Locality Analysis - South Gippsland Shire Council

LOCALITY ANALYSIS STRATEGY VOL. 2 19/9/07
2.3 BENA
Overview of supply
Bena is relatively close to Korumburra, and therefore there are no plans to
further develop public open space here.
There is a plans for a large block residential development in existing TZ south
of the highway however there are no expectations for future population growth
in Bena and too small to sewer.
Bena’s settlement type is classified as a rural hamlet/ low density residential.
Bena has a small tennis court and hall complex, and community hall and away
side stop. The primary school, a little out of the centre of Bena but served by
an off-road trail, has recently closed.
The low grade/quality tennis courts present risk issues and lack of maintenance
prevent these from being viable. (See the recreation plan for further discussion
concerning tennis).
The range of spaces and their classifications are shown in the following table.
SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE 13
Table 2 .3 Re crea t ion fac ilities in Bena
NAME PRIMARY LANDSCAPE SETTING ZONE
FUNCTION
TYPE
Tennis Courts Sport Specialised sports surface TZ
Mc Grath Park Way side stop Open parkland TZ
Essex St Reserve No identified
function
Open grassy area TZ
Walking Track Off road trail Open parkland RDZ1
Primary School Education Sports facility PUZ2
Opportunities
� Essex St Reserve and McGrath Park are zoned TZ not PPRZ.
There several potential opportunities to enhance the value of
existing open space opportunities in Bena. These include:
� Consider the future use of the former primary school, to
provide a playing field for use by residents, as no grass playing
fields are available in the other sites.
� Develop Essex St Reserve further into a social family
recreation facility and consolidate this space with the abutting
hall and tennis courts, or Expand McGrath Park into a social
/family recreation facility.
� The Wet forest (EVC 30) south of Bena should be reserved as
public conservation should the property be subdivided