South Gippsland Shire Council

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Korumburra Town Centre Framework Plan: Policy Review
# Document name Summary Key issues / implications for framework plan
Issues relating to a possible future town bypass route were subsequently identified as
an additional impediment to progress of the Structure Plan.
Recognise the importance of siting, good urban design and pedestrian connectivity in fully achieving the economic
benefits of attracting a larger retail operation to the Town Centre.
Consider streetscape and traffic management initiatives to enhance the attractiveness, safety and convenience of the
town centre for locals and visitors.
Address pedestrian connectivity, convenience and safety within the Town Centre, including opportunities for mid block
pedestrian links and road crossing points;
Provide a framework for townscape enhancement and traffic management planning
Retain and encourage common car parking areas that are unattached to specific businesses.
The PDP Report also identifies a number of actions (that fall outside the planning system) that focus on making the Town
Centre a compact, convenient and sustainable retail hub:
Support and partner with community and interest groups to advance the presentation, promotion and marketing of the
town centre both to its local and hinterland market and potentially to a wider audience.
Consider guidance for the quality and effectiveness of public and private signage, including refreshing or removing the
faded welcome sign at the east entry and encouraging adjacent landowners to present attractive frontages to South
Gippsland Highway.
Encourage and facilitate Korumburra Business Association (or other groups) in ‘selfhelp’ efforts in presentation and
promotion (considering the application of ‘main street’ principles, as suggested within the Structure Plan).
Work with VicRoads to plan for traffic management, calming, and pedestrian convenience and safety along South
Gippsland Highway and Radovick Street within the Town Centre.
Consider a program of streetscape enhancement works, which should be integrated with any traffic management works
and be coordinated by the Town Centre Framework Plan.
Improve layout and functionality of existing car parks and Council owned land.
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3 Planning Scheme Amendment
C52, C66, C70 and C71 Panel
Report, November 2012
Amendment C70: implements the Korumburra Structure Plan, 2010 by introducing a new
Clause 21.04-5 into the South Gippsland Planning Scheme. Clause 21.04-5 provides
strategic direction regarding the future development of the Korumburra, including the
Korumburra Town Centre. The Clause defines the retail core, policy direction for new
development, new structure plan and framework plan for Korumburra including future
residential growth, and new strategies and principles to guide land release and
development.
C52 and C66: rezones farming land to residential land within the Korumburra Structure
Plan area.
C71: directly applies to Korumburra's library, art gallery, historical society and community
meeting hub. The amendment seeks to rezone the entire site from Public Use Zone 7 to
Business 1 Zone.
Amendment C70 has now been gazetted and incorporated into the South Gippsland Planning Scheme. Relevant Panel
findings include:
The Panel considered that including the IGA site in the “retail core’ would be a poor planning outcome and would further
entrench an already less than desirable planning outcome for the Town Centre.
The Panel considered that future work relating to a traffic management plan for the South Gippsland Highway through
the Town Centre is critical to the Town Centre being able to function at its full potential.
In relation to C71, the Panel noted that the site is located in the Town Centre Framework Plan, and is surrounded by
B1Z land. The Panel accepted that the B1Z will allow the existing uses to continue and potentially expand on the subject
site. Further, the proposed rezoning strengthens the site’s location within the Town Centre Retail Core.
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