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Department of Human Services
Building Safe Communities:Neighbourhood Renewal in Latrobe Valley
Victorian Safe Communities Network Nov 2004
Julie Hocking, Manager Latrobe Valley Neighbourhood Renewal
Inspector Chris Notman, Latrobe Police District
Social Justice Strategy
• Neighbourhood Renewal - funded through Victorian Government - Latrobe Valley Ministerial Taskforce, June 2001
• $17m over 4 years• Targets areas with high concentration of
public housing• 4 sites
– Morwell East– Moe Heights– Traralgon East– Glendonald Estate in Churchill
Objectives of NeighbourhoodRenewal • Increase pride & participation in
community
• Enhance housing & the physical environment
• Lift employment, training & education opportunities & expand economic activities
• Improve personal safety & reduce crime
• Promote health & wellbeing
• Improve local service delivery & the way government services respond
LATROBE CITY COUNCIL CORPORATE & BUSINESS
PLANS
“2021 VISION FOR LATROBE VALLEY”
LATROBE CITY COMMUNITY PLAN
LATROBE LOCAL SAFETY COMMITTEE PLAN
LATROBE DISTRICT POLICE ACTION PLAN
NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL ACTION PLAN
Community Needs vs Assets
Empty shops Run down areas
Vandalised housing
Drugs High levels of crime
Distrust
High levels of unemploymentunemployment
Poor literacy
Graffiti
Domestic violenceviolence
Businesses & physical resources
Churches
People
Youth
Older
Disabled
Service ClubsClubs
Neighbourhood Houses
Small business enterprise Local industryindustry
Art/craft groupsgroups
Parks
Public Halls
Schools
Deficits map Assets mapFrom Kretzmann & McKnight
Indicators of Disadvantage
Percentage of State Values for Neighbourhood Renewal Area Postcodes
248
47
229
117
158
87
145
163
183
143
100
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
One Parent Families
Persons Completing Yr 12
Child Protection Notifications
Emergency Admissions
Crime per 1000 residents
Average Taxable income
Health Care Card Holders
Disability Pension Holders
Unemployment Benefits Holders
Official Unemployment rate
State Average Benchmark Value
Per Cent compared to State Average
Involving Key Stakeholders(MERA Park Morwell East)
STATE GOVERNMENT••Dept of Human ServicesDept of Human Services••Dept for Victorian CommunitiesDept for Victorian Communities•Dept of Education & Training ••Dept of InfrastructureDept of Infrastructure•Dept of Justice•Dept of State & Regional Development
STATE GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTALITIES
••PolicePolice••SchoolsSchools•Latrobe Regional Hospital••Gippsland WaterGippsland Water••West Gippsland West Gippsland CatchmentCatchmentManagement AuthorityManagement Authority
•VicRoads
LOCAL GOVERNMENT••Latrobe City CouncilLatrobe City Council
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATIONS
••Quantum Support ServicesQuantum Support Services•Gippsland Aboriginal Health & Housing Cooperative
•Youth Services
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT•Centrelink•Dept of Family & Community Services
•Dept of Employment Science & Training
•Dept of Employment & Workplace Relations
•Gippsland Area Consultative Committee
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATIONS•School parent committees•Latrobe Community Health Service••Try Youth & Community ServicesTry Youth & Community Services•Community Housing Limited•RecruitNet Career Skills•Primary Care Partnerships•Anglicare••Resident Groups & CommitteesResident Groups & Committees
TRAINING & EDUCATION•Group Training organisations•Monash University – Gippsland Regional Information Service (GRIS)
••Central Gippsland TAFECentral Gippsland TAFE•Swinburne University••Neighbourhood HousesNeighbourhood Houses•Job Network Providers
PRIVATE BUSINESSES•Real Estate Agencies•Painting & decorating••NurseriesNurseries••Landscape architectLandscape architect
PRIVATE BUSINESSES•Architects••Local contractorsLocal contractors••Local suppliers of building materialsLocal suppliers of building materials•FMSA construction managers
PRIVATE BUSINESSES•Local shops in neighbourhoods•‘Wood & Wire’••‘TRY Wood’‘TRY Wood’•Media
Built Dimension – Improving Public Open Space
Beattie Cres Morwell – Before Improvements New playground/park development
Opening Day Opening Day at Morwell at Morwell
East East Residents Residents
Achievement Achievement (MERA) Park(MERA) Park
Police Perspective - Policy
• Government Policy– Safe streets, homes &
workplaces– Reduce offending & re-
offending rates– Enhance confidence of
personal safety & reduce fear of crime
– Reduce Victoria’s road toll and the incidence of road trauma
• Victoria Police Business Plan– Reduce crime– Reduce road toll and road
trauma– Increase levels of
community perceptions of safety
– Increase levels of customer satisfaction
Police Initiatives in Partnership
• Increase visible police presence• Action Plan/Community Safety Plan• Walking School Bus• Crime statistics database• Meetings• Liaison Officers• Local Laws & police working
together
Police/youth interaction
Churchill Experience
• Enhanced communication with police• Community confidence in reporting crimes &
anti social behaviour – swift action• 22.7% decrease in crime in Churchill (641
down to 497)• 41% decrease in crime in NR area (173 down
to 92)• Personal relationships have enhanced
interaction• Increase in confidence in police
Traralgon East Policing Initiatives
• Partnering - building relationships in a marginalised community– Door to door survey –
perceptions of safety– Safety audits in streets &
neighbourhood– Increased visible presence– Youth trips (fishing in East
Gippsland)– Basketball teams established –
under 14’s– Youth mentoring – young
people 16 & under not in school– Police Officer attending Youth
Action Centre
Open Day at
Traralgon Police Station
Improving Safety & Amenity -Wirraway Street Underpass in Moe Youth “Next Wave” Art Project
Underpass preworks – unsafe, poor amenity
Improving Safety & Amenity -Wirraway Street Underpass in Moe Youth “Next Wave” Art Project
Artist’s impression of night lighting
Improving School Connectedness & Attendance
Walking School Bus Churchill Primary
School Breakfast Club
Morwell Park Primary
Partners
*Schools *Council
*Police *Quantum
*Neighbourhood Renewal
Sustainability Through Local Ownership & Control
Residents consulting with Council officer
Family fun day in the park – getting people together to plan for park development –
Traralgon East
Opening of Traralgon East Community Hall July 2003 – community driven development
Neighbourhood Renewal Learnings
• Neighbourhood Renewal has been a catalyst sustainable change in disadvantaged communities:
• Needs strong commitment of partners• Find local solutions & by genuine engagement • “Joined up Government”, for example Police/DHS
working together, Local Government & school involvement
• Joint funding of projects gets best result • We must deliver on promises, cannot be piecemeal,
must be a real commitment• Empowers people to be involved in designing creative
& unique services that best suit them
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