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Workshop 1 Feedback

Introduction
Background information and fact sheets
Speakers’ presentations
Common themes and mapping exercise
Participant feedback
Next steps

Introduction

On Saturday April 5 2008 a workshop was held at Gidgegannup Recreation Club to discuss the future development of the Gidgegannup town centre.  Participants including residents of Gidgegannup and Morangup; representatives of local community groups; local business owners and farmers; state government and local Council officers and elected members; representatives from Port Bouvard Ltd; and industry experts spent the day sharing information, views and opinions on the proposed development and considering how Gidgegannup may look in the future.

Workshop participants’ outlooks ranged from those who were strongly opposed to any development taking place to those who were passionately in support of it.  However there was a consistent message from all, of seeking to preserve the unique hills lifestyle and environment of Gidgegannup.

Information from the workshop and its findings is presented here to allow a wide range of community members and other interested parties access to the workshop information and so that they can also submit their own views through the feedback form. Follow the sections below to share the information that was presented.

Background information and fact sheets

Fact sheets on environmental studies of the proposed development site, community research, sustainability principles and traffic considerations were presented to all workshop attendees at the beginning of the session to help participants consider all the aspects that must be considered when planning for a townsite.  These fact sheets are available to download here:

Cardno BSD Environmental Fact Sheet (32KB)
ACIL Tasman Economic Viability Fact Sheet (63KB)
Josh Byrneand Associates Sustainability Fact Sheet (216KB)
Transcore Traffic and Transport Fact Sheet (159KB)
Simon Youngleson Architects Fact Sheet (28KB)
City of Swan Community Projects Fact Sheet (13KB)
SMR Community Research Fact Sheet (100KB)

Speakers’ presentations

Representatives from a range of organisations including the State Government, industry experts, community members and the developer, Port Bouvard Ltd, addressed the group to share a range of information about the proposed development. 

John Wroth Port Bouvard Ltd Opening welcome	view powerpoint (9.83MB) view video (25.8MB)
Martin Richardson Department of Planning and Infrastructure The North Eastern Hills Settlement Plan	view powerpoint (7.46MB) view video (53.19MB)
Jason Hick Cardno BSD Environmental studies	view powerpoint (16.46MB) view video (35.14MB)
Josh Byrne Josh Byrne & Associates Sustainability in action	view video (6.32MB) view video (5.78MB) view video (6.17MB)
Beth Dungey SMR Market research outcomes	view powerpoint (309KB) view video (24.32MB)
Grant Coble Neal, ACIL Tasman Economic thresholds for the Gidgegannup townsite	view powerpoint view video (20.75MB)
Sally Block Experience Gidgegannup & Gidgegannup Progress Association	view video (42.16MB)
Zach Cole Swan Youth Advisory Council	speech (79 KB) view video (27.21MB)
George Hajigabriel George Rowe & Associates What to consider when creating a town	view powerpoint (5.75MB) view video (46.67MB)
John Wroth Port Bouvard Ltd Closing	view video (8.57MB)

Mapping exercise

After being advised on aspects that need to be considered when planning for a town, including an explanation of the concept of Transect planning and planning parameters, group members participated in a mapping exercise. 

Participants were provided with individual maps on which they considered where they would want to locate necessary features including:

• Entrance/gateways to the town centre
• Provision and locations of civic services and recreation
• Build form and streetscape
• Commercial and community hubs
• Movement and transport systems, including walkways and connections

The planning parameters for the mapping exercise were outlined as follows:

• The Gidgegannup townsite has been nominated for growth under the North Eastern Hills Settlement Pattern Plan to accommodate a townsite of 4000-5000 people.
• The development is reliant on the provision of scheme water to the townsite. 
• Sewerage treatment for the townsite is also being investigated with the Water Corporation and several potential solutions are being considered.
• Services such as schools, power and telecommunications will be upgraded according to demand.
• The Orange Route, while mapped, has not been included in any short term budgets.  However the bypass around the town (which forms part of the Orange Route) may need to be given separate consideration.
• A townsite of 4000-5000 will provide the opportunity to incorporate independent grocers, chemist, butcher, café and other similar services.
• There are environmental opportunities present in the site which can be managed in an innovative way.

Once individual maps were completed and discussed within groups, each table was asked to put their group ideas onto a large map of Gidgegannup town centre, considering the following important points:

• What do we want the town to look and feel like in the future?
• What recreation and civic facilities will remain the same and what new facilities may need to be introduced?
• What is the preferred location for a gateway to the town?
• What landmark features could there be located in Gidgegannup?
• How will people move around the town – is it easy to walk around?
• What are the guiding principles that the planners should remember about the placement of the town’s facilities and its future development?

As a result of this exercise, six group maps of Gidgegannup were produced, which included guiding principles for the townsite, reached by consensus from all group members.  The information in these maps will form the basis for development of a structure plan for further consideration in the next stage of community consultation.  View the six group’s proposed town maps below:

Group One Map (892KB)
Group Two Map (929KB)
Group Three Map (911KB)
Group Four Map (940KB)
Group Five Map (872KB)
Group Six Map (878KB)

Participant feedback

Throughout the consultation, workshop participants had the opportunity to complete a number of tasks to note down their ideas and opinions on the development of Gidgegannup’s townsite.   Small group activities focused on topics including which elements of Gidgegannup were important to retain, what community members would like to see changed, and how Gidgegannup village could look in the year 2028. 

Documents below summarise the responses given by participants to the following questions:
Why did you attend the workshop?   Download PDF (54KB)
What aspects of Gidgegannup would you like to keep or change?   Download PDF (47KB)
What are Gidgegannup’s greatest challenges and greatest opportunities?   Download PDF (45KB)
What was your opinion of Workshop 1 and how it was run?  Download PDF (55KB)

Next Steps

A second workshop, additional focus groups and consultations are now being scheduled to allow further community comment about and refinement of the structure plan for the Gidgegannup Village development.  If you would like to comment in the meantime, please contact us.