans
port
acce
ss to
dev
elop
men
t).
“To inte
grate
planning
for b
icycle t
ravel w
ith land
use
and de
velopm
ent pla
nning a
nd enc
ourage
cyclin
g as
an alte
rnative
mode
of tra
vel ”
(Cla
use
18.0
3 B
icyc
le
trans
port)
.
“ To ass
ist the
integra
tion of
educati
on faci
lities w
ith loca
l and
region
al com
munitie
s ” (C
laus
e 18
.07
Edu
catio
n
faci
litie
s).
“To plan
for the
provisi
on of w
ater su
pply, se
werage
and
drainag
e serv
ices th
at effi c
iently a
nd effe
ctively
meet
State a
nd com
munity
needs
and p
rotect th
e envir
onment
“ (C
laus
e 18
.09
Wat
er s
uppl
y, s
ewer
age
and
drai
nage
).
“To faci
litate th
e timely
provisi
on of pla
nned in
frastruc
ture to
commu
nities th
rough
the pre
paratio
n and
implem
entatio
n of
develop
ment
contribu
tions
plans ”
(Cla
use
18.1
2
Dev
elop
er c
ontri
butio
ns to
infra
stru
ctur
e).
“ To rec
ognise
the im
portan
ce of t
elecom
munica
tions to
all a
spect o
f mode
rn life a
nd the
essen
tial and
benefi
cial
contribu
tion of
mode
rn tele
commu
nication
s faciliti
es to
local co
mmunit
ies and
the Sta
te and
nationa
l econo
my”(C
laus
e 18
.13
Tele
com
mun
icat
ions
).
“ To ach
ieve hig
h quali
ty urba
n desig
n and
archite
cture
that:
Refl ect
s the
partic
ular c
haracte
ristics,
aspirati
ons a
nd cult
ural id
entify
of the
com
munity
.Enh
ances
liveabil
ity, dive
rsity, am
enity a
nd safe
ty of the
public
realm.
Promo
tes attr
activen
ess of
towns
and citi
es with
in bro
ader s
trategic
conte
xts ”
(Cla
use
19.0
3 D
esig
n an
d bu
ilt fo
rm).
AU
RO
RA
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n: P
art 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
4|
Aur
ora
faci
litat
es th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e ab
ove
polic
y ob
ject
ives
as
follo
ws.
Aur
ora
is w
ithin
gen
eral
ly t
he U
rban
Gro
wth
Bou
ndar
y,
is d
esig
nate
d as
‘Fut
ure
urba
n’ w
ithin
the
Ple
nty
Valle
y-
Epp
ing
Nor
th g
row
th a
rea,
is
iden
tifi e
d as
‘R
esid
entia
l -
Fut
ure’
in th
e M
unic
ipal
Fra
mew
ork
Pla
n an
d fo
rms
part
of
the
iden
tifi e
d ur
ban
deve
lopm
ent a
rea
in th
e E
ppin
g N
orth
Stra
tegi
c P
lan
(EN
SP
). A
DP
2 is
the
rel
evan
t st
ruct
ure
plan
tha
t w
ill f
acili
tate
the
ord
erly
dev
elop
men
t of
the
subj
ect l
and.
Aur
ora
is o
ppos
ite t
he C
oope
r S
treet
Em
ploy
men
t Are
a
(on
the
sout
h si
de o
f O
’Her
ns R
oad)
. T
he p
opul
atio
n of
Aur
ora
crea
tes
a po
tent
ial l
ocal
labo
ur s
ourc
e to
sup
port
this
Are
a.
The
dw
ellin
g de
nsity
at A
uror
a w
ill b
e si
gnifi
cant
ly h
ighe
r
than
‘c
onve
ntio
nal’
subd
ivis
ions
in
gr
owth
ar
eas
to
faci
litat
e op
portu
nitie
s fo
r hi
gh q
ualit
y an
d su
stai
nabl
e
publ
ic t
rans
port.
A
uror
a in
corp
orat
es a
pub
lic t
rans
port
corr
idor
with
a p
ropo
sed
stat
ion
/ in
terc
hang
e ad
jace
nt
to e
ach
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
. A
DP
2 en
visa
ges
high
er
dens
ity,
mix
ed u
ses
surr
ound
ing
the
two
prim
ary
activ
ity
cent
res.
The
Sch
eme
incl
udes
Edg
ars
Cre
ek,
whi
ch t
rave
rses
Aur
ora,
in th
e F
lood
way
Ove
rlay
(RF
O).
A p
lann
ing
perm
it
is g
ener
ally
req
uire
d to
con
stru
ct a
bui
ldin
g or
con
stru
ct
or c
arry
out
wor
ks a
nd t
o su
bdiv
ide
land
in
a R
FO
. A
plan
ning
per
mit
appl
icat
ion
is r
equi
red
gene
rally
to
be
refe
rred
to th
e re
leva
nt fl
oodp
lain
man
agem
ent a
utho
rity.
AD
P2
reta
ins
Edg
ars
Cre
ek w
ithin
a b
uffe
r are
a 15
met
res
wid
e on
eith
er s
ide
of th
e C
reek
and
pro
pose
s to
impr
ove
its h
abita
t qua
lity
thro
ugh
reve
geta
tion,
wee
d co
ntro
l and
wet
land
cre
atio
n de
sign
ed to
be
suita
ble
for
the
Gro
wlin
g
Gra
ss F
rog,
nat
ive
fi sh
and
othe
r aq
uatic
spe
cies
. A
drai
nage
man
agem
ent
plan
will
als
o be
dev
elop
ed t
o
man
age
the
stor
mw
ater
run
off
from
Aur
ora
into
Edg
ars
Cre
ek.
The
Sch
eme
incl
udes
that
par
t of A
uror
a w
ithin
150
met
res
of t
he e
ast
edge
of
the
rese
rvat
ion
of t
he C
raig
iebu
rn
Byp
ass
in S
ched
ule
2 to
the
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t
Ove
rlay
(DD
O2)
. A
pla
nnin
g pe
rmit
is g
ener
ally
req
uire
d
to c
onst
ruct
a b
uild
ing
or c
onst
ruct
or c
arry
out
wor
ks a
nd
to s
ubdi
vide
land
in D
DO
2.
Any
dev
elop
men
t in
DD
O2
whi
ch i
s as
soci
ated
with
a s
peci
fi ed
use,
inc
ludi
ng a
dwel
ling,
mus
t inc
lude
noi
se a
ttenu
atio
n m
easu
res
to th
e
satis
fact
ion
of th
e R
oads
Cor
pora
tion.
Afl o
ra a
nd f
auna
sur
vey
of t
he s
ubje
ct l
and
has
been
com
plet
ed a
nd A
uror
a ha
s be
en d
esig
ned
to p
rote
ct t
he
site
s of
gre
ates
t eco
logi
cal v
alue
.
The
Aur
ora
open
spa
ce s
yste
m p
rote
cts
and
enha
nces
natu
ral
and
cultu
ral
feat
ures
with
in a
ser
ies
of h
ighl
y
acce
ssib
le a
nd c
onne
cted
ope
n sp
aces
tha
t pr
ovid
e a
dive
rse
rang
e of
recr
eatio
n op
portu
nitie
s.
The
Abo
rigin
al a
nd E
urop
ean
hist
orie
s of
the
subj
ect l
and
have
bee
n in
vest
igat
ed a
nd A
uror
a ha
s be
en d
esig
ned
to c
onse
rve
and
reta
in a
s m
uch
of t
he e
vide
nce
of b
oth
hist
orie
s as
pra
ctic
able
.
The
orie
ntat
ion
of t
he A
uror
a st
reet
net
wor
k an
d th
e lo
ts
will
max
imis
e th
e po
tent
ial f
or e
nerg
y ef
fi cie
nt b
uild
ings
.
A s
ix-s
tar
ener
gy r
atin
g is
a c
ompu
lsor
y re
quire
men
t fo
r
each
new
dw
ellin
g at
Aur
ora.
AD
P2
antic
ipat
es a
typi
cal l
ot s
ize
mix
rang
ing
from
180
to
650
squa
re m
etre
s, w
hich
will
enc
oura
ge a
div
erse
rang
e
of h
ousi
ng o
ptio
ns.
Aur
ora
inco
rpor
ates
two
prim
ary
activ
ityce
ntre
s pr
ovid
ing
a w
ide
rang
e of
re
tail,
co
mm
erci
al,
com
mun
ity
and
resi
dent
ial o
ppor
tuni
ties.
E
ach
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
is
loca
ted
adja
cent
to a
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort s
tatio
n / i
nter
chan
ge,
near
the
inte
rsec
tion
of a
rteria
l stre
ets
and
on th
e pr
inci
ple
wal
king
and
cyc
ling
netw
ork.
The
arte
rial s
treet
net
wor
k of
Aur
ora
is a
loos
e gr
id t
hat
prov
ides
stra
ight
forw
ard
conn
ectio
ns b
etw
een
the
activ
ity
cent
res,
edu
catio
n ce
ntre
san
d pu
blic
ope
n sp
aces
with
in
and
outs
ide
Aur
ora.
AD
P2
envi
sage
s a
broa
d m
ix
of
land
us
es
in
clos
e
prox
imity
to
each
oth
er a
nd t
o a
high
pro
porti
on o
f th
e
dwel
lings
, to
fa
cilit
ate
wal
king
an
d cy
clin
g be
twee
n
activ
ities
.
The
edu
catio
n ce
ntre
s sh
own
on t
he A
DP
2 m
ap h
ave
been
con
fi rm
ed b
y th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
catio
n an
d
Trai
ning
an
d in
depe
nden
t sc
hool
pr
ovid
ers.
The
se
cent
res
are
loca
ted
gene
rally
on
the
edge
of t
he w
alka
ble
catc
hmen
ts o
f the
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort s
tatio
ns /
inte
rcha
nges
to m
axim
ise
the
dwel
ling
dens
ity w
ithin
the
catc
hmen
ts to
supp
ort p
ublic
tran
spor
t. A
ll of
the
educ
atio
n ce
ntre
s ar
e
loca
ted
on th
e pr
inci
ple
wal
king
and
cyc
ling
netw
ork
and
adja
cent
to p
ublic
ope
n sp
ace.
All
serv
ices
, in
clud
ing
wat
er s
uppl
y, s
ewer
age,
dra
inag
e,
gas,
ele
ctric
ity a
nd te
leco
mm
unic
atio
ns (
incl
udin
g fi b
re to
the
hom
e),
will
be
prov
ided
to
all
dwel
lings
at
Aur
ora
in
the
man
ner t
hat i
s th
e m
ost e
cono
mic
ally
sus
tain
able
and
min
imis
es th
e im
pact
on
the
envi
ronm
ent.
Vic
Urb
an w
ill c
ontin
ue to
wor
k w
ith W
hittl
esea
to d
evel
op
appr
opria
te d
evel
opm
ent c
ontri
butio
ns fo
r the
pro
visi
on o
f
phys
ical
and
soc
ial
infra
stru
ctur
e at
Aur
ora
and
Epp
ing
Nor
th.
All
built
fo
rm
at A
uror
a w
ill
expr
ess
a co
ntem
pora
ry
aest
hetic
and
asp
ects
of
sust
aina
ble
build
ing
desi
gn w
ill
beco
me
an i
nteg
ral
part
of t
he a
rchi
tect
ure.
V
icU
rban
prop
oses
a n
umbe
r of p
roce
sses
to e
nsur
e hi
gh q
ualit
y in
the
built
form
.
Sec
tions
2.2
to 7
pro
vide
a c
ompr
ehen
sive
exp
lana
tion
of th
e re
spon
se
of A
uror
a to
the
key
polic
y ob
ject
ives
of t
he S
PP
F.
2.1.2
Melbo
urne 20
30 - pla
nning
for sus
tainabl
e gro
wth
Melbou
rne 20
30 - pl
anning
for sus
tainable
growth
(Mel
bour
ne 2
030)
“ is a 30
-year p
lan to m
anage
growth
and ch
ange a
cross m
etropoli
tan
Melbou
rne an
d the su
rroundin
g region
” (pa
ge 1
).
Mel
bour
ne 2
030
incl
udes
Aur
ora
with
in g
ener
ally
the
Urb
an G
row
th
Bou
ndar
y an
d de
sign
ates
it a
s ‘F
utur
e ur
ban’
with
in th
e P
lent
y Va
lley-
Epp
ing
Nor
th g
row
th a
rea,
inc
ludi
ng a
‘P
oten
tial
rail
exte
nsio
n’,
a
‘Pot
entia
l ne
w r
ail
stat
ion’
and
a ‘
Pot
entia
l pu
blic
tra
nspo
rt or
ient
ed
cent
re’.
Aur
ora
is d
escr
ibed
spe
cifi c
ally
as
prov
idin
g “be
st prac
tice de
sign an
d inte
grated
comm
unity d
evelopm
ent. F
eature
s includ
e a ma
ndatory
fi ve
-star en
ergy ra
ting for
all dwe
llings, a
pilot pr
oject for
water
reuse,
a
rainwat
er tank
for ea
ch dwel
ling, an
d signifi
cant dw
elling d
iversity
and
densitie
s ” (pa
ge 2
6, d
raft
Impl
emen
tatio
n P
lan
2: G
row
th A
reas
).
Aur
ora
resp
onds
as
follo
ws
to t
he s
peci
fi c f
eatu
res
desc
ribed
in
Mel
bour
ne 2
030.
AD
P2
inco
rpor
ates
a
publ
ic
trans
port
corr
idor
w
ith
a
prop
osed
sta
tion
/ in
terc
hang
e ad
jace
nt t
o ea
ch p
rimar
y
activ
ity c
entre
. T
he c
reat
ion
of A
uror
a as
a p
ublic
tran
spor
t
orie
nted
dev
elop
men
t will
be
enha
nced
sig
nifi c
antly
by
the
prov
isio
n of
a r
ail c
onne
ctio
n to
the
subu
rban
pas
seng
er
rail
netw
ork.
A m
inim
um s
ix-s
tar
ener
gy r
atin
g is
pre
scrib
ed f
or e
ach
new
dw
ellin
g at
Aur
ora.
Aur
ora
has
been
des
igne
d to
tre
at s
ewag
e lo
cally
to
terti
ary
stan
dard
and
to re
ticul
ate
the
recy
cled
wat
er b
ack
to lo
ts fo
r toi
let fl
ush
ing
and
priv
ate
and
publ
ic o
pen
spac
e
irrig
atio
n.
Rai
nwat
er t
anks
for
cap
ture
of
roof
wat
er f
or h
ot w
ater
,
bath
room
and
laun
dry
uses
are
exp
ecte
d to
be
utili
sed
at
Aur
ora.
AD
P2
antic
ipat
es a
typ
ical
lot
size
mix
ran
ging
fro
m 1
80
to 6
50 s
quar
e m
etre
s to
enc
oura
ge a
ran
ge o
f ho
usin
g
optio
ns.
2.1.3
Munic
ipal St
rategic
Statem
ent
The
Whi
ttles
ea M
unic
ipal
Stra
tegi
c S
tate
men
t (M
SS
) co
ntai
ned
in
Cla
use
21 o
f th
e S
chem
e “ en
capsula
tes sign
ifi cant p
lanning
policy
directio
ns for
the mu
nicipali
ty and
in turn p
rovides
the str
ategic
basis
for stat
utory la
nd use
controls
” (C
laus
e 21
.01)
.
The
M
SS
de
scrib
es
the
fram
ewor
k fo
r gr
owth
ar
ea
plan
ning
in
Whi
ttles
ea,
whi
ch,
follo
win
g on
fro
m M
inis
teria
l D
irect
ions
and
the
MS
S,
incl
udes
stra
tegi
c pl
ans,
loc
al s
truct
ure
plan
s /
inco
rpor
ated
plan
s /
inco
rpor
ated
do
cum
ents
, de
velo
pmen
t pl
ans
and
perm
its
for
subd
ivis
ion.
W
hittl
esea
has
pre
pare
d th
e E
NS
P w
hich
inc
lude
s
Aur
ora.
The
A
uror
a C
ompr
ehen
sive
D
evel
opm
ent
Pla
n is
an
inco
rpor
ated
doc
umen
t in
the
Sch
eme
whi
le A
DP
2 co
mbi
nes
the
loca
l
stru
ctur
e pl
an a
nd D
P fo
r the
sub
ject
land
requ
ired
by th
is fr
amew
ork.
|5
AUR
OR
A D
evel
opm
ent P
lan:
Par
t 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
The
vis
ion
of W
hittl
esea
for
the
Mun
icip
ality
is s
umm
aris
ed in
tw
elve
key
land
use
pla
nnin
g ob
ject
ives
and
the
Mun
icip
al F
ram
ewor
k P
lan,
whi
ch i
dent
ifi es
the
sub
ject
lan
d as
‘R
esid
entia
l -
Fut
ure’
with
one
‘Act
ivity
Cen
tre’ o
n H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d an
d an
othe
r ne
ar O
’Her
ns
Roa
d.
The
key
land
use
pla
nnin
g ob
ject
ive
for R
esid
entia
l Gro
wth
Are
as is
“ to
plan for
a diver
se serie
s of res
idential
commu
nities th
at have
a uniqu
e iden
tity and
sense o
f place,
cater to
all segm
ents of
the hou
sing ma
rket
and res
pect an
d incor
porate
local e
nvironm
ental a
nd cult
ural fea
tures”
(Cla
use
21.0
6-1)
.
Epp
ing
Nor
th is
iden
tifi e
d sp
ecifi
cally
as
a gr
owth
opp
ortu
nity
. C
laus
e
21.0
6-1
stat
es th
at in
vest
igat
ions
“as t
o the su
itability
of urba
n grow
th occ
urring
within th
e Eppin
g North
area w
ill cont
inue wit
h the p
ossibilit
y of s
hort to
medium
term g
rowth o
ccurrin
g within
the fi rs
t stage
of dev
elopme
nt subje
ct to a c
ompre
hensive
strate
gic plan
ning pro
cess ”.
The
pre
para
tion
of t
his
AD
P2
is t
he fi
nal
ste
p in
the
‘com
preh
ensi
ve
stra
tegi
c pl
anni
ng p
roce
ss’ r
equi
red
to d
emon
stra
te th
e su
itabi
lity
of th
e
subj
ect l
and
for r
esid
entia
l dev
elop
men
t.
Cla
use
21.0
6-1
sum
mar
ises
th
e de
velo
pmen
t de
nsity
, st
yle
of
deve
lopm
ent,
capa
city
and
int
ende
d ho
usin
g m
arke
t fo
r th
e E
ppin
g
Nor
th (w
est)
grow
th o
ppor
tuni
ty a
s fo
llow
s.
“Medium
to high
develop
ment d
ensity w
ith a targ
et dens
ity acr
oss the
entire
area o
f appro
ximate
ly 19 d
welling
s per
hectare
.Com
prehen
sive, pe
rmeable
style o
f develo
pment
which
empha
sises; ‘
walkab
ility’, h
igh qua
lity and
sustai
nable
public t
ranspo
rt, innov
ative a
nd sus
tainable
infrastr
ucture
solution
s, prote
ction of
sites of
high ec
ological
and her
itage
value, a
ctivity c
entres
with a
wide ra
nge of
comme
rcial,
commu
nity an
d resid
ential
opportu
nities,
approp
riate
interfac
es with
and c
onnecti
on to a
djoining
land u
ses.
Edgars
Creek,
stony ris
es and
River R
ed-gum
stands
will
form the
basis
of the p
ublic op
en spa
ce netw
ork.
Maxim
um cap
acity of
appro
ximate
ly 25,0
00 per
sons ov
er a d
evelopm
ent life
of appr
oximate
ly 16 ye
ars.
Mixture
of fi rst
, secon
d and
third ho
me bu
yers s
eeking
more s
ustainab
le urba
n outcom
es, suc
h as ene
rgy effi
cient
dwelling
s, close
proxim
ity to a
ctivity c
entres
, comm
unity
facilitie
s and
public o
pen sp
ace an
d the p
rovisio
n of a
variety
of easil
y acces
sible m
odes of
transp
ort. Em
phasis
will be
placed
on the
provisi
on of a
mix o
f lot si
zes to
encour
age a r
ange o
f housin
g optio
ns”.
Oth
er r
elev
ant
key
land
use
pla
nnin
g ob
ject
ives
of
the
MS
S a
re a
s
follo
ws.
“To effe
ctively
manag
e urba
n grow
th in a
manne
r that
maxim
ises be
nefi cial
relatio
nships
betwee
n com
patible
land
uses
and wh
ich avo
ids inap
propria
te incur
sions in
to non
-urban
or env
ironme
ntally
sensitiv
e area
s ” (C
laus
e
21.0
6-2
Man
agin
g U
rban
Gro
wth
).
“To pro
mote t
he esta
blishm
ent of
increas
ed dive
rsity an
d qua
lity in h
ousing
provisi
on to m
eet the
needs
of exis
ting
and futu
re resid
ents of
the Cit
y of Wh
ittlesea
in a ma
nner
which
contribu
tes pos
itively to
local c
haracte
r and s
ense
of place
” (C
laus
e 21
.06-
3 H
ousi
ng P
rovi
sion
).
“ To cre
ate a
better
jobs / h
ousing
balance
and a
chieve
greate
r diver
sity in
employ
ment
opportu
nities ”
(Cla
use
21.0
6-4
Em
ploy
men
t and
Eco
nom
ic D
evel
opm
ent).
“To defi
ne the r
ole and
extent
of a ser
ies of a
ctivity c
entres
whi
ch esta
blish a
focus
for the
provisi
on of a
ccessib
le goo
ds and
servic
es, em
ployme
nt gene
ration, c
ommu
nity
meetin
g place
s and as
sociate
d land u
ses” (
Cla
use
21.0
6-
5 A
ctiv
ity C
entre
s).
“ To esta
blish a
n effi ci
ent, in
terconn
ected (
multi m
odal)
transpo
rtation
system
which
incre
ases t
he leve
l of
access
ibility a
nd cho
ice with
in and
beyond
the Ci
ty of
Whittle
sea” (
Cla
use
21.0
6-6
Tran
spor
t and
Acc
essi
bilit
y).
“ To acti
vely pu
rsue re
solution
of pro
vision
of key s
trategic
item
s of p
hysical
infras
tructure
for u
nservic
ed gro
wth
areas
and to
plan for
and id
entify
means
to fun
d the
establis
hment
and m
aintena
nce of
social
and ph
ysical
infrastru
cture in
a time
ly and
effi cient
manne
r” (C
laus
e
21.0
6-7
Infra
stru
ctur
e P
rovi
sion
).
“ To pro
gressiv
ely upg
rade th
e image
and a
ppeara
nce
of the
City of
Whittle
sea foc
using o
n reten
tion of
local
environ
menta
l featu
res, la
ndscap
e quali
ties an
d urba
n and
landsc
ape de
sign im
provem
ents” (
Cla
use
21.0
6-9
Imag
e an
d A
ppea
ranc
e).
“To iden
tify, p
ermane
ntly p
reserv
e and
prom
ote
opportu
nities fo
r the e
nhance
ment o
f local e
nvironm
ental
assets
which
are vit
al to th
e maint
enance
of eco
logical
proces
ses” (
Cla
use
21.0
6-10
Env
ironm
enta
l Ass
ets)
.
“ To plan
for the
comp
rehens
ive leis
ure an
d recr
eation
needs
of exist
ing and
future
residen
ts and
to supp
ort the
esta
blishm
ent of
tourism
enterp
rises th
at are c
ompat
ible
with th
e local
environ
ment
and pa
ttern o
f land
uses”
(Cla
use
21.0
6-11
Lei
sure
, Rec
reat
ion
and
Tour
ism
).
“ To incr
ease th
e level
of prote
ction fo
r and o
pportun
ities
for inco
rporatio
n of th
e City’s
Europ
ean an
d Abor
iginal
heritag
e ” (C
laus
e 21
.06-
12 H
erita
ge a
nd C
ultu
re).
In g
ener
al, A
uror
a re
spon
ds a
s fo
llow
s to
the
key
land
use
pla
nnin
g
obje
ctiv
es o
f the
MS
S.
The
ne
t dw
ellin
g de
nsity
(a
roun
d 19
dw
ellin
gs
per
hect
are)
at A
uror
a w
ill b
e hi
gher
than
that
iden
tifi e
d fo
r the
Epp
ing
Nor
th (e
ast)
grow
th o
ppor
tuni
ty a
nd ‘c
onve
ntio
nal’
subd
ivis
ions
in t
he o
uter
are
as o
f M
elbo
urne
in o
rder
to
faci
litat
e op
portu
nitie
s fo
r hi
gh q
ualit
y an
d su
stai
nabl
e
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort.
It is
als
o in
tend
ed to
pro
vide
alte
rnat
ive
hous
ing
optio
ns s
uch
as a
partm
ent-s
tyle
dw
ellin
gs a
t a
dens
er le
vel,
as w
ell a
s a
smal
l num
ber o
f lar
ger l
ots.
The
sty
le o
f de
velo
pmen
t an
d ca
paci
ty o
f A
uror
a is
in
acco
rdan
ce g
ener
ally
with
tha
t ou
tline
d fo
r th
e E
ppin
g
Nor
th (w
est)
grow
th o
ppor
tuni
ty.
The
pr
ovis
ion
of
a ra
nge
of
lot
size
s at
Aur
ora
will
enco
urag
e a
varie
ty o
f hou
sing
opt
ions
to a
ttrac
t a m
ixtu
re
offi r
st, s
econ
d an
d th
ird h
ome
buye
rs.
Aur
ora
will
con
tribu
te t
o th
e pr
otec
tion
of t
he n
on-u
rban
and
envi
ronm
enta
lly s
ensi
tive
area
s of
Whi
ttles
ea a
s it
is
with
in g
ener
ally
the
Urb
an G
row
th B
ound
ary,
is d
esig
nate
d
as ‘
Fut
ure
urba
n’ w
ithin
the
Ple
nty
Valle
y-E
ppin
g N
orth
grow
th a
rea
iden
tifi e
d by
Mel
bour
ne 2
030,
is id
entifi
ed
as
‘Res
iden
tial -
Fut
ure’
in th
e M
unic
ipal
Fra
mew
ork
Pla
n an
d
form
s pa
rt of
the
EN
SP.
The
pop
ulat
ion
of A
uror
a w
ill c
reat
e a
pote
ntia
l loc
al la
bour
sour
ce to
sup
port
the
Coo
per S
treet
Em
ploy
men
t Are
a on
the
sout
h si
de o
f O’H
erns
Roa
d.
The
tw
o pr
imar
y ac
tivity
cen
tres
of A
uror
a ar
e lo
cate
d
appr
opria
tely
to
at
tract
a
sign
ifi ca
nt
prop
ortio
n of
th
e
undi
strib
uted
ret
ail fl
oor
spac
e in
Whi
ttles
ea,
as t
hey
are
adja
cent
to
the
publ
ic t
rans
port
stat
ions
/ i
nter
chan
ges,
near
the
geo
grap
hic
cent
re o
f E
ppin
g N
orth
(no
rther
n
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
) an
d op
posi
te t
he C
oope
r S
treet
Em
ploy
men
t Are
a (s
outh
ern
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
).
AD
P2
inco
rpor
ates
a p
ublic
tra
nspo
rt co
rrid
or w
ith t
wo
new
sta
tions
/ in
terc
hang
es a
nd a
n in
terc
onne
cted
stre
et
netw
ork
that
allo
ws
for
alte
rnat
ive
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rt
incl
udin
g co
nven
ient
bus
and
car
tra
vel,
wal
king
and
cycl
ing.
Vic
Urb
an w
ill c
ontin
ue to
wor
k w
ith W
hittl
esea
to a
gree
on
appr
opria
te d
evel
opm
ent c
ontri
butio
ns fo
r the
pro
visi
on o
f
phys
ical
and
soc
ial
infra
stru
ctur
e at
Aur
ora
and
Epp
ing
Nor
th.
Exi
stin
g la
ndsc
ape
char
acte
r ele
men
ts o
f the
sub
ject
land
will
be
an in
tegr
al p
art o
f the
land
scap
e de
sign
of A
uror
a
to a
id th
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
loca
l sen
se o
f pla
ce.
Afl o
ra a
nd f
auna
sur
vey
of t
he s
ubje
ct l
and
has
been
com
plet
ed a
nd A
uror
a ha
s be
en d
esig
ned
to p
rote
ct t
he
site
s of
gre
ates
t ec
olog
ical
val
ue.
The
hig
hest
qua
lity
exam
ples
of P
lain
s G
rass
y W
oodl
and
and
ston
y ris
es a
re
prot
ecte
d in
con
serv
atio
n ar
eas.
The
Aur
ora
open
spa
ce s
yste
m p
rote
cts
and
enha
nces
natu
ral
and
cultu
ral
feat
ures
with
in a
ser
ies
of h
ighl
y
acce
ssib
le o
pen
spac
es t
hat
prov
ide
a di
vers
e ra
nge
of r
ecre
atio
n op
portu
nitie
s fo
r bo
th p
assi
ve a
nd a
ctiv
e
recr
eatio
n.
The
Abo
rigin
al a
nd E
urop
ean
hist
orie
s of
the
subj
ect l
and
have
bee
n in
vest
igat
ed a
nd A
uror
a ha
s be
en d
esig
ned
to c
onse
rve
and
reta
in a
s m
uch
of t
he e
vide
nce
of b
oth
hist
orie
s as
pra
ctic
able
.
Sec
tions
2.2
to 6
pro
vide
a c
ompr
ehen
sive
exp
lana
tion
of th
e re
spon
se
of A
uror
a to
the
key
land
use
pla
nnin
g ob
ject
ives
of t
he M
SS
.
AU
RO
RA
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n: P
art 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
6|
2.1.4
Local P
lannin
g Polic
ies
(a) Ope
n Spac
e Polic
y
The
Ope
n S
pace
Pol
icy
(Cla
use
22.0
1) o
f the
Sch
eme
rela
tes
to th
e
prov
isio
n of
ope
n sp
ace
in th
e M
unic
ipal
ity.
The
obj
ectiv
e of
thi
s P
olic
y is
“to p
rovide
a fram
ework t
o unde
rtake
planning
, provis
ion, de
velopm
ent an
d maint
enance
of an
integra
ted
open s
pace s
ystem
which
meets
the wi
de ran
ging ne
eds of
the
commu
nity”.
Sec
tion
5.5
desc
ribes
the
res
pons
e of
Aur
ora
to t
he o
bjec
tive
and
polic
y di
rect
ions
of t
his
Pol
icy.
(b) Sub
divisio
n Desig
n Polic
y
The
Sub
divi
sion
Des
ign
Pol
icy
(Cla
use
22.0
4) o
f the
Sch
eme
appl
ies
to s
ubdi
visi
on fo
r res
iden
tial,
rura
l res
iden
tial,
rura
l liv
ing,
indu
stria
l and
com
mer
cial
dev
elop
men
t.
The
obj
ectiv
es o
f thi
s P
olic
y ar
e as
follo
ws.
“ To ach
ieve a
ppropr
iate si
te res
ponsive
subdiv
ision
design
for the
creatio
n of ne
w unde
veloped
allotm
ents
for res
idential,
rural r
esident
ial, rura
l living,
industr
ial and
comme
rcial de
velopm
ent.
To defi n
e and
evenly
apply m
unicipal
plannin
g objec
tives
for sub
division
design
.To c
reate a
sense o
f place a
nd com
munity
focus t
hrough
sub
division
design
.To
promo
te subd
ivision
that en
sures
integra
tion, lo
t size
diversity
, effi cie
nt open
space
provisi
on, mo
vement
, and
approp
riate stre
etscape
design
.To d
efi ne th
e need
for an
d requir
ement
s for sit
e analy
sis pro
cedure
s ”.
Sec
tion
5 pr
ovid
es a
com
preh
ensi
ve e
xpla
natio
n of
the
res
pons
e of
Aur
ora
to th
e ob
ject
ives
and
pol
icy
dire
ctio
ns o
f thi
s P
olic
y.
(c) Riv
er Redg
um Pro
tection
Policy
The
Riv
er R
edgu
m P
rote
ctio
n P
olic
y (C
laus
e 22
.10)
of
the
Sch
eme
appl
ies
to th
e pr
otec
tion
of R
iver
Red
-gum
s lo
cate
d in
urb
an a
nd ru
ral
area
s.
The
obj
ectiv
e of
thi
s P
olic
y is
“to e
nsure
that th
e deve
lopment
of urb
an and
rural
areas
takes in
to acco
unt the
prese
nce, re
tention
, enh
ancem
ent an
d long
term via
bility o
f River
Red G
ums in
urban
areas ”
.
Sec
tion
5.3
desc
ribes
the
res
pons
e of
Aur
ora
to t
he o
bjec
tive
and
polic
y di
rect
ions
of t
his
Pol
icy.
(d) Dev
elopm
ent Co
ntribut
ions P
lan Po
licy
The
Dev
elop
men
t C
ontri
butio
ns P
lan
Pol
icy
(Cla
use
22.1
1) o
f th
e
Sch
eme
appl
ies
to n
ew r
esid
entia
l an
d no
n-re
side
ntia
l su
bdiv
isio
ns
in th
e M
unic
ipal
ity.
The
ob
ject
ive
of
this
P
olic
y is
“to
ensure
the p
rovisio
n of b
asic
infrastru
cture in
a time
ly fashio
n to me
et the
needs g
enerate
d by ne
w dev
elopme
nt “.
The
dev
elop
men
t con
tribu
tions
for A
uror
a ar
e di
scus
sed
in S
ectio
n 6
and
prov
ide
the
resp
onse
to th
e ob
ject
ive
and
polic
y di
rect
ions
of t
his
Pol
icy.
The
infra
stru
ctur
e ob
ligat
ions
with
in th
e A
DP
2 ar
ea a
re s
et o
ut
in t
he f
orm
of
an a
gree
men
t in
acc
orda
nce
with
Sec
tion
173
of t
he
Pla
nnin
g an
d E
nviro
nmen
t A
ct 1
987.
T
his
agre
emen
t sp
ecifi
es t
he
parti
cula
r pro
ject
s, c
osts
and
obl
igat
ions
for d
eliv
ery
and
was
sig
ned
by
the
rele
vant
par
ties
befo
re th
e su
bjec
t lan
d w
as re
zone
d.
(e) Tele
commu
nicatio
ns Con
duit Po
licy
The
Tel
ecom
mun
icat
ions
Con
duit
Pol
icy
(Cla
use
22.1
3) o
f the
Sch
eme
appl
ies
to s
ubdi
visi
on a
nd t
he c
onst
ruct
ion
of d
wel
lings
and
oth
er
build
ings
and
wor
ks in
the
Mun
icip
ality
.
The
obj
ectiv
e of
thi
s P
olic
y is
“to e
nsure
provisi
on of c
onduits
for
optical
fi bre c
abling,
to fa
cilitate
future
installa
tion of
advan
ced
telecom
munica
tions se
rvices ”
.
The
eng
inee
ring
infra
stru
ctur
e of
Aur
ora
is d
iscu
ssed
in S
ectio
n 5.
9 an
d
prov
ides
the
gene
ral r
espo
nse
to th
e ob
ject
ive
and
polic
y di
rect
ions
of
this
Pol
icy.
C
ondu
its fo
r an
opt
ical
fi br
e ca
ble
will
be
prov
ided
as
part
of th
e w
orks
ass
ocia
ted
with
the
subd
ivis
ion
of th
e su
bjec
t lan
d.
The
serv
ice
prov
ider
will
run
the
opt
ic fi
bre
cab
le t
hrou
gh t
he c
ondu
its in
prep
arat
ion
for t
he o
ccup
atio
n of
dw
ellin
gs.
2.1.5
Incorp
orated
Docum
ents
(a) Epp
ing No
rth Stra
tegic P
lan
Cla
use
21.0
5 of
the
Sch
eme
desc
ribes
the
EN
SP
as
setti
ng “th
e bro
ad dire
ctions
for urb
an dev
elopme
nt within
Epping
North
coverin
g issu
es suc
h as th
e patte
rn of ur
ban de
velopm
ent, a
neighbo
urhood
bas
ed appr
oach to
more d
etailed
local s
tructure
plannin
g, open
space,
provisi
on for
a broa
d trans
port ne
twork,
protect
ion of e
nvironm
ental
feature
s, serv
icing,
and pr
ovision
for com
munity
, comm
ercial
and
recrea
tional fa
cilities”
.
Inte
gral
to th
e ov
eral
l lay
out o
f the
EN
SP
is th
e cr
eatio
n of
inte
rlink
ed
com
mun
ities
with
eac
h ha
ving
a r
elat
ions
hip
to t
he c
entra
l co
re o
r
‘tow
n ce
ntre
’, w
hich
is s
how
n in
Aur
ora
on H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d an
d
surr
ound
ed b
y ‘h
igh
dens
ity re
side
ntia
l’.
Oth
er k
ey fe
atur
es o
f the
EN
SP
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g.
Nei
ghbo
urho
od-b
ased
pl
anni
ng.
S
ix
broa
d
neig
hbou
rhoo
ds a
re id
entifi
ed
in t
he E
NS
P, e
ach
with
a
‘nei
ghbo
urho
od c
entre
’ tha
t w
ill p
rovi
de t
he e
duca
tiona
l,
com
mun
ity,
recr
eatio
nal a
nd r
etai
l fac
ilitie
s re
quire
d at
a
neig
hbou
rhoo
d le
vel.
The
maj
ority
of
the
subj
ect
land
is
with
in N
eigh
bour
hood
s 2
and
3 an
d th
e re
mai
nder
is w
ithin
Nei
ghbo
urho
ods
1 an
d 4.
The
nei
ghbo
urho
od c
entre
s fo
r
Nei
ghbo
urho
ods
2 an
d 3
are
show
n to
the
sout
h w
est a
nd
north
wes
t of t
he to
wn
cent
re, r
espe
ctiv
ely.
A
mai
n re
crea
tiona
l pr
ecin
ct
near
th
e in
ters
ectio
n of
Har
vest
Hom
e R
oad
and
Epp
ing
Roa
d.
An
open
spa
ce n
etw
ork
that
link
s ar
eas
of c
onse
rvat
ion
valu
e, t
he n
eigh
bour
hood
cen
tres,
the
mai
n re
crea
tiona
l
prec
inct
an
d th
e to
wn
cent
re.
E
dgar
s C
reek
, w
hich
exte
nds
thro
ugh
Aur
ora,
for
ms
part
of t
he o
pen
spac
e
netw
ork.
A b
road
grid
-bas
ed r
oad
patte
rn.
Edg
ars
Roa
d, O
’Her
ns
Roa
d an
d H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d ar
e sh
own
as ‘m
ajor
road
s
- du
plic
ated
’, ex
clud
ing
the
sect
ion
of E
dgar
s R
oad
north
of H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d, w
hich
is s
how
n as
‘maj
or r
oads
- si
ngle
pav
emen
t’.
The
maj
or r
oad
netw
ork
show
n at
Aur
ora
is a
rran
ged
in c
once
ntric
rin
gs a
roun
d th
e to
wn
cent
re w
ith r
oads
rad
iatin
g ou
t dia
gona
lly to
link
the
tow
n
cent
re a
nd f
our
of t
he n
eigh
bour
hood
cen
tres.
E
dgar
s
Roa
d is
sho
wn
exte
ndin
g al
ong
the
east
bou
ndar
y of
Aur
ora
sout
h fro
m C
raig
iebu
rn R
oad
Eas
t bef
ore
form
ing
the
east
ern
conc
entri
c rin
g an
d th
en c
ontin
uing
due
sou
th
(to t
he im
med
iate
wes
t of
the
eas
t bo
unda
ry o
f Aur
ora)
,
sout
h of
Har
vest
Hom
e R
oad.
The
pro
visi
on f
or a
ltern
ativ
e m
odes
of
trans
port.
T
his
incl
udes
a
trans
port
corr
idor
sh
own
exte
ndin
g no
rth
from
O’H
erns
Roa
d (to
the
im
med
iate
wes
t of
the
eas
t
boun
dary
of A
uror
a) t
o th
e ea
st s
ide
of t
he t
own
cent
re
befo
re c
ontin
uing
in a
nor
th w
est d
irect
ion.
|7
AUR
OR
A D
evel
opm
ent P
lan:
Par
t 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
The
EN
SP
ack
now
ledg
es th
at fu
rther
stu
dies
may
be
requ
ired
to in
form
the
prep
arat
ion
of In
corp
orat
ed P
lans
. M
ore
deta
iled
inve
stig
atio
ns o
f
the
subj
ect
land
hav
e be
en c
ompl
eted
as
part
of t
he p
repa
ratio
n of
the
Aur
ora
Com
preh
ensi
ve D
evel
opm
ent
Pla
n (in
corp
orat
ed i
n th
e
Sch
eme)
and
AD
P2
and
are
desc
ribed
in S
ectio
ns 2
and
3.
Aur
ora
resp
onds
as
follo
ws
to th
e fe
atur
es s
how
n on
the
EN
SP.
Aur
ora
inco
rpor
ates
two
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
s pr
ovid
ing
a w
ide
rang
e of
re
tail,
co
mm
erci
al,
com
mun
ity
and
resi
dent
ial
oppo
rtuni
ties,
in
clud
ing
a to
tal
of
20,0
00
squa
re m
etre
s of
ret
ail
and
com
mer
cial
fl o
or s
pace
. I
n
acco
rdan
ce w
ith t
he E
NS
P, t
he n
orth
ern
prim
ary
activ
ity
cent
re is
pos
ition
ed o
n H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d be
twee
n th
e
trans
port
corr
idor
to
the
east
and
Edg
ars
Cre
ek t
o th
e
wes
t. A
DP
2 en
visa
ges
also
hig
her
dens
ity,
mix
ed u
ses
surr
ound
ing
the
two
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
s.
AD
P2
inco
rpor
ates
tw
o lo
cal
activ
ity
cent
res.
In
acco
rdan
ce
with
th
e E
NS
P,
one
of
the
loca
l ac
tivity
cent
res
is to
the
sout
h w
est o
f the
nor
ther
n pr
imar
y ac
tivity
cent
re.
Bot
h of
the
loca
l act
ivity
cen
tres
are
loca
ted
on
high
er o
rder
stre
ets
and
the
prin
cipa
l wal
king
and
cyc
ling
netw
ork.
T
he l
ocal
act
ivity
cen
tre t
o th
e no
rth o
f th
e
north
ern
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
inco
rpor
ates
a c
omm
unity
activ
ity c
entre
and
is
adja
cent
to
educ
atio
n ce
ntre
s an
d
publ
ic o
pen
spac
e.
The
Aur
ora
open
spa
ce s
yste
m p
rote
cts
and
enha
nces
natu
ral
and
cultu
ral
feat
ures
with
in a
ser
ies
of h
ighl
y
acce
ssib
le o
pen
spac
es t
hat
prov
ide
a di
vers
e ra
nge
of r
ecre
atio
n op
portu
nitie
s fo
r bo
th p
assi
ve a
nd a
ctiv
e
recr
eatio
n. I
n ac
cord
ance
with
the
EN
SP,
the
open
spa
ce
netw
ork
conn
ects
Edg
ars
Cre
ek, t
he p
ower
eas
emen
t and
the
porti
on o
f P
lain
s G
rass
y W
oodl
and
of h
igh
regi
onal
cons
erva
tion
sign
ifi ca
nce
in th
e no
rth w
est o
f Aur
ora.
Edg
ars
Roa
d, O
’Her
ns R
oad
and
Har
vest
Hom
e R
oad
with
in a
nd a
djac
ent
to A
uror
a ar
e in
tend
ed t
o be
div
ided
arte
rial s
treet
s in
the
ir ul
timat
e co
nfi g
urat
ion,
whi
ch is
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e E
NS
P.
Sec
tion
5.8
prov
ides
furth
er
deta
il on
the
desi
gn o
f the
se s
treet
s.
The
arte
rial a
nd n
eigh
bour
hood
con
nect
or s
treet
net
wor
k
of A
uror
a is
spa
ced
gene
rally
bet
wee
n 60
0 an
d 90
0
met
res.
Whi
le it
doe
s no
t mat
ch th
e ne
twor
k of
con
cent
ric
rings
of
the
EN
SP,
it
does
ach
ieve
the
sam
e ou
tcom
es
by
prov
idin
g st
raig
htfo
rwar
d co
nnec
tions
be
twee
n th
e
activ
ity c
entre
s an
d pu
blic
ope
n sp
aces
with
in a
nd o
utsi
de
Aur
ora.
D
iago
nal
neig
hbou
rhoo
d co
nnec
tor
stre
ets
are
used
how
ever
, to
fac
ilita
te a
cces
s to
the
prim
ary
activ
ity
cent
res.
The
tran
spor
t cor
ridor
of t
he E
NS
P is
inco
rpor
ated
clo
se to
the
east
bou
ndar
y of
Aur
ora.
A n
ew s
tatio
n / i
nter
chan
ge is
prop
osed
adj
acen
t to
each
of t
he p
rimar
y ac
tivity
cen
tres.
Sec
tion
5 pr
ovid
es
a m
ore
com
preh
ensi
ve
expl
anat
ion
of
thes
e
resp
onse
s.
Bas
ed o
n th
e ab
ove,
AD
P2
is c
onsi
sten
t ge
nera
lly w
ith
the
EN
SP.
Epping
North
Strate
gic Pla
n
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elop
men
t Pla
n: P
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(b) Aur
ora Co
mpreh
ensive
Develo
pment
Plan
The
pur
pose
of
the
Com
preh
ensi
ve D
evel
opm
ent
Zon
e in
clud
es “
to pro
vide for
a range
of uses
and the
develop
ment o
f land in
accord
ance
with a c
ompre
hensive
develo
pment
plan in
corpor
ated in
this sch
eme ”
(Cla
use
37.0
2).
As
requ
ired
unde
r th
e C
ompr
ehen
sive
Dev
elop
men
t Z
one,
the
key
feat
ures
of t
he A
uror
a C
ompr
ehen
sive
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n (A
CD
P) a
re
as fo
llow
s.
Two
activ
ity c
entre
s -
prim
ary
at p
lann
ed tr
ansp
ort n
odes
in th
e no
rth a
nd s
outh
of A
uror
a.
An
activ
ity c
entre
- s
econ
dary
alo
ng t
he s
outh
bou
ndar
y
(O’H
erns
Roa
d) o
f Aur
ora.
An
activ
ity c
entre
- t
ertia
ry i
n th
e so
uth
wes
t co
rner
of
Aur
ora.
One
act
ivity
cen
tre -
loc
al t
o th
e no
rth o
f th
e no
rther
n
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
and
one
to th
e so
uth
wes
t.
Thr
ee p
ossi
ble
educ
atio
n ce
ntre
s in
the
nor
th o
f Aur
ora
and
one
poss
ible
cen
tre in
the
sout
h.
Con
serv
atio
n ar
eas
spre
ad th
roug
hout
Aur
ora.
Indi
cativ
e m
ain
stre
et c
orrid
ors
cons
istin
g of
pre
dom
inan
tly
north
-sou
th a
nd e
ast-w
est s
treet
s.
A n
orth
-sou
th in
dica
tive
publ
ic t
rans
port
corr
idor
clo
se t
o
the
east
bou
ndar
y of
Aur
ora.
As
outli
ned
abov
e, A
DP
2 is
con
sist
ent w
ith th
e A
CD
P in
corp
orat
ing
all
of th
e ke
y fe
atur
es.
Auror
a Com
prehen
sive D
evelop
ment P
lan
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AUR
OR
A D
evel
opm
ent P
lan:
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t 2
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embe
r 20
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to serv
e the n
eeds o
f existin
g and
future r
esident
s of th
e are
a.To p
rovide
a safe, e
ffi cient
, highly
perme
able, m
ulti mo
dal and
attracti
ve move
ment n
etwork
. To
ensure
that no
n-reside
ntial us
es do
not ca
use los
s of a
menity
to peo
ple in a
reas s
et aside
and u
sed for
dwe
llings ”.
CD
Z4
sets
out
whe
n a
plan
ning
per
mit
is r
equi
red
to u
se la
nd f
or a
parti
cula
r pu
rpos
e an
d to
con
stru
ct a
bui
ldin
g or
con
stru
ct o
r ca
rry
out
wor
ks, t
he a
ssoc
iate
d co
nditi
ons,
the
appl
icat
ion
requ
irem
ents
and
the
exem
ptio
ns f
rom
not
ice
and
revi
ew.
A p
lann
ing
perm
it is
req
uire
d to
subd
ivid
e la
nd w
ithin
the
CD
Z4
(Cla
use
37.0
2-3)
.
As
outli
ned
abov
e, A
DP
2 in
corp
orat
es a
ll of
the
key
fea
ture
s of
the
AC
DP
and
is c
onsi
sten
t the
refo
re w
ith th
e pu
rpos
e of
CD
Z4.
Sec
tion
5 pr
ovid
es a
com
preh
ensi
ve e
xpla
natio
n of
the
resp
onse
of A
uror
a to
the
purp
ose
of C
DZ
4.
(b) Veg
etation
Protec
tion Ov
erlay
The
Sch
eme
incl
udes
the
sub
ject
lan
d in
Sch
edul
e 2
(Sig
nifi c
ant
Veg
etat
ion
- R
iver
Red
gum
Gra
ssy
Woo
dlan
d) t
o th
e V
eget
atio
n
Pro
tect
ion
Ove
rlay
(VP
O2)
.
The
veg
etat
ion
prot
ectio
n ob
ject
ives
to
be a
chie
ved
in V
PO
2 ar
e as
follo
ws.
“To pro
tect an
d enha
nce the
divers
ity of ve
getatio
n types
and
commu
nities w
ithin Ep
ping No
rthTo m
aintain
and en
hance t
he eco
logical
integrity
of indi
genous
vegeta
tion wit
hin Epp
ing Nor
th durin
g its
transitio
n from
rural to
urban
To allow
for fau
nal mo
vement
throug
h the a
rea by
the
mainte
nance a
nd enh
ancem
ent of h
abitat li
nksTo p
rotect th
e ongo
ing viab
ility of v
egetatio
n comm
unities
by allow
ing for
regene
ration
To pres
erve a
nd ma
intain s
ignifi ca
nt vege
tation a
nd the
cha
racter
of the a
reaPre
serve n
atural h
abitat fo
r fl ora a
nd fau
na”.
A p
lann
ing
perm
it is
requ
ired
gene
rally
to re
mov
e, d
estro
y or
lop
nativ
e
vege
tatio
n in
VP
O2.
A
pla
nnin
g pe
rmit
is n
ot r
equi
red
to r
emov
e,
dest
roy
or lo
p ve
geta
tion
that
is n
ot n
ativ
e ve
geta
tion.
The
pre
para
tion
of A
DP
2 in
volv
ed a
fl o
ra a
nd f
auna
ass
essm
ent
of
the
subj
ect
land
tha
t co
nsid
ered
all
of t
he m
atte
rs s
peci
fi ed
in V
PO
2
(ref
er S
ectio
ns 2
.2.3
, 2.2
.4an
d 2.
2.5)
. T
he re
spon
se o
f Aur
ora,
whi
ch
is o
utlin
ed in
Sec
tion
5.3,
is c
onsi
sten
t w
ith t
he v
eget
atio
n pr
otec
tion
obje
ctiv
es o
f VP
O2.
(c) Des
ign an
d Deve
lopme
nt Over
lay
The
Sch
eme
incl
udes
that
par
t of t
he s
ubje
ct la
nd w
ithin
150
met
res
of
the
east
edg
e of
the
rese
rvat
ion
of th
e C
raig
iebu
rn B
ypas
s in
Sch
edul
e
2 (H
ume
Fre
eway
- M
etro
polit
an R
ing
Roa
d to
nor
th o
f Cra
igie
burn
) to
the
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t Ove
rlay
(DD
O2)
.
The
des
ign
obje
ctiv
e to
be
achi
eved
in D
DO
2 is
“to e
nsure t
hat the
dev
elopme
nt of lan
d near
the fut
ure alig
nment
of the
Hume
Freewa
y bet
ween t
he Me
tropolita
n Ring
Road a
nd Mo
unt Ri
dley Ro
ad is
underta
ken wit
h appr
opriate
noise
attenua
tion me
asures
to min
imise
the imp
act of tr
affi c no
ise on
noise se
nsitive
activitie
s”.
A p
lann
ing
perm
it is
req
uire
d ge
nera
lly t
o co
nstru
ct a
bui
ldin
g or
cons
truct
or
ca
rry
out
wor
ks
(Cla
use
43.0
2-2)
an
d to
su
bdiv
ide
land
(C
laus
e 43
.02-
3) i
n D
DO
2.
Any
dev
elop
men
t in
DD
O2
whi
ch
is a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith a
spe
cifi e
d us
e m
ust
incl
ude
nois
e at
tenu
atio
n
mea
sure
s to
the
satis
fact
ion
of th
e R
oads
Cor
pora
tion.
The
spe
cifi e
d
uses
incl
ude
acco
mm
odat
ion
(incl
udes
a d
wel
ling)
, chi
ld c
are
cent
re,
educ
atio
n ce
ntre
, in
door
rec
reat
ion
faci
lity,
offi
ce,
plac
e of
ass
embl
y,
reta
il pr
emis
es a
nd d
ispl
ay h
ome.
(d) Dev
elopm
ent Pla
n Over
lay
The
S
chem
e in
clud
es
the
subj
ect
land
in
S
ched
ule
23
(Aur
ora
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n) to
the
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n O
verla
y (D
PO
23).
The
pur
pose
of t
he D
PO
is a
s fo
llow
s.
“To imp
lement
the S
tate Pl
anning
Policy
Frame
work
and the
Local
Plannin
g Polic
y Fram
ework,
includin
g the
Munici
pal Stra
tegic S
tateme
nt and
local pla
nning p
olicies.
To iden
tify are
as whi
ch req
uire the
form a
nd con
ditions
of futu
re use
and d
evelopm
ent to
be sh
own on
a dev
elopme
nt plan
before
a perm
it can b
e gran
ted to
use
or deve
lop the
land.
To exe
mpt an
applic
ation fr
om no
tice an
d review
if it is
gen
erally in
accord
ance w
ith a dev
elopme
nt plan ”
(Cla
use
43.0
4).
The
DP
O r
equi
res
that
a D
P b
e pr
epar
ed g
ener
ally
to th
e sa
tisfa
ctio
n
of th
e re
spon
sibl
e au
thor
ity b
efor
e a
plan
ning
per
mit
is g
rant
ed to
use
or s
ubdi
vide
land
, con
stru
ct a
bui
ldin
g or
con
stru
ct o
r ca
rry
out w
orks
(Cla
use
43.0
4-1)
. O
nce
the
DP
has
bee
n pr
epar
ed to
the
satis
fact
ion
of
the
resp
onsi
ble
auth
ority
, an
y pl
anni
ng
perm
it ap
plic
atio
n th
at
is
gene
rally
in
ac
cord
ance
w
ith
the
DP
is
ex
empt
fro
m
notic
e
requ
irem
ents
, dec
isio
n re
quire
men
ts a
nd re
view
righ
ts (C
laus
e 43
.04-
2).
Any
per
mit
gran
ted
mus
t als
o be
gen
eral
ly in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
DP
(C
laus
e 43
.04-
1).
The
DP
may
be
amen
ded
to th
e sa
tisfa
ctio
n of
the
resp
onsi
ble
auth
ority
(Cla
use
43.0
4-3)
.
AD
P2
is t
he D
P r
equi
red
by D
PO
23.
Sec
tions
2 t
o 7
addr
ess
the
requ
ired
elem
ents
of D
PO
23.
(e) Flo
odway O
verlay
The
Sch
eme
incl
udes
Edg
ars
Cre
ek, w
hich
trav
erse
s th
e su
bjec
t lan
d,
in a
Flo
odw
ay O
verla
y (R
FO
).
The
pur
pose
of t
he R
FO
is a
s fo
llow
s.
“To imp
lement
the S
tate Pl
anning
Policy
Frame
work
and the
Local
Plannin
g Polic
y Fram
ework,
includin
g the
Munici
pal Stra
tegic S
tateme
nt and
local pla
nning p
olicies.
To iden
tify wat
erways
, major
fl ood
paths,
drainag
e dep
ression
s and
high ha
zard a
reas w
hich ha
ve the
gre
atest ri
sk and
frequen
cy of be
ing affe
cted by
fl ooding
.
2.1.6
Zoning
and O
verlays
(a) Com
prehen
sive De
velopm
ent Zo
ne
The
S
chem
e in
clud
es
the
subj
ect
land
in
S
ched
ule
4 to
th
e
Com
preh
ensi
ve D
evel
opm
ent Z
one
(CD
Z4)
.
The
pur
pose
of C
DZ
4 is
as
follo
ws.
“To des
ignate la
nd suit
able for
urban
develop
ment.
To prov
ide for d
evelopm
ent of la
nd gene
rally in a
ccorda
nce
with the
relevan
t comp
rehens
ive dev
elopme
nt plan.
To pur
sue a s
ustainab
le form
of gre
enfi eld
develop
ment
based
on trad
itional n
eighbou
rhood
design
principl
es.To
engend
er a
positive
sens
e of
place
through
inco
rporatio
n of d
iverse
streetsc
apes a
nd goo
d urba
n des
ign in th
e publi
c realm
.To
implem
ent a
high
standar
d of
contem
porary
arc
hitectur
al and
urban
design
outcom
es.To e
ncoura
ge a re
duction
in the
use of
natura
l resou
rces
such as
potable
water
through
the pro
vision a
nd utilisa
tion
of recy
cled wa
ter pro
vided to
future
residen
ts of th
e area
to a
chieve
the su
stainab
ility obje
ctives
identifi e
d in the
Aur
ora Su
stainab
ility Cov
enant.
To pro
tect, re
tain an
d enha
nce the
natura
l and c
ultural
feature
s of the
land.
To faci
litate a
mix o
f land
uses, i
ncluding
reside
ntial,
commu
nity, re
tail, com
mercia
l and re
creatio
nal, to s
upport
a sustai
nable c
ommu
nity.
To faci
litate a
range
of lot s
izes wit
h gene
rally inc
reased
dev
elopme
nt den
sities a
nd dwe
lling ty
pes to
meet
a dive
rsity of l
ifestyle
choices
and to
provide
the op
portun
ity for
high qu
ality an
d sustai
nable p
ublic tra
nsport.
To ass
ist in t
he pro
tecting
and en
hancing
the Ed
gars
Creek (
as part
of the la
rger M
erri Cre
ek Catch
ment)
as an
environ
menta
l, conse
rvation
and re
creatio
n asse
t of loc
al sign
ifi cance
, throug
h sensit
ive des
ign and
landsc
aping.
To pro
vide fo
r a ra
nge of
pedes
trian sc
ale reta
il, com
mercia
l and c
ommu
nity fac
ilities o
f appro
priate s
izes
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elop
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t Pla
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To ens
ure th
at any
develo
pment
maint
ains th
e free
pas
sage a
nd tem
porary
storag
e of fl o
odwate
r, minim
ises
fl ood d
amage
and is
comp
atible w
ith fl oo
d haza
rd, loca
l dra
inage c
ondition
s and
the mi
nimisat
ion of s
oil eros
ion,
sedime
ntation
and si
lting.
To refl e
ct any
declara
tions u
nder D
ivision
4 of Pa
rt 10 o
f the
Water A
ct, 1989
if a de
claratio
n has b
een ma
de.To
protect
wate
r quali
ty and
wate
rways
as nat
ural
resour
ces in
accord
ance w
ith the
provisi
ons of
relevan
t Sta
te Envir
onment
Prote
ction P
olicies,
and p
articular
ly in a
ccorda
nce wi
th Cla
uses 3
3 and
35 of
the St
ate
Environ
ment P
rotectio
n Polic
y (Wate
rs of Vi
ctoria)”
.
A p
lann
ing
perm
it is
req
uire
d ge
nera
lly t
o co
nstru
ct a
bui
ldin
g or
cons
truct
or
carr
y ou
t w
orks
(C
laus
e 44
.03-
1) a
nd t
o su
bdiv
ide
land
(Cla
use
44.0
3-2)
in a
RF
O.
A p
lann
ing
perm
it ap
plic
atio
n is
req
uire
d
gene
rally
to
be
re
ferr
ed
to
the
rele
vant
fl o
odpl
ain
man
agem
ent
auth
ority
(Cla
use
44.0
3-4)
.
(f) Roa
d Clos
ure Ov
erlay
The
Sch
eme
incl
udes
par
t of V
earin
gs R
oad
on th
e su
bjec
t lan
d in
a
Roa
d C
losu
re O
verla
y (R
XO
).
The
pur
pose
of t
he R
XO
is a
s fo
llow
s.
“To imp
lement
the Sta
te Plann
ing Pol
icy Fra
mewor
k and
the Lo
cal Pla
nning P
olicy F
ramewo
rk, inclu
ding
the Mu
nicipal
Strateg
ic State
ment a
nd loca
l plannin
g poli
cies.
To iden
tify a ro
ad tha
t is clos
ed by a
n ame
ndment
to this
planning
schem
e” (Cla
use 45
.04).
The
RX
O s
tate
s th
at a
roa
d in
clud
ed i
n th
e R
XO
is
clos
ed o
n th
e
date
that
the
notic
e of
app
rova
l of t
he a
men
dmen
t is
publ
ishe
d in
the
Gov
ernm
ent G
azet
te (C
laus
e 45
.04-
1).
2.2 NAT
URAL
ENVIR
ONME
NT
2.2.1
Topogr
aphy, S
oils an
d Drain
age
Aur
ora
is t
ypic
al o
f th
e re
lativ
ely
fl at
volc
anic
pla
ins
of t
he n
orth
and
wes
t of
Mel
bour
ne.
The
sub
ject
lan
d is
slig
htly
und
ulat
ing,
fal
ling
gene
rally
from
RL
193
met
res
at th
e no
rther
n en
d on
Cra
igie
burn
Roa
d
Eas
t to
RL
143
met
res
in th
e so
uth
east
cor
ner a
t O’H
erns
Roa
d.
Fro
m t
he h
igh
poin
t in
the
nor
th,
a nu
mbe
r of
sub
tle r
idge
s ex
tend
gene
rally
in
a no
rth-s
outh
dire
ctio
n, i
nclu
ding
a n
umbe
r of
sto
ny
rises
tha
t ar
e im
porta
nt f
eatu
res
and
add
to t
he t
opog
raph
ic r
elie
f of
the
subj
ect
land
and
sur
roun
ds.
Tw
o pa
rticu
larly
stro
ng r
idge
lines
are
evid
ent
- on
e in
the
nor
th w
est
of t
he s
ubje
ct la
nd,
stra
ddlin
g th
e
Vea
rings
Roa
d re
serv
atio
n an
d th
e ot
her
a lin
ear
com
plex
of
ston
y
rises
bet
wee
n H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d an
d O
’Her
ns R
oad
wes
t of E
dgar
s
Cre
ek.
The
re a
re a
num
ber
of o
ther
sto
ny r
ises
and
loc
ally
ste
ep
sect
ions
of
land
adj
acen
t to
the
wat
erco
urse
s ho
wev
er,
the
subj
ect
land
is g
ently
slo
ping
, with
the
maj
ority
gra
ding
at l
ess
than
3 p
er c
ent.
The
par
ent
geol
ogy
is b
asal
t, w
hich
pro
duce
s so
ils t
hat
are
high
in
clay
con
tent
, fer
tile
and
ofte
n se
ason
ally
wat
erlo
gged
in fl
at, l
ow ly
ing
situ
atio
ns.
Alth
ough
var
iabl
e ac
ross
the
sub
ject
land
, th
ere
is a
hig
h
pres
ence
of s
urfa
ce ro
ck a
s w
ell a
s in
dica
tions
of s
hallo
w s
ub-s
urfa
ce
rock
.
Aur
ora
is l
ocat
ed i
n th
e up
per
reac
hes
of t
he c
atch
men
t of
Edg
ars
Cre
ek w
hich
run
s no
rth-s
outh
thr
ough
the
cen
tre o
f th
e su
bjec
t la
nd.
Edg
ars
Cre
ek is
par
t of t
he la
rger
Mer
ri C
reek
Cat
chm
ent.
Mer
ri C
reek
is a
ppro
xim
atel
y 2
kilo
met
res
to th
e w
est o
f the
Cra
igie
burn
Byp
ass.
The
form
and
inte
rmitt
ent fl
ow
rate
s of
Edg
ars
Cre
ek a
re ty
pica
l of t
he
wat
erco
urse
s th
at r
un t
hrou
gh m
uch
of t
he w
este
rn v
olca
nic
plai
ns.
With
in A
uror
a, E
dgar
s C
reek
is
an e
phem
eral
wat
erw
ay w
ith h
ighl
y
inte
rmitt
ent
fl ow
lev
els
resu
lting
fro
m t
he r
elat
ivel
y lo
w r
ainf
all
leve
ls
of th
e di
stric
t, th
e lo
catio
n of
the
subj
ect l
and
at th
e to
p of
the
limite
d
catc
hmen
t of E
dgar
s C
reek
and
the
mos
tly g
entle
slo
pe c
hara
cter
istic
s
of t
he s
ubje
ct la
nd a
nd s
urro
unds
. I
t is
onl
y sl
ight
ly in
cise
d in
to t
he
land
form
for
mos
t of
its
leng
th w
ithin
the
sub
ject
land
and
the
refo
re,
only
a fe
w lo
catio
ns e
xhib
it a
stro
ng c
reek
form
.
Thr
ough
out
mos
t of
the
yea
r, E
dgar
s C
reek
is a
dry
, sh
allo
w a
nd il
l-
defi n
ed c
reek
bed
with
occ
asio
nal
ephe
mer
al p
ools
. S
ever
al s
mal
l
and
ill-d
efi n
ed tr
ibut
arie
s of
Edg
ars
Cre
ek a
re a
lso
foun
d in
the
wes
tern
porti
on o
f th
e su
bjec
t la
nd.
Por
tions
of
Edg
ars
Cre
ek h
ave
been
chan
nelle
d an
d re
dire
cted
, suc
h as
a s
ectio
n so
uth
of H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d w
here
the
Cre
ek b
ed h
as b
een
chan
nelle
d in
to a
stra
ight
line
thro
ugh
very
fl at
land
. T
here
are
als
o a
num
ber o
f sm
all d
ams
loca
ted
on th
e su
bjec
t lan
d.
Gen
eral
ly, t
he d
rain
age
of th
e su
bjec
t lan
d is
not
hig
hly
conc
entra
ted
into
dep
ress
ions
or
gulli
es a
nd c
onsi
sts
mos
tly o
f ‘s
heet
fl o
w’ t
o th
e
sout
h.
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vie
ws
to th
e sk
ylin
e of
the
Mel
bour
ne c
entra
l act
iviti
es d
istri
ct a
re
parti
cula
rly a
ttrac
tive,
with
the
rura
l for
egro
und
prov
idin
g so
mew
hat o
f
a sc
reen
to
the
indu
stria
l lan
d to
the
sou
th.
Man
y of
the
abo
ve lo
ng
dist
ance
vie
ws
will
be
limite
d on
ce d
evel
opm
ent
of t
he s
ubje
ct l
and
occu
rs.
Con
serv
atio
n ar
eas,
Edg
ars
Cre
ek a
nd th
e st
reet
alig
nmen
ts
will
then
pro
vide
impo
rtant
opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r dis
tant
vie
ws.
A n
umbe
r of
com
plex
es, i
ncor
pora
ting
a va
riety
of f
arm
bui
ldin
gs, d
ry
ston
e w
alls
and
poc
kets
of e
xotic
veg
etat
ion,
con
tribu
te to
the
hist
oric
char
acte
r of
the
sub
ject
land
and
can
pro
vide
stro
ng v
isua
l ele
men
ts
in th
e la
ndsc
ape.
Sta
nds
of p
ines
, pep
perc
orns
and
oth
er la
rge
exot
ic
trees
cre
ate
visu
al h
ighl
ight
s ar
ound
the
exi
stin
g an
d fo
rmer
far
m
com
plex
es.
Pow
erlin
es e
xten
d ea
st-w
est
thro
ugh
the
sout
hern
por
tion
of t
he
subj
ect
land
. W
hile
the
tow
ers
and
cabl
es a
re v
isua
lly d
omin
ant
at
clos
e ra
nge,
they
are
less
obt
rusi
ve w
hen
view
ed fr
om th
e no
rth a
s th
e
fore
grou
nd to
the
dist
ant v
iew
s to
the
skyl
ine
of th
e M
elbo
urne
cen
tral
activ
ities
dis
trict
.
2.2.2
Landsc
ape an
d Visu
al Char
acter
The
maj
ority
of
Aur
ora
has
been
cle
ared
and
gra
zed.
T
here
are
a
num
ber
of p
rom
inen
t st
ands
and
indi
vidu
al s
peci
men
s of
Riv
er R
ed-
gum
s (Eu
calyptu
s cama
ldulens
is) and
oth
er in
dige
nous
tree
spe
cies
,
espe
cial
ly in
the
north
wes
t of t
he s
ubje
ct la
nd.
Man
y of
the
rem
nant
Riv
er R
ed-g
ums
are
hund
reds
of y
ears
old
and
con
tribu
te to
the
sens
e
of p
lace
and
loca
l cha
ract
er.
The
rec
ent
year
s of
dro
ught
how
ever
,
have
cau
sed
dete
riora
tion
in th
e co
nditi
on o
f the
tree
s.
The
sto
ny r
ises
are
impo
rtant
vis
ual e
lem
ents
tha
t al
so c
ontri
bute
to
a se
nse
of p
lace
. T
he s
tony
ris
es a
re c
onsi
dere
d to
be
the
sour
ce
mat
eria
l fo
r m
any
of t
he d
ry s
tone
wal
ls a
nd s
tone
bui
ldin
gs o
f th
e
dist
rict.
A
part
from
thei
r vi
sual
feat
ures
and
impo
rtanc
e as
fl or
a an
d
faun
a ha
bita
t, so
me
of t
hese
sto
ny r
ises
con
tain
site
s of
Abo
rigin
al
impo
rtanc
e.
The
ope
n ch
arac
ter
of t
he s
ubje
ct l
and
prov
ides
the
fol
low
ing
long
dist
ance
vie
ws
from
the
high
er a
reas
:
Ple
nty
Ran
ges
to th
e no
rth.
Qua
rry
Hill
s to
the
east
.
Dan
deno
ng R
ange
s to
the
sout
h ea
st.
The
sky
line
of th
e ce
ntra
l act
iviti
es d
istri
ct to
the
sout
h.
Mac
edon
Ran
ges
to th
e w
est.
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2.2.3
Flora
(a) Veg
etation
Com
muniti
es (Ec
ologic
al Veg
etation
Cla
sses)
The
maj
ority
of
the
subj
ect
land
sup
ports
exo
tic g
rass
land
, m
ost
of w
hich
is
used
for
gra
zing
. R
emna
nts
of fi
ve
nativ
e E
colo
gica
l
Veg
etat
ion
Cla
sses
(E
VC
) ar
e pr
esen
t on
the
sub
ject
lan
d -
Pla
ins
Gra
ssy
Woo
dlan
d, P
lain
s G
rass
land
, S
tony
Kno
ll S
hrub
land
, S
tony
Kno
ll G
rass
land
and
Gre
y C
lay
Dra
inag
e-lin
e H
erbl
and
/ S
edge
land
Com
plex
. T
hese
EV
C a
re d
istri
bute
d w
ithin
the
land
scap
e ac
cord
ing
to th
e fe
atur
es o
f the
sub
ject
land
, suc
h as
soi
l dep
th, s
oil s
truct
ure,
soi
l
moi
stur
e, d
rain
age
and
pres
ence
of r
ock.
(b) Flo
ra Spec
ies
Bio
sis
Res
earc
h P
ty L
td b
etw
een
Oct
ober
200
0 an
d Ja
nuar
y 20
06
com
plet
ed a
fl or
a su
rvey
of A
uror
a an
d a
list o
f spe
cies
was
com
pile
d.
A t
otal
of
257
vasc
ular
pla
nt s
peci
es w
as r
ecor
ded
incl
udin
g 13
1 (5
1
per c
ent)
indi
geno
us s
peci
es.
One
sp
ecie
s of
na
tiona
l si
gnifi
canc
e (M
atte
d F
lax-
lily,
Dia
nella
amoen
a ), fo
ur s
peci
es o
f sta
te s
igni
fi can
ce a
nd 5
6 sp
ecie
s of
regi
onal
sign
ifi ca
nce
(with
in
the
Vic
toria
n V
olca
nic
Pla
ins
Bio
regi
on)
wer
e
reco
rded
at A
uror
a.
The
rem
aini
ng n
ativ
e sp
ecie
s th
at o
ccur
on
the
subj
ect l
and
are
of lo
cal s
igni
fi can
ce.
(c) Veg
etation
condi
tion
The
veg
etat
ion
stru
ctur
e in
all
EV
C p
rese
nt o
n th
e su
bjec
t la
nd i
s
alte
red
sign
ifi ca
ntly
from
its
pres
umed
orig
inal
sta
te d
ue to
dis
turb
ance
fact
ors
such
as
graz
ing,
cle
arin
g of
tre
es a
nd s
hrub
s, w
eed
inva
sion
and
rem
oval
of s
urfa
ce ro
ck.
The
Pla
ins
Gra
ssy
Woo
dlan
d E
VC
is
repr
esen
ted
mai
nly
by o
ver-
stor
ey re
mna
nts
on th
e fl a
ttest
por
tions
of t
he s
ubje
ct la
nd.
The
se a
re
pred
omin
antly
Riv
er R
ed-g
ums
over
lar
gely
exo
tic u
nder
stor
ey w
ith
few
ind
igen
ous
grou
nd fl
ora
spe
cies
rem
aini
ng d
ue t
o gr
azin
g an
d
wee
d in
vasi
on.
Mos
t of t
he R
iver
Red
-gum
s on
the
subj
ect l
and
are
very
old
. S
ome
of th
e tre
es in
the
north
wes
t par
t of A
uror
a ar
e sh
owin
g
sign
s of
ext
rem
e st
ress
(lo
ss o
f fo
liage
cov
er a
nd d
ieba
ck o
f ca
nopy
bran
ches
) an
d a
prop
ortio
n ha
ve d
ied
rece
ntly
. P
rimar
y ca
uses
are
belie
ved
to b
e la
ck o
f w
ater
dur
ing
rece
nt y
ears
of
belo
w a
vera
ge
rain
fall
and
graz
ing
by B
rush
-taile
d P
ossu
ms.
The
Pla
ins
Gra
ssla
nd E
VC
on
the
subj
ect
land
inc
lude
s th
ree
sub-
com
mun
ities
. W
hile
eac
h su
b-co
mm
unity
con
tain
s so
me
of th
e ty
pica
l
nativ
e sp
ecie
s, e
xotic
spe
cies
are
als
o fo
und.
The
Sto
ny K
noll
Shr
ubla
nd E
VC
and
Sto
ny K
noll
Gra
ssla
nd E
VC
occu
py th
e m
ore
pron
ounc
ed s
tony
ris
es a
nd o
ccur
in a
mos
aic
with
the
Pla
ins
Gra
ssy
Woo
dlan
d E
VC
and
Pla
ins
Gra
ssla
nd E
VC
. T
he
ston
y ris
es a
re d
egra
ded
to a
var
ying
ext
ent
by w
eed
inva
sion
, ro
ck
rem
oval
and
gra
zing
. T
he s
tony
rise
s ho
wev
er, d
o su
ppor
t the
gre
ates
t
dive
rsity
of n
ativ
e sp
ecie
s re
cord
ed d
urin
g th
e su
rvey
incl
udin
g m
ost o
f
the
sign
ifi ca
nt s
peci
es.
Edg
ars
Cre
ek a
nd i
ts t
ribut
arie
s ar
e lik
ely
to h
ave
supp
orte
d th
e
Gre
y C
lay
Dra
inag
e-lin
e H
erbl
and
/ S
hrub
land
Com
plex
EV
C.
The
vege
tatio
n is
now
hig
hly
alte
red
and
mai
nly
exot
ic d
ue to
gra
zing
and
tram
plin
g by
sto
ck.
Less
dis
turb
ed a
nd s
tony
sec
tions
of E
dgar
s G
reek
reta
in s
mal
l pop
ulat
ions
of n
ativ
e sp
ecie
s.
The
veg
etat
ion
qual
ity o
f the
sub
ject
land
has
bee
n as
sess
ed a
nd th
e
resu
ltant
hab
itat s
core
rep
rese
nts
vege
tatio
n th
at r
etai
ns b
etw
een
13
and
42 p
er c
ent o
f its
orig
inal
hab
itat q
ualit
y.
2.2.4
Fauna
(a) Fau
na Hab
itat Typ
es
Fau
na h
abita
t ty
pes
vary
in s
ize
and
qual
ity t
hrou
ghou
t Aur
ora.
T
he
follo
win
g m
ain
faun
a ha
bita
t ty
pes
are
pres
ent
on t
he s
ubje
ct l
and
and
have
the
spe
cifi e
d ha
bita
t qu
ality
bas
ed o
n th
eir
impo
rtanc
e fo
r
terr
estri
al v
erte
brat
e an
d aq
uatic
faun
a.
Riv
er R
ed-g
um w
oodl
and:
med
ium
to h
igh
qual
ity.
Sto
ny ri
ses:
low
to h
igh
qual
ity.
Wat
erw
ays
(Edg
ars
Cre
ek a
nd u
nnam
ed tr
ibut
arie
s): l
ow
to m
ediu
m q
ualit
y.
Wet
land
s (a
rtifi c
ial):
low
-med
ium
to h
igh
qual
ity.
Agr
icul
tura
l gr
assl
ands
(p
redo
min
antly
no
n-ro
cky)
: lo
w
qual
ity.
Non
-nat
ural
rock
stru
ctur
es: l
ow to
med
ium
qua
lity.
Pla
nted
veg
etat
ion:
low
qua
lity.
Oth
er m
an-m
ade
stru
ctur
es: l
ow q
ualit
y.
(b) Wil
dlife C
orridor
s
Wild
life
corr
idor
s ar
e ha
bita
ts th
at p
rovi
de a
dis
pers
al ro
ute
for s
peci
es
to m
ove
betw
een
larg
er a
reas
of h
abita
t. T
he fo
llow
ing
are
the
mai
n
wild
life
corr
idor
s on
the
subj
ect l
and
and
are
impo
rtant
for c
onse
rvat
ion
at le
ast o
n th
e lo
cal l
evel
.
Dry
sto
ne w
alls
.
Edg
ars
Cre
ek a
nd u
nnam
ed tr
ibut
arie
s.
Agr
icul
tura
l gra
ssla
nds.
(c) Fau
na Spe
cies
Bio
sis
Res
earc
h P
ty L
td b
etw
een
Oct
ober
200
0 an
d Ja
nuar
y 20
06
com
plet
ed a
faun
a su
rvey
of A
uror
a an
d a
list o
f spe
cies
was
com
pile
d.
A to
tal o
f 81
terr
estri
al v
erte
brat
e fa
una
spec
ies
was
rec
orde
d on
the
subj
ect l
and.
T
hese
incl
ude
66 in
dige
nous
spe
cies
(th
ree
mam
mal
s,
55
bird
sp
ecie
s,
fi ve
rept
iles
and
thre
e am
phib
ians
) an
d fi f
teen
intro
duce
d sp
ecie
s (s
ix m
amm
als
and
nine
bird
s).
Two
spec
ies
of n
atio
nal
cons
erva
tion
sign
ifi ca
nce
- G
row
ling
Gra
ss
Fro
g (Lito
ria ren
iformis)
and
Gol
den
Sun
Mot
h (Sy
nemon
plana) -
wer
e re
cord
ed d
urin
g th
e su
rvey
of A
uror
a. N
o fa
una
spec
ies
of s
tate
cons
erva
tion
sign
ifi ca
nce
wer
e re
cord
ed o
r fi s
h sp
ecie
s w
ere
capt
ured
on t
he s
ubje
ct la
nd.
Ten
bird
spe
cies
list
ed a
s ‘m
igra
tory
’ und
er t
he
Env
ironm
ent
Pro
tect
ion
and
Bio
dive
rsity
Con
serv
atio
n (E
PB
C)
Act
1999
wer
e re
cord
ed d
urin
g th
e su
rvey
, inc
ludi
ng tw
o sp
ecie
s th
at w
ere
bree
ding
on
the
subj
ect l
and.
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evel
opm
ent P
lan:
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t 2
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embe
r 20
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Conser
vation
Signifi
cance
Bio
sis
Res
earc
h P
ty L
td b
etw
een
Oct
ober
200
0 an
d Ja
nuar
y 20
06
com
plet
ed a
n as
sess
men
t of
the
con
serv
atio
n si
gnifi
canc
e of
the
fl ora
and
fau
na a
t Aur
ora.
D
ue t
o th
e su
bsta
ntia
l mod
ifi ca
tion
of t
he
orig
inal
veg
etat
ion
and
habi
tats
, m
uch
of t
he s
ubje
ct l
and
has
very
low
con
serv
atio
n si
gnifi
canc
e.
Are
as o
f co
nser
vatio
n si
gnifi
canc
e at
Aur
ora
are
liste
d be
low
and
the
map
follo
win
g sh
ows
thei
r loc
atio
n.
Two
area
s of
nat
iona
l sig
nifi c
ance
, con
tain
ing
the
follo
win
g
attri
bute
s:
popu
latio
ns o
f G
olde
n S
un M
oth
(nat
iona
l
sign
ifi ca
nce)
, M
atte
d F
lax-
lily
(nat
iona
l
sign
ifi ca
nce)
and
Tou
gh S
curf-
pea
( Cullen
ten
ax) (s
tate
sig
nifi c
ance
);
rela
tivel
y la
rge
and
high
qua
lity
exam
ples
of t
he P
lain
s G
rass
land
EV
C (
enda
nger
ed)
and
the
Sto
ny
Kno
ll G
rass
land
E
VC
(end
ange
red)
;
suita
ble
(but
no
t id
eal)
ston
y ris
e ha
bita
t
for
Stri
ped
Legl
ess
Liza
rd (
Delma
r impar
)
(nat
iona
l si
gnifi
canc
e)
and
othe
r gr
ound
-
dwel
ling
verte
brat
es
of
regi
onal
an
d lo
cal
sign
ifi ca
nce.
Thr
ee a
reas
of s
tate
sig
nifi c
ance
com
pris
ing
a fa
rm d
am,
a M
atte
d F
lax-
lily
site
and
a G
olde
n S
un M
oth
popu
latio
n,
cont
aini
ng th
e fo
llow
ing
rele
vant
attr
ibut
es:
one
of t
he l
arge
st d
ocum
ente
d po
pula
tions
of
the
Gro
wlin
g G
rass
F
rog
(nat
iona
l
sign
ifi ca
nce)
with
in th
e M
erri
Cre
ek C
orrid
or,
whi
ch is
like
ly to
be
a br
eedi
ng p
opul
atio
n;
likel
y to
fun
ctio
n as
a s
ourc
e po
pula
tion
for
the
Gro
wlin
g G
rass
Fro
g fro
m w
hich
Edg
ars
Cre
ek a
nd a
ny a
ssoc
iate
d w
ater
bodi
es c
ould
be re
-pop
ulat
ed;
a sp
ring-
fed
and
ther
efor
e pe
rman
ent w
etla
nd
that
may
func
tion
as a
dro
ught
ref
uge
for
the
Gro
wlin
g G
rass
Fro
g;
little
or
no
ac
cess
by
st
ock
that
al
low
s
abun
dant
gro
wth
of a
quat
ic v
eget
atio
n;
rela
tivel
y la
rge
popu
latio
n of
Mat
ted
Fla
x-lil
y;
mod
ifi ed
exa
mpl
e of
the
Pla
ins
Gra
ssla
nd
EV
C;
leas
t rob
ust p
opul
atio
ns o
f Gol
den
Sun
Mot
h
with
in A
uror
a.
Two
area
s of
hig
h re
gion
al s
igni
fi can
ce,
cont
aini
ng t
he
follo
win
g at
tribu
tes:
high
qu
ality
ex
ampl
es
of
the
Sto
ny
Kno
ll
Gra
ssla
nd E
VC
;
popu
latio
ns
of
Mat
ted
Fla
x-lil
y,
Arc
hing
Fla
x-lil
y ( Dia
nella s
p. aff.
longifoli
a) (s
tate
sign
ifi ca
nce)
an
d P
ale-
fl ow
er
Ger
aniu
m
(Geran
ium sp.
3) (s
tate
sig
nifi c
ance
);
up
to
thirt
y pl
ant
spec
ies
of
regi
onal
sign
ifi ca
nce;
suita
ble
ston
y ris
e ha
bita
t fo
r th
e S
tripe
d
Legl
ess
Liza
rd
and
othe
r gr
ound
-
dwel
ling
verte
brat
es
of
regi
onal
an
d lo
cal
sign
ifi ca
nce;
mul
tiple
ol
d-gr
owth
tre
es
with
ab
unda
nt
hollo
ws
for
roos
ting,
ne
stin
g an
d ot
her
activ
ities
by
hollo
w-d
epen
dent
faun
a;
habi
tat
for
a ra
nge
of w
oodl
and-
depe
nden
t
faun
a,
incl
udin
g bi
rds,
re
ptile
s an
d
mar
supi
als.
Thr
ee ty
pes
of a
reas
of r
egio
nal s
igni
fi can
ce, i
nclu
ding
:
ston
y ris
es a
nd a
ssoc
iate
d gr
assl
and
that
cont
ain
area
s of
the
Sto
ny K
noll
Shr
ubla
nd
EV
C a
nd t
he S
tony
Kno
ll G
rass
land
EV
C,
smal
l po
pula
tions
of
Mat
ted
Fla
x-lil
y, u
p to
30 r
egio
nally
sig
nifi c
ant
fl ora
spe
cies
and
suita
ble
(but
not
idea
l) st
ony
rise
habi
tat
for
Stri
ped
Legl
ess
Liza
rd,
Gol
den
Sun
Mot
h
and
othe
r gr
ound
-dw
ellin
g ve
rtebr
ates
of
regi
onal
and
loca
l sig
nifi c
ance
;
Edg
ars
Cre
ek
that
pr
ovid
es
ephe
mer
al
habi
tat
for
aqua
tic f
auna
and
fl o
ra,
is a
n
exam
ple
of
the
Gre
y C
lay
Dra
inag
e-lin
e
Her
blan
d /
Sed
gela
nd
Com
plex
E
VC
, is
habi
tat
and
a w
ildlif
e co
rrid
or f
or s
igni
fi can
t
grou
nd-d
wel
ling
faun
a sp
ecie
s (in
clud
ing
Gro
wlin
g G
rass
Fro
g) a
nd is
sui
tabl
e (b
ut n
ot
idea
l) ha
bita
t fo
r S
tripe
d Le
gles
s Li
zard
and
othe
r gro
und-
dwel
ling
verte
brat
es o
f reg
iona
l
and
loca
l sig
nifi c
ance
alo
ng t
he r
ocky
are
as
bord
erin
g th
e w
ater
cour
se;
scat
tere
d m
atur
e /
old-
grow
th
trees
th
at
prov
ide
hollo
ws
for
roos
ting
and
bree
ding
by
sele
cted
hol
low
-dep
ende
nt f
auna
, pe
rche
s
for
bird
s of
pr
ey
(incl
udin
g ea
gles
an
d
falc
ons)
and
oth
er b
irds
(incl
udin
g ra
vens
)
and
a m
odifi
ed w
oodl
and
habi
tat
used
by
som
e w
oodl
and-
depe
nden
t fau
na.
Thr
ee ty
pes
of a
reas
of h
igh
loca
l sig
nifi c
ance
, inc
ludi
ng:
ston
y ris
es
and
asso
ciat
ed
gras
slan
d
that
pr
ovid
e re
mna
nts
of
the
Sto
ny
Kno
ll
Shr
ubla
nd
EV
C
in
poor
co
nditi
on
and
mod
ifi ed
hab
itat
for
som
e gr
ound
-dw
ellin
g
faun
a, p
artic
ular
ly re
ptile
s;
dry
ston
e w
alls
tha
t co
ntai
n ab
unda
nt lo
ose
surfa
ce r
ock
prov
idin
g pr
otec
tion,
bre
edin
g
and
fora
ging
for
a r
ange
of
grou
nd-d
wel
ling
verte
brat
es a
nd p
oten
tially
a w
ildlif
e co
rrid
or
betw
een
ston
y ris
es b
y sm
all g
roun
d-dw
ellin
g
verte
brat
es;
a st
and
of y
oung
Riv
er R
ed-g
ums
on H
arve
st
Hom
e R
oad
that
pro
vide
s w
oodl
and
habi
tat
for
som
e w
oodl
and-
depe
nden
t fa
una
and
has
the
pote
ntia
l fo
r hi
gher
co
nser
vatio
n
valu
e if
the
trees
reac
h m
atur
ity.
All
othe
r re
mna
nt in
dige
nous
veg
etat
ion
and
habi
tat
feat
ures
hav
e at
leas
t loc
al c
onse
rvat
ion
sign
ifi ca
nce.
O
ther
are
as d
omin
ated
by
non-
indi
geno
us p
lant
spe
cies
(fo
r ex
ampl
e, a
gric
ultu
ral g
rass
land
s) h
ave
little
or n
o va
lue
for fl
ora
how
ever
, the
y m
ay b
e us
ed b
y fa
una
spec
ies
for
mov
emen
ts b
etw
een
bette
r qu
ality
hab
itat
area
s an
d fo
r fo
ragi
ng
activ
ities
by
othe
r spe
cies
suc
h as
bird
s of
pre
y.
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RO
RA
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elop
men
t Pla
n: P
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embe
r 20
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Conservation Signifi cance
|17
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evel
opm
ent P
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t 2
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embe
r 20
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2.3 CU
LTURA
L HER
ITAGE
2.3.1
Aborigi
nal His
tory
Bio
sis
Res
earc
h P
ty L
td c
ompl
eted
a fi
eld
sur
vey
and
subs
urfa
ce
arch
aeol
ogic
al t
estin
g pr
ogra
m i
n co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith t
he W
urun
djer
i
Trib
e La
nd C
ompe
nsat
ion
and
Cul
tura
l Her
itage
Cou
ncil
Inco
rpor
ated
.
The
se in
vest
igat
ions
hav
e de
mon
stra
ted
that
Abo
rigin
al a
rcha
eolo
gica
l
site
s su
rviv
e on
sev
eral
sto
ny r
ises
and
alo
ng w
ater
cou
rses
in
Aur
ora.
The
sub
ject
lan
d lie
s w
ithin
the
bou
ndar
y of
the
Kul
in A
borig
inal
peop
le, w
ho id
entifi
ed
them
selv
es a
s m
embe
rs o
f “a re
gional b
lock or
confed
eracy -
mainta
ined by
interma
rriage,
a com
mon la
nguage
and
mutua
l intere
sts” (
Bar
wic
k, D
.E. (
1994
) ‘M
appi
ng th
e P
ast:
An
Atla
s of
Vic
toria
n C
lans
183
5 -
1904
’, A
borig
inal
His
tory
, V
ol 1
8 N
o 1
- 2,
pp.
100
- 13
1).
The
land
s of
the
Kul
in p
eopl
e co
ver
muc
h of
pre
sent
day
wes
tern
and
cen
tral V
icto
ria.
With
in t
he K
ulin
Nat
ion,
gro
ups
iden
tify
them
selv
es b
y a
lang
uage
nam
e an
d ty
pica
lly s
hare
a c
omm
on d
iale
ct o
r man
ner o
f spe
akin
g, a
s
wel
l as
econ
omic
and
pol
itica
l affi
liatio
ns.
The
sub
ject
land
is lo
cate
d
in t
he t
errit
ory
of t
he W
oi w
urru
ng w
ho w
ere
com
pose
d of
a n
umbe
r
of c
lans
that
spo
ke th
e sa
me
lang
uage
. T
heir
terr
itory
ext
ende
d fro
m
Kyn
eton
to
Wes
t G
ipps
land
and
the
Wer
ribee
Riv
er a
nd B
acch
us
Mar
sh t
o M
ount
Baw
Baw
. T
he l
angu
age
grou
p oc
cupi
ed m
ost
of
pres
ent m
etro
polit
an M
elbo
urne
, exc
ept f
or th
e so
uthe
rn s
ubur
bs a
nd
area
s ar
ound
Por
t Phi
llip
Bay
.
The
W
urun
djer
i ba
lug
clan
of
th
e W
oi
wur
rung
la
ngua
ge
grou
p
occu
pied
the
regi
on c
onta
inin
g th
e su
bjec
t lan
d. T
his
clan
was
div
ided
into
tw
o pa
trilin
eal
grou
ps:
the
Wur
undj
eri
will
am a
nd B
ulug
will
am.
The
Wur
undj
eri w
illam
, whi
ch m
eans
‘whi
te g
um tr
ee d
wel
lers
’, w
ould
have
inh
abite
d th
e re
gion
. T
he c
amps
ites
of t
he W
urun
djer
i w
illam
wer
e lo
cate
d al
ong
the
mai
n cr
eeks
and
riv
ers
alth
ough
cam
psite
loca
tion
and
activ
ity w
ould
hav
e be
en in
fl uen
ced
by s
easo
nal c
hang
es.
In s
umm
er, b
ase
cam
ps w
ere
likel
y to
hav
e be
en e
stab
lishe
d in
ope
n
loca
tions
in t
he P
lent
y Va
lley.
In
win
ter,
the
ston
y ris
es w
ould
hav
e
prov
ided
goo
d va
ntag
e po
ints
and
dry
cam
psite
s in
an
othe
rwis
e
swam
py e
nviro
nmen
t.
The
con
fl uen
ce o
f Mer
ri C
reek
and
Edg
ars
Cre
ek a
nd th
e su
rrou
ndin
g
volc
anic
pla
ins
wou
ld h
ave
prov
ided
a d
iver
sity
and
wea
lth o
f res
ourc
es
on w
hich
Abo
rigin
al p
eopl
e co
uld
depe
nd f
or f
ood.
P
erm
anen
t fre
sh
wat
er in
Mer
ri C
reek
and
rock
poo
ls a
nd s
wam
py d
epre
ssio
ns a
roun
d
Edg
ars
Cre
ek c
ombi
ned
with
an
accu
mul
atio
n of
fer
tile,
org
anic
soi
ls
wou
ld h
ave
enco
urag
ed a
n ab
unda
nce
of fl
ora
and
fau
na r
esou
rces
for f
ood.
No
Abo
rigin
al a
rcha
eolo
gica
l si
tes
have
bee
n re
cord
ed p
revi
ousl
y
on t
he s
ubje
ct l
and.
T
he m
ajor
ity o
f A
borig
inal
arc
haeo
logi
cal
site
s
foun
d at
Aur
ora
durin
g th
e su
rvey
are
on
the
high
er s
tony
ris
es c
lose
to c
reek
s an
d fo
rmer
sw
amps
. T
he s
ites
oppo
site
hav
e be
en id
entifi
ed
and
are
show
n on
the
map
follo
win
g S
ectio
n 2.
3.2.
SIT
E N
AM
E
SIT
E T
YP
E
SIG
NIF
ICA
NC
E
D
oher
ty 1
(AA
V78
22 -
1854
) S
carr
ed tr
ee
3 (m
oder
ate)
Lupp
ino
1 (A
AV
782
2-07
72)
Sur
face
arte
fact
sca
tter
6 (m
oder
ate)
Man
die
1 (A
AV
782
2-06
84)
Isol
ated
arte
fact
3
(low
)
Man
die
2 (A
AV
782
2-06
85)
Sur
face
arte
fact
sca
tter a
nd b
urie
d
mat
eria
l
6 (m
oder
ate)
Jenk
ins
2 (A
AV
782
2-12
67)
Isol
ated
arte
fact
5
(mod
erat
e)
Sca
ffidi
1 (A
AV
782
2-07
73)
Sur
face
arte
fact
sca
tter
6 (m
oder
ate)
Shi
ne 1
(AA
V 7
822-
1411
) S
urfa
ce a
rtefa
ct s
catte
r 3
(low
)
Cec
com
anci
ni 1
(AA
V 7
822-
0639
) S
urfa
ce a
rtefa
ct s
catte
r and
bur
ied
mat
eria
l
5 (m
oder
ate)
Cec
com
anci
ni 2
(AA
V 7
822-
0687
) S
urfa
ce a
rtefa
ct s
catte
r and
bur
ied
mat
eria
l
7 (h
igh)
Kon
as 1
(AA
V 7
822-
1265
) S
urfa
ce a
rtefa
ct s
catte
r and
bur
ied
mat
eria
l
6 (m
oder
ate)
Kon
as 2
(AA
V 7
822-
0688
) Is
olat
ed a
rtefa
ct
3 (lo
w)
Cot
ters
Roa
d 1
(AA
V 7
822-
0686
) S
urfa
ce a
rtefa
ct s
catte
r 6
(mod
erat
e)
Cot
ters
Roa
d 2
(AA
V 7
822-
1757
) Is
olat
ed a
rtefa
ct
3 (lo
w)
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2.3.2
Europe
an His
tory
Bio
sis
Res
earc
h P
ty L
td h
as c
ompl
eted
a fi
eld
surv
ey o
f all
feat
ures
of
hist
oric
al in
tere
st.
Eur
opea
n oc
cupa
tion
of E
ppin
g N
orth
cam
e af
ter
Bat
man
’s T
reat
y
(183
5) w
ith th
e lo
cal A
borig
inal
peo
ple
cede
d 60
0,00
0 ac
res,
incl
udin
g
Whi
ttles
ea,
to t
he P
ort
Phi
llip
Ass
ocia
tion.
T
he W
olle
rt P
asto
ral R
un
exte
nded
ove
r A
uror
a an
d w
as fi
rst
leas
ed b
y Jo
hn P
ike.
C
harle
s
Cal
dwel
l Cam
pbel
l hel
d th
e ru
n be
twee
n 18
40 a
nd 1
850.
T
he e
arly
squa
tters
and
land
owne
rs w
ere
cons
tant
ly u
nder
thre
at o
f gov
ernm
ent
disp
lace
men
t an
d th
e ris
k of
los
ing
capi
tal
disc
oura
ged
them
fro
m
deve
lopi
ng th
eir p
rope
rties
. T
hese
risk
s, c
oupl
ed w
ith th
e ef
fect
s of
the
1851
bus
hfi re
s, m
eans
tha
t tra
ces
of e
arly
set
tlem
ent
are
extre
mel
y
rare
.
The
sub
ject
land
rem
aine
d pa
stor
al u
ntil
it w
as s
urve
yed
into
mod
est
farm
s in
the
mid
184
0s.
Man
y pr
oper
ties
wen
t to
auc
tion
on 2
7
Janu
ary
1853
and
thos
e w
ho p
urch
ased
wer
e of
Eng
lish,
Iris
h, S
cotti
sh
or G
erm
an d
esce
nt.
At t
his
time
the
villa
ge re
serv
e w
as s
urve
yed
and
the
nam
e E
ppin
g ar
ose.
Afte
r th
e la
nd s
ales
in th
e 18
50s,
ther
e w
as
incr
easi
ng p
ress
ure
for
smal
l sca
le fa
rmin
g an
d m
ost p
rope
rties
wer
e
purc
hase
d by
abs
ente
e la
ndlo
rds
who
leas
ed th
em to
tena
nt fa
rmer
s
for
dairy
farm
ing
and
culti
vatio
n. T
he r
elat
ive
ferti
lity
of th
e ba
salt
clay
soils
mad
e th
e re
gion
a s
igni
fi can
t agr
icul
tura
l pro
duce
r.
Incr
easi
ng s
ettle
men
t en
cour
aged
the
dev
elop
men
t of
roa
ds a
nd
villa
ge-li
ke s
ettle
men
ts a
t ke
y po
ints
alo
ng t
rans
port
rout
es,
whi
ch
set
the
patte
rn o
f sm
all f
arm
s th
at is
stil
l typ
ical
of
the
regi
on t
oday
.
Occ
upan
ts b
egan
to u
se th
e re
serv
es o
f blu
esto
ne in
the
regi
on w
hen
rebu
ildin
g th
eir f
arm
s af
ter t
he 1
851
bush
fi res
.
With
the
dis
cove
ry o
f go
ld (
1851
- 1
888)
to
the
north
, th
e po
pula
tion
with
in th
e re
gion
ros
e sh
arpl
y.
Alth
ough
the
regi
on w
as n
ot m
ined
, it
beca
me
an im
porta
nt fo
od p
rodu
cer a
nd s
uppl
ier t
o th
e go
ldfi e
lds.
The
per
iod
that
fol
low
ed t
he G
old
Rus
h an
d la
nd b
oom
was
kno
wn
as t
he 1
890s
dep
ress
ion
(188
8 -
1901
). A
min
or b
oom
fol
low
ed t
his
depr
essi
on a
nd w
as a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith th
e op
enin
g of
the
rail l
ink
betw
een
Mel
bour
ne a
nd H
eide
lber
g.
The
rai
l lin
ks a
lso
allo
wed
the
expa
nsio
n
of d
airy
ing
to s
uppl
y M
elbo
urne
and
from
the
1890
s to
Wor
ld W
ar T
wo,
Epp
ing
beca
me
one
of th
e pr
ime
dairy
farm
ing
dist
ricts
in V
icto
ria.
Par
t of o
nly
one
hist
oric
al s
ite -
a dr
y st
one
wal
l (H
7822
-023
9) -
on th
e
subj
ect l
and
is li
sted
on
the
Vic
toria
n H
erita
ge In
vent
ory.
The
his
toric
al
site
s be
low
hav
e be
en id
entifi
ed
on th
e su
bjec
t lan
d an
d ar
e sh
own
on
the
follo
win
g m
ap.
In a
dditi
on t
o th
e ab
ove
site
s, b
asal
t dr
y st
one
wal
ls a
re l
ocat
ed
thro
ugho
ut th
e su
bjec
t lan
d. T
he m
ain
reas
ons
for b
uild
ing
wal
ls w
ere
to p
rovi
de p
rope
rty b
ound
arie
s an
d to
fac
ilita
te s
tock
man
agem
ent,
parti
cula
rly a
fter
shep
herd
s le
ft fo
r th
e go
ld fi
eld
s an
d st
ock
need
ed
to b
e di
vide
d. A
noth
er r
easo
n w
as to
cle
ar th
e pa
ddoc
ks o
f rub
ble
to
impr
ove
past
ure
and
mob
ility
. D
ry s
tone
wal
ling
was
use
d ex
tens
ivel
y
in E
ngla
nd,
Irela
nd,
Sco
tland
and
Ger
man
y, f
rom
whe
re m
any
of t
he
early
set
tlers
orig
inat
ed.
In th
e E
ppin
g re
gion
wal
ls w
ere
usua
lly m
ade
of f
rees
tone
and
cut
sto
ne w
as n
ot i
ntro
duce
d.
As
the
farm
s w
ere
rela
tivel
y sm
all,
dry
ston
e w
alls
wer
e us
ed e
xten
sive
ly.
Alo
ng th
e re
mai
ning
dry
sto
ne w
alls
ther
e ar
e a
num
ber
of a
ssoc
iate
d
ston
e fe
atur
es, s
uch
as a
nim
al e
nclo
sure
s, y
ards
and
pen
s.
The
dry
ston
e w
alls
at
Aur
ora
illus
trate
a p
atte
rn o
f sm
all
scal
e fa
rmin
g th
at
deve
lope
d in
Epp
ing
in th
e 18
50s
and
is s
till e
vide
nt to
day.
In
gene
ral,
the
dry
ston
e w
alls
loca
ted
on th
e su
bjec
t lan
d ar
e of
med
ium
her
itage
sign
ifi ca
nce.
In m
ost p
arts
of A
uror
a th
ere
is e
vide
nce
of v
ery
smal
l sca
le q
uarr
ying
.
Thi
s ev
iden
ce is
in t
he f
orm
of
num
erou
s de
pres
sion
s w
here
in s
itu
basa
ltfl o
ater
s ap
pear
to
have
bee
n re
mov
ed,
brok
en s
urfa
ces,
roc
k
drill
mar
ks a
nd r
emai
ning
sto
nes.
T
hese
fea
ture
s ar
e to
o nu
mer
ous
to re
cord
.
Sm
all
quar
ry h
oles
are
a f
eatu
re o
f m
ost
of t
he s
tony
ris
es o
n th
e
subj
ect l
and.
The
y ar
e m
ost c
omm
on o
n th
e la
rger
sto
ny ri
ses
clos
est
to t
he s
ites
of f
orm
er b
lues
tone
bui
ldin
gs (
for
exam
ple,
200
met
res
east
of
Old
Mye
e-A
lher
n’s
farm
and
100
met
res
wes
t of
Leh
man
n’s
farm
). T
hese
qua
rrie
s ar
e cl
early
the
sour
ces
of b
uild
ing
ston
e fo
r th
e
hom
este
ads
and
barn
s of
the
ear
liest
far
m c
ompl
exes
in
the
1850
s
and
1860
s.
SIT
E N
AM
E
SIT
E T
YP
E
YE
AR
OF
CO
NS
TRU
CT
ION
(ap
pro
xim
atel
y)
HE
RIT
AG
E
SIG
NIF
ICA
NC
E
Pik
e's
hom
este
ad
(H78
22-0
375)
Sto
ne fo
unda
tions
, arte
fact
scat
ter
1850
s H
igh
Lync
h P
ark
farm
(H78
22-0
374)
Bui
ldin
g fo
unda
tions
, bric
k an
d
rubb
le s
catte
r
1940
s or
ear
lier
Low
Edg
ars
Cre
ek fo
rd
(H78
22-0
275)
Bas
alt c
obbl
ed fo
rd
1880
- 19
30s
or e
arlie
r Lo
w
Zie
bell's
dai
ry
(H78
22-0
260)
Blu
esto
ne d
airy
rem
nant
s,
hom
este
ad d
ebris
1901
H
igh
Old
Mye
e-A
hern
's fa
rm
(H78
22-0
377)
Hom
este
ad c
ompl
ex
1860
s H
igh
Lehm
ann'
s fa
rm
(H78
22-0
376)
Hom
este
ad ru
ins,
bui
ldin
g
mat
eria
l sca
tters
1860
s M
ediu
m
Long
's h
ouse
H
ouse
and
gar
den
1915
M
ediu
m
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OR
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ent P
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AS
SE
SS
ME
NT
OF
SE
RV
ICE
S A
ND
FA
CIL
ITIE
S N
EE
DS
3.1 LAN
D BUD
GET
The
lan
d bu
dget
for
Aur
ora
is d
escr
ibed
in
the
tabl
e be
low
. I
t is
ackn
owle
dged
that
the
outc
omes
ass
ocia
ted
with
pre
para
tion
of fl
ora,
faun
a an
d ha
bita
t he
ctar
e as
sess
men
ts m
ay r
educ
e th
e as
sum
ed
deve
lopm
ent p
oten
tial o
f the
land
hol
ding
s no
t sur
veye
d fo
r fl o
ra a
nd
faun
a va
lues
.
3.2 PO
PULAT
ION
Aur
ora
(incl
udin
g S
ectio
n A
) ha
s an
exp
ecte
d yi
eld
of u
p to
850
0
dwel
lings
. B
ased
on
the
popu
latio
n pr
ojec
tions
of
the
Dep
artm
ent
of S
usta
inab
ility
and
Env
ironm
ent
and
the
dem
ogra
phic
tre
nds
of
adjo
inin
g su
burb
s, th
e av
erag
e ho
useh
old
size
is a
ntic
ipat
ed to
ran
ge
from
2.9
to 3
.1 p
eopl
e pe
r ho
useh
old.
Thi
s tra
nsla
tes
to a
n ex
pect
ed
max
imum
pop
ulat
ion
of a
ppro
xim
atel
y 25
,000
peo
ple
at A
uror
a.
Vic
Urb
an a
ntic
ipat
es t
hat
a si
gnifi
cant
pro
porti
on o
f th
e po
pula
tion
of
the
subj
ect
land
will
be
draw
n fro
m t
he p
rimar
y ca
tchm
ent
area
s of
Pre
ston
, Faw
kner
, Res
ervo
ir, B
undo
ora,
Sou
th M
oran
g, E
ppin
g, L
alor
,
Mill
Par
k an
d T
hom
asto
wn
and
has
used
the
dem
ogra
phic
tre
nds
in
thes
e ar
eas
as a
par
tial
indi
cato
r of
the
fut
ure
dem
ogra
phic
pro
fi le
of A
uror
a.
The
sus
tain
abili
ty f
eatu
res
and
rang
e of
dw
ellin
g ty
pes
prop
osed
in
Aur
ora
how
ever
are
als
o ex
pect
ed t
o at
tract
peo
ple
from
out
side
the
prim
ary
catc
hmen
t ar
ea.
Thi
s gr
oup
will
rep
rese
nt
a w
ider
cro
ss s
ectio
n of
the
new
hou
sing
mar
ket a
nd p
rovi
de a
mor
e
bala
nced
mix
of
hous
ehol
ds t
han
has
been
the
cas
e ty
pica
lly in
the
oute
r sub
urbs
.
3.3 HO
USING
Mel
bour
ne 2
030
high
light
s th
e ne
ed f
or t
he g
row
th o
f M
elbo
urne
to
resp
ond
to c
hang
ing
dem
ogra
phic
tren
ds, i
n pa
rticu
lar,
to th
e ag
eing
of
the
popu
latio
n an
d th
e ra
pid
incr
ease
in th
e pr
opor
tion
of o
ne a
nd tw
o
peop
le h
ouse
hold
s.
Bet
wee
n 19
91 a
nd 1
996,
the
pro
porti
on o
f on
e
and
two
peop
le h
ouse
hold
s in
Mel
bour
ne in
crea
sed
from
18.
5 to
22.
6
per
cent
and
28.
4 to
30.
4 pe
r ce
nt, r
espe
ctiv
ely.
Thi
s ge
nera
l tre
nd is
repl
icat
ed a
cros
s th
e pr
imar
y ca
tchm
ent
area
tha
t is
like
ly t
o pr
ovid
e
dem
and
for n
ew h
ousi
ng in
Aur
ora.
The
pro
porti
on o
f ho
useh
olds
liv
ing
unde
r so
me
degr
ee o
f ho
usin
g
stre
ss c
ontin
ues
to g
row
, with
thos
e ho
useh
olds
livi
ng in
out
er s
ubur
bs
parti
cula
rly s
ubje
ct t
o su
ch s
tress
. W
hile
dw
ellin
g pr
ices
in t
he o
uter
subu
rbs
are
mor
e af
ford
able
tha
n th
ose
in t
he i
nner
sub
urbs
, th
e
acce
ssib
ility
to s
ervi
ces
and
faci
litie
s is
gen
eral
ly r
estri
cted
. T
he c
ost
of tr
ansp
ort,
in p
artic
ular
run
ning
one
or
mor
e ve
hicl
es, t
o m
eet b
asic
need
s su
ch a
s w
ork,
edu
catio
n an
d ob
tain
ing
food
, pr
eclu
des
othe
r
uses
for a
por
tion
of th
e ho
useh
old
budg
et a
nd c
ontri
bute
s to
stre
ss.
A
deve
lopm
ent t
hat p
rovi
des
conv
enie
nt a
nd a
ttrac
tive
wal
king
/ cy
clin
g
dist
ance
s to
mee
t ba
sic
need
s w
ill r
educ
e th
e co
sts
asso
ciat
ed w
ith
trans
port
and
hope
fully
hou
seho
ld s
tress
.
The
re w
ill b
e a
sust
aine
d gr
owth
in d
eman
d fo
r dw
ellin
gs to
mee
t the
need
s of
a w
ide
varie
ty o
f fa
mily
and
indi
vidu
al li
ving
arr
ange
men
ts.
Vic
Urb
an r
ecog
nise
s th
at th
e do
wnw
ard
trend
in h
ouse
hold
siz
e do
es
not a
lway
s tra
nsla
te in
to a
dem
and
for s
mal
ler d
wel
lings
. F
or e
xam
ple,
a no
n-cu
stod
ial
pare
nt m
ay f
orm
a o
ne p
erso
n ho
useh
old
for
the
maj
ority
of t
he ti
me
but r
equi
re a
dditi
onal
bed
room
s to
acc
omm
odat
e
child
ren
who
vis
it re
gula
rly.
Lik
ewis
e, o
lder
adu
lts a
re li
kely
to
pref
er
addi
tiona
l bed
room
s to
acc
omm
odat
e fo
r ex
ampl
e, a
ltern
ativ
e us
es,
visi
ting
gran
dchi
ldre
n or
to p
rovi
de fo
r the
con
tinge
ncy
of a
futu
re li
ve-in
care
r (pe
rman
ent o
r res
pite
).
Gre
ater
dw
ellin
g ch
oice
, inc
ludi
ng s
mal
ler
dwel
lings
, als
o cr
eate
s th
e
oppo
rtuni
ty fo
r ex
istin
g fa
mily
and
soc
ial n
etw
orks
to r
emai
n in
tact
by
enco
urag
ing
the
fam
ilies
and
frie
nds
of t
he t
radi
tiona
l oc
cupi
ers
of
new
dev
elop
men
ts -
you
ng c
oupl
es a
nd fa
mili
es -
to jo
in th
em.
Thi
s
cont
ribut
es to
the
soci
al a
nd c
ultu
ral d
iver
sity
asp
ects
of s
usta
inab
ility
.
3.4 SO
CIAL IN
FRASTR
UCTUR
E
3.4.1
Metho
dology
The
app
roac
h of
Vic
Urb
an to
det
erm
inin
g w
hat s
ocia
l inf
rast
ruct
ure
will
be re
quire
d fo
r Aur
ora
and
whe
re it
will
be
loca
ted
has
been
gui
ded
by
the
follo
win
g ke
y in
fl uen
ces
and
obje
ctiv
es.
Whi
ttles
ea k
ey s
trate
gic
and
polic
y do
cum
ents
incl
udin
g
the
Hou
sing
Stra
tegy
, Com
mun
ity A
ctiv
ity C
entre
s R
evie
w
and
Qua
ntita
tive
Ass
essm
ent o
f Soc
ial,
Leis
ure
and
Ope
n
Spa
ce
Infra
stru
ctur
e R
equi
rem
ents
w
ithin
th
e E
ppin
g
Nor
th S
trate
gy P
lan
Are
a (th
e A
SR
repo
rt).
The
Aur
ora
Vis
ioni
ng W
orks
hop
in D
ecem
ber 2
004.
The
Aur
ora
Con
text
Stu
dy p
repa
red
by T
he H
orne
ry
Inst
itute
.
Lan
d a
rea (
ha)
A -
Div
isio
n A
rea (
All
lan
d h
old
ing
s)
592.3
7
B -
En
cu
mb
ere
d L
an
d114.3
1
Pow
er
Easem
ent*
(in
clu
des 2
.76ha r
eta
rdin
g b
asin
s)
13.8
1
Gas E
asem
ent*
(la
nd w
ithin
PO
S)
1.6
4
Edgars
Cre
ek*
(inclu
des 1
.91ha r
eta
rdin
g b
asin
s)
21.5
8
Reta
rdin
g B
asin
s1.1
1
Conserv
ation A
reas
57.4
3
Gas E
asem
ent
(rem
ain
der
not
in P
OS
)5.9
6
Land f
or
Art
erial R
oad W
idenin
gs n
ot
required f
or
AD
P2 (
All)
3.4
7
Tra
nsit C
orr
idor
9.3
1
Gro
ss D
evelo
pab
le A
rea
478.0
6
C -
Un
en
cu
mb
ere
d O
pen
Sp
ace
50.3
1
PO
S P
assiv
e/U
nstr
uctu
red R
ec
31.1
7
PO
S A
ctive/S
tructu
red R
ec
19.1
4
Net
Develo
pab
le A
rea
427.7
5
D -
Co
mm
un
ity F
acil
itie
s21.0
5
Educational F
acili
ties
20.6
5
Lib
rary
0.4
0
E -
Co
mm
un
ity A
cti
vit
y C
en
tres
1.6
0
Gro
ss R
esid
en
tial/
Co
mm
erc
ial
Are
a405.1
0
F -
Ap
pro
xim
ate
Nu
mb
er
of
Dw
ell
ing
s7292
G -
Ap
pro
xim
ate
Pro
jecte
d T
ota
l P
op
ula
tio
n21,8
89
* la
nd m
ay b
e d
evelo
ped f
or
public
open s
pace p
urp
oses s
ubje
ct
to t
he
appro
val fr
om
the r
esponsib
le a
uth
ority
|21
AUR
OR
A D
evel
opm
ent P
lan:
Par
t 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
Max
imis
ing
acce
ss
to
com
mun
ity,
com
mer
cial
an
d
publ
ic t
rans
port
serv
ices
and
fac
ilitie
s w
ithin
wal
kabl
e
catc
hmen
ts.
Con
sulta
tion
with
ke
y se
rvic
e pr
ovid
ers
incl
udin
g th
e
Dep
artm
ent
of
Edu
catio
n an
d Tr
aini
ng
(DE
T)
and
inde
pend
ent s
choo
l pro
vide
rs.
The
pos
t oc
cupa
ncy
feed
back
fro
m r
esid
ents
of
othe
r
equi
vale
nt o
uter
sub
urbs
tha
t hi
ghlig
hts
the
soci
al a
nd
econ
omic
cos
ts to
res
iden
ts o
f not
bei
ng o
ffere
d a
rang
e
of c
omm
unity
, co
mm
erci
al a
nd p
ublic
tra
nspo
rt fa
cilit
ies
with
in f
easi
ble
wal
king
dis
tanc
e.
The
se c
osts
inc
lude
soci
al i
sola
tion,
inc
reas
ed fi
nan
cial
bur
den
of a
dditi
onal
vehi
cle
owne
rshi
p an
d la
ck o
f ind
epen
dent
acc
ess
for k
ey
grou
ps w
ithin
the
com
mun
ity in
clud
ing
yout
h, m
othe
rs a
t
hom
e w
ith y
oung
chi
ldre
n an
d ol
der a
dults
no
long
er a
ble
to d
rive
a ve
hicl
e.
The
exp
erie
nce
of c
omm
unity
cen
tres
with
in V
icU
rban
deve
lopm
ents
, suc
h as
at T
he B
oard
wal
k, R
oxbu
rgh
Par
k
and
Cai
rnle
a.
3.4.2
Commu
nity Ac
tivity C
entres
Review
In F
ebru
ary
2001
, W
hittl
esea
com
plet
ed a
rev
iew
of
its c
omm
unity
activ
ity c
entre
s (C
AC
). T
he p
urpo
se o
f the
rev
iew
was
to a
sses
s th
e
succ
ess
of e
xist
ing
CA
C a
nd d
eter
min
e th
eir f
utur
e ro
le a
nd fu
nctio
n in
both
new
and
est
ablis
hed
com
mun
ities
.
With
reg
ard
to t
he p
erfo
rman
ce o
f th
e th
ree
mul
ti pu
rpos
e C
AC
in
oper
atio
n w
ithin
the
Mun
icip
ality
in 2
000
- 20
01, t
he k
ey fi
ndin
gs fr
om
the
revi
ew w
ere
as fo
llow
s.
The
thr
ee C
AC
wer
e op
erat
ing
wel
l in
ter
ms
of b
eing
fi nan
cial
ly
heal
thy
and
with
st
rong
co
mm
ittee
s of
man
agem
ent.
Fut
ure
CA
C s
houl
d ha
ve t
he f
ollo
win
g co
mpo
nent
s /
attri
bute
s:
loca
ted
in
prom
inen
t an
d at
tract
ive
neig
hbou
rhoo
d se
tting
s;
ampl
e st
orag
e ar
eas;
cons
ultin
g ro
oms
for v
isiti
ng s
ervi
ces;
a w
elco
min
g fo
yer s
pace
;
smal
l mee
ting
room
s;
a la
rge
hall;
suffi
cien
t offi
ce a
nd a
dmin
istra
tion
spac
e.
Em
phas
is s
houl
d be
on
com
mun
ity d
evel
opm
ent,
usin
g
the
CA
C a
s a
vehi
cle
for
gene
ratin
g re
side
nt in
tera
ctio
n
and
com
mun
ity a
ctiv
ity.
3.4.3
The AS
R Repo
rt
In 2
001,
Vic
Urb
an a
nd W
hittl
esea
eng
aged
the
ser
vice
s of
AS
R
Res
earc
h P
ty L
td to
pre
pare
a p
relim
inar
y qu
antit
ativ
e as
sess
men
t of
the
likel
y so
cial
, le
isur
e an
d op
en s
pace
inf
rast
ruct
ure
requ
irem
ents
with
in th
e E
NS
P a
rea,
incl
udin
g A
uror
a an
d no
n-V
icU
rban
land
.
The
AS
R
repo
rt co
mpr
ised
a
revi
ew
of
the
Whi
ttles
ea
plan
ning
docu
men
ts t
hat
have
rel
evan
ce t
o th
e pr
ovis
ion
and
desi
gn o
f op
en
spac
e an
d co
mm
unity
fac
ilitie
s in
Epp
ing
Nor
th a
nd a
n as
sess
men
t
of th
e E
ppin
g N
orth
ser
vice
and
faci
lity
requ
irem
ents
. T
he A
SR
repo
rt
was
bas
ed o
n a
tota
l pop
ulat
ion
of 4
0,00
0 pe
ople
with
25,
000
with
in
Aur
ora
and
15,0
00 in
the
rem
aind
er o
f Epp
ing
Nor
th.
The
AS
R re
port
iden
tifi e
d th
e fo
llow
ing
key
plan
ning
prin
cipl
es.
Whi
ttles
ea c
omm
unity
cen
tres,
whe
re p
ossi
ble,
sho
uld
be:
cons
olid
ated
in
to
larg
er
mul
ti-fu
nctio
nal
cent
res
(CA
C);
equi
tabl
y di
strib
uted
thr
ough
out
the
grow
th
area
;
loca
ted
adja
cent
to o
ther
com
mun
ity fa
cilit
ies
such
as
sc
hool
s an
d ac
tive
and
pass
ive
publ
ic o
pen
spac
es a
nd in
are
as a
cces
sibl
e
by p
ublic
tra
nspo
rt an
d w
alki
ng a
nd c
yclin
g
path
s to
cre
ate
neig
hbou
rhoo
d hu
bs.
Reg
iona
l-lev
el c
ompo
nent
s, s
uch
as a
per
form
ing
arts
spac
e or
adu
lt da
y ca
re c
entre
, sho
uld
be lo
cate
d to
geth
er
in a
cen
tral
recr
eatio
n /
com
mun
ity s
ervi
ces
hub.
T
his
hub
shou
ld b
e si
tuat
ed w
ithin
or
clos
e to
the
maj
or r
etai
l /
com
mer
cial
are
a.
Whi
ttles
ea a
ctiv
e an
d pa
ssiv
e pu
blic
ope
n sp
ace
shou
ld
be:
high
qua
lity
to fa
cilit
ate
heav
y us
e fo
r spo
rt;
acce
ssib
le p
lace
s fo
r tee
nage
rs
attra
ctiv
e se
tting
s fo
r ch
ildre
n’s
play
oppo
rtuni
ties.
The
pub
lic o
pen
spac
e ne
twor
k ha
s a
key
role
in s
hapi
ng
the
natu
re, c
hara
cter
and
iden
tity
of u
rban
dev
elop
men
t.
3.4.4
The AS
R Repo
rt Revie
w
The
AS
R re
port
was
revi
ewed
in 2
004
in o
rder
to:
cons
ider
th
e im
plic
atio
ns
of
incr
ease
d po
pula
tion
in
Epp
ing
Nor
th,
excl
udin
g A
uror
a, f
rom
15,
000
to 2
5,00
0
peop
le;
cons
ider
th
e in
dica
tive
cost
s of
la
nd
requ
ired
for
com
mun
ity in
frast
ruct
ure;
revi
ew a
dra
ft of
AD
P2.
Asi
de f
rom
the
pop
ulat
ion
incr
ease
, th
e A
SR
rep
ort
revi
ew d
id n
ot
alte
r th
e ot
her
assu
mpt
ions
or
unde
rlyin
g pl
anni
ng p
rinci
ples
. T
he
AS
R re
port
revi
ew d
id c
larif
y th
e re
com
men
datio
ns fo
r Aur
ora
and
has
been
use
d fo
r co
mpa
rison
with
the
com
mun
ity in
frast
ruct
ure
pack
age
prop
osed
by
Vic
Urb
an.
3.4.5
Educat
ion
The
pr
ovis
ion
of
educ
atio
n ce
ntre
s at
A
uror
a (in
clud
ing
Sec
tion
A),
incl
udin
g th
ree
Sta
te g
over
nmen
t pr
imar
y sc
hool
s, o
ne S
tate
gove
rnm
ent s
econ
dary
sch
ool a
nd tw
o in
depe
nden
t prim
ary
scho
ols,
is p
lann
ed b
y th
e D
ET
and
inde
pend
ent
scho
ol p
rovi
ders
. I
t is
unde
rsto
od t
hat
ther
e m
ay b
e ul
timat
ely
som
e va
riatio
n in
the
DE
T
clas
s co
mpo
nent
s to
sui
t the
nee
ds o
f the
com
mun
ity.
The
loca
tion
of th
ese
scho
ols
will
be
dete
rmin
ed h
avin
g re
gard
to:
the
confi
rmed
loca
tion
of a
DE
T pr
imar
y sc
hool
to th
e ea
st
of S
ectio
n A
of
Aur
ora
in th
e E
NLS
P;
the
confi
rmed
loca
tion
of a
n in
depe
nden
t prim
ary
scho
ol
in S
ectio
n A
of A
uror
a;
the
DE
T re
quire
men
t fo
r an
y sc
hool
to
be a
min
imum
of
400
met
res
from
a p
ower
eas
emen
t;
exte
nsiv
e co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith
the
educ
atio
n pr
ovid
ers
conc
erni
ng s
peci
fi c s
ite a
nd a
cces
s re
quire
men
ts s
uch
as s
ite a
rea
requ
irem
ents
, the
num
ber
of p
refe
rred
stre
et
front
ages
, pr
oxim
ity t
o th
e pr
inci
pal
wal
king
and
cyc
ling
netw
ork
and
linka
ges
to o
pen
spac
e ne
twor
ks,
publ
ic
trans
port,
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
s an
d co
mpl
emen
tary
com
mun
ity fa
cilit
ies.
3.4.6
Walkin
g and
Cycling
Netwo
rk
A c
ompr
ehen
sive
wal
king
and
cyc
ling
netw
ork
linki
ng a
ll of
the
faci
litie
s
and
serv
ices
in
the
EN
SP
is
requ
ired
to f
acili
tate
acc
essi
bilit
y an
d
choi
ce f
or r
esid
ents
. T
he n
etw
ork
shou
ld b
e de
sign
ed t
o pr
omot
e
wal
king
and
cyc
ling
as e
qual
ly i
mpo
rtant
and
attr
activ
e m
odes
of
trans
port
to th
e pr
ivat
e ca
r an
d sh
ould
mee
t the
refo
re th
e ac
tual
and
perc
eive
d sa
fety
nee
ds o
f all
pote
ntia
l use
rs.
3.4.7
Commu
nity De
velopm
ent
Vic
Urb
an r
ecog
nise
s th
e re
quire
men
t fo
r a
com
mun
ity d
evel
opm
ent
stra
tegy
(C
DS
) as
an
im
porta
nt
com
plem
ent
to
the
prov
isio
n of
com
mun
ity s
ervi
ces
and
faci
litie
s.
The
Aur
ora
CD
S w
ill b
e pr
epar
ed
in
conj
unct
ion
with
W
hittl
esea
an
d ot
her
serv
ice
orga
nisa
tions
to
max
imis
e op
portu
nitie
s fo
r th
e in
tegr
atio
n of
Aur
ora
with
th
e
surr
ound
ing
com
mun
ity.
T
he A
uror
a C
DS
sh
ould
fa
cilit
ate
new
resi
dent
s m
eetin
g ea
ch o
ther
and
slo
wly
, ov
er t
ime,
dev
elop
ing
the
new
soc
ial
supp
ort
netw
orks
tha
t ar
e im
porta
nt t
o th
e ge
nera
l w
ell-
bein
g of
the
com
mun
ity.
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RO
RA
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n: P
art 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
22|
3.5 RE
TAIL A
ND CO
MMER
CIAL
The
pro
ject
ed A
uror
a tra
de a
rea
for
reta
il an
d co
mm
erci
al fa
cilit
ies
as
defi n
ed b
y U
rbis
JH
D P
ty L
td i
s bo
unde
d ge
nera
lly b
y D
onny
broo
k
Roa
d to
the
nor
th,
Dar
ebin
Cre
ek a
nd t
he E
6 al
ignm
ent
to t
he e
ast,
Chi
lds
Roa
d an
d C
oope
r Stre
et to
the
sout
h an
d H
igh
Stre
et a
nd M
erri
Cre
ek to
the
wes
t. U
rbis
JH
D P
ty L
td h
as fu
rther
defi
ned
the
proj
ecte
d
Aur
ora
trade
are
a fo
r ret
ail f
acili
ties
as c
ompr
isin
g fo
ur s
ecto
rs: p
rimar
y
(Aur
ora
is c
onta
ined
with
in t
his
sect
or),
seco
ndar
y no
rth,
seco
ndar
y
east
and
terti
ary.
A v
arie
ty o
f ret
ail a
nd c
omm
erci
al fa
cilit
ies
will
be
requ
ired
to s
erve
the
resi
dent
s of
Aur
ora
as t
here
are
no
exis
ting
reta
il fa
cilit
ies
with
in t
he
prim
ary
sect
or o
f the
pro
ject
ed A
uror
a tra
de a
rea.
Stro
ng c
ompe
titio
n
exis
ts h
owev
er,
on t
he f
ringe
s of
the
pro
ject
ed A
uror
a tra
de a
rea,
parti
cula
rly f
rom
Epp
ing
Pla
za,
whi
ch is
the
onl
y su
b-re
gion
al c
entre
in t
he t
rade
are
a an
d is
bei
ng e
xpan
ded
to a
roun
d 51
,600
squ
are
met
res
of r
etai
l fl o
or a
rea.
O
ther
pot
entia
l com
petin
g ce
ntre
s in
clud
e
the
Gre
enbr
ook
Sho
ppin
g C
entre
, P
lent
y Va
lley
Tow
n C
entre
, La
lor
Sho
ppin
g C
entre
, C
ampb
ellfi
eld
Km
art
Cen
tre,
Rox
burg
h P
ark
Sho
ppin
g C
entre
, C
raig
iebu
rn P
laza
and
the
pro
pose
d C
raig
iebu
rn
Tow
n C
entre
.
Des
pite
the
adv
anta
ges
of a
ntic
ipat
ed s
trong
pop
ulat
ion
grow
th a
nd
good
road
acc
ess
in th
e A
uror
a lo
catio
n, th
e qu
ality
of r
etai
ling,
in te
rms
of th
e ph
ysic
al fa
bric
of t
he p
rimar
y ac
tivity
cen
tres
as w
ell a
s th
e ty
pe
of te
nant
s in
the
cent
res,
will
nee
d to
be
high
for
the
cent
res
to th
rive
agai
nst
reta
il co
mpe
titio
n lo
cate
d ju
st b
eyon
d th
e pr
ojec
ted
prim
ary
trade
are
a.
Urb
is J
HD
Pty
Ltd
ant
icip
ates
tha
t th
e fu
ll de
velo
pmen
t of
Aur
ora
will
supp
ort t
he fo
llow
ing
hier
arch
y of
reta
il an
d co
mm
erci
al fa
cilit
ies.
A n
orth
ern
prim
ary
activ
ity (
tow
n) c
entre
of a
ppro
xim
atel
y
6000
squ
are
met
res
of r
etai
l an
d no
n-re
tail
fl oor
spac
e.
Thi
s ce
ntre
is
lik
ely
to
incl
ude
a su
perm
arke
t an
d
addi
tiona
l ret
ail a
nd n
on-r
etai
l spe
cial
ities
. It
is a
ntic
ipat
ed
that
a p
opul
atio
n of
app
roxi
mat
ely
8000
peo
ple
in t
he
prim
ary
sect
or w
ill b
e su
ffi ci
ent t
o su
ppor
t a 3
500
squa
re
met
res
supe
rmar
ket a
nd 1
000
squa
re m
etre
s of
spe
cial
ity
shop
s at
the
north
ern
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
. A
pop
ulat
ion
of a
ppro
xim
atel
y 10
,600
peo
ple
in t
he p
rimar
y se
ctor
is
expe
cted
to s
usta
in th
e re
mai
ning
150
0 sq
uare
met
res
of
reta
il an
d no
n-re
tail
spec
ialit
ies.
A s
outh
ern
prim
ary
activ
ity (t
own)
cen
tre o
f app
roxi
mat
ely
14,0
00 s
quar
e m
etre
s of
ret
ail a
nd n
on-r
etai
l fl o
orsp
ace.
Thi
s ce
ntre
is li
kely
to in
clud
e a
disc
ount
dep
artm
ent s
tore
,
a fu
ll sc
ale
supe
rmar
ket,
a sm
alle
r fo
rmat
sup
erm
arke
t
and
addi
tiona
l re
tail
and
non-
reta
il sp
ecia
litie
s.
A
popu
latio
n of
app
roxi
mat
ely
21,0
00 p
eopl
e in
the
prim
ary
sect
or w
ill s
uppo
rt tw
o su
perm
arke
ts (3
500
squa
re m
etre
s
and
1500
squ
are
met
res)
and
250
0 sq
uare
met
res
of
spec
ialit
y sh
ops
in t
he s
outh
ern
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
.
Whe
n th
e pr
imar
y se
ctor
is fu
lly d
evel
oped
, the
pop
ulat
ion
is e
xpec
ted
to s
usta
in a
600
0 sq
uare
met
res
disc
ount
depa
rtmen
t sto
re a
nd th
e re
mai
ning
500
squ
are
met
res
of
reta
il an
d no
n-re
tail
spec
ialit
ies.
A s
econ
dary
act
ivity
cen
tre (
com
mer
cial
pre
cinc
t) al
ong
the
north
sid
e of
O’H
erns
Roa
d to
the
eas
t an
d w
est
of
Edg
ars
Cre
ek.
It
is d
iffi c
ult
to e
stim
ate
the
amou
nt o
f
com
mer
cial
fl oor
spac
e th
at t
he l
ocat
ion
and
popu
latio
n
leve
l will
sup
port
how
ever
, a
revi
ew o
f de
velo
pmen
ts o
f
this
sca
le a
nd ty
pe in
dica
te th
at th
e si
ze o
f the
com
mer
cial
fl oor
spac
e co
mpo
nent
can
var
y si
gnifi
cant
ly fr
om 1
500
to
over
500
0 sq
uare
met
res.
A te
rtiar
y ac
tivity
cen
tre (
offi c
e pa
rk p
reci
nct)
in th
e so
uth
wes
t co
rner
of
Aur
ora.
It
is a
ntic
ipat
ed t
hat
this
ter
tiary
activ
ity
cent
re
coul
d be
a
suita
ble
offi c
e lo
catio
n fo
r
tech
nolo
gy-r
elat
ed b
usin
esse
s.
A n
umbe
r of
loca
l act
ivity
(sm
all c
onve
nien
ce)
cent
res
to
prov
ide
for
the
conv
enie
nce-
base
d sh
oppi
ng n
eeds
of
resi
dent
s in
the
im
med
iate
vic
inity
. O
nce
a po
pula
tion
base
beg
ins
to b
uild
aro
und
a lo
cal
activ
ity c
entre
, it
is
antic
ipat
ed th
at it
will
bec
ome
viab
le.
Pot
entia
lly a
free
way
ser
vice
cen
tre a
long
the
front
age
of
Aur
ora
to th
e C
raig
iebu
rn B
ypas
s.
Alth
ough
Urb
is J
HD
Pty
Ltd
ant
icip
ates
the
abo
ve h
iera
rchy
and
a
com
bine
dfl o
orsp
ace
of 2
0,00
0 sq
uare
met
res
in t
he t
wo
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
s, t
he u
ltim
ate
scal
e an
d co
mpo
nent
s of
the
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
s ar
e fl e
xibl
e as
the
y m
ay o
rgan
ical
ly d
evel
op t
o be
diffe
rent
siz
es.
For
exa
mpl
e, t
he n
orth
ern
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
may
dev
elop
with
800
0 sq
uare
met
res
of fl
oors
pace
and
the
sout
hern
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
with
12,
000
squa
re m
etre
s.
Auror
a Trad
e Area
|23
AUR
OR
A D
evel
opm
ent P
lan:
Par
t 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
3.6 TRA
NSPO
RTATIO
N
3.6.1
Existin
g Road
Netwo
rk and
Traffi c
Volum
es
Aur
ora
is b
ound
ed b
y C
raig
iebu
rn R
oad
Eas
t to
the
nor
th,
O’H
erns
Roa
d to
the
sou
th a
nd t
he C
raig
iebu
rn B
ypas
s to
the
wes
t. H
arve
st
Hom
e R
oad,
Vea
rings
Roa
d an
d a
num
ber
of o
ther
min
or r
oads
exte
nd in
to o
r thr
ough
the
subj
ect l
and.
Epp
ing
Roa
d is
app
roxi
mat
ely
1.6
kilo
met
res
east
of
the
east
bou
ndar
y of
the
sub
ject
lan
d.
The
abov
e ro
ads
are
gene
rally
of r
ural
sta
ndar
d an
d ha
ve r
eser
vatio
ns o
f
appr
oxim
atel
y 20
met
res.
Cra
igie
burn
Roa
d E
ast a
nd E
ppin
g R
oad
each
hav
e a
sing
le, t
wo-
lane
,
two-
way
car
riage
way
with
res
erva
tions
orig
inal
ly 2
0 m
etre
s w
ide
but
wid
ened
to 4
0 m
etre
s w
ide
in s
ome
plac
es.
O’H
erns
Roa
d is
sea
led
to
a w
idth
of a
ppro
xim
atel
y 6.
5 m
etre
s be
twee
n E
ppin
g R
oad
and
a po
int
appr
oxim
atel
y 3
kilo
met
res
to t
he w
est.
Har
vest
Hom
e R
oad
has
a
seal
ed p
avem
ent a
ppro
xim
atel
y 7
met
res
wid
e be
twee
n E
ppin
g R
oad
and
the
subj
ect l
and
appr
oxim
atel
y 1.
6 ki
lom
etre
s to
the
wes
t. O
ther
sect
ions
of t
hese
road
s an
d th
e m
inor
road
s w
ithin
the
subj
ect l
and
are
unse
aled
.
The
exi
stin
g fa
rmin
g an
d ru
ral
resi
dent
ial
uses
of
the
subj
ect
land
gene
rate
low
vol
umes
of
traffi
c.
The
re a
re m
ore
inte
nsiv
e la
nd u
ses
on n
earb
y la
nd,
incl
udin
g th
e E
ppin
g S
occe
r S
tadi
um a
nd E
ppin
g
RS
L C
lub
at th
e so
uth
wes
t cor
ner o
f Har
vest
Hom
e R
oad
and
Epp
ing
Roa
d.
Use
s on
the
sou
th s
ide
of O
’Her
ns R
oad
such
as
the
Cas
a
D’A
bruz
zo C
lub,
a d
og p
ound
and
som
e ru
ral /
indu
stria
l use
s ne
ar th
e
sout
h w
est c
orne
r of
O’H
erns
Roa
d an
d E
ppin
g R
oad,
als
o co
ntrib
ute
to e
xist
ing
traffi
c vo
lum
es o
n O
’Her
ns R
oad.
It is
est
imat
ed t
hat
the
traffi
c vo
lum
es o
n th
e ro
ads
surr
ound
ing
and
thro
ugh
the
subj
ect
land
gen
eral
ly d
o no
t ex
ceed
200
veh
icle
mov
emen
ts p
er d
ay.
The
exc
eptio
ns to
this
are
the
sect
ion
of O
’Her
ns
Roa
d ea
st o
f th
e do
g po
und
and
the
sect
ion
of H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d
east
of
the
Epp
ing
RS
L C
lub.
O
n th
ese
sect
ions
of
road
, T
TM
Con
sulti
ng P
ty L
td (
TT
M)
estim
ates
tha
t th
e ex
istin
g tra
ffi c
volu
me
is
less
than
100
0 ve
hicl
e m
ovem
ents
per
day
.
3.6.2
Existin
g Plan
ning F
ramewo
rk
(a) Epp
ing No
rth Stra
tegic P
lan
The
EN
SP
inco
rpor
ates
grid
-bas
ed d
esig
n pr
inci
ples
to e
nsur
e th
at a
posi
tive
sens
e of
pla
ce i
s pr
ogre
ssiv
ely
esta
blis
hed.
In
tegr
al t
o th
e
over
all l
ayou
t of
the
EN
SP
is t
he c
reat
ion
of in
terli
nked
com
mun
ities
with
eac
h ha
ving
a re
latio
nshi
p to
the
cent
ral c
ore
or ‘t
own
cent
re’.
It is
inte
nded
tha
t th
e co
mm
uniti
es /
nei
ghbo
urho
ods
will
eac
h ha
ve lo
cal
varia
tion
and
iden
tity
but w
ill c
olle
ctiv
ely
cont
ribut
e to
the
road
net
wor
k
and
criti
cal m
ass
requ
ired
to s
uppo
rt th
e to
wn
cent
re.
The
con
cent
ric ri
ngs
of th
e ro
ad n
etw
ork
com
bine
d w
ith o
ffset
dia
gona
l
trans
port
links
hav
e be
en d
esig
ned
to e
nhan
ce p
hysi
cal a
cces
s an
d
visu
al c
onne
ctio
ns b
etw
een
the
neig
hbou
rhoo
ds a
nd p
ublic
ope
n
spac
es.
The
roa
d ne
twor
k is
ant
icip
ated
to
prov
ide
conv
enie
nt a
nd
dire
ct p
ublic
tra
nspo
rt ac
cess
. T
he a
lignm
ent
and
cros
s se
ctio
ns
of t
he k
ey t
rans
port
rout
es w
ill a
lso
prov
ide
the
oppo
rtuni
ty f
or t
he
esta
blis
hmen
t of b
oule
vard
-sty
le tr
ee p
lant
ing.
(b) Coo
per Str
eet Em
ploym
ent Are
a
The
clo
se p
roxi
mity
of t
he C
oope
r S
treet
Em
ploy
men
t Are
a to
Epp
ing
Nor
th,
incl
udin
g A
uror
a, is
an
impo
rtant
com
pone
nt o
f th
e W
hittl
esea
visi
on fo
r Epp
ing
Nor
th a
s a
sust
aina
ble
urba
n gr
owth
are
a.
Coope
r Stree
t Deve
lopme
nt Plan
(Part 1
)
AU
RO
RA
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n: P
art 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
24|
(c) Epp
ing No
rth Loc
al Struc
ture Pla
n
The
land
to
the
imm
edia
te e
ast
of t
he s
ubje
ct la
nd is
incl
uded
in t
he
Epp
ing
Nor
th L
ocal
Stru
ctur
e P
lan
(EN
LSP
). S
ectio
n A
of
Aur
ora
form
s th
e no
rth w
est
corn
er o
f th
e E
NLS
P.
The
EN
LSP
ant
icip
ates
appr
oxim
atel
y 18
50
resi
dent
ial
lots
an
d a
neig
hbou
rhoo
d ce
ntre
,
cons
istin
g of
a D
ET
prim
ary
scho
ol, r
etai
l, co
mm
unity
and
ope
n sp
ace
faci
litie
s.
(d) Ext
ension
of Epp
ing Ra
ilway L
ine
The
fol
low
ing
two
prop
osal
s to
ext
end
the
Epp
ing
railw
ay l
ine
have
been
con
side
red
by th
e S
tate
gov
ernm
ent.
Ext
end
from
La
lor
stat
ion
to A
uror
a an
d po
ssib
ly
to
Don
nybr
ook.
Ext
end
from
Epp
ing
stat
ion
to S
outh
Mor
ang
and
beyo
nd
to M
ernd
a.
The
S
tate
go
vern
men
t tra
nspo
rt bl
uepr
int
Mee
ting
Our
Tra
nspo
rt
Cha
lleng
es:
Con
nect
ing
Vic
toria
n C
omm
uniti
es,
stat
es
that
th
e
exte
nsio
n of
the
rai
lway
line
fro
m E
ppin
g to
Sou
th M
oran
g is
a lo
ng
term
pro
ject
to b
e de
velo
ped
prog
ress
ivel
y ov
er 2
5 ye
ars.
T
he S
tate
gove
rnm
ent a
lso
has
a po
licy
that
pre
vent
s ne
w r
oad
leve
l cro
ssin
gs
of ra
ilway
line
s.
The
Dep
artm
ent
of I
nfra
stru
ctur
e is
pre
parin
g a
Pub
lic A
cqui
sitio
n
Ove
rlay
for
the
publ
ic t
rans
port
corr
idor
to
link
Lalo
r st
atio
n, E
ppin
g
Pla
za,
The
Nor
ther
n H
ospi
tal,
the
Coo
per
Stre
et E
mpl
oym
ent
Are
a,
Aur
ora
and
Don
nybr
ook.
T
he r
eser
vatio
n is
gen
eral
ly 2
7 m
etre
s
wid
e w
ith
varia
tions
to
ac
com
mod
ate
stat
ions
an
d to
pogr
aphi
cal
cons
train
ts.
(e) Cra
igiebur
n Bypa
ss
The
C
raig
iebu
rn
Byp
ass
conn
ects
th
e W
este
rn
Rin
g R
oad
at
Cam
pbel
lfi el
d to
the
Hum
e F
reew
ay a
t Kal
kallo
.
Acc
ess
arra
ngem
ents
to th
e C
raig
iebu
rn B
ypas
s ar
e as
follo
ws.
A fu
lly d
irect
iona
l int
erch
ange
at t
he W
este
rn R
ing
Roa
d
(con
stru
cted
).
A fu
ll di
amon
d in
terc
hang
e at
Coo
per S
treet
(pro
pose
d).
A fu
ll di
amon
d in
terc
hang
e at
O’H
erns
Roa
d (p
ropo
sed)
.
A s
outh
-faci
ng h
alf d
iam
ond
inte
rcha
nge
at C
raig
iebu
rn
Roa
d E
ast (
cons
truct
ed).
All
mov
emen
ts a
t the
Hum
e F
reew
ay (c
onst
ruct
ed).
Bas
ed o
n ad
vice
fro
m V
icR
oads
, it
is a
ntic
ipat
ed t
hat
the
sout
hern
ram
ps a
t the
O’H
erns
Roa
d in
terc
hang
e m
ay b
e pr
ovid
ed b
efor
e th
e
north
ern
ram
ps.
(f) E6
Alignm
ent
The
E6
alig
nmen
t (4
.5 k
ilom
etre
s ea
st o
f A
uror
a) f
orm
s th
e ea
st
boun
dary
of t
he E
NS
P a
rea.
The
E6
is a
pro
pose
d no
rth-s
outh
prim
ary
arte
rial r
oute
, whi
ch w
ill e
xten
d fro
m th
e M
etro
polit
an R
ing
Roa
d in
the
sout
h to
Brid
ge I
nn R
oad
in t
he n
orth
. I
t w
ill p
rovi
de a
n al
tern
ativ
e
north
-sou
th r
oute
for
both
Epp
ing
Nor
th a
nd M
ernd
a / D
oree
n th
at w
ill
alle
viat
e pr
essu
re o
n H
igh
Stre
et /
Epp
ing
Roa
d an
d P
lent
y R
oad.
A re
serv
atio
n ex
ists
for t
he E
6 be
twee
n th
e M
etro
polit
an R
ing
Roa
d an
d
Fin
don
Roa
d. N
o re
serv
atio
n ye
t exi
sts
north
of F
indo
n R
oad
how
ever
,
north
of H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d it
is p
ropo
sed
that
the
E6
alig
nmen
t will
utili
se th
e B
indt
s R
oad
rese
rvat
ion.
B
indt
s R
oad
is a
n un
seal
ed lo
cal
road
, whi
ch e
xten
ds fr
om H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d to
Brid
ge In
n R
oad
and
has
a 15
to 1
8 m
etre
s w
ide
rese
rvat
ion.
(g) Edg
ars Ro
ad
Edg
ars
Roa
d pr
ovid
es a
rteria
l ro
ad a
cces
s fro
m t
he W
este
rn R
ing
Roa
d to
Coo
per
Stre
et.
Edg
ars
Roa
d is
pro
pose
d to
ext
end
north
of
Coo
per S
treet
to a
t lea
st C
raig
iebu
rn R
oad
Eas
t.
(h)Epp
ing Ro
ad
The
EN
LSP
spe
cifi e
s th
at E
ppin
g R
oad
will
be
upgr
aded
fro
m a
two-
lane
und
ivid
ed r
oad
to a
four
-lane
div
ided
roa
d w
ith a
res
erva
tion
wid
th o
f 36
met
res.
Thi
s cr
oss
sect
ion
mak
es p
rovi
sion
for a
7 m
etre
s
wid
e ce
ntra
l med
ian
to a
ccom
mod
ate
a do
uble
row
of
trees
and
a 5
met
res
wid
e na
ture
stri
p on
eac
h si
de t
o ac
com
mod
ate
a si
ngle
row
of t
rees
. A
2.5
met
res
wid
e bi
ke la
ne is
pro
pose
d to
be
incl
uded
on
each
car
riage
way
but
no
prov
isio
n is
mad
e fo
r pa
rkin
g.
Par
king
will
be a
ccom
mod
ated
in t
he s
ervi
ce r
oads
req
uire
d to
con
trol a
cces
s to
Epp
ing
Roa
d.
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OR
A D
evel
opm
ent P
lan:
Par
t 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
3.6.3
Traffi c
Model
ling
Sev
eral
an
alys
es
of
futu
re
traffi
c vo
lum
es
and
road
ne
twor
k
requ
irem
ents
for
Epp
ing
Nor
th w
ere
com
plet
ed f
or W
hittl
esea
and
Vic
Roa
ds, p
rior
to th
e co
mm
ence
men
t of p
lann
ing
for A
uror
a.
The
se
stud
ies
wer
e as
soci
ated
with
par
ticul
ar p
roje
cts
and
wer
e ba
sed
on
the
popu
latio
n an
d em
ploy
men
t tre
nds
at t
he t
ime
of t
he r
espe
ctiv
e
stud
ies.
Gro
gan
Ric
hard
s P
ty L
td p
redi
cted
futu
re (u
ltim
ate
deve
lopm
ent)
traffi
c
as p
art o
f the
pre
para
tion
of th
e E
NS
P a
nd E
NLS
P.
Gre
g Tu
cker
and
Ass
ocia
tes
Pty
Ltd
(GTA
) com
plet
ed m
odel
ling
for t
he
Coo
per S
treet
Em
ploy
men
t Are
a. T
he d
aily
traf
fi c v
olum
es c
alcu
late
d
incl
uded
exi
stin
g, E
ppin
g N
orth
and
Coo
per
Stre
et E
mpl
oym
ent A
rea
traffi
c.
Vei
tch
List
er C
onsu
lting
Pty
Ltd
(VLC
) com
plet
ed m
odel
ling,
on
beha
lf
of V
icR
oads
, for
the
‘Whi
ttles
ea u
ltim
ate
deve
lopm
ent’.
Thi
s m
odel
ling
was
bas
ed o
n th
e as
sum
ptio
n of
dev
elop
men
t no
rth o
f C
raig
iebu
rn
Roa
d E
ast.
The
com
bina
tion
of t
his
land
bei
ng o
utsi
de t
he u
rban
grow
th b
ound
ary
of t
he S
chem
e an
d us
ed f
or q
uarr
ying
, m
eans
tha
t
it is
unl
ikel
y th
at t
he d
evel
opm
ent
and
asso
ciat
ed t
raffi
c m
odel
ling
assu
med
is a
real
istic
refl e
ctio
n of
the
urba
n ou
tcom
es e
xpec
ted
in th
e
shor
t to
med
ium
term
.
Whi
ttles
ea h
as re
cent
ly c
ompl
eted
a ‘f
utur
e ro
ad n
eeds
’ stu
dy, w
hich
is
partl
y ba
sed
on tr
affi c
fl ow
mod
ellin
g fo
r the
‘ulti
mat
e’ la
nd d
evel
opm
ent
of E
ppin
g N
orth
and
the
surr
ound
ing
area
. T
his
stud
y co
nsid
ers
one
scen
ario
with
dev
elop
men
t no
rth o
f C
raig
iebu
rn R
oad
Eas
t an
d on
e
with
out t
his
deve
lopm
ent.
TT
M h
as p
repa
red
a ‘T
raffi
kpla
n’ m
odel
for A
uror
a an
d its
sur
roun
ds.
In
the
stud
ies
abov
e, A
uror
a w
as n
ot c
onsi
dere
d w
ith th
e hi
gher
dw
ellin
g
dens
ity a
nd fi
ne-g
rain
road
net
wor
k no
w p
ropo
sed.
The
arte
rial s
treet
traffi
c vo
lum
e es
timat
es w
ill b
e hi
gher
ther
efor
e in
the
GTA
, VLC
and
Whi
ttles
ea s
tudi
es t
han
whe
n m
ore
num
erou
s an
d /
or l
ower
ord
er
stre
et c
onne
ctio
ns a
re c
onsi
dere
d, s
uch
as in
the
TT
M m
odel
ling.
As
grid
-bas
ed s
treet
des
ign
plac
es a
n em
phas
is o
n di
strib
utin
g tra
ffi c
onto
low
er o
rder
stre
ets,
it is
impo
rtant
they
are
take
n in
to a
ccou
nt.
The
mor
ning
pea
k pe
riod
traffi
c vo
lum
es h
ave
been
mod
elle
d by
TT
M
and
the
outc
omes
con
verte
d to
dai
ly v
olum
es fo
r the
key
stre
ets
in th
e
netw
ork.
Thr
ough
traf
fi c o
n th
e C
raig
iebu
rn B
ypas
s w
as o
mitt
ed fr
om
the
mod
ellin
g.
The
TT
M m
odel
ling
has
cons
ider
ed t
he e
xten
t of
dev
elop
men
t th
at
may
occ
ur n
orth
of
Cra
igie
burn
Roa
d E
ast
(in W
olle
rt) b
ased
on
a
poss
ible
fut
ure
scen
ario
pro
vide
d by
Whi
ttles
ea.
Any
pos
sibl
e fu
ture
deve
lopm
ent
north
of
Cra
igie
burn
Roa
d E
ast
is d
epen
dent
on
a
varie
ty o
f act
ions
from
the
Sta
te g
over
nmen
t. E
stim
ates
of d
aily
traf
fi c
volu
mes
hav
e be
en m
odel
led
with
and
with
out
deve
lopm
ent
north
of
Cra
igie
burn
Roa
d E
ast.
The
fol
low
ing
tabl
e pr
ovid
es a
com
paris
on b
etw
een
the
daily
tra
ffi c
volu
mes
for
the
ulti
mat
e de
velo
pmen
t of
Epp
ing
Nor
th f
orec
ast
by
TT
M a
nd t
he o
ther
stu
dies
out
lined
abo
ve.
Whi
le t
here
is o
bvio
usly
som
e va
riatio
n be
twee
n ea
ch o
f the
ana
lyse
s, th
e T
TM
mod
ellin
g m
ost
accu
rate
ly re
fl ect
s th
e de
velo
pmen
t pro
pose
d at
Aur
ora.
ST
RE
ET
L
OC
AT
ION
G
RO
GA
N
RIC
HA
RD
S
PT
Y L
TD
(199
9)
GR
EG
TU
CK
ER
AN
D
AS
SO
CIA
TE
S
PT
Y L
TD
(200
1)
VE
ITC
H L
IST
ER
CO
NS
UL
TIN
G
PT
Y L
TD
(200
1)
WH
ITT
LE
SE
A
(200
5):
No
dev
elo
pm
ent
no
rth
of
Cra
igie
bu
rn R
oad
Eas
t
WH
ITT
LE
SE
A
(200
5):
Dev
elo
pm
ent
no
rth
of
Cra
igie
bu
rn R
oad
Eas
t
TT
M
CO
NS
UL
TIN
G
PT
Y L
TD
(200
6):
No
dev
elo
pm
ent
no
rth
of
Cra
igie
bu
rn R
oad
Eas
t
TT
M
CO
NS
UL
TIN
G
PT
Y L
TD
(200
6):
Dev
elo
pm
ent
no
rth
of
Cra
igie
bu
rn R
oad
Eas
t
O’H
erns
Roa
d A
t Cra
igie
burn
Byp
ass
ram
ps
17,9
00
24,5
00
41,9
88
43,6
00
53,6
00
41,4
00
44,6
00
O’H
erns
Roa
d S
canl
on D
rive
to E
dgar
s R
oad
20,2
00
24,5
00
21,9
38
24,9
00
27,5
00
34,2
00
35,4
00
O’H
erns
Roa
d E
ast o
f Edg
ars
Roa
d 20
,100
31
,200
28
,650
23
,400
21
,700
26
,300
26
,600
Edg
ars
Roa
d N
orth
of O
'Her
ns R
oad
31,4
00
32,9
00
22,3
86
23,4
00
17,6
00
14,2
00
14,7
50
Sca
nlon
Driv
e N
orth
of O
'Her
ns R
oad
- -
27,1
09
42,6
00
60,9
00
18,5
00
24,6
00
Sca
nlon
Driv
e S
outh
of H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d -
- 10
,713
-
- 12
,800
17
,500
Har
vest
Hom
e R
oad
Eas
t of E
dgar
s R
oad
12,8
00
- 19
,480
-
- 10
,050
10
,050
AU
RO
RA
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n: P
art 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
26|
3.7 EN
GINEER
ING INF
RASTR
UCTUR
E
3.7.1
Water
Supply
It is
und
erst
ood
that
all
of th
e ex
istin
g dw
ellin
gs o
n th
e su
bjec
t lan
d re
ly
eith
er o
n ra
inw
ater
tan
ks o
r sm
all
diam
eter
priv
ate
mai
n ex
tens
ions
for w
ater
sup
ply.
A n
ew w
ater
mai
n in
Har
vest
Hom
e R
oad
will
sup
ply
retic
ulat
ed w
ater
to m
eet t
he r
equi
rem
ents
of A
uror
a.
Sew
age
will
be
also
trea
ted
loca
lly w
ith th
e re
cycl
ed w
ater
ret
icul
ated
bac
k to
Aur
ora
for a
var
iety
of u
ses.
3.7.2
Draina
ge
As
note
d pr
evio
usly
, Edg
ars
Cre
ek is
an
ephe
mer
al s
tream
that
fl ow
s
thro
ugh
Aur
ora
from
nor
th to
sou
th.
It is
ill-d
efi n
ed in
som
e se
ctio
ns a
nd
has
been
bad
ly d
egra
ded.
The
re a
re s
ever
al n
atur
al m
inor
trib
utar
ies,
the
mos
t sig
nifi c
ant o
f whi
ch a
re th
e E
dgar
s C
reek
Wes
tern
Trib
utar
y
and
the
Eas
tern
Trib
utar
y. S
ome
of th
e tri
buta
ries
have
bee
n m
odifi
ed
over
tim
e by
the
land
ow
ners
to
suit
spec
ifi c
requ
irem
ents
how
ever
,
none
of t
hese
wor
ks w
ill fo
rm p
art o
f the
pro
pose
d dr
aina
ge s
chem
e.
3.7.3
Sewera
ge
The
mai
n co
nstra
int t
o th
e de
velo
pmen
t of E
ppin
g N
orth
has
bee
n th
e
lack
of
sew
erag
e in
frast
ruct
ure.
T
he m
etro
polit
an s
ewer
age
syst
em
has
been
ext
ende
d pr
ogre
ssiv
ely
outw
ard
from
the
Mel
bour
ne c
entra
l
activ
ities
dis
trict
. T
hese
ext
ensi
ons,
whi
ch w
ere
plan
ned
and
desi
gned
abou
t 50
year
s ag
o, d
id n
ot a
ntic
ipat
e th
at u
rban
gro
wth
wou
ld e
xten
d
as f
ar a
s it
has
done
. A
s a
resu
lt, t
he c
apac
ity o
f th
e sy
stem
at
the
fring
es o
f urb
an g
row
th is
lim
ited.
The
impl
icat
ion
of c
ontin
uing
to a
dd
mor
e de
velo
pmen
t to
the
exis
ting
sew
erag
e in
frast
ruct
ure
is a
hig
her
pote
ntia
l for
sew
age
spill
s to
the
envi
ronm
ent.
A s
ewer
age
infra
stru
ctur
e st
rate
gy h
as b
een
fi nal
ised
for E
ppin
g N
orth
.
The
con
stru
ctio
n of
the
criti
cal c
ompo
nent
s is
und
erw
ay.
The
sew
age
and
recy
cled
wat
er tr
eatm
ent f
acili
ty o
n th
e so
uth
side
of C
raig
iebu
rn
Roa
d E
ast,
wes
t of t
he C
raig
iebu
rn B
ypas
s, a
nd a
ssoc
iate
d re
ticul
atio
n
will
be
of s
uffi c
ient
cap
acity
to m
eet t
he re
quire
men
ts o
f Aur
ora.
3.7.4
Other S
ervices
Tele
com
mun
icat
ions
an
d el
ectri
city
ar
e av
aila
ble
to
the
exis
ting
dwel
lings
on
the
subj
ect
land
but
are
of
limite
d ca
paci
ty.
Pro
visi
on
has
been
mad
e fo
r tel
ecom
mun
icat
ions
and
ele
ctric
ity to
be
upgr
aded
to S
ectio
n A
of A
uror
a.
Mai
ns g
as is
ava
ilabl
e in
O’H
erns
Roa
d an
d
Har
vest
Hom
e R
oad.
A
ll of
the
abo
ve s
ervi
ces
will
be
of s
uffi c
ient
capa
city
to m
eet t
he re
quire
men
ts o
f Aur
ora.
|27
AUR
OR
A D
evel
opm
ent P
lan:
Par
t 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
4
GU
IDIN
G P
RIN
CIP
LE
S
The
Vic
Urb
an p
roje
ct t
eam
are
com
mitt
ed t
o th
e fo
llow
ing
guid
ing
prin
cipl
es fo
r Aur
ora:
pros
pero
us c
omm
unity
;
gree
n liv
ing;
hous
ing
choi
ce;
grea
t val
ue;
early
del
iver
y of
ser
vice
s.
The
cha
rt op
posi
te s
umm
aris
es th
e m
eani
ngs
of th
e gu
idin
g pr
inci
ples
and
the
actio
ns re
quire
d to
del
iver
eac
h pr
inci
ple.
4
GU
IDIN
G P
RIN
CIP
LE
S4
G
UID
ING
PR
INC
IPLE
S
1.1Linkages/Connectivity
1.3 Strong Identity
1.2 Financial
1.4Education
1.5Recre
ation
4.1
Rela
tionsh
ips
4.2
Con
trol
ofDes
ign/
Cos
ts
4.3
Deliver
onTi
me
4.4
Best
Prac
tice
4.5 Protect A
menity 4.6RemainAccountable
4.7Marketing
3.2
Inno
vatio
n
3.1 Ra
ngeof
Build
ers/Ar
ch
3.3
Diffe
ring
lotsize
/loca
tion
3.4
Fle
xib
leD
esi
gns
3.6
Afford
abili
ty
3.5
Diffe
rent
House
Types
5.1
Com
mitm
ents
from
oth
erGovt
Dep
t
5.2Su
bsidies/In
vestmen
t
5.3Pla
nning &Des
ign
5.4 Council Funding
5.5 External Private Funding
2.1
Wat
er&
Ener
gy
2.2
Flor
a&
Faun
a
2.6
Open
Space
2.3
Mat
erials M
anag
emen
t
2.7
Resp
onsi
ble
Liv
ing
2.9
Public
Tra
nsp
ort
Usa
ge
1.
Pro
sp
ero
us
Co
mm
un
ity
2.
Gre
en
Liv
ing
3.
Ho
usin
gC
ho
ice
4.
Gre
at
Va
lue
5.
Ea
rly
De
live
ryo
f S
erv
ice
s
Lif
e’s
Be
tte
r a
tA
uro
ra
2.5
Bic
ycle
/W
alk
ing
2.8
Com
fort
&Am
enity
2.4
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tion
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ES
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ES
PO
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ES
5.1 SU
BDIVIS
ION DE
SIGN A
ND LA
NDSC
APE
CHAR
ACTER
5.1.1
Object
ives
The
fu
nctio
ns
of
Vic
Urb
an,
as
desc
ribed
in
th
e V
icto
rian
Urb
an
Dev
elop
men
t A
utho
rity
Act
200
3, i
nclu
de “
to prom
ote be
st prac
tice
in urba
n and
commu
nity de
sign an
d deve
lopment
, having
regard
to link
s to tra
nsport
service
s and in
novatio
ns in su
stainab
le deve
lopment
“ (S
ectio
n 7(
1)(d
)).
The
urb
an d
esig
n of
Aur
ora
is g
uide
d by
the
fol
low
ing
prin
cipl
es o
f
sust
aina
ble
urba
n de
velo
pmen
t. T
he d
evel
opm
ent:
is d
ense
eno
ugh
to p
rom
ote
mix
ed u
se a
nd is
wal
kabl
e
enou
gh
to
supp
ort
a go
od,
relia
ble
publ
ic
trans
port
syst
em;
prov
ides
a ra
nge
of h
ousi
ng o
ptio
ns;
prov
ides
ac
cess
ibili
ty
for
all
ages
an
d ab
ilitie
s an
d
prom
otes
a
heal
thy
lifes
tyle
th
roug
h de
sign
w
hich
enco
urag
es w
alki
ng a
nd s
ocia
l int
erac
tion
and
allo
ws
for
parti
cipa
tion
by a
ll in
the
know
ledg
e ec
onom
y;
prov
ides
loca
lly-b
ased
em
ploy
men
t opp
ortu
nitie
s;
is s
ensi
tive
to th
e lo
cal e
nviro
nmen
tal a
nd c
ultu
ral v
alue
s
from
whi
ch it
der
ives
its
sens
e of
pla
ce;
is s
olar
-orie
nted
and
use
s bo
th p
assi
ve a
nd a
ctiv
e so
lar
desi
gn p
rinci
ples
;
has
high
qua
lity
land
scap
e tre
atm
ent
of t
he p
ublic
rea
lm
incl
udin
g ‘s
treet
s’ n
ot ro
ads.
5.1.2
Genera
l Urban
Desig
n Resp
onse
The
gen
eral
urb
an d
esig
n re
spon
se o
f Aur
ora
to th
e ab
ove
prin
cipl
es
is a
s fo
llow
s. T
he d
etai
led
desi
gn o
f Aur
ora
will
pro
vide
mor
e sp
ecifi
c
resp
onse
s to
thos
e pr
inci
ples
.
Diff
eren
t dw
ellin
g de
nsity
tar
gets
will
app
ly t
o di
ffere
nt
parts
of A
uror
a.
Targ
ets
of 1
4 lo
ts p
er h
ecta
re w
ill a
pply
in c
onve
ntio
nal
resi
dent
ial
area
s, 2
0 lo
ts p
er h
ecta
re i
n
med
ium
den
sity
res
iden
tial a
reas
and
27
lots
per
hec
tare
in h
igh
dens
ity re
side
ntia
l are
as.
The
ove
rall
dwel
ling
dens
ity a
t Aur
ora
will
be
sign
ifi ca
ntly
high
er th
an ‘c
onve
ntio
nal’
subd
ivis
ions
in th
e ou
ter
area
s
of M
elbo
urne
. W
ith re
sear
ch s
how
ing
that
the
popu
latio
n
dens
ity r
equi
red
to s
uppo
rt hi
gh q
ualit
y pu
blic
tra
nspo
rt
is in
the
ord
er o
f 50
peo
ple
per
hect
are,
the
ove
rall
net
dwel
ling
dens
ity i
n A
uror
a w
ill b
e ar
ound
19
dwel
lings
per
hect
are
to f
acili
tate
opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r hi
gh q
ualit
y an
d
sust
aina
ble
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort.
Aur
ora
will
co
mpr
ise
a nu
mbe
r of
su
btly
di
scer
nabl
e
dist
ricts
bas
ed o
n na
tura
l fea
ture
s, o
pen
spac
e tre
atm
ent,
plan
for
m,
and
arch
itect
ural
cha
ract
er.
Eac
h di
stric
t w
ill
have
a ‘c
ore’
, suc
h as
a lo
cal a
ctiv
ity c
entre
, aro
und
whi
ch
high
er d
ensi
ty d
evel
opm
ent w
ill b
e co
nstru
cted
.
The
urb
an fo
rm w
ill s
uppo
rt ‘w
alka
bilit
y’ b
y pr
ovid
ing
high
er
dens
ity d
evel
opm
ent c
lose
r to
the
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
s,
as w
ell
as b
eing
ext
rem
ely
‘per
mea
ble’
to
pede
stria
n
trave
l.
The
pro
pose
d lo
t mix
will
rang
e ty
pica
lly fr
om a
ppro
xim
atel
y
180
to 6
50 s
quar
em
etre
s, w
ith e
ncou
rage
men
t fo
r a
rang
e of
hou
sing
opt
ions
. In
som
e pa
rticu
lar
area
s, s
uch
as a
roun
d ac
tivity
cen
tres
and
publ
ic o
pen
spac
es,
it is
inte
nded
to
prov
ide
alte
rnat
ive
dwel
ling
type
s, i
nclu
ding
apar
tmen
t-sty
le h
ousi
ng, a
t a d
ense
r lev
el th
an th
e ov
eral
l
fi gur
e no
ted
abov
e.
A s
mal
l nu
mbe
r of
lar
ger
lots
are
also
env
isag
ed.
Thi
s ra
nge
of lo
t siz
es a
nd d
ensi
ties
will
rein
forc
e th
e ra
nge
of h
ousi
ng o
ptio
ns th
roug
hout
Aur
ora.
Hig
h le
vels
of
acce
ssib
ility
will
be
prov
ided
thr
ough
out
Aur
ora,
with
the
per
mea
bilit
y an
d de
nsity
of
the
urba
n
form
pro
mot
ing
wal
king
and
cyc
ling.
Sub
ject
to d
etai
led
desi
gn a
nd fe
asib
ility
, it i
s in
tend
ed to
prov
ide
a fu
lly c
onne
cted
and
‘wire
d’ A
uror
a, in
clud
ing
its
own
com
mun
ity in
trane
t.
Em
ploy
men
t op
portu
nitie
s w
ill
be
avai
labl
e w
ithin
th
e
Coo
per
Stre
et E
mpl
oym
ent A
rea
to th
e so
uth,
as
wel
l as
in th
e ac
tivity
cen
tres
prop
osed
for A
uror
a.
The
env
ironm
enta
l and
cul
tura
l val
ues
of th
e su
bjec
t lan
d
will
be
prot
ecte
d an
d re
info
rced
. T
he s
ites
of g
reat
est
ecol
ogic
al
valu
e w
ill
be
prot
ecte
d.
C
ultu
ral
herit
age
elem
ents
suc
h as
Abo
rigin
al a
rcha
eolo
gica
l si
tes,
dry
ston
e w
alls
, hi
stor
ic b
uild
ings
and
hom
este
ad v
eget
atio
n
will
be
inte
grat
ed i
nto
the
desi
gn a
s fa
r as
pos
sibl
e to
rein
forc
e th
e un
ique
sen
se o
f pla
ce o
f the
sub
ject
land
.
The
nor
th-s
outh
grid
of s
treet
s w
ill m
axim
ise
the
pote
ntia
l
for
sola
r ac
cess
, w
hile
a c
omm
itmen
t to
a m
inim
um s
ix-
star
ene
rgy
ratin
g fo
r dw
ellin
gs w
ill e
nsur
e ac
tive
and
pass
ive
sola
r tec
hnol
ogie
s ar
e ad
opte
d.
The
lan
dsca
pe t
hrou
ghou
t th
e pu
blic
rea
lm o
f A
uror
a
will
be
of
hi
gh
qual
ity
and
inco
rpor
ate
a ra
nge
of
envi
ronm
enta
lly s
ensi
tive
initi
ativ
es, i
nclu
ding
a h
igh
leve
l
of n
ativ
e sp
ecie
s an
d w
ater
sen
sitiv
e ur
ban
desi
gn.
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5.1.3
Subdiv
ision D
esign
(a) Stre
et Orien
tation
The
ove
rall
stre
et o
rient
atio
n of
Aur
ora
is b
ased
on
a lo
osel
y de
fi ned
north
-sou
th
/ ea
st-w
est
grid
w
ith
som
e ke
y di
agon
al
stre
ets
for
conn
ectiv
ity a
nd m
inor
dev
iatio
ns to
acc
omm
odat
e a
rang
e of
nat
ural
/
cultu
ral f
eatu
res.
Thi
s ap
proa
ch to
the
stre
et n
etw
ork
prov
ides
:
stro
ng i
nter
conn
ecte
dnes
s to
allo
w m
axim
um c
hoic
e of
rout
es th
roug
h th
e ne
ighb
ourh
oods
;
high
ly in
tegr
ated
stre
ets
to d
istri
bute
loca
l tra
ffi c;
neig
hbou
rhoo
ds
that
ar
e in
tegr
ated
w
ith
surr
ound
ing
ones
, cr
eatin
g th
e op
portu
nity
for
stro
ng n
eigh
bour
hood
soci
al c
onne
ctio
ns to
occ
ur;
max
imum
sol
ar a
cces
s fo
r the
lots
and
dw
ellin
gs;
inte
rest
ing
high
light
s in
the
urb
an f
orm
whe
re t
he s
treet
patte
rn d
evia
tes
from
the
grid
.
The
grid
pro
pose
d pr
ovid
es t
he f
ram
ewor
k fo
r a
broa
d ra
nge
of l
ot
size
s an
d ty
pes,
incl
udin
g lo
ts w
ith fr
ont a
nd re
ar v
ehic
le a
cces
s.
(b) Art
erial an
d Neig
hbourh
ood Co
nnecto
r Stree
ts
The
arte
rial a
nd n
eigh
bour
hood
con
nect
or s
treet
net
wor
k of
Aur
ora
is a
loos
e gr
id g
ener
ally
spa
ced
betw
een
600
and
900
met
res.
The
re a
re t
hree
eas
t-wes
t ar
teria
l st
reet
s -
Cra
igie
burn
Roa
d E
ast,
Har
vest
Hom
e R
oad
and
O’H
erns
Roa
d. C
raig
iebu
rn R
oad
Eas
t and
O’H
erns
Roa
d pr
ovid
e co
nnec
tions
to th
e re
gion
al ro
ad n
etw
ork
to th
e
east
and
wes
t, w
hile
Har
vest
Hom
e R
oad
will
ter
min
ate
east
of
the
Cra
igie
burn
Byp
ass.
H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d is
an
impo
rtant
sec
onda
ry
arte
rial h
owev
er, a
s it
will
con
nect
Aur
ora
and
any
deve
lopm
ent t
o th
e
east
to th
e no
rther
n pr
imar
y ce
ntre
at i
ts in
ters
ectio
n w
ith E
dgar
s R
oad.
Wes
t of
Edg
ars
Roa
d, H
arve
st H
ome
Roa
d w
ill d
evia
te t
o th
e so
uth
wes
t to
cre
ate
a di
rect
con
nect
ion
to t
he l
ocal
act
ivity
cen
tre a
t th
e
inte
rsec
tion
with
Sca
nlon
Driv
e.
The
re a
re tw
o no
rth-s
outh
arte
rial s
treet
s -
Edg
ars
Roa
d an
d S
canl
on
Driv
e - t
hat c
onne
ct C
raig
iebu
rn R
oad
Eas
t and
O’H
erns
Roa
d. I
n th
e
sout
hern
sec
tion,
the
alig
nmen
t of
Edg
ars
Roa
d fa
cilit
ates
a g
rade
-
sepa
rate
d cr
ossi
ng o
f O
’Her
ns R
oad
to a
llow
for
a p
ossi
ble
futu
re
railw
ay l
ine.
N
orth
of
Har
vest
Hom
e R
oad,
Edg
ars
Roa
d cu
rves
to
the
wes
t to
avoi
d a
ston
y ris
e, to
max
imis
e th
e op
portu
nity
for
high
er
dens
ity d
evel
opm
ent
to s
uppo
rt th
e pu
blic
tra
nspo
rt co
rrid
or a
nd t
o
mee
t the
edg
e of
Edg
ars
Cre
ek to
faci
litat
e its
inte
grat
ion
in th
e pu
blic
real
m.
The
nor
ther
n se
ctio
n of
Sca
nlon
Driv
e al
igns
with
the
ease
men
t
asso
ciat
ed w
ith th
e tra
nsm
issi
on g
as m
ain.
The
eas
t-wes
t nei
ghbo
urho
od c
onne
ctor
stre
ets
betw
een
Cra
igie
burn
Roa
d E
ast,
Har
vest
H
ome
Roa
d an
d O
’Her
ns
Roa
d pr
ovid
e
conn
ectio
ns t
o th
e fu
ture
dev
elop
men
t to
the
eas
t of
Aur
ora.
T
hese
stre
ets
conn
ect
the
neig
hbou
rhoo
ds,
help
to
dist
ribut
e tra
ffi c
mor
e
even
ly t
hrou
gh t
he s
ubje
ct la
nd a
nd p
rovi
de e
ast-w
est
acce
ss t
o th
e
educ
atio
n ce
ntre
s.
In th
e no
rth w
est o
f Aur
ora,
a d
iago
nal n
eigh
bour
hood
con
nect
or s
treet
exte
nds
alon
g th
e ed
ge o
f th
e co
nser
vatio
n ar
ea,
cros
ses
Sca
nlon
Driv
e an
d co
nnec
ts t
o th
e no
rther
n pr
imar
y ac
tivity
cen
tre.
An
east
-
wes
t ne
ighb
ourh
ood
conn
ecto
r st
reet
in
the
north
eas
t pr
ovid
es a
dire
ct li
nk b
etw
een
Aur
ora
and
the
Epp
ing
Nor
th E
ast L
ocal
Stru
ctur
e
Pla
n ar
ea.
An
east
-wes
t nei
ghbo
urho
od c
onne
ctor
stre
et in
the
sout
h
east
of
the
subj
ect
land
pro
vide
s a
conn
ectio
n be
twee
n th
e fu
ture
deve
lopm
ent
in t
he E
NLS
P a
rea
and
the
sout
hern
prim
ary
activ
ity
cent
re, t
hrou
gh S
ectio
n A
of A
uror
a.
(c) Acc
ess Str
eets
The
fi ner
gra
in o
f ac
cess
stre
ets
thro
ugho
ut A
uror
a re
info
rces
an
over
all
north
-sou
th /
eas
t-wes
t gr
id.
Dev
iatio
n fro
m t
his
grid
occ
urs
prim
arily
to fa
cilit
ate
the
rete
ntio
n of
a n
umbe
r of n
atur
al fe
atur
es o
f the
subj
ect l
and,
incl
udin
g:
exis
ting
trees
in th
e no
rth w
est;
a nu
mbe
r of s
tony
rise
s;
the
curv
ed a
lignm
ent o
f Edg
ars
Cre
ek;
topo
grap
hic
chan
ges.
The
onl
y ot
her
devi
atio
n of
acc
ess
stre
ets
from
the
grid
is
arou
nd
the
diag
onal
nei
ghbo
urho
od c
onne
ctor
stre
ets
that
lead
tow
ards
the
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
s.
The
acc
ess
stre
et n
etw
ork
is g
ener
ally
com
pris
ed o
f 16
met
res
wid
e
rese
rves
(min
imum
) and
is d
esig
ned
to:
acco
mm
odat
e pe
dest
rians
, cyc
lists
and
veh
icle
s;
prov
ide
for o
n-st
reet
par
king
;
cont
rol v
ehic
le s
peed
by
stre
et le
ngth
, on-
stre
et p
arki
ng
inte
nsity
and
var
iatio
n in
wid
th a
nd a
lignm
ent.
With
in t
hese
bro
ad p
aram
eter
s, a
var
iety
of
acce
ss s
treet
tre
atm
ents
will
be
deve
lope
d as
par
t of
the
det
aile
d de
sign
of
each
sec
tion
and
stag
e of
sub
divi
sion
. T
hese
tre
atm
ents
, w
hich
may
inc
lude
cen
tral
med
ians
, an
gled
cen
tre o
r si
de p
arki
ng a
nd w
ider
ver
ges,
will
cre
ate
stre
etsc
ape
dive
rsity
in th
e ne
ighb
ourh
oods
.
Clo
ser
to t
he p
rimar
y ac
tivity
cen
tres,
a w
ider
acc
ess
stre
et f
orm
is
prop
osed
with
in a
n 18
met
res
rese
rve.
T
his
stre
et f
orm
allo
ws
for
thro
ugh
traffi
c w
hile
acc
omm
odat
ing
park
ing
on b
oth
side
s of
the
stre
et.
All
acce
ss s
treet
s w
ithin
Aur
ora
will
pro
vide
foot
path
s on
bot
h si
des
of
the
stre
et.
Squ
ares
Sm
all l
ocal
ope
n sp
aces
Wid
ened
roa
d re
serv
es
Gen
erou
s m
edia
ns
|31
AUR
OR
A D
evel
opm
ent P
lan:
Par
t 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
(d) Acc
ess La
nes
In a
num
ber
of lo
catio
ns it
is d
esira
ble
and
prop
osed
to h
ave
hous
ing
form
s w
ith g
arag
es a
cces
sed
from
the
rea
r of
lots
and
con
sequ
ently
acce
ss la
nes.
T
he p
rovi
sion
of a
cces
s la
nes
crea
tes
the
oppo
rtuni
ty
for h
ighe
r ord
er s
treet
s w
ith s
treet
scap
es th
at a
re fr
ee o
f gar
age
door
s
and
driv
eway
cro
ssov
ers.
T
his
form
of
stre
etsc
ape
has
the
pote
ntia
l
also
for
a h
ighe
r le
vel
of p
assi
ve s
urve
illan
ce d
ue t
o th
e in
crea
sed
num
ber o
f dw
ellin
gs fr
ontin
g ea
ch le
ngth
of s
treet
.
Whi
le th
e de
nsity
and
urb
an d
esig
n be
nefi t
s of
acc
ess
lane
s ar
e cl
ear,
they
will
be
desi
gned
car
eful
ly t
o en
sure
saf
ety
and
secu
rity.
T
he
acce
ss la
nes
are
rela
tivel
y sh
ort i
n le
ngth
and
pro
vide
no
‘hid
ing
plac
es’
that
wou
ld c
ompr
omis
e pe
rson
al s
ecur
ity.
Car
eful
atte
ntio
n to
ligh
ting
will
ens
ure
clea
r vie
ws
at n
ight
thro
ugh
the
acce
ss la
nes.
The
cr
eatio
n of
ga
rage
-top
hous
ing,
in
th
e fo
rm
of
smal
l st
udio
apar
tmen
ts,
will
be
enco
urag
ed a
long
the
acc
ess
lane
s, p
artic
ular
ly
on c
orne
r lo
ts w
here
the
dwel
ling
can
cont
ribut
e to
the
surv
eilla
nce
of
the
lane
. T
hese
hou
sing
form
s w
ill p
rovi
de g
reat
er d
wel
ling
choi
ce a
t
Aur
ora.
(e) Lot
Sizes
As
note
d ea
rlier
, dw
ellin
g de
nsity
is
a cr
itica
l is
sue
in r
elat
ion
to
sust
aina
bilit
y,
parti
cula
rly
to
achi
eve
high
qu
ality
pu
blic
tra
nspo
rt
prov
isio
n. A
uror
a w
ill a
im to
pro
vide
hig
her d
ensi
ty (1
80 to
300
squ
are
met
res)
lots
and
apa
rtmen
t-sty
le d
wel
lings
(100
to 1
50 s
quar
e m
etre
s)
with
in t
he w
alka
ble
catc
hmen
ts (
800
met
res)
of
the
prim
ary
activ
ity
cent
res,
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort s
tatio
ns /
inte
rcha
nges
and
dis
trict
cor
es.
The
dw
ellin
g de
nsity
will
dec
reas
e ge
nera
lly a
s th
e di
stan
ce f
rom
the
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
s an
d st
atio
ns /
int
erch
ange
s in
crea
ses.
The
maj
ority
of
lots
will
be
in t
he r
ange
of
300
to 5
00 s
quar
e m
etre
s
how
ever
, the
re w
ill b
e op
portu
nity
for
smal
ler
lots
(18
0 to
300
squ
are
met
res)
clo
se to
pub
lic o
pen
spac
e or
com
mun
ity fa
cilit
ies.
Whi
le th
e la
rges
t (50
0 to
100
0 sq
uare
met
res)
lots
will
be
inte
rspe
rsed
thro
ugho
ut
Aur
ora,
th
ey
will
be
m
inim
ised
w
ithin
th
e w
alka
ble
catc
hmen
ts o
f the
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
s an
d st
atio
ns /
inte
rcha
nges
.
A d
iver
sity
of l
ot s
izes
can
ass
ist i
n pr
ovid
ing
choi
ce a
nd c
onse
quen
tly
an o
ppor
tuni
ty fo
r a v
arie
ty o
f dw
ellin
g an
d ho
useh
old
type
s.
(f) Lot
Orien
tation
and Dim
ension
s
The
qua
lity
of s
olar
acc
ess
to l
ots
is d
eter
min
ed s
trong
ly b
y th
e lo
t
shap
e an
d or
ient
atio
n (a
nd o
f co
urse
by
build
ing
sitin
g an
d de
sign
).
The
orie
ntat
ion
has
alre
ady
been
not
ed a
s be
ing
gene
rally
nor
th-s
outh
or e
ast-w
est b
ut th
e sh
ape
and
prop
ortio
ns o
f the
lots
will
als
o re
spon
d
to s
olar
acc
ess
requ
irem
ents
.
The
det
aile
d de
sign
of d
wel
lings
in S
ectio
n A
of A
uror
a ha
s co
nclu
ded
that
a s
ix-s
tar
ener
gy r
atin
g is
bes
t ac
hiev
ed o
n ea
st-w
est
lots
for
deta
ched
dw
ellin
gs a
nd n
orth
-sou
th lo
ts fo
r ter
race
and
sem
i-det
ache
d
dwel
lings
.
The
bro
ad p
aram
eter
s th
at h
ave
been
ado
pted
in th
e cr
eatio
n of
lots
are
show
n op
posi
te.
The
fi gu
res
are
indi
cativ
e on
ly a
nd w
ill b
e re
fi ned
as p
art o
f the
det
aile
d de
sign
of e
ach
stag
e of
sub
divi
sion
.
Car
par
king
to
all
dwel
lings
will
be
prov
ided
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith t
he
requ
irem
ents
of
the
Sch
eme.
D
oubl
e ga
rage
s at
the
mai
n st
reet
front
age
will
be
only
pro
vide
d ge
nera
lly w
here
the
lot
wid
th i
s 12
.5
met
res
or g
reat
er.
Sin
gle
gara
ges
at t
he m
ain
stre
et f
ront
age
will
be
prov
ided
gen
eral
ly w
here
the
lot w
idth
is le
ss th
an 1
2.5
met
res.
LO
T O
RIE
NT
AT
ION
/ T
YP
E
IND
ICA
TIV
E L
OT
WID
TH
(met
res)
IND
ICA
TIV
E L
OT
DE
PT
H
(met
res)
Nor
th-s
outh
lot w
ith fr
ont a
cces
s
(gar
age
at m
ain
stre
et fr
onta
ge)
10.5
+25
+ on
nor
th s
ide
28+
on s
outh
sid
e
Nor
th-s
outh
lot w
ith re
ar a
cces
s
(gar
age
at re
ar o
n ac
cess
lane
)
6.5
- 10.
5
(min
imum
of 9
.5 o
n co
rner
s)
30+
on n
orth
sid
e
32+
on s
outh
sid
e
Eas
t-wes
t lot
with
fron
t acc
ess
(gar
age
at m
ain
stre
et fr
onta
ge)
12.5
+
(min
imum
10.
5 w
ith s
ingl
e
gara
ges
and
dupl
ex h
ouse
s)
25 -
32
Eas
t-wes
t lot
with
rear
acc
ess
(gar
age
at re
ar o
n ac
cess
lane
)
Min
imum
7.5
(min
imum
of 9
.5 o
n co
rner
s)
30 -
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RO
RA
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n: P
art 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
32|
5.1.4
Landsc
ape Ch
aracte
r
(a) Gen
eral La
ndscap
e Resp
onse
The
loca
l cha
ract
er o
f Aur
ora
is in
fl uen
ced
grea
tly b
y its
nat
ural
and
cultu
ral
land
scap
e ch
arac
ter
elem
ents
.
The
se
elem
ents
w
ill
be
inco
rpor
ated
into
the
land
scap
e de
sign
, in
orde
r to
help
dev
elop
a lo
cal
sens
e of
pla
ce.
The
su
stai
nabi
lity
obje
ctiv
e of
Aur
ora
and
the
prop
osed
dw
ellin
g
dens
ity g
ener
ate
addi
tiona
l opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r th
e la
ndsc
ape
char
acte
r
of th
e pu
blic
real
m, i
nclu
ding
the
follo
win
g.
The
abi
lity
to r
euse
and
rec
ycle
wat
er o
n th
e su
bjec
t lan
d
will
pro
vide
the
pote
ntia
l for
gre
ater
spe
cies
div
ersi
ty.
Pas
sive
sol
ar h
eatin
g / c
oolin
g re
quire
s ac
cess
for s
unlig
ht
into
roo
ms
in w
inte
r an
d sh
ade
in s
umm
er.
Effe
ctiv
e
capt
ure
of
sola
r en
ergy
fo
r co
nver
sion
to
el
ectri
city
requ
ires
unin
terr
upte
d ac
cess
to
the
sun
thro
ugho
ut t
he
day.
Thi
s re
quire
s ap
prop
riate
bui
lt fo
rm a
s w
ell a
s th
e us
e
of s
uita
ble
stre
et tr
ees,
whi
ch w
ill in
fl uen
ce th
e la
ndsc
ape
char
acte
r of t
he s
treet
s.
Som
e lo
cally
ind
igen
ous
tree
spec
ies,
suc
h as
Riv
er
Red
-gum
s, a
re n
ot a
ppro
pria
te f
or u
se a
s st
reet
tre
es
due
to t
heir
scal
e, f
orm
and
ten
denc
y to
dro
p lim
bs.
Oth
er s
peci
es h
ave
not
had
a pr
oven
tra
ck r
ecor
d in
stre
etsc
apes
or h
ave
not b
een
grow
n co
mm
erci
ally
in th
e
num
bers
req
uire
d fo
r a
deve
lopm
ent
the
size
of A
uror
a.
Ack
now
ledg
ing
thes
e co
nstra
ints
, it i
s ap
prop
riate
to u
se
non-
indi
geno
us n
ativ
e tre
es in
stre
ets.
Rec
ycle
d or
re
new
able
m
ater
ials
an
d re
sour
ces
will
be u
sed
in t
he l
ands
cape
con
stru
ctio
n an
d re
pres
ent
sust
aina
ble
mat
eria
ls
with
lo
w
embo
died
en
ergy
,
low
to
xici
ty
and
the
low
est
disc
erna
ble
ener
gy
cost
s
asso
ciat
ed w
ith tr
ansp
orta
tion.
(b) Art
erial St
reets
The
inte
nt o
f th
e la
ndsc
ape
appr
oach
to
arte
rial s
treet
s is
to
prov
ide
legi
ble,
cle
ar p
athw
ays
thro
ugh
and
arou
nd A
uror
a fo
r m
otor
ists
,
cycl
ists
and
ped
estri
ans.
Cen
tral m
edia
ns a
nd w
ide
verg
es p
rovi
de t
he o
ppor
tuni
ty f
or s
trong
aven
ue p
lant
ing
of n
ativ
e tre
es a
nd w
ater
sen
sitiv
e ur
ban
desi
gn
(WS
UD
) tre
atm
ents
, whe
re p
ract
icab
le.
Dec
iduo
us tr
ees
may
be
used
in t
he p
rimar
y ac
tivity
cen
tres
to p
rovi
de g
reat
er s
olar
acc
ess
durin
g
win
ter.
Ind
igen
ous
shru
bs,
grou
ndco
vers
and
gra
ss s
peci
es m
ay b
e
used
as
acce
nt p
lant
ings
. In
the
prim
ary
activ
ity c
entre
s, a
mor
e ur
ban
form
of
stre
etsc
ape
will
inc
lude
har
d-pa
ved
or g
rave
l ar
eas
and
the
prov
isio
n of
stre
et fu
rnitu
re a
nd p
ublic
art.
(c) Nei
ghbour
hood C
onnect
or Stree
ts
The
int
ent
of t
he l
ands
cape
app
roac
h to
nei
ghbo
urho
od c
onne
ctor
stre
ets
is t
o re
info
rce
the
hier
arch
y of
stre
et t
ypes
at
Aur
ora
whi
le
prov
idin
gfl e
xibi
lity
to r
espo
nd t
o pa
rticu
lar
circ
umst
ance
s, s
uch
as
adja
cent
to e
duca
tion
cent
res
whe
re w
ider
foot
path
s m
ay b
e re
quire
d.
The
re is
the
oppo
rtuni
ty fo
r stro
ng a
venu
e pl
antin
g of
nat
ive
trees
and
indi
geno
us s
hrub
s, g
roun
dcov
ers
and
gras
s sp
ecie
s m
ay b
e us
ed a
s
acce
nt p
lant
ings
at
key
poin
ts.
WS
UD
tre
atm
ents
may
als
o re
quire
spac
e fo
r sw
ales
and
dra
inag
e co
urse
s.
Arteria
l Stree
t
Neighb
ourhoo
d Conn
ector S
treet
|33
AUR
OR
A D
evel
opm
ent P
lan:
Par
t 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
(d) Acc
ess Str
eets
The
maj
ority
of s
treet
s w
ithin
Aur
ora
will
be
acce
ss s
treet
s. T
he in
tent
with
in th
ese
stre
etsc
apes
is to
pro
vide
a c
omfo
rtabl
e, d
omes
tic-s
cale
land
scap
e tre
atm
ent w
here
land
scap
e an
d ur
ban
desi
gn c
ues
will
be
used
to a
lert
mot
oris
ts to
slo
w d
own.
A r
elat
ivel
y hi
gh d
ensi
ty o
f st
reet
tre
es w
ill b
e us
ed in
acc
ess
stre
ets
with
a v
arie
ty o
f sp
ecie
s to
cre
ate
a se
nse
of n
eigh
bour
hood
iden
tity
and
infl u
ence
the
mic
rocl
imat
e.
The
spe
cies
will
be
pred
omin
antly
non-
indi
geno
us
nativ
e tre
es.
S
hrub
s,
grou
ndco
vers
an
d gr
ass
spec
ies
may
be
used
as
acce
nt p
lant
ings
and
stre
et fu
rnitu
re m
ay b
e
inco
rpor
ated
at k
ey p
oint
s.
As
with
the
arte
rial
and
neig
hbou
rhoo
d co
nnec
tor
stre
ets,
WS
UD
treat
men
ts m
ay a
lso
requ
ire s
pace
for s
wal
es a
nd d
rain
age
cour
ses.
(e) Acc
ess La
nes
The
int
ent
of t
he l
ands
cape
app
roac
h to
acc
ess
lane
s is
to
prov
ide
clea
r and
saf
e ac
cess
for p
edes
trian
s, c
yclis
ts a
nd m
otor
ists
.
The
acc
ess
lane
s w
ill b
e pa
ved
pred
omin
antly
but
whe
re s
pace
is
avai
labl
e, s
mal
l tre
es w
ith ro
bust
gro
und
cove
rs o
r tuf
ting
plan
ts a
roun
d
the
base
will
be
intro
duce
d to
pro
vide
sha
de a
nd v
isua
l sof
teni
ng.
Access
Street
Access
Lane
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(f) Stre
et Tree
s
The
sel
ectio
n of
par
ticul
ar s
treet
tre
es f
or e
ach
stag
e of
sub
divi
sion
will
be
refi n
ed a
nd r
evie
wed
ove
r tim
e. A
n in
dica
tive
list o
f spe
cies
is
oppo
site
.
ST
RE
ET
TY
PE
/ IN
DIC
AT
IVE
PL
AN
T S
PE
CIE
S
EV
ER
GR
EE
N (E
)
/ DE
CID
UO
US
(D)
TY
PIC
AL
HE
IGH
T A
T M
AT
UR
ITY
(met
res)
A
rter
ial s
tree
t
Spo
tted
Gum
(Cor
ymbi
a m
acul
ata)
E
20
Sm
ooth
-bar
ked
App
le (A
ngop
hora
cos
tata
) E
15
- 20
Nei
gh
bo
urh
oo
d c
on
nec
tor
stre
et
C
entra
l med
ians
and
sid
e ve
rges
Bla
ckw
ood
(Aca
cia
mel
anox
ylon
) E
15
- 20
Spo
tted
Gum
(Cor
ymbi
a m
acul
ata)
E
15
+
Riv
er P
eppe
rmin
t (E
ucal
yptu
s el
ata)
E
15
- 20
Yel
low
Box
(Euc
alyp
tus
mel
liado
ra)
E
15 -
20
'Ros
ea' R
ed Ir
onba
rk (E
ucal
yptu
s si
dero
xylo
n 'R
osea
') E
10
- 20
Nar
row
-leav
ed P
eppe
rmin
t (E
ucal
yptu
s ra
diat
a)
E
15 -
20
Med
ian
-div
ided
str
eet
(30
met
res
road
res
erve
)
Cen
tral m
edia
ns
Red
Spo
tted-
gum
(Euc
alyp
tus
man
nife
ra s
sp.
mac
ulos
a)E
10
- 20
Red
Box
(Euc
alyp
tus
poly
anth
emos
) E
15
- 20
Sid
e ve
rges
Red
Flo
wer
ing-
gum
(Cor
ymbi
a fic
ifolia
) E
6
- 10
Wal
lang
arra
Whi
te-g
um (E
ucal
yptu
s sc
opar
ia)
E
10 -
15
A
cces
s st
reet
(e
ast-
wes
t str
eets
with
min
imal
set
back
to
dw
ellin
gs)
D
war
f App
le M
yrtle
(Ang
opho
ra h
ipid
a)
E
6 - 1
0
Ros
e S
he-O
ak (A
lloca
suar
ina
toru
losa
) E
10
- 15
Yel
low
Gum
(Euc
alyp
tus
leuc
oxyl
on s
pp. C
onna
ta)
E
10 -
12
Euk
ie D
war
f Yel
low
-gum
(Euc
alyp
tus
leuc
oxyl
on
'Euk
ie D
war
f')
E
5 - 7
'Litt
le S
potty
' (E
ucal
yptu
s m
anni
fera
- dw
arf f
orm
) E
5
- 7
Gip
psla
nd M
anna
-gum
(Euc
alyp
tus
pryo
riana
) E
12
- 1
4
Pin
k G
um (E
ucal
yptu
s fa
scic
ulos
a)
E
6 - 1
0
Dw
arf Y
ello
w-g
um (E
ucal
yptu
s le
ucox
ylon
dw
arf)
E
6 - 1
0
Wal
lang
arra
Whi
te-g
um (E
ucal
yptu
s sc
opar
ia)
E
10 -
15
Whi
te C
edar
(Mel
ia a
zade
rach
) D
6
- 10
ST
RE
ET
TY
PE
/ IN
DIC
AT
IVE
PL
AN
T S
PE
CIE
S
EV
ER
GR
EE
N (E
)
/ DE
CID
UO
US
(D)
TY
PIC
AL
HE
IGH
T A
T M
AT
UR
ITY
(met
res)
A
cces
s st
reet
(n
ort
h-s
ou
th s
tree
ts w
ith m
inim
al s
etb
ack
to
dw
ellin
gs)
Ligh
twoo
d (A
caci
a im
plex
a)
E
6 - 1
0
Bla
ckw
ood
(Aca
cia
mel
anox
ylon
) E
6
- 10
Coa
stal
Ban
ksia
(Ban
ksia
inte
grifo
lia)
E
10 -
15
Daw
son
Riv
er B
ottle
brus
h (C
allis
tem
on v
imin
alis
'Daw
son
Riv
er')
E
6 - 1
0
Red
Flo
wer
ing-
gum
(Cor
ymbi
a fic
ifolia
) E
6
- 10
Yel
low
Blo
odw
ood
(Cor
ymbi
a ex
imia
) E
6
- 10
Silv
er G
um (E
ucal
yptu
s cr
enul
ata)
E
6
- 10
Larg
e-fru
ited
Yel
low
-gum
(Euc
alyp
tus
leuc
ocyl
on s
sp.
Meg
aloc
arpa
)E
6
- 10
Euk
ie D
war
f Yel
low
-gum
(Euc
alyp
tus
leuc
oxyl
on
'Euk
ie D
war
f')
E
5 - 7
Sno
w G
um (E
ucal
yptu
s pa
ucifl
ora
'Litt
le S
now
man
') E
7
Cor
al G
um (E
ucal
yptu
s to
rqua
ta)
E
6 - 1
0
Kan
ooka
(Tris
tani
opsi
s la
urin
a)
E
6 - 1
0
Acc
ess
lan
e S
mal
l eve
rgre
en tr
ees
Bot
tlebr
ush
(Cal
liste
mon
sal
ignu
s)
E
4 - 6
Bot
tlebr
ush
(Cal
liste
mon
'Har
knes
s')
E
4 - 6
Bot
tlebr
ush
(Cal
liste
mon
'Kin
g's
Par
k S
peci
al')
E
4 - 6
Lem
on (C
itrus
lim
on 'E
urek
a')
E
7
Pin
Cus
hion
Hak
ea (H
akea
laur
ina)
E
4
- 6
Pin
k S
pike
Hak
ea (H
akea
cor
iace
a)
E
4 - 7
Oliv
e (O
lea
euro
paea
(see
dles
s)
E
5 - 7
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OR
A D
evel
opm
ent P
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t 2
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embe
r 20
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(g) Pub
lic Tran
sport C
orridor
The
inte
nt o
f the
land
scap
e ap
proa
ch to
the
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort c
orrid
or is
to p
rovi
de a
n at
tract
ive
appe
aran
ce u
ntil
the
railw
ay li
ne is
con
stru
cted
.
Sig
ns in
the
corr
idor
will
exp
lain
the
futu
re u
se o
f the
land
and
that
the
land
scap
e tre
atm
ent i
s an
inte
rim s
olut
ion.
The
pub
lic t
rans
port
corr
idor
var
ies
in w
idth
but
is
appr
oxim
atel
y 26
met
res
wid
e an
d is
abu
tted
on b
oth
side
s by
stre
ets
for
mos
t of
its
leng
th.
An
aven
ue o
f tre
es w
ill b
e pl
ante
d on
eac
h si
de o
f the
stre
ets
with
a g
rass
‘med
ian’
in th
e ce
ntre
.
The
railw
ay li
ne is
exp
ecte
d to
be
cons
truct
ed a
ppro
xim
atel
y 2
met
res
belo
w t
he a
butti
ng s
treet
lev
els.
T
he l
ands
cape
app
roac
h ou
tline
d
abov
e an
ticip
ates
the
ret
entio
n of
the
ave
nues
of
trees
, w
hich
may
be q
uite
mat
ure
whe
n th
e ra
ilway
lin
e is
con
stru
cted
. T
he p
reci
se
arra
ngem
ent
is
subj
ect
to
the
agre
emen
t of
th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Infra
stru
ctur
e in
con
sulta
tion
with
the
Cou
ncil.
Pub
lic Tra
nsport
Corrid
or
Typica
l Heavy
Rail C
ross S
ection
(R
epro
duce
d fr
om ‘R
eser
vatio
n of
Lan
d fo
r th
e E
ppin
g N
orth
Pub
lic T
rans
port
Cor
ridor
’, D
epar
tmen
t of I
nfra
stru
ctur
e, F
ebru
ary
2007
)
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RO
RA
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elop
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t Pla
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5.2 HO
USING
5.2.1
Object
ives
The
obj
ectiv
es o
f hou
sing
at A
uror
a ar
e to
:
prov
ide
a gr
eate
r le
vel
of h
ousi
ng d
iver
sity
in
orde
r to
faci
litat
e a
wid
er ra
nge
of d
wel
ling
type
s, s
tyle
s, fo
rms
and
cost
s ap
prop
riate
to
the
need
s of
the
com
mun
ity a
nd t
o
max
imis
e op
portu
nitie
s fo
r ent
ry in
to h
ome
owne
rshi
p;
prov
ide
a dw
ellin
g de
nsity
to
su
ppor
t m
ore
sust
aina
ble
publ
ic t
rans
port
and
mix
ed u
se,
wal
kabl
e
neig
hbou
rhoo
ds;
ensu
re t
hat
affo
rdab
le h
ousi
ng,
incl
udin
g re
ntal
hou
sing
,
is i
nteg
rate
d in
to A
uror
a an
d is
wel
l lo
cate
d to
pub
lic
trans
port
and
othe
r ser
vice
s;
enco
urag
e ar
chite
ctur
e th
at
refl e
cts
the
over
all
sust
aina
bilit
y ob
ject
ives
of
Aur
ora
whi
le
bein
g fl e
xibl
e
enou
gh to
evo
lve
over
tim
e to
inco
rpor
ate
futu
re a
dvan
ces
in te
chno
logy
;
prom
ote
the
deliv
ery
of w
ell-d
esig
ned,
ene
rgy
effi c
ient
hous
ing
that
has
low
mai
nten
ance
req
uire
men
ts a
nd i
s
cost
effi
cien
t thr
ough
its
lifec
ycle
;
ensu
re th
at d
wel
lings
are
fl ex
ible
eno
ugh
to a
dapt
to th
e
chan
ging
life
styl
e pr
efer
ence
s of
the
com
mun
ity;
expl
ore
a ra
nge
of t
enur
e op
tions
with
diff
eren
t ho
usin
g
prov
ider
s, in
clud
ing
the
Offi
ce o
f Hou
sing
and
com
mun
ity
hous
ing
prov
ider
s;
ensu
re t
hat
dwel
ling
sitin
g an
d de
sign
is c
ompa
tible
with
any
Aur
ora
desi
gn c
ontro
ls a
nd g
uide
lines
.
5.2.2
Built F
orm
The
pro
pose
d m
ore
tradi
tiona
l, ‘in
ner
urba
n’ l
evel
of
dens
ity m
eans
that
the
urb
an c
hara
cter
of
Aur
ora
will
be
quite
diff
eren
t fro
m o
ther
deve
lopm
ents
in W
hittl
esea
and
on
the
fring
e ge
nera
lly.
Ano
ther
ob
viou
s di
ffere
nce
in
the
urba
n ch
arac
ter
of A
uror
a w
ill
emer
ge f
rom
the
phi
loso
phy
that
the
ove
rall
‘look
’ mus
t re
info
rce
the
com
mitm
ent o
f Vic
Urb
an to
sus
tain
abili
ty.
Thi
s w
ill re
sult
in a
ll bu
ilt fo
rm
expr
essi
ng a
con
tem
pora
ry a
esth
etic
, avo
idin
g re
prod
uctio
n or
per
iod
desi
gn to
rein
forc
e th
e di
ffere
nce
of A
uror
a fro
m o
ther
, les
s su
stai
nabl
e
deve
lopm
ent p
erio
ds.
An
impo
rtant
com
pone
nt o
f th
e ur
ban
char
acte
r w
ill b
e th
e cr
eatio
n
of ‘s
ense
of p
lace
’ and
indi
vidu
al id
entit
y th
roug
hout
Aur
ora.
A
sin
gle
build
er w
ill n
ot ‘b
uild
-out
’ Aur
ora
so th
e bu
ilt fo
rm w
ill b
e di
vers
e an
d w
ill
ensu
re th
at n
eigh
bour
hood
iden
tity
can
deve
lop
as th
e su
burb
mat
ures
and
evol
ves.
With
in th
is v
arie
ty, i
t is
the
inte
ntio
n of
Vic
Urb
an to
ens
ure
high
qua
lity
in th
e bu
ilt fo
rm.
A n
umbe
r of
pro
cess
es (
refe
rS
ectio
n 7
belo
w) w
ill b
e pu
t in
plac
e to
ens
ure
a qu
ality
out
com
e.
5.2.3
Housin
g Tenu
re and
Afforda
bility
The
Whi
ttles
ea H
ousi
ng S
trate
gy h
ighl
ight
s br
oad
hous
ing
affo
rdab
ility
conc
erns
and
the
nee
d fo
r an
exp
ande
d re
ntal
mar
ket
and
spec
ialis
t
hous
ing,
suc
h as
age
d ca
re a
ccom
mod
atio
n.
The
fu
nctio
ns
of
Vic
Urb
an,
as
desc
ribed
in
th
e V
icto
rian
Urb
an
Dev
elop
men
t Aut
horit
y A
ct 2
003,
incl
ude
“ to cont
ribute to
improv
ement
s in h
ousing
afforda
bility in
Victoria
” (S
ectio
n 7(
1)(f)
).
Affo
rdab
ility
is n
ot re
late
d ju
st to
the
initi
al c
ost o
f the
land
and
dw
ellin
g
pack
age
but a
lso
to th
e on
goin
g op
erat
ing
cost
s re
late
d to
the
degr
ee
of e
nerg
y ef
fi cie
ncy
of th
e dw
ellin
g, h
ousi
ng a
dapt
abili
ty a
nd h
ouse
hold
trans
port
cost
s.
Vic
Urb
an d
efi n
es a
fford
able
hou
sing
as
“well lo
cated
housing
that m
eets th
e need
s of low
to mo
derate
incom
e hous
eholds
(earnin
g up to $
60,000
) in term
s of cos
t, size,
quality,
security
of tenu
re, safe
ty and
access
to em
ployme
nt, ser
vices a
nd faci
lities, a
nd is
availab
le for pu
rchase
or ren
tal witho
ut caus
ing the
house
hold inc
ome
stress”.
The
Vic
Urb
an S
usta
inab
ility
Cha
rter
outli
nes
the
role
of
Vic
Urb
an
in d
emon
stra
ting
initi
ativ
es t
hat
will
con
tribu
te t
o im
prov
emen
ts i
n
hous
ing
affo
rdab
ility
and
faci
litat
ing
the
deliv
ery
of h
ousi
ng th
at c
ater
s
for t
he b
road
est r
ange
of h
ouse
hold
s. R
elev
ant o
bjec
tives
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g.
Dem
onst
ratin
g in
nova
tion
in
subd
ivis
ion
desi
gn
and
dwel
ling
prod
uct d
evel
opm
ent.
Fac
ilita
ting
dwel
lings
for p
urch
ase
at lo
w e
ntry
leve
ls.
Incr
easi
ng th
e su
pply
of a
fford
able
rent
al h
ousi
ng th
roug
h
inno
vativ
e pa
rtner
ship
s w
ith
the
not-f
or-p
rofi t
so
cial
hous
ing
sect
or a
nd th
e O
ffi ce
of H
ousi
ng.
Vic
Urb
an i
nten
ds t
o ac
hiev
e th
ese
obje
ctiv
es t
hrou
gh t
he f
ollo
win
g
cont
ribut
ions
to im
prov
ing
hous
ing
affo
rdab
ility
.
Enc
oura
ging
env
ironm
enta
l des
ign
to r
educ
e th
e co
st o
f
dwel
ling
cons
truct
ion
and
ongo
ing
oper
atin
g co
sts.
Par
tner
ing
with
gov
ernm
ent
to a
chie
ve m
ixed
inc
ome
com
mun
ities
.
See
king
par
tner
ship
s w
ith fi
nan
cier
s to
dev
elop
Sha
red
Equ
ity H
ome
Loan
pro
duct
s th
at in
crea
se a
cces
s to
hom
e
owne
rshi
p.
The
Aur
ora
CD
S t
o be
pre
pare
d in
con
junc
tion
with
Whi
ttles
ea a
nd
othe
r ser
vice
org
anis
atio
ns w
ill in
clud
e a
hous
ing
dive
rsity
pla
n th
at w
ill
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g ra
nge
of a
ctio
ns fo
r Aur
ora:
prep
arat
ion
of a
n an
alys
is o
f hou
sing
nee
ds;
prov
isio
n of
a d
iver
sity
of
lot
size
s to
enc
oura
ge a
ran
ge
of h
ousi
ng o
ptio
ns i
n re
spon
se t
o th
e ho
usin
g ne
eds
anal
ysis
;
ensu
ring
a pr
opor
tion
of d
wel
ling
and
land
pac
kage
s ar
e
avai
labl
e in
the
low
est q
uarti
le o
f the
loca
l mar
ket;
deve
lopm
ent
of
sust
aina
ble
mod
els
for
supp
ly
and
man
agem
ent
of
affo
rdab
le
rent
al
hous
ing
thro
ugh
partn
ersh
ip
with
at
le
ast
one
accr
edite
d no
t-for
-pro
fi t
hous
ing
prov
ider
;
enco
urag
ing
the
appl
icat
ion
of
envi
ronm
enta
l an
d
adap
tabl
e ho
usin
g de
sign
prin
cipl
es t
o he
lp m
inim
ise
dwel
ling
mai
nten
ance
and
ope
ratin
g co
sts.
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OR
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evel
opm
ent P
lan:
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t 2
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embe
r 20
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5.3 EN
VIRON
MENTA
L CON
SERVAT
ION
5.3.1
Object
ives
The
obj
ectiv
es o
f env
ironm
enta
l con
serv
atio
n at
Aur
ora
are
to:
com
ply
with
rele
vant
Sta
te a
nd C
omm
onw
ealth
gove
rnm
ent b
iodi
vers
ity le
gisl
atio
n an
d po
licy;
avoi
d or
min
imis
e ad
vers
e im
pact
s on
fl or
a an
d fa
una.
5.3.2
Complia
nce wit
h Biod
iversity
Legis
lation
and
Policy
Contex
t
(a) Env
ironme
nt Pro
tection
and
Bio
divers
ity Con
servat
ion Ac
t 1999
The
C
omm
onw
ealth
E
PB
C
Act
ap
plie
s to
de
velo
pmen
ts
and
asso
ciat
ed a
ctiv
ities
tha
t ha
ve t
he p
oten
tial t
o im
pact
sig
nifi c
antly
on
mat
ters
pro
tect
ed u
nder
the
EP
BC
Act
. U
nder
the
EP
BC
Act
, act
ions
(unl
ess
exem
pt) r
equi
re a
ppro
val f
rom
the
Com
mon
wea
lth M
inis
ter f
or
Env
ironm
ent a
nd H
erita
ge if
they
hav
e, m
ay h
ave
or a
re li
kely
to h
ave
a si
gnifi
cant
impa
ct o
n a
‘mat
ter o
f nat
iona
l env
ironm
enta
l sig
nifi c
ance
’.
The
re
are
curr
ently
se
ven
mat
ters
of
na
tiona
l en
viro
nmen
tal
sign
ifi ca
nce,
incl
udin
g tw
o re
leva
nt to
the
subj
ect l
and
- nat
iona
lly li
sted
thre
aten
ed s
peci
es a
nd e
colo
gica
l com
mun
ities
and
lis
ted
mig
rato
ry
spec
ies.
The
follo
win
g sp
ecie
s lis
ted
unde
r th
e E
PB
C A
ct h
ave
been
foun
d on
the
subj
ect l
and:
Mat
ted
Fla
x-lil
y ,whi
ch is
liste
d as
‘end
ange
red’
;
Gol
den
Sun
Mot
h, w
hich
is li
sted
as
‘crit
ical
ly
en
dang
ered
‘;
Gro
wlin
g G
rass
Fro
g, w
hich
is li
sted
as
‘vul
nera
ble’
.
Sev
eral
oth
er li
sted
spe
cies
hav
e be
en re
cord
ed w
ithin
5 k
ilom
etre
s of
the
subj
ect l
and.
Bas
ed o
n th
e ab
ove,
Aur
ora
will
be
refe
rred
at
the
appr
opria
te t
ime
to t
he C
omm
onw
ealth
Min
iste
r fo
r E
nviro
nmen
t an
d H
erita
ge f
or a
dete
rmin
atio
n un
der t
he E
PB
C A
ct.
(b) Flo
ra and
Fauna
Guaran
tee Ac
t 1988
Und
er t
he V
icto
rian
Flo
ra a
nd F
auna
Gua
rant
ee A
ct 1
988
(FF
G
Act
), a
perm
it is
req
uire
d fro
m t
he D
epar
tmen
t of
Sus
tain
abili
ty a
nd
Env
ironm
ent (
DS
E) i
n so
me
circ
umst
ance
s to
‘tak
e’ li
sted
fl or
a sp
ecie
s,
spec
ies
that
are
mem
bers
of l
iste
d co
mm
uniti
es o
r pro
tect
ed fl
ora.
Pla
ins
Gra
ssla
nd a
nd P
lain
s G
rass
y W
oodl
and
are
liste
d co
mm
uniti
es
and
occu
r on
the
subj
ect l
and.
Sto
ny K
noll
Shr
ubla
nd (G
rass
land
) may
be c
onsi
dere
d a
liste
d co
mm
unity
und
er th
e br
oad
defi n
ition
of P
lain
s
Gra
ssla
nd.
Man
y of
the
spec
ies
reco
rded
at A
uror
a ar
e pr
otec
ted
fl ora
and
one
liste
d fl o
ra s
peci
es –
Tou
gh S
curf-
pea
- w
as r
ecor
ded.
Tw
o
liste
d fa
una
spec
ies
- G
row
ling
Gra
ss F
rog
and
Gol
den
Sun
Mot
h -
wer
e re
cord
ed a
t Aur
ora.
All
the
nece
ssar
y ap
prov
als
will
be
soug
ht fr
om th
e D
SE
in a
ccor
danc
e
with
the
FF
G A
ct.
(c) Nat
ive Veg
etation
Mana
gement
Fram
ework
in Vic
toria
Bio
dive
rsity
po
licy
has
been
ad
opte
d by
th
e S
tate
go
vern
men
t.
Vic
toria
’s N
ativ
e V
eget
atio
n M
anag
emen
t: A
Fra
mew
ork
for
Act
ion
(the
Fra
mew
ork)
pro
vide
s S
tate
gov
ernm
ent p
olic
y fo
r th
e pr
otec
tion,
enha
ncem
ent
and
reve
geta
tion
of n
ativ
e ve
geta
tion
acro
ss V
icto
ria
and
is a
n in
corp
orat
ed d
ocum
ent
in t
he S
chem
e.
The
Fra
mew
ork
is b
ased
on
the
prin
cipl
e th
at th
ere
shou
ld b
e a
net g
ain
in th
e ex
tent
and
qual
ity o
f nat
ive
vege
tatio
n th
roug
hout
Vic
toria
so
that
ther
e is
“a
revers
al, acr
oss the
whole
landsca
pe, of
the lon
g-term
decline
in the
exte
nt and
quality
of nativ
e veget
ation, le
ading to
a Net G
ain ”.
The
re is
a th
ree-
step
app
roac
h to
ens
ure
net g
ain
as fo
llow
s:
avoi
d ad
vers
e im
pact
s, p
artic
ular
ly th
roug
h av
oidi
ng
vege
tatio
n cl
eara
nce;
if im
pact
s ca
nnot
be
avoi
ded,
they
sho
uld
be m
inim
ised
thro
ugh
plan
ning
, pro
ject
des
ign
and
man
agem
ent;
for u
navo
idab
le v
eget
atio
n lo
ss, d
evel
op a
ppro
pria
te
offs
et o
ptio
ns.
Und
er t
he F
ram
ewor
k ne
t ga
in l
osse
s an
d of
fset
s ar
e as
sess
ed i
n
term
s of
:
‘hab
itat h
ecta
res’
, whi
ch is
a m
easu
rem
ent o
f hab
itat
qual
ity a
nd q
uant
ity;
tree
prot
ectio
n an
d / o
r rep
lace
men
t for
the
rem
oval
of
larg
e an
d m
ediu
m tr
ees;
reve
geta
tion
for l
and
or w
ater
pro
tect
ion.
Offs
ets
can
be a
chie
ved
by i
mpr
ovem
ents
in
the
qual
ity o
r ex
tent
of n
ativ
e ve
geta
tion
in a
sel
ecte
d ‘o
ffset
are
a’.
The
con
serv
atio
n
sign
ifi ca
nce
of v
eget
atio
n to
be
rem
oved
is t
aken
into
acc
ount
whe
n
offs
ets
are
dete
rmin
ed.
Muc
h of
the
nat
ive
vege
tatio
n w
ithin
Aur
ora
mee
ts th
e de
fi niti
on o
f hig
h to
ver
y hi
gh c
onse
rvat
ion
valu
e un
der
the
Fra
mew
ork.
Bio
sis
Res
earc
h P
ty L
td h
as c
ompl
eted
a n
et g
ain
(hab
itat
hect
are)
ass
essm
ent o
f Aur
ora,
incl
udin
g S
ectio
n A
(Ja
nuar
y
2007
). T
he s
tudy
iden
tifi e
d ap
prox
imat
ely
33.2
hec
tare
s of
nat
ive
vege
tatio
n, c
ompr
isin
g S
tony
Kno
ll S
hrub
land
/Gra
ssla
nd, P
lain
s
Gra
ssla
nd a
nd P
lain
s G
rass
y W
oodl
and.
Thr
ee h
undr
ed a
nd e
leve
n ‘m
ediu
m’ t
o ‘v
ery
larg
e’ in
dige
nous
cano
py tr
ees
have
bee
n id
entifi
ed
with
in th
e st
udy
area
.
App
roxi
mat
ely
308
‘sm
all’
tree
s ar
e al
so p
rese
nt.
AD
P2
alon
e
cont
ains
141
‘med
ium
’ to
‘ver
y la
rge’
indi
geno
us c
anop
y tr
ees
and
231
‘sm
all’
tree
s. A
t lea
st 8
0% o
f all
tree
s w
ithin
AD
P2
will
be r
etai
ned.
Dev
elop
men
t of A
uror
a w
ill n
eces
sita
te th
e re
mov
al o
f up
to 7
.8
hect
ares
of n
ativ
e ve
geta
tion,
whi
ch tr
ansl
ates
to 2
.0 h
abita
t
hect
ares
. A g
ain
of 3
.3 h
abita
t hec
tare
s w
ould
be
requ
ired
to
fully
offs
et th
is lo
ss, w
hen
the
cons
erva
tion
sign
ifi ca
nce
of th
e
vege
tatio
n is
con
side
red.
The
pro
pose
d m
anag
emen
t of 2
5.5
hect
ares
of r
etai
ned
vege
tatio
n w
ithin
the
iden
tifi e
d of
fset
are
as is
pre
dict
ed to
yie
ld a
gain
of 5
.0 h
abita
t hec
tare
s ov
er a
ten
year
man
agem
ent p
erio
d.
Woo
dlan
d re
serv
es w
ithin
AD
P2
and
on n
earb
y V
icU
rban
land
will
sat
isfy
the
tree
pro
tect
ion
and
recr
uitm
ent r
equi
rem
ent f
or
unav
oida
ble
rem
oval
of i
ndig
enou
s tr
ees.
. An
offs
et m
anag
emen
t pla
n is
und
er p
repa
ratio
n. T
his
plan
aim
s
to:
Pro
tect
ret
aine
d na
tive
vege
tatio
n an
d ha
bita
ts a
nd
indi
geno
usfl o
ra a
nd fa
una
spec
ies
durin
g de
velo
pmen
t
of A
uror
a an
d in
to th
e fu
ture
.
Per
man
ently
pro
tect
pop
ulat
ions
of t
hrea
tene
d fl o
ra
and
faun
a sp
ecie
s.
Thr
ough
veg
etat
ion
prot
ectio
n, c
onse
rvat
ion
man
agem
ent a
nd im
prov
emen
t in
vege
tatio
n qu
ality
,
achi
eve
a ve
geta
tion
‘gai
n’ in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
prin
cipl
es o
f the
Nat
ive
Veg
etat
ion
Fra
mew
ork
(NR
E
2002
).
Key
prin
cipl
es o
f the
pla
n in
clud
e:
The
offs
et a
reas
will
be
suita
bly
prot
ecte
d to
ens
ure
thei
r pe
rman
ent p
rote
ctio
n by
mea
ns o
f on-
title
agre
emen
t, zo
ning
and
/or
over
lay
prov
isio
ns in
clud
ing
tree
pro
tect
ion
mea
sure
s w
here
nec
essa
ry
Per
imet
er fe
ncin
g w
ill b
e es
tabl
ishe
d an
d m
aint
aine
d
Gra
zing
will
be
prev
ente
d un
less
nec
essa
ry fo
r
ecol
ogic
al p
urpo
ses
Wee
d le
vels
will
be
man
aged
so
that
cov
er d
oes
not
incr
ease
bey
ond
curr
ent l
evel
s, a
nd h
igh
thre
at w
eeds
will
be
man
aged
bey
ond
lega
l dut
y of
car
e
Fal
len
timbe
r, lo
gs a
nd o
rgan
ic li
tter
will
be
reta
ined
Rab
bits
and
foxe
s w
ill b
e co
ntro
lled
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elop
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t Pla
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Pro
tect
ion
of re
serv
es d
urin
g co
nstru
ctio
n w
orks
Thr
eate
ned
fl ora
man
agem
ent
Thr
eate
ned
faun
a m
anag
emen
t
Pla
nnin
g, m
onito
ring
and
repo
rting
on
wor
ks
5.3.4
Habitat
Links
At
the
loca
l lan
dsca
pe le
vel,
the
prim
ary
habi
tat
link
with
in A
uror
a is
Edg
ars
Cre
ek.
Edg
ars
Cre
ek w
ill b
e de
velo
ped
as a
maj
or li
near
pub
lic
open
spa
ce ‘s
pine
’ thr
ough
Aur
ora.
R
oad
cros
sing
s w
ill b
e de
sign
ed
to a
llow
the
mov
emen
t of f
auna
, par
ticul
arly
the
Gro
wlin
g G
rass
Fro
g,
alon
g th
e cr
eek
corr
idor
. L
ands
capi
ng w
orks
with
in t
he o
pen
spac
e
will
be
desi
gned
to c
ompl
emen
t the
hab
itat a
nd c
orrid
or v
alue
s of
the
cree
k.
Whe
re fe
asib
le, r
oad
rese
rves
, par
klan
d an
d th
e po
wer
eas
emen
t will
prov
ide
‘ste
ppin
g st
one’
pla
ntin
gs o
f ind
igen
ous
trees
and
shr
ubs.
5.3.5
Minimi
sing Im
pacts o
n Flora
and F
auna
Aur
ora
has
been
des
igne
d to
pro
tect
the
site
s of
gre
ates
t ec
olog
ical
sign
ifi ca
nce
in c
onse
rvat
ion
area
s. T
hese
are
as w
ill a
lso
be m
anag
ed
to
prov
ide
net
gain
of
fset
s fo
r an
y un
avoi
dabl
e lo
sses
of
na
tive
vege
tatio
n.
The
ran
ge o
f us
es f
or e
ach
area
will
be
dete
rmin
ed
acco
rdin
g to
its
ecol
ogic
al v
alue
s an
d se
nsiti
vity
to d
istu
rban
ce.
The
cha
nge
from
low
inte
nsity
farm
ing
uses
to h
igh
dens
ity u
rban
use
s
will
res
ult
how
ever
, in
a n
umbe
r of
pot
entia
l im
pact
s on
bio
dive
rsity
durin
g an
d af
ter
the
cons
truct
ion
phas
es.
Man
y of
the
pot
entia
l
impa
cts
can
be m
itiga
ted.
The
fol
low
ing
tabl
e su
mm
aris
es t
he p
oten
tial i
mpa
cts,
the
miti
gatio
n
mea
sure
s lik
ely
to b
e ad
opte
d at
Aur
ora
and
the
prob
able
impa
cts
on
cons
erva
tion
sign
ifi ca
nce
afte
r th
e m
itiga
tion
mea
sure
s ha
ve b
een
impl
emen
ted.
(d) Dra
ft Port
Phillip
and We
sternp
ort Nat
ive Veg
etation
Pla
n
The
Dra
ft P
ort
Phi
llip
and
Wes
tern
port
Nat
ive
Veg
etat
ion
Pla
n (th
e
draf
t NV
P)
has
been
pre
pare
d to
dev
elop
a s
trate
gic
and
coor
dina
ted
appr
oach
to
mai
ntai
ning
the
qua
ntity
and
qua
lity
of n
ativ
e ve
geta
tion
in t
he P
ort
Phi
llip
and
Wes
tern
port
regi
on.
The
dra
ft N
VP
des
crib
es
the
biod
iver
sity
val
ues
of t
he r
egio
n an
d pr
ovid
es g
uida
nce
to l
ocal
gove
rnm
ent
on h
ow c
lear
ing
appl
icat
ions
sho
uld
be a
sses
sed
base
d
on re
gion
al p
riorit
ies.
Nat
ive
vege
tatio
n on
the
sub
ject
lan
d is
inc
lude
d w
ith V
eget
atio
n
Man
agem
ent U
nits
(VM
U) w
hich
are
a ‘v
ery
high
prio
rity’
for r
eten
tion.
The
dra
ft N
VP
pro
pose
s th
at a
pplic
atio
ns fo
r cle
arin
g in
any
of t
he V
MU
be r
efus
ed,
exce
pt f
or p
roje
cts
of s
tate
sig
nifi c
ance
as
dete
rmin
ed a
t
Min
iste
rial l
evel
.
(e) Wh
ittlesea
Planni
ng Sch
eme
As
outli
ned
in S
ectio
n 2.
1.6
abov
e, t
he S
chem
e in
clud
es A
uror
a in
VP
O2.
A
pla
nnin
g pe
rmit
is r
equi
red
gene
rally
to
rem
ove,
des
troy
or lo
p na
tive
vege
tatio
n in
VP
O2.
A
pla
nnin
g pe
rmit
is a
lso
requ
ired
gene
rally
to
rem
ove,
des
troy
or l
op n
ativ
e ve
geta
tion
unde
r C
laus
e
52.1
7 of
the
Sch
eme.
In
the
circ
umst
ance
s sp
ecifi
ed in
Cla
use
66 o
f
the
Sch
eme,
the
DS
E is
a r
efer
ral a
utho
rity
for
such
pla
nnin
g pe
rmit
appl
icat
ions
.
5.3.3
Environ
menta
l Manag
ement
Plan
An
Env
ironm
enta
l Man
agm
ent P
lan
(EM
P)
will
be
prep
ared
for
each
subd
ivis
ion
sect
ion
of A
uror
a in
res
pons
e to
a s
ubdi
visi
on p
erm
it
cond
ition
. E
ach
EM
P w
ill in
clud
e th
e fo
llow
ing
item
s as
app
licab
le.
Fen
cing
and
con
trol o
f acc
ess
by re
side
nts
Pro
tect
ion
of tr
ees,
and
man
agem
ent o
f tre
e re
crui
tmen
t
area
s
Con
trol o
f bio
mas
s
Wee
d m
anag
emen
t
Concep
t Plan
Edgars
Creek
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OR
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r 20
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E PO
TENTIA
L IMPA
CT MIT
IGATIO
N MEA
SURE
S PR
OBAB
LE IMP
ACTS
AFTER
MIT
IGATIO
N
H
igh
qual
ity s
tony
ris
es
Con
tinue
d de
grad
atio
n pr
ior t
o co
nstru
ctio
n.
Dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t int
erim
man
agem
ent p
lan.
Lo
w to
mod
erat
e
A
ccid
enta
l dam
age
durin
g co
nstru
ctio
n ph
ase.
Te
mpo
rary
pro
tect
ive
fenc
ing
arou
nd s
tony
rise
s. I
mpl
emen
tatio
n of
'eco
logi
cal d
epos
it' or
fine
s to
con
tract
ors
for d
amag
e.
Low
Act
ive
dam
age
follo
win
g co
nstru
ctio
n fro
m h
uman
act
ivity
. R
etai
n as
'no-
go' a
reas
, res
trict
ing
or p
reve
ntin
g ac
cess
by
the
gene
ral p
ublic
. Lo
w
C
ontin
ued
gene
ral d
egra
datio
n (fo
r exa
mpl
e, w
eed
inva
sion
). Im
plem
enta
tion
of m
anag
emen
t pla
n. '
Frie
nds'
gro
ups.
Lo
w to
mod
erat
e
La
rger
, les
s in
tact
sto
ny
rises
C
ontin
ued
degr
adat
ion
prio
r to
con
stru
ctio
n.
Dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t int
erim
man
agem
ent p
lan.
Lo
w to
mod
erat
e
A
ccid
enta
l dam
age
durin
g co
nstr
uctio
n ph
ase.
T
empo
rary
pro
tect
ive
fenc
ing
arou
nd s
tony
ris
es.
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
'eco
logi
cal d
epos
it' o
r fin
es to
con
trac
tors
fo
r da
mag
e.
Low
A
ctiv
e da
mag
e fo
llow
ing
cons
truc
tion
from
hum
an a
ctiv
ity.
Con
trol
led
publ
ic a
cces
s.
Low
to m
oder
ate
C
ontin
ued
gene
ral d
egra
datio
n (fo
r exa
mpl
e, w
eed
inva
sion
). Im
plem
enta
tion
of m
anag
emen
t pla
n. '
Frie
nds'
gro
ups.
Lo
w to
mod
erat
e
Sta
nds
of m
atur
e R
iver
R
ed-g
ums
Con
tinue
d de
grad
atio
n pr
ior
to c
onst
ruct
ion,
esp
ecia
lly w
ater
-str
ess
and
over
-bro
wsi
ng b
y po
ssum
s.
Inve
stig
ate,
dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t man
agem
ent p
lan.
Lo
w to
mod
erat
e
Acc
iden
tal d
amag
e du
ring
cons
truc
tion
phas
e.
Tem
pora
ry p
rote
ctiv
e fe
ncin
g ar
ound
sta
nds.
Im
plem
enta
tion
of 'e
colo
gica
l dep
osit'
or
fines
to c
ontr
acto
rs fo
r da
mag
e.
Low
Act
ive
dam
age
follo
win
g co
nstr
uctio
n fr
om h
uman
act
ivity
. C
ontr
olle
d pu
blic
acc
ess.
Lo
w
Con
tinue
d ge
nera
l deg
rada
tion
(for e
xam
ple,
wee
d in
vasi
on a
nd p
est f
auna
). D
evel
op a
nd im
plem
ent m
anag
emen
t pla
n (r
eveg
etat
ion,
reg
ener
atio
n).
'Frie
nds'
gro
ups.
M
oder
ate
S
mal
l, is
olat
ed o
r de
grad
ed s
tony
ris
es
Loss
dur
ing
deve
lopm
ent d
esig
n.
If pr
actic
able
, ret
ain
with
in c
onse
rvat
ion
area
s. I
mpa
cts
and
miti
gatio
n m
easu
res
then
as
for
high
qua
lity
and
larg
er s
tony
ris
es.
Low
If no
t pra
ctic
able
to r
etai
n, in
vest
igat
e an
d de
velo
p pl
ans
for
targ
eted
flor
a an
d fa
una
salv
age.
M
oder
ate
G
olde
n S
un M
oth
habi
tat
Loss
of h
abita
t dur
ing
deve
lopm
ent d
esig
n.
Adj
ust c
onse
rvat
ion
area
s to
enc
ompa
ss h
abita
t aro
und
know
n po
pula
tions
with
buf
fer
zone
. F
urth
er in
vest
igat
e po
tent
ial h
abita
t. Lo
w to
mod
erat
e
D
istu
rban
ce d
urin
g br
eedi
ng (
mid
Nov
embe
r to
end
Jan
uary
).
Avo
id c
onst
ruct
ion
in th
e vi
cini
ty a
t thi
s tim
e.
Low
C
hang
e to
hab
itat (
for
exam
ple,
wee
ds, c
hem
ical
s an
d hy
drol
ogy)
. D
evel
op e
ffect
ive
man
agem
ent p
lans
incl
udin
g re
gula
r m
onito
ring
. Lo
w to
mod
erat
e if
succ
essf
ul.
Hig
h if
unsu
cces
sful
Isol
ated
live
and
dea
d tr
ees
Loss
dur
ing
deve
lopm
ent d
esig
n.
If pr
actic
able
, ret
ain
with
in c
onse
rvat
ion
area
s.
Low
to m
oder
ate
If no
t pra
ctic
able
to r
etai
n, m
ove
felle
d tr
ees
to s
tand
s of
Riv
er R
ed-g
ums
(as
grou
nd h
abita
t) o
r cr
eate
d w
etla
nds
(as
a pe
rch)
. M
oder
ate
D
isru
ptio
n of
bre
edin
g of
hol
low
-dep
ende
nt fa
una.
A
void
rem
oval
of h
ollo
w-b
earin
g tr
ees
durin
g sp
ring
/ ear
ly s
umm
er.
Low
to m
oder
ate
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RO
RA
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elop
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t Pla
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embe
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SIT
E PO
TENTIA
L IMPA
CT MIT
IGATIO
N MEA
SURE
S PR
OBAB
LE IMP
ACTS
AFTER
MIT
IGATIO
N
D
ry s
tone
wal
ls
Loss
dur
ing
deve
lopm
ent d
esig
n.
If pr
actic
able
, ret
ain
with
in c
onse
rvat
ion
area
s.
Low
If no
t pra
ctic
able
to r
etai
n, m
ove
ston
es to
sel
ecte
d st
ony
rises
to e
nhan
ce h
abita
t val
ues.
Lo
w to
mod
erat
e
A
ccid
enta
l dam
age
durin
g co
nstr
uctio
n ph
ase.
T
empo
rary
pro
tect
ive
fenc
ing
arou
nd w
alls
. Im
plem
enta
tion
of 'e
colo
gica
l dep
osit'
or
fines
to c
ontr
acto
rs fo
r da
mag
e.
Ver
y lo
w
R
emov
al o
f sto
nes
or d
amag
e to
the
wal
ls fo
llow
ing
cons
truc
tion.
P
ublic
edu
catio
n. P
ossi
ble
othe
r te
chni
ques
dev
elop
ed in
con
junc
tion
with
her
itage
exp
erts
. Lo
w to
mod
erat
e
Edg
ars
Cre
ek
Cre
atio
n of
bar
riers
to fa
una
mov
emen
t. M
inim
ise
num
ber
of r
oad
cros
sing
s. C
onsi
dera
tion
of th
e de
sign
of e
ach
cros
sing
to o
ptim
ise
the
pass
age
of
faun
a al
ong
the
Edg
ars
Cre
ek.
Dev
elop
brid
ges
that
faci
litat
e fa
una
mov
emen
ts.
M
oder
ate
A
ccid
enta
l dam
age
durin
g co
nstr
uctio
n ph
ase.
P
rom
ote
best
wor
k pr
actic
es.
Dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t sed
imen
t con
trol
pla
n. T
empo
rary
pro
tect
ive
fenc
ing
arou
nd E
dgar
s C
reek
. Im
plem
enta
tion
of 'e
colo
gica
l dep
osit'
or
fines
to c
ontr
acto
rs fo
r da
mag
e.
Low
to m
oder
ate
A
ctiv
e da
mag
e fo
llow
ing
cons
truc
tion
from
hum
an a
ctiv
ity.
Con
trol
led
publ
ic a
cces
s.
Low
to m
oder
ate
C
ontin
ued
gene
ral d
egra
datio
n (f
or e
xam
ple,
wee
d in
vasi
on a
nd p
est f
auna
).
Dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t man
agem
ent p
lan
(wee
d co
ntro
l, re
vege
tatio
n).
Wet
land
cre
atio
n.
Low
to m
oder
ate
R
unof
f of p
ollu
ted
wat
er fr
om u
rban
dev
elop
men
t. D
evel
op d
rain
age
man
agem
ent p
lan.
Lo
w to
mod
erat
e
Edg
ars
Cre
ek tr
ibut
arie
s Lo
ss d
urin
g de
velo
pmen
t des
ign.
If
prac
ticab
le, r
etai
n w
ithin
con
serv
atio
n ar
eas.
Im
pact
s an
d m
itiga
tion
mea
sure
s th
en a
s fo
r E
dgar
s C
reek
. Lo
w
If no
t pra
ctic
able
to r
etai
n, e
nhan
ce th
e ec
olog
ical
val
ue o
f Edg
ars
Cre
ek w
ithin
Aur
ora
as c
ompe
nsat
ion.
E
ncou
rage
impr
ovem
ents
bey
ond
Aur
ora.
M
oder
ate
Far
m d
am
Loss
of p
opul
atio
n (li
kely
bre
edin
g) o
f nat
iona
lly s
igni
fican
t Gro
wlin
g G
rass
F
rog.
If
prac
ticab
le, r
etai
n fa
rm d
am w
ithin
con
serv
atio
n ar
ea.
Lo
w to
mod
erat
e
Cre
ate
a se
ries
of w
etla
nds
desi
gned
to p
rovi
de h
abita
t for
the
spec
ies
alon
g E
dgar
s C
reek
in c
lose
pro
xim
ity to
da
m.
Mus
t be
esta
blis
hed
at le
ast t
wo
year
s pr
ior
to r
emov
al o
f dam
to a
llow
est
ablis
hmen
t of w
etla
nd
vege
tatio
n.
Low
to m
oder
ate
Mos
tly e
xotic
gra
ssla
nds
used
for
agric
ultu
ral
purp
oses
Loss
of l
ocal
ly c
omm
on a
nd a
rtifi
cial
hab
itat u
sed
by o
pen
coun
try
spec
ies
and
spec
ies
requ
iring
larg
e ar
eas
of h
abita
t. In
evita
ble
loss
of s
ome
indi
geno
us fa
una
spec
ies
from
sub
ject
land
.
Enh
ance
ret
aine
d ha
bita
ts e
lsew
here
in A
uror
a as
com
pens
atio
n.
Low
to m
oder
ate
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OR
A D
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ent P
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embe
r 20
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5.4 CU
LTURA
L HER
ITAGE
CONS
ERVATI
ON
5.4.1
Object
ives
The
obj
ectiv
es o
f cul
tura
l her
itage
con
serv
atio
n at
Aur
ora
are
to:
com
ply
with
re
leva
nt
Sta
te
and
Com
mon
wea
lth
gove
rnm
ent c
ultu
ral h
erita
ge le
gisl
atio
n an
d po
licy;
avoi
d an
d m
inim
ise
adve
rse
impa
cts
on A
borig
inal
and
post
con
tact
pla
ces
of c
ultu
ral h
erita
ge s
igni
fi can
ce.
5.4.2
Complia
nce wit
h Cultu
ral Her
itage L
egislat
ion
and Po
licy
(a) Abo
riginal
Herita
ge Act 2
006
The
Abo
rigin
al H
erita
ge A
ct 2
006
prov
ides
pro
tect
ion
for
all A
borig
inal
cultu
ral
prop
erty
(e
xclu
ding
hu
man
re
mai
ns
inte
rred
af
ter
1834
)
rela
ting
to t
he p
ast
Abo
rigin
al i
n V
icto
ria.
Thi
s in
clud
es i
ndiv
idua
l
arte
fact
s, s
catte
rs o
f st
one
arte
fact
s, r
ock
art
site
s, a
ncie
nt c
amp
site
s, h
uman
bur
ials
, sca
rred
tree
s, r
uins
and
arc
haeo
logi
cal d
epos
its
asso
ciat
ed w
ith A
borig
inal
mis
sion
s or
res
erve
s.
It ca
n al
so in
clud
e
plac
es w
ith h
isto
rical
ass
ocia
tions
with
Abo
rigin
al p
eopl
e or
gro
ups.
The
Abo
rigin
al H
erita
ge A
ct a
lso
esta
blis
hes
adm
inis
trativ
e pr
oced
ures
for
arch
aeol
ogic
al a
sses
smen
ts a
nd t
he m
anda
tory
rep
ortin
g of
the
disc
over
y of
Abo
rigin
al s
ites
and
appr
oval
pro
cess
es fo
r dis
turb
ance
or
dam
age
to A
borig
inal
pla
ces
or o
bjec
ts th
roug
h ei
ther
cul
tura
l Her
itage
Per
mits
, or
Cul
tura
l H
erita
ge M
anag
emen
t P
lans
. A
borig
inal
Affa
irs
Vic
toria
(A
AV)
part
of t
he D
PC
D a
dmin
iste
rs t
he A
borig
inal
Her
itage
Act
.
The
Abo
rigin
al H
erita
ge A
ct a
lso
prov
ides
for
the
est
ablis
hmen
t of
Reg
iste
red
Abo
rigin
al P
artie
s (R
AP
s), w
ho h
ave
the
role
of a
dvis
ing
on
mat
ters
of A
borig
inal
cul
tura
l her
itage
. The
Wur
undj
eri L
and
Trib
e an
d
Com
pens
atio
n C
ultu
ral H
erita
ge C
ounc
il In
corp
orat
ed h
as a
pplie
d to
be re
gist
ered
as
the
Abo
rigin
al P
arty
for t
he M
elbo
urne
Are
a, in
clud
ing
Aur
ora.
RA
P’s
may
als
o as
sess
Cul
tura
l Her
itage
Man
agem
ent P
lans
and
eith
er a
ppro
ve o
r re
ject
the
m.
Pro
visi
ons
are
also
mad
e fo
r an
appe
als
proc
ess.
Whe
re p
art
or a
ll of
any
Abo
rigin
al a
rcha
eolo
gica
l si
te i
s no
t to
be
reta
ined
, th
e ne
cess
ary
appr
oval
s to
dis
turb
the
site
will
be
soug
ht
from
the
Reg
iste
red
Abo
rigin
al P
arty
or
in th
e ab
senc
e of
a R
AP,
from
Abo
rigin
al A
ffairs
Vic
toria
, bef
ore
any
actio
n is
take
n.
(b) Her
itage A
ct 1995
The
Vic
toria
n H
erita
ge A
ct 1
995
deta
ils t
he s
tatu
tory
req
uire
men
ts
for
prot
ectin
g he
ritag
e ite
ms
incl
udin
g hi
stor
ic b
uild
ings
and
gar
dens
,
hist
oric
pla
ces
and
obje
cts
and
hist
oric
al a
rcha
eolo
gica
l si
tes
and
hist
oric
shi
pwre
cks.
A
num
ber
of h
isto
rical
site
s in
clud
ing
farm
rui
ns,
arte
fact
sca
tters
and
dry
sto
ne w
alls
at A
uror
a ar
e lis
ted
on th
e V
icto
rian
Her
itage
Inv
ento
ry,
esta
blis
hed
unde
r th
e H
erita
ge A
ct.
Und
er t
he
Her
itage
Act
, co
nsen
t is
req
uire
d fo
r pa
rticu
lar
wor
ks o
r ac
tiviti
es,
incl
udin
g ex
cava
tion,
ass
ocia
ted
with
an
hist
oric
al a
rcha
eolo
gica
l site
.
Her
itage
Vic
toria
, par
t of t
he D
PC
D, a
dmin
iste
rs th
e H
erita
ge A
ct.
All
the
nece
ssar
y ap
prov
als
will
be
soug
ht f
rom
Her
itage
Vic
toria
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e H
erita
ge A
ct.
5.4.3
Minimi
sing Im
pacts o
n Place
s of Cu
ltural
Heritag
e Sign
ifi canc
e
(a) Abo
riginal
Sites
The
Abo
rigin
al a
rcha
eolo
gica
l su
rvey
dem
onst
rate
d th
at t
he m
ost
sign
ifi ca
nt s
ites
(ref
er S
ectio
n 2.
3.1
abov
e) a
re lo
cate
d on
the
sto
ny
site
s ne
ar w
ater
cour
ses.
Ver
y fe
w a
rtefa
cts
wer
e lo
cate
d ou
tsid
e th
ese
area
s. T
he m
anag
emen
t obj
ectiv
es fo
r Abo
rigin
al s
ites
are
to c
onse
rve
and
reta
in a
s m
uch
as p
ract
icab
le o
f th
e ev
iden
ce o
f A
borig
inal
occu
patio
n of
Aur
ora
and
to c
onse
rve
site
s th
at d
emon
stra
te t
his
pres
ence
. T
hese
site
s w
ill b
e re
tain
ed in
con
serv
atio
n ar
eas
or p
ublic
open
spa
ce w
ith p
rimar
ily p
assi
ve re
crea
tion
use.
Vic
Urb
an w
ill d
evel
op a
nd im
plem
ent a
n ar
chae
olog
ical
man
agem
ent
plan
fo
r th
e pr
otec
tion,
co
nser
vatio
n,
inte
rpre
tatio
n an
d on
goin
g
man
agem
ent o
f Abo
rigin
al a
rcha
eolo
gica
l site
s on
the
subj
ect l
and.
Whe
re e
rosi
on m
ay b
e an
issu
e, th
e A
borig
inal
site
s w
ill b
e re
vege
tate
d
with
indi
geno
us s
peci
es.
If ar
tefa
cts
are
expo
sed,
tops
oilin
g w
ill o
ccur
.
Thi
s w
ill b
e be
st a
chie
ved
by u
sing
rel
ocat
ed tu
rf fro
m a
reas
of n
ativ
e
gras
slan
ds t
hat
may
oth
erw
ise
be d
estro
yed.
C
onst
ruct
ion
of p
aths
thro
ugh
the
Abo
rigin
al s
ites
will
be
avoi
ded
or o
nly
cons
truct
ed b
y
build
ing
up o
n to
p of
the
natu
ral s
urfa
ce -
as o
ppos
ed to
exc
avat
ing
into
the
surfa
ce.
Intro
duce
d m
ater
ials
suc
h as
sco
ria, c
rush
ed b
lues
tone
or
gran
itic
sand
will
be
used
to ra
ise
the
path
s ab
ove
the
natu
ral s
urfa
ce.
Inte
rpre
tatio
n of
the
cul
tura
l hi
stor
y of
the
are
a w
ill b
e ca
rrie
d ou
t.
Thi
s w
ill b
e m
anag
ed c
aref
ully
so
as n
ot t
o id
entif
y th
e lo
catio
ns o
f
Abo
rigin
al a
rtefa
cts,
in o
rder
to p
reve
nt p
ossi
ble
unau
thor
ised
rem
oval
or d
istu
rban
ce.
Bot
h si
te r
esto
ratio
n an
d in
terp
reta
tion
prog
ram
s w
ill b
e co
mpl
eted
in
clos
e co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith A
borig
inal
com
mun
ities
.
As
note
d ea
rlier
, whe
re p
art o
r all
of a
ny A
borig
inal
arc
haeo
logi
cal s
ite
is n
ot to
be
reta
ined
, all
nece
ssar
y ap
prov
als
to d
istu
rb th
e si
te w
ill b
e
soug
ht fr
om th
e R
egis
tere
d A
borig
inal
Par
ty o
r Abo
rigin
al A
ffairs
bef
ore
any
actio
n is
take
n. A
repr
esen
tativ
e of
the
Reg
iste
red
Abo
rigin
al P
arty
or a
ppro
pria
te A
borig
inal
com
mun
ity a
nd a
qua
lifi e
d ar
chae
olog
ist w
ill
be p
rese
nt d
urin
g th
e di
stur
banc
e of
thes
e si
tes.
Por
tions
of
the
subj
ect
land
tha
t ar
e to
be
deve
lope
d w
ill b
e su
bjec
t
to a
n ar
chae
olog
ical
sal
vage
, m
onito
ring
and
reco
rdin
g pr
ogra
m t
o
reco
ver
any
furth
er A
borig
inal
arc
haeo
logi
cal m
ater
ial.
Thi
s w
ill t
ake
the
form
of s
ub-s
urfa
ce te
stin
g or
a b
urn-
off,
if ne
cess
ary,
in a
reas
of
high
arc
haeo
logi
cal s
ensi
tivity
that
hav
e po
or g
roun
d su
rface
vis
ibili
ty
or w
here
site
s m
ay b
e co
vere
d by
allu
vium
. I
f ad
ditio
nal A
borig
inal
arch
aeol
ogic
al s
ites
are
iden
tifi e
d as
resu
lt of
thes
e pr
oces
ses,
they
will
be re
cord
ed a
nd m
anag
emen
t rec
omm
enda
tions
will
be
form
ulat
ed.
(b) Eur
opean
Farm C
omple
xes
The
man
agem
ent o
bjec
tive
for E
urop
ean
hist
oric
al s
ites
is to
con
serv
e
and
reta
in a
s m
uch
as p
ract
icab
le o
f the
evi
denc
e of
ear
ly E
urop
ean
settl
emen
t in
Epp
ing.
T
hese
site
s w
ill b
e re
tain
ed a
nd in
corp
orat
ed
into
pub
lic o
pen
spac
e, w
here
pra
ctic
able
.
Man
agem
ent
of s
ome
of t
hese
site
s in
con
junc
tion
with
oth
er u
ses,
suc
h as
CA
C,
may
be
appr
opria
te.
Man
agem
ent
plan
s w
ill b
e pr
epar
ed b
y V
icU
rban
for
the
Eur
opea
n
farm
com
plex
es o
n th
e po
rtion
of t
he s
ubje
ct la
nd o
wne
d by
Vic
Urb
an,
base
d on
the
ir le
vel
of s
igni
fi can
ce a
nd s
uita
bilit
y fo
r co
nser
vatio
n.
Man
agem
ent o
bjec
tives
for t
he fo
llow
ing
com
plex
es o
n V
icU
rban
land
are
prop
osed
in
the
Cu
ltura
l H
erita
ge
Su
rvey
of
Au
rora
, E
pp
ing
,
Vic
tori
a pr
epar
ed b
y B
iosi
s R
esea
rch
Pty
Ltd
.
Pik
e’s
hom
este
ad.
Lync
h P
ark
farm
.
Old
Mye
e-A
hern
s fa
rm.
Lehm
an’s
farm
.
Zie
bell’s
Dai
ry
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RO
RA
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n: P
art 2
Dec
embe
r 20
07
42|
(c) Dry
Stone
Walls
A n
umbe
r of
dry
sto
ne w
alls
hav
e be
en id
entifi
ed
at A
uror
a.
Des
pite
the
vary
ing
cond
ition
and
inta
ctne
ss o
f the
wal
ls, t
hey
cont
ribut
e to
the
hist
oric
and
vis
ual c
hara
cter
of t
he s
ubje
ct la
nd.
As
the
deta
iled
desi
gn
for
each
por
tion
of A
uror
a oc
curs
, a
com
preh
ensi
ve c
once
pt p
lan
for
the
inco
rpor
atio
n of
app
ropr
iate
dry
sto
ne w
alls
into
the
deve
lopm
ent
will
be
prep
ared
as
part
of th
e la
ndsc
ape
desi
gn.
Thi
s co
ncep
t pla
n w
ill
be fo
rmal
ised
in a
sto
ne w
all m
anag
emen
t pla
n.
The
gen
eral
app
roac
h to
the
inte
grat
ion
of t
he d
ry s
tone
wal
ls in
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f Aur
ora
can
be s
umm
aris
ed a
s fo
llow
s.
The
ret
entio
n an
d re
cons
truct
ion
of d
ry s
tone
wal
ls i
n
thei
r cu
rren
t lo
catio
n.
The
se w
alls
will
be
fully
gro
uted
on c
oncr
ete
foot
ings
and
will
be
fi nis
hed
with
dee
p, ra
ked
join
ts to
mai
ntai
n th
eir v
isua
l qua
lity.
Dry
sto
ne w
alls
tha
t ca
nnot
be
reta
ined
in
thei
r cu
rren
t
loca
tion
will
be
salv
aged
. T
he ro
cks
from
thes
e w
alls
may
be r
etur
ned
to th
e lo
wer
qua
lity
ston
y ris
es o
r us
ed in
the
cons
truct
ion
of n
ew s
tone
wal
ls.
Whe
re d
ry s
tone
wal
ls o
ccur
in la
rge
cons
erva
tion
area
s,
the
wal
ls w
ill b
e re
tain
ed in
thei
r cur
rent
con
stru
ctio
n st
yle.
Acc
ess
to t
hese
spa
ces
will
be
cont
rolle
d an
d w
ill n
ot
enda
nger
ther
efor
e th
e lo
ngev
ity o
f the
wal
ls.
(d) Evi
dence o
f Quarry
ing
Sm
all q
uarr
y ho
les
are
a fe
atur
e of
mos
t of t
he s
tony
ris
es in
Aur
ora.
The
y ar
e m
ost
com
mon
on
the
larg
er s
tony
ris
es c
lose
st t
o th
e si
tes
of fo
rmer
blu
esto
ne b
uild
ings
. A
s th
e so
urce
s of
bui
ldin
g st
one
for t
he
hom
este
ads
and
barn
s of
the
earli
est f
arm
s in
the
1850
s an
d 18
60s,
they
ass
ist i
n in
terp
retin
g th
e la
nd u
se h
isto
ry o
f the
sub
ject
land
and
the
char
acte
r of t
he b
uild
ings
and
the
peop
le w
ho li
ved
in th
em.
Qua
rry
hole
s in
are
as r
etai
ned
as u
ndev
elop
ed p
ublic
ope
n sp
ace
will
be
left