coastal solutions 2005 brun city vision

Presentation by Tony Brun Executive Manager City Development

City of Bunbury

Coastal Solutions Conference 16 – 18 November 2005

Bunbury City Vision

Project Sponsor/Director - Mr Tony BrunExecutive Manager City Development, City of Bunbury


City of Bunbury


• Population Growth– Bunbury (urban area) – 53,000 to 113,000

• Booming Economy– Development– Resource Sector– Tourism

• Need to plan for future & create certainty.

Background


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Key Partners

• City of Bunbury – lead funding and delivery agency

• Government of Western Australia– Western Australian Planning Commission – Department for Planning and Infrastructure– South West Development Commission

• Government of Australia– Department of Transport and Regional Services (through

the South West Area Consultative Committee).


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• The City previously completed studies including the Integrated Land Use & Transport Vision and City of Three Waters Strategy.

• Clear need to bring all the information together and come up with a common and integrated future plan, underpinned by good data and economics.

• The Taskforce Model was sourced from the highly successful Urban Renewal Taskforce used at Brisbane City Council.

• Independent Taskforce given responsibility to develop a plan and consult with community

Why City Vision?


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Process


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Strategic Outcomes


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• Taskforce engaged the services of the nationally recognised group Data Analysis Australia (DAA).

• Bunbury’s will grow from 53,000 to 113,000 by 2031. • ABS Data confirms Bunbury’s Growth in a regional

context.• Bunbury currently Australia’s 29th largest City – will

become Australia’s 21st largest by 2031 (just behind Ballarat).

• Bunbury is a genuine competitor to other regional cities such as Townsville, Cairns, Geelong, Toowoomba and Newcastle.

• Contrary to popular myth, Bunbury has outstripped Busselton & Margaret River’s population growth consistently and substantially over the past 5 years.

Population Modelling


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The Province of Influence


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• Taskforce engaged the services of the SGS Economics & Planning.

• SGS have:-– developed an Economic Model for Greater Bunbury– Identified key economic drivers– Options for the future

• An options and discussion paper is now available.

Economic


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• Greater CBD• Ocean Drive• Outer Commercial District• Withers / Minninup• College Grove / Super Campus

Key Precincts


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Coastal & Sustainability Impacts

•Height – community agreed to restrain height along Back Beach south of “Welcome Inn” site to approximately 3 storeys (similar to Marlston Waterfront)

•Need to allow “high rise” in the CBD to sustain & facilitate a population target of 10,000

•Need to prevent large scale urban sprawl and associated clearing up and down the coast (like Perth) the United States Model

•Seek to create a “European” village series on interconnected urban centres each containing diverse opportunities


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• City Vision will deliver a “balanced” infrastructure programme to be funded principally by realising current Crown and Council land.

• Seek PPP’s (Public Private Partnerships) to deliver key public infrastructure and services.

• Private Sector (development) investment facilitated through strong population and economic growth and encouraged through a clear planning framework which provides high levels of certainty.

Delivery

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