Have your say on National Circularity Centre planning proposal
Bega Valley Shire Council invites feedback on proposed amendments to its Local Environmental Plan to allow the development of the National Circularity Centre on a gateway site in North Bega.
Draft concept of the National Circularity Centre.
8 March 2024
Bega Valley Shire Council invites feedback on proposed amendments to its Local Environmental Plan to allow the development of the National Circularity Centre on a gateway site in North Bega.
Council’s Planning and Sustainability Manager, Cecily Hancock said the amendments to the Bega Valley Local Environmental Plan 2013 will allow retail premises, function centres, entertainment facilities and community facilities as additional permitted uses at the site.
“At the December Council meeting, Councillors resolved to support the amendments so the Centre has the flexibility to progress its proposed and potential future uses,” Ms Hancock said.
The National Circularity Centre aims to accommodate a range of commercial and community uses including:
- a visitor centre and tourism-oriented showroom
- business events, conferencing space and modular meeting rooms for hire
- a circularity innovation hub and start-up accelerator
- embedded technology to provide an immersive experience both within the Centre and online
- a providore and café offering environmentally friendly, low carbon and locally grown fresh produce that can be scaled up to support events held at the Centre.
The centre is designed to attract research and education events and programs, and business events to promote sustainable housing development to planners, architects and developers across Australia and internationally.
This will in turn promote agricultural innovation, sustainability through value-add opportunities, grow tourism and position the region as a hub of renewable energy excellence.
Comments on the planning proposal are welcome during the exhibition period which runs from Friday 8 March to Sunday 7 April.
Visit the Have Your Say webpage for more information and to make a submission.
Making an enquiry
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