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Developing Statements of Significance and Risk

The environmental and landscape suite of overlays require a statement of significance, and the land management suite of overlays require a statement of risk to be included in any local schedule that is applied. These statements are fundamental to the operation of local schedules, and there is limited guidance about how to draft them.

This course will set out the principles for drafting including drawing on the resources available through the Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub and provide best practice examples.

Settlement Planning for Rural and Regional Communities

Planning for settlements outside the metropolitan area and regional cities has unique challenges. This course provides participants with a straightforward framework to plan rural and regional communities efficiently, considering risk, seasonality, local industry and employment trends, servicing availability and realistic levels of community services and infrastructure that can be provided to support communities.