Social and Community Infrastructure Assessment - Growth Areas ...

Wollert/Quarry Hills Social and Community Infrastructure Assessment
7.3.2 Community building/development
6. Appoint a community development officer to work with the Wollert and Quarry Hills communities.
7. Support the early introduction of programs specifically targeted at encouraging vulnerable groups to participate in community life – e.g. playgroups,
occasional care, health and fitness programs, arts and craft activities etc for young mothers; recreation activities, music events for youth etc.
8. Advocate for and support the early delivery of critical health services and community support services – community transport, family support
programs, M&CH, preschool, early intervention programs, GP services, allied health services etc.
9. Facilitate the provision of community transport programs and advocate for the early delivery of public transport services.
10. Provide facilities (community room, community garden, portable licensed children’s room) and funding to support the activities listed in
recommendations 2 and 3 – these facilities could be temporary or the initial stage of larger facilities.
11. Require the early delivery of paths and trails to link the link the residential areas to each other and to community infrastructure.
12. Create the environment for non-Government agencies to provide services in Epping North-Wollert – e.g. access to temporary or permanent spaces,
promotional and administrative support etc.
7.2.3 Development areas
Quarry Hills
Recommendation Location Catchment area Land
Ha
Develop an integrated community activities centre which comprises 2 licensed preschool rooms, 2
consulting rooms for M&CH and visiting services, neighbourhood house and activities spaces for
community groups of all ages.
Centrally located adjacent to the open space
reserve and community garden
Provide an open space reserve that is suitable for informal play Centrally located adjacent to the community
activity centre and community garden
Provide 4 local parks of at least 1ha on the Darebin Creek, at the foot of Quarry Hills and/or within the
residential areas. Provide playgrounds in the parks.
In the open space reserve, in the Quarry Hills
Bushland Park, on the Darebin Creek and in a
residential area
Develop a community garden. Integrate it with the open space reserve. Adjacent to the community activity centre and
the passive active reserve
Seek formal confirmation from DEECD as to whether it will provide a school in Quarry Hills. Centrally located adjacent to the community
activity centre, community garden and open
space reserve
31
Quarry Hills
Neighbourhood house: Quarry
Hills and Wollert
1.2 1
Quarry Hills 5 6.2
Quarry Hills 1 1 7.2
Quarry Hills 0.06 7.26
Quarry Hills 3.5 (to be
confirmed)
Cumulative
land area ha
12.56