Locality Analysis - South Gippsland Shire Council

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LOCALITY ANALYSIS STRATEGY VOL. 2 19/9/07 3.5 KOONWARRA Overview of supply Koonwarra’s settlement type is classified as a rural hamlet/ low density residential- these are generally settlement types under 200 people, with a limited range of land uses and community facilities and that the community is unlikely to support a sports club. This settlement type assumes that there would be only one main social family recreation and sport site and that further subdivision will not trigger the provision of new decentralised sites. Koonwarra has a good range of open space functions present, including sport, conservation, off-road trail, recreation/ environmental appreciation, and community horticulture. It doesn’t have a central park for social /family recreation, as the recreation reserve is a little removed from the town and social /play facilities are limited. However the rail trail provides a central hub and off -road connection to the Recreation Reserve. Most reserves are well signposted. The range of recreation facilities and their classifications are shown in the following table. SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE 45 Table 3 .5 Re crea t ion fac ilities in Koonwarr a NAME LOCALITY PRIMARY LANDSCAPE ZONE FUNCTION SETTING TYPE Recreation Reserve Koonwarra Sport Managed turf PPRZ Rail Trail Koonwarra Off road trail/ Wayside stop Open parkland PPRZ Nirvana Park Koonwarra Relaxation/ environmental appreciation/ escape Open parkland PCRZ Bush Reserve Koonwarra Conservation of natural heritage Bushland/ forest PCRZ Koala Dve bush Koonwarra Conservation of Bushland/ forest PCRZ Reserve natural heritage Sustainable Koonwarra Community Community TZ Communities Centre horticulture garden Hall Park Koonwarra Visual amenity Open parkland TZ Golf Course Koonwarra Sport Managed turf Memorial Park Koonwarra Social/ family recreation Key demand issues Open parkland Koonw arra Recreati on Reserve Committee: � Drought is issue � Has a very small number of volunteers to draw from. � Use by all age groups, caravans, lots of walkers & bike users � Council provided grant to maintain the reserve.
LOCALITY ANALYSIS STRATEGY VOL. 2 19/9/07 Househol d survey fi ndi ngs � Bike riding is the activity that more people of Koonwarra would like to do that they currently do not do. � All Koonwarra respondents indicated that walking and bicycle paths should be priority if funding were to become available, walking/ bicycle paths were also seen as the single thing that would meet respondents open space and recreation needs. � Comments include: o Also promote the arts in the region with exhibitors/competitors and artist in residence opportunities at schools o People who use Shire facilities for sport and recreation are really a minority of ratepayers and receive a disproportionate amount of rate benefit. o Completion of Southern Rail trail from Koonwarra to Meeniyan a priority Opportunities To better utilise the wide creek corridor for walking and cycling. Increase the play value of the playground at the Recreation Reserve. Develop a network of trail connecting different open space in the Koonwarra. SOUTH GIPPSLAND SHIRE 46 ACTIONS: should resources become available 1. Develop these circuits as a network of trails connecting the rail trail, Nirvana Park in the community environment centre, hall and open spaces in the Koonwarra. 2. Prepare master plan for future development at the Recreation Reserve to include water saving and recycling and if play facilities are to be retained– redesign to enhance play value. 3. Sign post the directions to the range of parks from the rail trail -as walking circuits. 4. Consider developing the hall site or the former school for more social recreation opportunities (using development contributions) should considerable growth be experienced in the township. 5. If there is future residential development, use development contributions to fund trail works (as per No. 2.) playground, tennis court, or recreation reserve upgrades
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