Community renewal revitalises neighbourhoods and creates opportunities
Community Renewal is improving facilities and supporting participation for people living in disadvantaged communities.
Community Renewal is part of A Fairer Victoria, the Victorian Government’s $1.6 billion plan to address disadvantage and create opportunity that will result in stronger, more resilient communities.
When economies grow, some places are still 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.
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.
These projects are helping to renew disadvantaged communities by focusing on:
The program targets declining urban neighbourhoods in rapidly changing suburbs. (The Department of Human Services’ Neighbourhood Renewal program works with communities with a high level of public housing.)
The Department of Planning and Community Develop (DPCD) has eight community renewal projects operating across metropolitan Melbourne and Geelong.
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