Supporting creation of thriving neighbourhoods Prue Digby Deputy Secretary, Planning and Local Government Department of Planning and Community Development 25 October 2011 Presentation focus Government priorities Key elements of DPCD work with local government to support thriving neighbourhoods and urban renewal Examples of projects supporting delivery of Government and community aspirations New Government, new priorities The Victorian Coalition Government is committed to delivering a planning system based on genuine consultation, openness and certainty. Matthew Guy, Minister for Planning Big picture Metropolitan Planning Strategy: developed over the next two years (by end 2012) Focus on identifying and accommodating: population growth and demographic change transport and infrastructure needs employment locations social and community needs developing the tools required to manage growth.. New Government, new priorities Implications and actions across places and neighbourhoods to understand and analyse community planning issues Change and growth respecting built form and providing fairness and certainty Developing opportunities for urban renewal to take the pressure off existing suburbs for high- density development 1. Meeting diverse & evolving needs Planning for a diverse and changing community Recognising varied needs Reconciling different views Meeting diverse & evolving needs (cont) Reconciling competing interests Striking the balance Triple bottom line Metropolitan & regional growth Optimising outcomes Net social benefit Practical & liveable solutions Meeting diverse & evolving needs (cont) Engaging key stakeholders Facilitating planning clarity and certainty Coordinated, consistent and timely processes 2. Developing a shared vision. Community dialogue, Broadmeadows SpeakOut! stations in Frankston 3. Integrated infrastructure planning Vital Inputs Demography Deficits Dynamics Understanding City shaping optimising integrated landuse Engagement Priorities & Delivery Developing priorities Integrating land use & transport Leveraging investment public and private sector Integrated Infrastructure Planning 4. Community Infrastructure Planning Helps manage population growth in established areas of Melbourne, Growth areas & regional centres and towns Community Infrastructure Plans identify the gaps and future needs across: education arts/culture recreation and open space community meeting spaces community health and wellbeing entertainment and attractions transport utility services New Epping station integrated transport hub Community Infrastructure Planning, (cont) Partnership with local government and other state government agencies Identify priority infrastructure that can be delivered through public and private sector investment Requires whole-of- government planning through a places based approach Community Infrastructure Planning, (cont) Metropolitan Liveability Audit & assessment of community infrastructure needs 5. Undertake seed or catalyst projects Changing Places Program (Creating Better Places): A focus on support for the right foundations leveraging other investment & opportunities improving access, neighbourhood amenity, safety and attractiveness Aligning complementary investments: Government-tenanted buildings in Dandenong and Footscray, and affordable housing projects in Ringwood and Geelong Geelong station precinct Mordialloc Station precinct 6. Engaging and implementing Engagement on initial vision to test emerging options and strategic directions as an input to finalising the structure plan Recent examples include Frankston Structure Plan DPCD and Frankston City Council Broadmeadows Structure Plan DPCD and Hume City Council Using diverse media and approaches Online forums Business forums and surveys Focus groups with hard to reach groups e.g. youth, disability etc Interviews with developers Speak Out! events in the town centre All engagement has been designed to ensure representative views are heard including: business residents, developers, community groups, CALD, indigenous, young people etc To date, community have been highly supportive of both the engagement process and the structure planning content. 6. Engaging and implementing (cont) Linking the big picture with local scale action Integrated infrastructure planning New metropolitan planning strategy Activity Area Plans, PSPs, Regional Growth Plans Infrastructure delivery pipeline Supporting a thriving community