b'12 DECEMBER 16, 2022 The Great Eastern MailFishingRural land use, buyoutfuture housing in will hurtCouncil spotlightconsumers AST Gippsland Shire Councilgrowth, an ageing population and USTRALIANseafoodloversE is working on two importantserious concerns about housing A willfacehigherpricesandplans to guide decision- affordability, it is important that making for a prosperous anda range of housing options are theregionaleconomyofsustainable future for East Gippslandavailable in the future, and that new EastGippslandwillsufferiftheand is calling for public comment.housing development is sustainable, LaborGovernmentcontinueswithCouncil is aiming to balancehe said.a plan to buyout commercial fishinga pressing need for housing andWe also need to ensure that our licences and cut the quotas availablethe sustainable growth of Eastimportant rural areas are preserved for small business owners. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester discussing fishing industry concerns withGippslands towns and settlementsto support agricultural production FederalMemberforGippslandLEFCOL board member Peter Clarke and East Gippsland Shire Councillor Arthur Allen. with the need to preserve ruraland protect the rural ambience of our DarrenChesterhasrepeatedlyareas and the surrounding naturalshire. Well-planned housing growth warnedtheFederalGovernmentgovernment needs to start treatingwithinthenextsixmonthsbutenvironment. and the preservation of rural land go thatplanstobuyoutlicencespeople with respect. atthemoment,fishermenareIts Rural Land Use Strategy aimshand in hand, Cr Reeves said.willhavebroaderimpactsandMrChestersaidhehadraisedunsurewhatcompensationwillto provide a framework that supportsThe Rural Land Use Strategy thebureaucracyhasfailedtohisconcernsdirectlywiththebe available to them; whether theythe farming sector, promotesprovides direction across five key measurethesocialandeconomicresponsibleMinisterMurrayWatthaveasustainablefutureintheopportunities for rural tourism andthemes:consequences. and requested a formal briefing, butindustry;whetherdormantlicenceprotects the natural environmentFood and fibreTheFederalBudgetthe bureaucracy was ploughing onholderswillbetargetedfirst;andand rural landscapes. The strategyRural tourismannouncement of $24 million overwith its plans. iftheyacceptapackage,whowillreinforces Victorian GovernmentRural industriesthree years to transition commercialIn addition to the complete failurecompensate them for their unusedpolicy to avoid a loss of agriculturalEnvironment, landscape, fishersoutoftheCommonwealthto recognise the social and economicboats and equipment. land and to direct housing to areascatchments and natural hazardsSouthEastTrawlFisheryhasnotimpacts on our region, the fishermenMr Chester said previous licencespecifically zoned for that purpose.Rural housing.included a single cent for onshorearebeingplacedunderenormousbuyouts had included compensationThe final draft of the Rural LandThe issues up for discussion in the communitieslikeLakesEntrancepressure which is damaging to theforimpactedcommunitiesbutUse Strategy is available for publicHousing and Settlement Strategy whichwillexperienceflow-onjobmental health of some individuals,Minister Watt was missing in action. comment now. include: losses, Mr Chester said. Mr Chester said. When he visited Gippsland, theCouncils Housing and SettlementWhere new housing should be TheresalsobeennomodellingThe proposed buyout will requireMinistertoldlocalmediathatheStrategy aims to guide the locationdevelopedreleasedtoindicatetheincreasedfishermen to set a tender price forwas open to a structural adjustmentof housing and settlement growthHow to provide greater choice pricesthatAustralianswillpayattheirlicenceandtherewillbenopackageandhewouldworkwithto 2041. A discussion paper on thein housing type and affordable the checkout for locally-caught fish,transparency around how much themetoachievethebestoutcomeHousing and Settlement Strategy hashousingandthepotentialforincreasesingovernment is prepared to pay eachpossible, Mr Chester said. been prepared to encourage earlyWhat new infrastructure is lessenvironmentallysustainableindividual licence holder. There is anTalk is cheap but we need actioncommunity feedback on key issuesrequired to support housing imported products. additional risk that the only willingto reduce the social and economicrelating to housing growth across thegrowthTheuncertaintyoftheentiresellerswillbeofferingdormantshock coming on top of the drought,shire. How to retain the character of processisplacingincreasedstresslicences that arent even being used,bushfires,COVIDandtheLaborMayor, Cr Mark Reeves, saidexisting settlements.on families who rely on the fishingso the fish stocks wont benefit at all. 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