Agency:
Tamar Valley Planning Committee
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1954
End Date:
30 Sep 1969
Description:
To plan for the constituent municipalities with regard to their present and probable future needs. In particular, to have regard to communications, recreation reserves, the location of public facilities and amenities, and the separation of residential and industrial areas. The Local Government Act 1962 had made provision for Master Planning Authorities to deal with planning issues affecting adjacent municipalities. In 1965 an Urban Planning Group was formed in Launceston to lobby for an Authority for the Tamar Valley. The group gathered community support and a group of councils petitioned the State Government in 1969. The Tamar Regional Master Planning Authority was proclaimed on 16 September 1969 (SR 1969/151)
Functions Performed:
Resources, land and water management
Subsequent Agencies:
| Tamar Region Master Planning Authority (TA983) | 16 Sep 1969 | 23 Sep 1991 |
Series Created By Agency:
| AE967 Minutes of Meetings of the Traffic and Transport Subcommittee of the Tamar Valley Planning Committee | 01 Jan 1954 | 31 Dec 1955 |