July 2006

Table of Contents

Introduction

Surf Coast Highway Precincts Diagram

Subdivision / lot consolidation

Generic Design Principles

Guidelines

Planting Guide

Introduction

This document contains the Surf Coast Highway Design Guidelines, produced by David Lock Associates, Gillespies

(Australia) and TTM traffic engineering, in conjunction with the Surf Coast Shire.

The Surf Coast Highway Design Guidelines establish a shared vision of appropriate development along the Surf Coast

Highway. It seeks to encourage development that can foster a sense of arrival into Torquay, the Surf Coast Shire and the

Great Ocean Road that more accurately reflects the quality and distinctive identity of those places which all share the

Highway as an arrival point. This can promote local pride, provide qualities that benefit the community and enhance

economic vitality. This vision is based on a thorough analysis of the areas physical characteristics and the “social

landscape” – the values, concerns and aspirations that the respective communities attach to different parts of their shared

environments. This project forms part of the Surf Coast Shire’s long-term commitment to developing Torquay as both a

gateway and a destination for visitors and residents alike.

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attle

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ish W

attle

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attle

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BOTANICAL

NAME

COMMON

NAME

INDICATIVE

HEIGHT

INDICATIVE

SPREAD

* In

dica

tes trees with

a clea

r stem w

here p

reserving

view lin

es is imp

orta

nt.

Appropriate plants along the Surf Coast Highway

The fo

llow

ing p

lant lis

t has b

een c

olla

ted to

guid

e p

eople

to a

varie

ty o

f in

dig

enous p

lants

that a

re s

uita

ble

for u

se in

the lo

cal u

rban la

ndscape. It

should

be n

ote

d th

at s

om

e p

lants

are

more

suite

d to

partic

ula

r site

re

quire

ments

. It is a

dvis

able

to c

onta

ct y

our lo

cal n

urs

ery

for m

ore

in

form

atio

n a

nd g

et a

dvis

e c

hoosin

g p

lants

whic

h w

ill gro

w w

ell o

n y

our

site

. The tre

es lis

ted h

ave b

een c

hosen fo

r their s

uita

bility

to b

e u

sed in

urb

an e

nviro

nm

ents

and s

treets

capes. H

ow

ever, la

rge tre

es s

hould

alw

ays

be s

ited in

locatio

ns to

min

imis

e th

e ris

k to

people

and p

roperty

. Ple

ase

seek p

rofe

ssio

nal a

dvis

e if y

ou a

re u

nsure

.

Su

rf Co

ast H

igh

way D

esign G

uidelin

es

BOTANICAL

NAME

COMMON

NAME

INDICATIVE

HEIGHT

INDICATIVE

SPREAD

SM

ALL S

HRU

BS

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lom

a h

um

ifusu

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ranb

erry Hea

th0

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nonia

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cush

ion

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m0

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m

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escens

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enia

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enia

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bertia

riparia

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uin

ea Flo

wer

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m

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bertia

sericeaSilky G

uin

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wer

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ynia

sp.

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t Pea

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petlu

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aueri

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der V

elvet Bush

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sp.

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ria ra

mulo

saTw

igg

y Daisy B

ush

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m1

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evola

sp.

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min

ifoliu

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ger P

lant

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berg

ia co

mm

unis

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ebell

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5-0

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0.1

5m

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berg

ia g

racilis

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raw

ling

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ebell

0.1

-0.5

m

Wahlen

berg

ia stricta

Tufted

Blu

ebell

0.4

-0.9

m0

.3-0

.4m

CLIM

BERS

Billa

rdiera

sp.

Ap

ple B

erry

Clem

antis m

icrop

hylla

Sm

all Lea

fed C

lemantis

Glycin

e cland

estina

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ing

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a

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lenb

eckia a

dp

ressaC

limb

ing

Lignum

GRA

SSES / LILLY

S

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rop

od

ium

strictum

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late Lilly

Danth

onia

sp.

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by G

rass

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nella

revolu

taBla

ck-anth

er Flax-lilly

Dich

elach

ne sp

.Plu

me G

rass

Lom

and

ra lo

ng

ifolia

Sp

iny-h

ead

ed M

at-ru

sh

Micro

laen

a stip

oid

esW

eepin

g G

rass

Poa la

billa

rdieri

Tusso

ck Gra

ss

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a sp

.Sp

ear G

rass

Them

eda tria

nd

aKang

aro

o G

rass

GRO

UN

D C

OV

ERS

Carp

ob

rotu

s rossii

Karka

lla2

-3m

Chryso

cephalu

m a

picu

latu

mC

om

mon E

verlastin

g1

-2m

Ken

ned

ia p

rostra

taRunnin

g P

ostm

an

1-2

.5m

Vero

nica

gra

cilisSlen

der S

peed

well

1m

Ind

igen

ous veg

etatio

n is veg

etatio

n th

at o

ccurs n

atu

rally in

the a

rea. W

hen

purch

asin

g p

lants en

sure th

ey

have b

een so

urced

from

loca

l seed sto

ck

Notes:

·Pla

nt sizes a

re ind

icative o

nly a

nd

ultim

ate size w

ill vary a

ccord

ing

to sp

ecific micro

climatic co

nd

itions.