Social and Community Infrastructure Assessment - Growth Areas ...

Wollert/Quarry Hills Social and Community Infrastructure Assessment
Services/Facilities Facility demand
Residential aged care
Independent living village
(100 unit village)
High care and low care
beds
Emergency services
Ambulance
Fire
Quarry
Hills
6,000
Wollert
Scenario 1
25,000
Wollert
Scenario 2
33,000
Wollert
Scenario
3
40,000
Epping
Nth
Wollert
Quarry
Hills 1
76,000
Epping
Nth
Wollert
Quarry
Hills 2
84,000
67
Epping
Nth
Wollert
Quarry
Hills 3
91,000
Assessment Recommendation
housing dwellings
1 4 5 6 11 13 14 7 independent living villages (100 units) could be required in
Wollert and Quarry Hills. These facilities would be built and
operated by the private sector. They should be located near
the activity centres, community/medical facilities and public
transport routes (note: villages could be larger than 100
units. In this eventuates, fewer villages would be required).
66 270 360 440 820 920 1000 4 residential aged care facilities (100beds) could be required
in Wollert and Quarry Hills. These facilities would be built
and operated by the private sector. They should be located
near the town centre and community/medical facilities (note:
facilities could be larger than 100 beds. In this eventuates,
fewer locations would be required).
- - - - - - - The Whittlesea Growth Sub-region is serviced by stations at
Epping (multiple crews) and Whittlesea township (single
crew). Further development in the Sub-region will require
the expansion of these stations and the reclassification of the
Whittlesea Station to a multi-crew site. A 3 rd station would
also be needed. It is likely this station would be located in
Donnybrook but a facility in Wollert is possible.
- - - - - - - The Epping North–Wollert area is served by stations in
Epping and Wollert. Both are located on Epping Rd.
The development of Epping North Wollert/Quarry Hills would
necessitate an expansion of both stations. The current sites
could not accommodate these expansions. The Wollert
Station is also situated on the Outer Ring Rd reservation.
Eventually, it would have to be relocated. The CFA advises
that it plans to relocate the Epping Station to Harvest Home
Rd in Epping North and the Wollert station to a central
location in the Wollert PSP area. A 0.8ha site would be
needed for the Epping facility and 0.4ha for the Wollert
facility.
Encourage the private sector
to provide independent living
villages in Wollert and Quarry
Hills.
Encourage the private sector
to provide high and low care
facilities in Wollert and
Quarry Hills.
Expand the Ambulance
Station in Epping to provide
for Epping North-Wollert.
Make provision for an
emergency services precinct
in Wollert. Allocate land
within this precinct for an
ambulance station should it
be required in the future.
Make provision for an
emergency services precinct
in Wollert. Relocate the
Wollert CFA station to this
site.