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2010 - Time To Start Thinking 2040“We need to protect and enhance the very qualities and character of our coastal environment – it is this environment which truly defines us… If we are clever, and I know we are - Torquay can be the flagship for the future – a case study of best practice.”

-Cr Libby Mears, 22 April 2009

What Is Torquay Jan Juc 2040?

Torquay Jan Juc 2040 presents a new way of linking future land use with the community’s aspirations for its future.

The project is designed to develop a growth management plan for Torquay-Jan Juc that looks at community aspirations, preserving the community and region’s strengths, outlines what level, scale and direction of growth is responsive to Torquay-Jan Juc and its setting, defines a local sense of place and looks at regional factors that affect the way our community will function.

It will also set future urban growth boundaries for Torquay-Jan Juc.

The project aims to “…foster a liveable, cohesive, connected community enjoying quality of life now and ensuring protection of these elements for future generations”.

Surf Coast Shire is working in partnership with the State Government on this project.

Questions we invite you to consider:

This project can only succeed with your

involvement. Consultation will kick off in earnest in 2010, but for now, we invite you to consider the following:

• What are the elements that contribute to Torquay and Jan Juc’s sense of place? How do we work to preserve them?• What makes Torquay and Jan Juc great places to live now? How do we retain these attributes?• How do we ensure that change and possible future growth contributes positively to our liveability?• How do we live in greater harmony with our region’s environment?• What services do we rely on now? What services will we need in the future?• How should Torquay and Jan Juc interact with our wider region? Should we be entirely self-sufficient or is there a sense of interdependence with the rest of the Surf Coast, Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula and beyond?• How can we live more sustainably and encourage others to do so?• What does climate change mean for our region?• How do we ensure any development contributes to the quality of life for new and existing residents?

Get Involved!

Surf Coast Shire will be running a detailed program of consultation from March 2010. Keep watching this page for more and keep thinking about your vision for Torquay-Jan Juc in 2040.

For more information, visit www.surfcoast.vic.gov.au/2040.htm.