corio norlane structure plan background report - City of Greater ...

Similar to Corio again however, the population has declined since the mid 1990s with
little change in dwelling stock and a decline in the average number of persons living in
each dwelling.
Major features of the area include Bell Post Shopping Centre, Waterworld, the City of
Greater Geelong Leisuretime Centre, Diversitat Northern Community hub, Windsor Park
and Evans Reserve. The Princes Highway is the significant road link through the area
and the North Shore train station services the Geelong-Melbourne line.
The land between Anakie Road/Matthews Road and the Geelong Ring Road is in the
suburb of Lovely Banks 3221. This land has developed relatively recently in comparison
to the remainder of the study area and formed its own character. Residential lots to the
north of Purnell Road range from 2,000 m 2 to 4,000 m 2 and developed with large
contemporary dwellings set in landscaped gardens. Land to the south of Purnell Road
is a mix of vacant residential land and newly developing and developed estates. The
area also includes the Village Life Retirement Village and the City of Greater Geelong
Council Operations Centre.
The Corio Norlane Structure Plan study area and additional area of interest is shown on
Map 3.
For the purposes of the Corio Norlane Structure Plan the study area does not extend
beyond the railway line in the east other than to include the residential neighbourhood of
North Shore. Land bounded by Station Street, Harper Road, Princes Highway, School
Road and the railway line south to North Shore Station is part of the study area and also
covered by the Geelong Port Structure Plan (CoGG: 2007) and the Port Land Use
Strategy (DoT: 2009). This work sets the strategic framework for the future development
of the Geelong Port and its surrounding port related land uses. Similarly, land between
the railway line and Corio Bay is an additional area of interest and part of the Geelong
Port Structure Plan and the Port Land Use Strategy.
Port related land use strategies are discussed in greater detail in Section 7.5.
The Ford Motor Company site south of North Shore Road and the Shell Refinery site
east of the railway are both additional areas of interest but not included as part of the
study area for the Corio Norlane Structure Plan. Other significant features of the region
include Geelong Grammar School, Beckley Park and the Geelong Ring Road
Employment Precinct.
Corio Norlane Structure Plan
Background Report - 10 - Final - March 2011