Tourism Planning Taskforce Report - Western Australian Planning ...

Appendix 33 Responsibility forpreparation of tourismstrategy and provision ofresources.4 Need to provide andretain high-value tourismsites.4 Primary responsibility should restwith local government includingdetermination of strategic sites toreflect local conditions.3 local government has inadequateresources to undertake strategypreparation and requirement atlocal government level will impededevelopment.5 Local government and State shoulddevelop strategies in partnershipwith State having lead role inidentification of strategic sites.2 Report lacks quantitative data anddoes not demonstrate need toprotect high-value tourism sites,ample supply in SW for manyyears.7 Need to provide high-value tourismdevelopment opportunities, need tolimit residential use of such sites.While local government, in conjunctionwith the industry, has the detailedknowledge of local area tourismindustry there is a role for the State inleading the identification of strategicsites, given these are ‘sites of stateimportance’. Where strategies are mostrequired is where tourism is animportant component of the economyand the allocation of resources to planappropriately for this use is aresponsibility of local government. Theresource requirement of this process onlocal government will be eased with theState leading the identification ofstrategic sites through a specificreference body. Strategy frameworkrecognises need for flexibility inarrangements across the State.Quantitative data on availability of landzoned for tourism purposes in coastallocal government shows that siteavailability is low, with lot sizesgenerally small and high-amenity siteslimited in number. This informationsupports the outcomes of analysis ofrecent development trends, whichindicated the need to establish a policyframework in respect to residential useof tourism sites.Recommendation 3/3modified to provide forestablishment ofcommittee at Statelevel to identifystrategic sites andconfirm that strategiesare to be prepared bylocal government inconjunction with DPI.Flexibility provided inarrangements toreflect significant priorwork by some localgovernments inpreparing tourismstrategies.Report text amendedto include data onanalysis of land zonedfor tourism purposesin selected coastallocal governments.1a)1d)Tourism Planning Taskforce Report101