The Alpine Shire Rural Directions Strategy will provide direction on the future use and development of rurally zoned land in Alpine Shire, including small settlements and rural localities.
It will help to guide the Shire’s rural land uses over the next few decades to balance opportunities for economic growth with protecting, caring for and enhancing the area’s unique landscapes.
The Rural Directions Strategy will aim to clarify:
- where strategically significant agricultural land is located in the Shire;
- preferred location/s for competing land uses in the rural zones to ensure they do not compete with strategically significant agricultural land;
- the actual and preferred settlement boundaries for all settlements not addressed in the Alpine Shire Land Development Strategy 2024;
- the preferred location for renewable technology to ensure it does not impact or compete with strategically significant agricultural land;
- where valued significant landscapes are located;
- preferred future locations of freight, manufacturing, energy or logistics locations based on assessment of strategically significant agricultural land; and,
- preferred location for agri-tourism.
Current and Next Steps
Council has appointed a consortium consisting of SGS Economic Pty Ltd, CoFutures Pty Ltd, and RMCG Pty Ltd to undertake the Rural Directions Strategy. Background research and analysis of the key issues are currently underway that will identify key issues and opportunities around the rural geographical areas.
It is expected that community and stakeholder engagement on the key issues and opportunities identified will be undertaken in early 2025.