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SuperTown
The Regional Centres Development Plan (SuperTowns) is a Royalties for Regions initiative to encourage regional communities in the southern half of the state to plan and prepare for the future so they can take advantage of opportunities created by Western Australia’s population growth to 2050. WA’s population is predicted to more than double over the next 40 years to 4.9 million people.
The SuperTowns vision is to have balanced communities, with lifestyle options and access to services. They will have affordable, quality housing and a diverse range of job opportunities. The towns will offer more choices for people to live in regional areas and an attractive alternative to living in the metropolitan area. Nine regional towns have been identified in the SuperTowns initiative, including Margaret River.
The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River has experienced rapid population growth over the past 15 years with an estimated resident population of around 13,000 in 2011. A significant component of this population growth has occurred in the principal centre of Margaret River, with a growth of almost 20% in the resident population between the 2001 and 2006 census years. In addition, a significant additional component (around 30% of the total population) is made up of transient workers and holiday makers. Margaret River is anticipated to experience continued growth into the future.
The SuperTowns project seeks:
• To target sustainable regional economic development to stimulate diverse employment and investment opportunities.
• To assist in managing the State’s projected population expansion in key regional towns.
• To plan and invest in town development and growth within an integrated strategic planning and implementation framework.
The achievement of these objectives will be guided by the development of a SuperTown Growth Plan for the future development of Margaret River to 2035. This SuperTown Growth Plan will be finalised in a manner and format that is consistent across the three SuperTowns of the south west. The development and content of this Growth Plan will be guided by the principles of:
• Strategic alignment, co-ordination and collaboration.
• Sustainable development.
• Place making strongly underpinned by sustainability and community engagement.
• Inclusion of local communities and community engagement.
• A proactive, implementation focus.
For Margaret River a significant amount of strategic planning has been undertaken to date. The role of the SuperTown Growth Plan for Margaret River will therefore be to ‘fill the gaps’ and ensure that a complete suite of strategic planning is available to guide the future growth of the Town. To this end a number of strategic projects have been identified that will be coordinated together within the SuperTowns Growth Plan for Margaret River.
For more information contact:
Nick Logan, Strategic Planning and Sustainability Coordinator
- Hours
- Mon - Fri: 8.00am to 4.30pm
- Telephone
- 08 9780 5273
- Fax
- 08 9757 2512
