Michael Scrafton, General Manager GAA Establishment Taskforce

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The formation role of the
Growth Areas
Authority
Michael Scrafton, General Manager GAA
Establishment Taskforce Chris Banks, Head GAA
Establishment Taskforce
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Establishing the Growth Areas Authority

• Announced in governments urban planning
  statement A plan for Melbourne's growth areas
• GAA will work cooperatively with local councils,
  development industry and government agencies to
  achieve good planning, timely infrastructure
  provision and quality development in growth areas
• Establishment Taskforce appointed
• Organisational set up underway operational and
  business systems, personnel and governance
• Legislation to establish the Authority is
  progressing through Parliament

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Key objectives of the GAA

• In the growth areas
• ensure that development occurs in a coordinated
  timely manner
• ensure that infrastructure, services and
  facilities are provided in a coordinated and
  timely manner
• promote sustainable development of land
• promote housing diversity and affordability
• promote employment opportunities
• ensure the coordinated and timely provision of
  land for commercial industrial purposes
• foster the development of communities

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Functions of the GAA specified in Act
Make recommendations to the Minister on

• Planning, use, development protection of land
  in growth areas
• Expenditure of Development Contribution Plan
  levies in growth areas
• Any matter relating to the functions and powers
  of the GAA, if requested by the Minister
• The Ministers functions powers under this Act
  relating to growth areas

Carry out any other function conferred on the GAA
under this Act.
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Development Contribution Plans (DCPs)

• Initial State DCP under development - will be
  introduced at the same time GAA is formally
  established
• Initial State DCP a light touch
• Reflecting exemption for permitted and zoned land
• focussed on committed Government projects
• prepared at a growth area level
• GAA will work with councils developers to
  progressively introduce DCPs for each growth area
  
• Full State DCP will be introduced 2007/08
• further consultation will ensure system meets
  Government policy objectives makes sense to GAA
  stakeholders

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Better planned designed communities

• Better sequencing of development will mean
  infrastructure and services can be provided
  earlier
• GAA will work with councils, developers and
  infrastructure agencies to establish common
  standard for precinct structure plans
• Guidelines will be developed by DSE GAA to give
  the GAA, councils and developers clear directions
  for planning designing new communities
• based on directions objectives of Melbourne
  2030
• GAA will recommend preferred development
  sequencing zoning and provide advice on
  required infrastructure

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Questions further information

• If you would like to be kept informed of any
  announcements about the GAA, register your
  contact details for our stakeholder database by
  emailing
• gaa.taskforce_at_dse.vic.gov.au