Draft MidCoast Rural Strategy

Maintain centres relevant to agricultural industries Agricultural industries each rely on a range of centres to collectively provide relevant shared services, facilities and trading opportunities. The availability of suitable infrastructure and the cost of transporting products or supplies can be a key factor influencing whether an area is suitable for an industry, and the ongoing success of existing industries. Rural supply outlets are important for all agricultural industries, providing the stock feeds, grains, seed, fertilizers, veterinary supplies, and other goods or materials used in farming. Tertiary education and research facilities also provide important training and development services that support agricultural industries and having these institutions within the region enables innovation. Figure 12. The MidCoast LGA - Location, Infrastructure and Natural Assets 57

Each industry also has different requirements, including threshold distances to facilities based on standard codes of practice. Consequently, the loss of a vital piece of infrastructure can be catastrophic. Within the MidCoast: •

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Aquaculture relies on waterfront access and infrastructure, enabling the timely movement of produce from boats, to markets via intermodal hubs for freight transport by road, rail and air.

Draft MidCoast Rural Strategy

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Table 10. Recommended E3 Environmental Management Zone Criteria

Table 9. Recommended E2 Environmental Conservation Zone Criteria

Figure 18. NSW Planning Legislation Framework

Figure 17. Current Planning Controls, from Local Strategic Planning Statement

Figure 16. Coastal Zone of the MidCoast, Coastal Management SEPP 2018

Figure 15. Priority Drinking Water Catchments and Aquifer Catchments in the MidCoast

Figure 14. Broad Catchment Areas of the MidCoast from the Rural Waterways paper

Figure 13. Hunter Regional Plan 'Proposed Biodiversity Corridors'

Figure 12. The MidCoast LGA - Location, Infrastructure and Natural Assets

Figure 11. Location of MidCoast centres, from Local Strategic Planning Statement

Figure 10. Experiences available across the 'Green Grid' of the MidCoast

Figure 9. Destination Barrington Coast, statistics from December 2020

Figure 8. Our Growing and Changing Population, from MidCoast Housing Strategy

Figure 7: Typical mine or quarry project life cycle

Figure 6: Location of underground resources in the MidCoast

Table 8. MidCoast Tourism Destination Management Plan SWOT of Rural Tourism

Figure 5. MidCoast contribution to NSW economy by agricultural industry (ABS 2011

Table 7. MidCoast LSPS Planning Priorities relevant to the Rural Strategy

Table 6. MidCoast 2030 Goals and Actions relevant to the Rural Strategy

Table 5. NSW Government Priority Actions relevant to MidCoast Rural Strategy

Figure 4. Location Quotients and Employment Growth for MidCoast Industries

Figure 3. Strategic Actions for Priority Growth Industries in the Hunter

Figure 2. Hunter Regional Development Investment Prospectus, Local Government Areas

Table 4. Data Gaps identified in Background Reports to Rural Strategy

Table 1. Non-Urban Zones from the Standard Instrument Principal Local Environmental Plan available to use across the rural landscape of the MidCoast Local Government Area

Table 2. Strategic Centres and Centres of Local Significance, Hunter Regional Plan 2036

Table 3. Major legislation, policy and strategies influencing the Rural Strategy

Figure 1. Rural, Environmental and Waterway zoned land considered in the Rural Strategy

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