Moorabool council is calling on residents to help shape Ballan\u2019s future as a cycling tourism destination. <\/p>\n
The community consultation follows council\u2019s backing of a comprehensive plan set to guide how regional tourism and active transport will be boosted across the municipality at its 1 April meeting. <\/p>\n
The project is being funded partly through the state government\u2019s Tiny Towns initiative and will explore opportunities to establish Ballan as a destination hub for cycling, working to attract visitors through regional cycling links. <\/p>\n
Council will examine levels of interest in cycling, along with the possible economic, social, and health benefits for the Moorabool area. <\/p>\n
The study will also consider the community\u2019s views and whether there may be opportunities to improve connections between Ballan and visitor destinations like Daylesford, Blackwood, Creswick and Geelong. <\/p>\n
Further, the study will identify potential infrastructure needs, provide indicative cost considerations, and outline any challenges or constraints which may need to be taken into account. <\/p>\n
The study will also involve information gathering, consultation with local stakeholders, and consideration of how the concept may align with existing regional plans, working to align with potential benefits for local businesses, health and wellbeing outcomes, community connections, and regional connectivity. <\/p>\n
Feedback is available through council\u2019s Have Your Say platform until Sunday 10 May.<\/p>\n
Details: https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/3bypvwer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Moorabool council is calling on residents to help shape Ballan\u2019s future as a cycling tourism destination. The community…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":620767,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-620766","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/620767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}