A 45-hectare site situated two kilometres north of Camperdown is set to be transformed into a high-quality business park under a plan to expand and service the industrial land.
Corangamite Shire is preparing a draft Camperdown Production Precinct Servicing Masterplan to support the site's development and attract new business to the area.
The plan outlines the potential for a diversity of lot sizes in the short to medium term.
Members of the community are invited to provide feedback on the project background and technical reports via a short online survey before the first draft of the Masterplan is finalised in February.
The reports are available at www.corangamite.vic.gov.au/CPP
An Information Session will be held Wednesday 9 November, 7 pm at the Killara Centre, Camperdown and a Drop-In Session will be available Thursday 10 November, 8:30 am-11 am in front of the Newsagency (Manifold Street).
Central Ward Councillor Laurie Hickey, who sits on the Project Working Group, said the plan would provide direction for long-term growth and build on local strengths.
"This plan is an important step towards providing a business park in a key location for future manufacturing and business opportunities," Cr Hickey said.
"It sets out what needs to be done in terms of water supply and electrical upgrades, stormwater, waste, drainage, and renewable energy options to make the site viable in the long-term.
"It must also consider Timboon Creek and nearby wetlands, Indigenous and European heritage, bushfire risk and farmland with the northern portion of the precinct zoned Farming."
"This is a coordinated approach for when Council seeks funding and investment from other levels of government to upgrade the site," he said.
Most of the site on Old Geelong and Depot Road is Industrial zoned and already home to Camperdown Dairy, Australasian Solutions, South-West Haulage and the Greenham Livestock Buying Centre.
An Industrial Land Strategy completed in 2013 identified the need for a high-quality business park in Camperdown to "help initiate industrial enterprises".
Cr Hickey said that since 2013, changes in the dairy industry and advances in technology had seen a revival of interest in production processes closer to the primary sources of agriculture.
"More recently, the pandemic has seen manufacturers and investors wanting to secure their interests in Victoria and we have seen a significant increase in inquiries for industrial land and facilities," he said.
"Given the strength of Corangamite's agricultural sector, it is vital we provide industrial land for businesses to service this sector and encourage new businesses to the Shire."
