Council is developing a Rural Tourism Development Strategy to identify the issues, range, and the probable future locations of sustainable tourism activities on rural land. This will form the policy basis for tourism uses in rural areas of the Shire and will be incorporated into Councils’ Rural Land Use Strategy and Planning Scheme.

Council is seeking comment on the draft Strategy, which can be downloaded here (approx 4MB).

Summary and Questionaire to can be downloaded from here (approx 2MB).

The document can also be viewed at local libraries and Council reception. You are invited to provide written feedback to Tourism Coordinator Christian Stefani at Private Bag 4, Leongatha, 3953 or christians@southgippsland.vic.gov.au by COB Monday 1 June 2009.