The administrators of the Wangaratta council in north-east Victoria will decide today whether to go ahead with the latest version of a controversial rural land strategy.<\/p>\n
The council’s administrators said the document hoped to strike a balance between individual property rights and protecting rural industries.<\/p>\n
They said it looked to provide development clarity and stop conflicts in land use across the municipality.<\/p>\n
It arose from a dumped 2012 plan which was heavily criticised for rules which restricted building in the farming zone.<\/p>\n
Reviewing the strategy was a key priority when the council’s administrators were appointed in 2013.<\/p>\n
The revamped strategy would retain the existing rules but rezone a number of areas.<\/p>\n
Parts of Glenrowan, Oxley and Milawa would be changed to ‘rural living zones’, while some areas not used for agriculture would be marked for conservation.<\/p>\n
The head of the administrators, Ailsa Fox, has asked ratepayers to put the old document aside and assess this one on its merits.<\/p>\n
She said the new plan took into account Victorian Government changes in 2013 and could support farming, allow more tourism and encourage population growth.<\/p>\n
The administrators will meet today to decide whether to make any changes before releasing the plan for public comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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