Community Renewal
Community Renewal is part of A Fairer Victoria, the Victorian Government's $1.6 billion plan to address disadvantage and create opportunity.
Community Renewal brings different parts of government, community organisations and local residents together to set priorities and take action to revitalise the places where they live, work, learn and play.
Why do we need Community Renewal?
While Victoria's economy continues to grow, some areas are at risk of being left behind. New, rapidly developing suburbs sit side by side with neighbourhoods that are run down, have falling employment and poor access to transport and services. It is these communities that need some extra support to address the challenges they face and plan for a more positive future.
The Community Renewal approach
The Community Renewal project is guided by the Community Renewal Steering Committee which consists of nine local residnets and seven agencies that operate within the area. The Steering Committee has run various activities and forums to give residents the opportunity to make choices and provide suggestions about how best to achieve:
- Ongoing community participation in decision making.
- New job and learning opportunities.
- Increased volunteering and support for each other.
- Better community facilities and safer, more attractive open spaces.
- More involvement in cultural, recreational and sporting activities.
- Improved feelings of safety and wellbeing.
Your responses have led to the developemnt of the Local Action Plan. The Steering Committee and associated working groups are now working towards implementing the Local Action Plan and you can see how they are tracking here.
For more information, download the Community Renewal brochure (PDF 733kb) or (Word 43kb).
The Community Renewal team understand that the best results are achieved by partnering with others and we have been successful in bringing together a whole range of partners since work begun in 2007. Through these partnerships we have been able to achieve some great outcomes for the community, including the following iniatives and activites:
Energy and Water Task Force
Fresh Start Community Enterpise
Monterey Park Stage Three Upgrade
King Close Community Garden and Public Internet Access Program
Connectus program
Kids in the Kitchen Program
Men's Woodwork Classes
Men's Community Kitchen
DADs playgroup
Men's Shed for Franskton North
Support of local events such as Pines Pride Festival, Drown Out, Playgroup in the Park and Community Christmas Carols.
Upgrade of Community Noticeboards.