Chiltern – Heritage Town, Bold Future
Client: Indigo Shire Council
Collaboration: The Public Land Consultancy & Southern Cross Management Systems
Status: Adopted June 2016
Collaboration: The Public Land Consultancy & Southern Cross Management Systems
Status: Adopted June 2016
Combining a placemaking approach with a new structure plan to support growth
This project combined a ‘placemaking’ engagement process with a Structure Plan for the town. This integrated approach provided short term activation and encouraged community involvement in the project. In collaboration with the community and Indigo Shire Council, we identified key projects and ensured they were clearly defined and prioritised. This work directly supports grant applications and integrates with the ISC Operational Plan.
A clear vision for the future
The vision for Chiltern was developed in collaboration with Council and community members. It was based on being a resilient community with a strong local economy, supported by other regional opportunities. The underlying principles of the vision were diversity, inclusion, equity and authenticity.
Objectives to achieve the Vision
The first objective of the project was to increase the number of young families living in Chiltern. Other objectives included: improving Chiltern overall for residents, fostering employment options, attracting more visitors to support existing and new businesses and improving community resilience in the face of declining resources for small towns in Australia.
A whole new way of developing a Structure Plan
The structure planning process is traditionally a way of managing growth in the future. For this project, we assessed the opportunities and constraints of all current zoning and adapted the planning model to actively encourage town growth. The new structure plan for Chiltern strategically repositions the town for a 2% growth through 11 key projects:
Brendan Gosstray (Southern Cross Management Systems) brought both recreation and local government management experience to the project and ensured we were able to tailor the project outcomes and implementation strategy to fit comfortably within existing council process, policies and procedures.
Welcoming community input
We developed the project branding and design for the shop front in the main street. ‘Chiltern HQ’ was staffed by ISC project officers who provided the public face of the project. We worked in collaboration with them to provide an outline for the community strategy, all the engagement material and regular updates for the plans for display.
This project was completed by LMLA prior to merger with Thomson Hay Landscape Architects
This project combined a ‘placemaking’ engagement process with a Structure Plan for the town. This integrated approach provided short term activation and encouraged community involvement in the project. In collaboration with the community and Indigo Shire Council, we identified key projects and ensured they were clearly defined and prioritised. This work directly supports grant applications and integrates with the ISC Operational Plan.
A clear vision for the future
The vision for Chiltern was developed in collaboration with Council and community members. It was based on being a resilient community with a strong local economy, supported by other regional opportunities. The underlying principles of the vision were diversity, inclusion, equity and authenticity.
Objectives to achieve the Vision
The first objective of the project was to increase the number of young families living in Chiltern. Other objectives included: improving Chiltern overall for residents, fostering employment options, attracting more visitors to support existing and new businesses and improving community resilience in the face of declining resources for small towns in Australia.
A whole new way of developing a Structure Plan
The structure planning process is traditionally a way of managing growth in the future. For this project, we assessed the opportunities and constraints of all current zoning and adapted the planning model to actively encourage town growth. The new structure plan for Chiltern strategically repositions the town for a 2% growth through 11 key projects:
- An Employment Precinct Plan which built on growth in the region of the transport industry
- Community Centre – a multi-purpose building designed specifically for Chiltern community needs
- Recreation – a strategic approach to new and existing facilities
- A Children’s Hub to combine kinder, childcare and out of school hours care
- Town Centre Activation – through business planning, CBD renewal projects and improvements to the urban environment
- Connectivity – holistic approach to transport both within the town and to the surrounding region
- Historic Civic Precinct – making better use of existing assets
- Live in Chiltern Plan – a marketing plan for the whole town
- Community Capacity Building – a new model
- Tourism Development Plan – based on authenticity, better access and clear market differentiation
- Street Trees – best practice for a heritage town embracing the future
Brendan Gosstray (Southern Cross Management Systems) brought both recreation and local government management experience to the project and ensured we were able to tailor the project outcomes and implementation strategy to fit comfortably within existing council process, policies and procedures.
Welcoming community input
We developed the project branding and design for the shop front in the main street. ‘Chiltern HQ’ was staffed by ISC project officers who provided the public face of the project. We worked in collaboration with them to provide an outline for the community strategy, all the engagement material and regular updates for the plans for display.
This project was completed by LMLA prior to merger with Thomson Hay Landscape Architects
