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.
The government is investing $11.5 million from the Community Support Fund into a number of communities to help them get actively involved in improving the places they live.
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.
Community Renewal will work with declining urban neighbourhoods in rapidly changing suburbs without high concentrations of public housing. (A place based approach to community strengthening that focuses on neighbourhoods with high levels of public housing is the Department of Human Services’
Neighbourhood Renewal).The Community Renewal approach
Community Renewal brings residents, businesses, government and local organisations together to help transform their community into a place of opportunity and activity. It asks residents to make choices 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.
For more information, download the Community Renewal brochure (PDF 733kb) or (Word 43kb).
Where is Community Renewal?
Community Renewal targets neighbourhoods of about 4,000 - 7,000 people in areas experiencing growth or decline. It is directed at communities facing a number of difficulties such as falling employment, poor access to services and run down community facilities.
It focuses on communities that are ready to work with government to change the outlook for their neighbourhood.
The eight Community Renewal sites, contacts and councils are:
Bayswater North
Chris Payne, Team Leader Bayswater North Community Renewal
Phone (03) 9298 4262
Email Chris.payne@maroondah.vic.gov.au
Maroondah City Council website
www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/BayswaterNorth.aspxCraigieburn
David Mazzotta, Coordinator
Phone (03) 9205 2448
Email DavidMa@hume.vic.gov.au
Hume City Council website
www.hume.vic.gov.auChelsea
Tim Bearup, Project Manager
Phone (03) 9581 4862
Email Tim.Bearup@kingston.vic.gov.au
Kingston City Council website
www.kingston.vic.gov.auFrankston North
Amanda Leck, Manager Frankston North Community Renewal
Phone (03) 8773 9567
Email amanda.leck@frankston.vic.gov.au
Frankston North Council website
www.frankston.vic.gov.auHampton Park
Geoff Robbins, Team Leader
Phone (03) 9705 5701
City of Casey website
www.casey.vic.gov.auLaverton
Adrian Stephens, Coordinator Laverton Community Renewal
Phone (03) 9932 3802
Email astephens@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
Hobsons Bay City Council website
www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.asp?Page_Id=2589&h=0Rosebud West
Jan Aitcheson, Place Manager Rosebud West Community Renewal
Phone (03) 5986 5419
Email jan.aitcheson@mornpen.vic.gov.au
Mornington Peninsula Shire website
www.mornpen.vic.gov.auWhittington
Anne Horsley, Place Manager Whittington Community Renewal
Phone (03) 5428 6180
Email ahorsley@geelongcity.vic.gov.au
City of Greater Geelong website
www.geelongaustralia.com.auWeb Site Updates
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