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Treechange the new seachange
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Horse & Pony Club
Small Farm Field Day a Big Hit
July 4th, 2008
Gidgegannup Showgrounds
Village News - June 2008
Small Farm Field Day
June 29th, 2008
Gidgegannup Showgrounds
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Port Bouvard Ltd Seeks Gidgegannup Community’s Views
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A thorough community consultation programme is currently being undertaken by Port Bouvard Ltd to establish a design outcome for and guide the on-going growth of Gidgegannup’s town site.
Port Bouvard Ltd is committed to listening to the Gidgegannup community and other parties who have an interest in the project, and responding to questions concerning the development. If you have a question that you would like addressed, please contact us.
Answers to questions are arranged under subject headings, please click on the links below to view each area, or scroll down to read all the questions and answers.
Questions and Answers
Town Design
Q. With the status of Gidgegannup townsite as it is at present, ungazetted, how can the village be a 'real' village? If Port Bouvard is going to develop their site, and presumabley bring water to Gidge, would the current village then be gazetted? Is the water that is brought in for the townsite as well as the development? Does that include all of the Gidgegannup area which is quite large. (I wouldn't think so). How does the development of the townsite with this new development benefit the rest of the Gidge area?
A. The Gazettal of townsites was undertaken historically by the Department of Lands generally in rural areas. To the best of our knowledge this is no longer undertaken. Rather the identification of townsites is undertaken through the Town Planning process and townsites (commercial nodes in some cases) are identified in Town Planning Schemes. For Gidgegannup the City of Swan Town Planning Scheme depicts the townsite area as rural in order to prevent the area from being subdivided into smaller rural lifestyle lots. The City of Swan Rural Strategy for Gidgegannup identifies the boundaries of the townsite and the development of the townsite is specifically referred to in the North Eastern Hills Settlement Pattern Plan as endorsed by the Western Australian Planning Commission and the Minster for Planning.
The area which can be serviced by water mains will be determined by the Water Corporation. We assume that the Water Corporation is unlikely to require water mains to extend into areas where there is no demand. Rather the water service is likely to focus on the townsite but with the opportunity to have tributaries into other areas if desirable. That is really up to the Water Corporation.
The potential benefits would vary depending on your specific wants and needs. Bringing water mains up to the townsite would allow for improved fire fighting capabilities in the locality. The additional population would justify the provision of more retail, commercial and civic facilities. This would most likely mean a broader range of shops and services, possibly medical/child care facilities and the introduction of public transport into the area.
Traffic
Q. How do you intend to address the Toodyay Road traffic problems that are expected to occur with significant increased traffic density? In particular, access from side roads onto Toodyay Road into traffic travelling at 110kmh with few gaps. Problem areas would include Stoneville, Country and Roland Roads. Similarly holdups on Red Hill behind trucks descending at 20kph?
A. Port Bouvard Limited is in its preliminary stages with traffic management and planning for the Gidgegannup development. It is one of the issues that will need to be thoroughly considered as part of the overall structure planning process. Any road and traffic aspects that need to be considered in light of the Gidgegannup development will be dealt with by the traffic consultant Transcore Pty Ltd, working with Main Roads Western Australia and the City of Swan.