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Current issues open for comment include:

Draft Events in Public Places Policy

Council has recently endorsed the  draft Events in Public Places Policy (PDF, 198KB) for public exhibition to invite community comment for a period of four weeks, after which Council will consider the final Policy for adoption.

Bayside City Council hosts an annual calendar of events of 36 high profile and successful events that in 2011 attracted a total attendance of over 500,000 people.  However, there are also hundreds more community and commercial events held across the City each year that are conducted under Council Permit conditions.  Many of these events are financially sponsored or supported by Council.

To ensure the ongoing success and professional management and/or coordination of all Bayside events, Council has undertaken an extensive review of its events processes, documentation and statutory responsibilities.

This review process has resulted in the development of a new draft Events in Public Places Policy that is now available for community feedback over the next month.

The draft Policy establishes Council’s role in facilitating and supporting community events and the staging of its own events and has been designed to, amongst other things, build strong communities, support community health and wellbeing, contribute to economic development, build a positive image of the City of Bayside, and make it easier to stage events.

For further information please feel free to contact Damien Van Trier, Recreation and Events Coordinator, on 9599 4444.  Council welcomes your feedback and if you would like to provide comment on the draft Policy, please respond to recreation@bayside.vic.gov.au by 5pm on the 16 March 2012. 

 Draft Events in Public Places Policy (PDF, 198KB)

Draft use of Council Reserves by Commercial Recreation Operators Policy

Council has recently endorsed the  draft use of Council Reserves by Commercial Recreation Operators Policy (PDF, 70KB) for public exhibition to invite community comment for a period of four weeks, after which Council will consider the final Policy for adoption.

Council currently manages over 290ha of reserves, with approximately 115ha being Crown land.  Recent changes to State legislation requires that Council, as land manager of the Crown land, implements the Regulations and applies statewide fees.  The draft Policy has been prepared to provide a transparent, equitable and consistent approach to the management of commercial recreation and tourism activities across both Council owned and/or Council managed reserves.

The Policy recognises that commercial recreation activity operators offer activities that provide economic, social and physical wellbeing benefits to Bayside.  However, Council’s management of these activities on Council reserves must also consider social, cultural and environmental impacts, preserving community access and amenity and protection of the natural and built environment.

For further information please see the  FAQ sheet (PDF, 148KB) or feel free to contact Jennie Roberts, Recreation Planner, on 9599 4444. If you would like to provide comment on the draft Policy, please email recreation@bayside.vic.gov.au by 5pm on the 16 March 2012. 

 Draft Use of Council Reserves by Commercial Recreation Operators Policy (PDF, 70KB)
 FAQ sheet (PDF, 148KB)

Recreation Strategy

Bayside City Council has commenced the development of a ten year Recreation Strategy to better meet the recreation needs of Bayside. The Strategy will contribute to making Bayside a great place to ‘live, work and play’ and will set out a plan for recreation services and facilities to meet clearly identified community needs.

The Strategy will investigate changing demands for recreation activities, the management of current facilities including sportsgrounds, pavilions and recreation centres and opportunities for greater community participation in sport and recreation activities.
A survey has been distributed to a randomly selected sample of 5,000 Bayside households, seeking information about their recreation needs and current activities. 

Council is keen to receive ideas from residents for improving sport and recreation facilities in Bayside.  Members of the community can also be involved in the project by: 

  • providing feedback through an online survey;
  • attending workshops to be conducted in 2012;
  • sending their written thoughts and ideas to recreation@bayside.vic.gov.au or Bayside City Council, Recreation Strategy, 76 Royal Avenue, Sandringham 3191;  and/or 
  • providing written comment on the ‘discussion paper’ to be made available early in 2012.

Council will be contacting local sport and recreation clubs, community groups and facility providers for their feedback early 2012.

For further information contact Council’s Recreation Planner, Jennie Roberts by email on recreation@bayside.vic.gov.au  or

Be part of the online conversation on Bayside's Recreation Strategy Facebook page

Integrated Transport Strategy

Transport is an important part of our daily lives, enabling us to access education, employment and leisure activities and catch up with our family and friends.
 
To help plan for a more sustainable transport system in Bayside, Council is preparing an Integrated Transport Strategy (ITS) in association with transport consultants, UrbanTrans.  This Strategy will provide a framework for Council to make decisions, take action and advocate for improvements to the transport system over the next 10-15 years.

The project team has started to gather background information about transport in the area to develop a Background Paper which will be made public Feb/March 2012.  Your feedback about transport issues in Bayside, received last year as part of ‘Bayside Our Cities Future’ engagement program, will help scope this Background Paper.

Once we better understand your issues and how transport works in Bayside we will develop a Discussion Paper outlining some possible transport futures for Bayside.  In March/April 2012, the Discussion Paper will be open for public comment and consultation.  This will be your chance to inform the actions and outcomes of this Strategy. More>

Draft Sportsground Allocation Policy for public exhibition 

Council has recently endorsed the (attached)  draft Sportsground Allocation Policy for public exhibition to invite community comment until the 22 December 2011, after which Council will consider the final Policy for adoption.

Council manages 43 sportsgrounds which are allocated for use to clubs, schools and other organisations to undertake sports, events and recreation activities. Outside of this organised use, the sportsgrounds are accessed by the community for a variety of informal uses.

To protect community access and to sustainably manage the sportsgrounds, Council needs to regulate the type and frequency of organised use of sportsgrounds. Council has developed this draft Policy to provide a  consistent and transparent process to manage and prioritise the organised use of Council owned and/or managed sportsgrounds.

 Draft Sportsground Allocation Policy (PDF, 784KB)

Council welcomes your feedback and if you would like to provide comment on the draft Policy, please  respond to recreation@bayside.vic.gov.au by 5pm on the 22 December 2011. 

Bayside Council Seeks Community Feedback on draft Tree Strategy and Street & Park Tree Policy

Bayside City Council is seeking community feedback on its draft Tree Strategy and draft Street and Park Tree Management Policy.

The new draft Strategy and Policy documents will be available for public comment from 17 October until 16 December 2011 after which Council will consider final documents for adoption.

Bayside Mayor Alex del Porto said Council manages more than 56,000 trees located along our streets and within open space areas including local parks.  He also said that Council has just completed its annual Spring tree planting program with 2000 new trees planted across the City in recent months.

 Draft Street and Park Tree Management Policy (PDF, 88KB)
 Draft Tree Strategy (PDF, 2.62MB)

Climate change strategy

Bayside City Council has endorsed the release of the Bayside Climate Change Strategy for public comment from 17 October to 16 December 2011.

Council will develop an expanded summary document that covers the Bayside Climate Strategy and broader issues affecting community response to climate change.

The Bayside Climate Change Strategy provides a "whole of Council" approach for meeting the challenges of climate change. It primarily focusses no Council's operations and support for the community. It will also identify opportunities such as government programs and support. The  Draft Strategy  incorporates information from several community engagement activities that Council has undertaken over the last 18 months and comments from a community expert peer review panel that Council established for the Draft Strategy.

To make a submission email Council at enquiries@bayside.vic.gov.au or post to PO Box 27 Sandringham 3191.

 Climate change strategy (PDF, 275KB)

Beach Road Corridor Strategy

Bayside Council has agreed to support the introduction of a 12 month ‘No Stopping’ zone trial along Route 33 Reach Road along with the development of a Beach Road Corridor Strategy.

In 2010, the former Minister for Roads and Ports has committed $1.5 million towards the implementation of the Beach Road Corridor Strategy.

The development of the Strategy has commenced and includes the analysis of all activity nodes along Route 33 Beach Road, including safety treatments such as improved foreshore car park access, improved pedestrian access and cyclist education.

The corridor includes Beach Road, Esplanade, St Kilda Street road reserve contained within the municipalities of Bayside and Kingston, the Beach Road shared off-road path and associated infrastructure within the road reserve. More>

 

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Bayside Major Activity Centres Project

Council have adopted the Final Structure Plans for the four Major Activity Centres in Bayside, namely Bay Street, Church Street, Hampton and Sandringham.

The Structure Plans provide forward planning and vision for the development of the four major activity centres within Bayside.

The structure plan process and subsequent planning scheme amendment will give certainty to residents and developers alike for these areas.

Structure plans address issues including appropriate building height and form, urban design, new housing opportunities, development that is more environmentally sustainable, greater transport choice, and generally provide greater certainty for the future direction of the centre.

Visit our current projects page for information.

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Influence the future of Bayside’s Open Spaces

Council is developing an Open Space Strategy that will examine the diverse needs of those who use Bayside’s open spaces, how those needs should be addressed and how the quality of our limited but highly valued open spaces can be enhanced and enjoyed by the entire community. Council has engaged CPG Australia to assist with the project.

Open Space includes parks, reserves, sports grounds, shared paths and the foreshore. You can find out more by visiting the Open Space Strategy website. This is an interactive site that gives you an opportunity to review what has been completed so far, upload any thoughts, questions or ideas and to see what is coming up. The site is regularly updated, so please have a look from time to time to see how it is moving forward, or contact Hang Do at CPG Australia on telephone 9993 7888 or via email at hang.do@au.cpg-global.com

This is an important project and we need your help to develop Bayside’s Open Space Strategy. The Strategy will provide a framework for policies, strategies and plans relating to open space in Bayside, which can include parks and reserves, sports grounds, foreshores, shared paths and streetscapes in the community.

Council is calling for members of the community who are passionate about open spaces in Bayside to help contribute to the Open Space Strategy and guide how open space is used, developed and managed in Bayside.

Council has released a draft Bayside Open Space Strategy in early April 2011 for comment, with consultation concluding on 20 May 2011.

To find out more about Bayside's Open Space Strategy, including updates, downloads and coming events, please visit the Open Space Strategy website for more information.

Public Exhibition of Amendment C90 - The Black Rock Neighbourhood Activity Centre Structure Plan

Bayside City Council is proposing, through Amendment C90, to introduce policies and controls into the Bayside Planning Scheme to implement the Black Rock Neighbourhood Activity Centre Structure Plan (2009).  These policies and controls will guide the future development of the Black Rock Activity Centre.  

The Black Rock Neighbourhood Activity Centre Structure Plan seeks the following planning outcomes:

  • To reinforce the centre’s local convenience role by encouraging uses that will provide active retail or commercial shop fronts at ground floor level with office or high density residential above.
  • To encourage sensitively designed built forms, to a maximum height of three storeys, that respect the centre’s local character, maintains views to Port Phillip Bay and does not unreasonably impact adjoining residential areas whilst providing for urban growth.
  • To prioritise pedestrian safety and movement throughout the centre whilst ensuring an adequate supply of off street car parking is maintained. 

Written submissions on the amendment are invited from Thursday 17 March 2011 and will be received by Council up until 5.00pm on Wednesday 31 August 2011.  

Background research/reports used to inform the amendment and further information on how to make a submission is available at here 
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Page last updated: 22 Feb 2012

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