The shire said ‘The plan will help guide the way the settlements develop and change over the next 20 to 30 years to ensure the highly valued features of the towns are protected and the towns remain a great – or even better – place to live, work, visit and play for current and future generations of residents and visitors.’
The AIDA committee supplied the shire and the consultants with the results of AIDA’s community attitude surveys.
One aspect of the project was to prepare an urban design framework for the Top and Bottom Shops in Aireys to guide their development and to retain their ‘informal character, improve pedestrian access and amenity, and enhance the physical environment’.