Social and Community Infrastructure Assessment - Growth Areas ...

Wollert/Quarry Hills Social and Community Infrastructure Assessment
Community
Infrastructure Category
Orienteering course
Regional Park
Community Facilities
Regional performing arts
facilities
Tertiary Education
TAFE enrolment (Part and
full time)
University enrolment (Part
and full time
Emergency Services
SES Unit
Police station site
Law court complex
Health Services
Acute hospital – bed
Acute hospital
Wollert/Quarry
Hills
Whittlesea
Growth Subregion
Whittlesea
Municipality
Northern
Melbourne
Growth Region
46,000 people 250,750 people 300,000 people 534,570 people
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Assessment Recommendation
0.10 0.50 0.60 1.07 The Quarry Hills would be an ideal orienteering site. The masterplan for the
Quarry Hills Bushland Park suggests that orienteering be encouraged in the Park
on the condition that sensitive areas are protected from damage from this activity.
- - - - The Regional Park needs of Wollert and Quarry Hills will be adequately met by the
Quarry Hills Bushland Park, Hawkstowe Park and the Plenty River Park network.
0.15 0.84 1.00 1.78 The Plenty Valley Performing Arts Centre is near capacity and will need extension
to cater for future population growth from the Whittlesea Growth Sub-region. There
is land available for this extension. Consideration should also be given to
developing a medium sized theatre (300 seats) at a government school in Wollert.
This could be a joint project between Council and DEECD.
3016 6520 7800 13899 The TAFE needs of Quarry Hills and Wollert residents will be met through
expansion of existing colleges.
2668 5767 6900 12295 The University needs of Quarry Hills and Wollert residents will be met through
expansion of existing universities
1.2 2.5 3.0 5.3 Wollert and Quarry Hills are currently serviced by the SES units at Whittlesea or
Broadmeadows. An additional unit will be needed to cater for the Epping-
Donnybrook Area. This could be in Wollert. A land parcel of 2,000 sqms would be
required.
1.2 2.5 3.0 5.3 The Policing Needs for Whittlesea Report recommends that the policing needs of
the Whittlesea Growth Sub-region be met through the a new station in Mernda and
the exiting stations in Mill Park, Epping and Whittlesea Townships. This profile of
facilities appears to be weighted to the east of the municipality and could leave the
Epping-Donnybrook Corridor underserviced. Epping Police Station should be
expanded and a new station in Donnybrook be provided to serve the corridor. The
Epping Central Structure Plan provides for the extension of the Epping Station.
0.3 0.6 0.8 1.3 The magistrates’ courts in Broadmeadows and the proposed courts in Sth Morang
will cater for Wollert/Quarry Hills.
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The primary health care needs of Wollert and Quarry Hill residents will be met by
the Northern Epping Hospital, the Bundoora Rehabilitation Centre, the proposed
South Morang Superclinic and other specialist public hospital services and private
hospital across Melbourne.
Assess the feasibility of using
the Quarry Hills Bushland
Park for orienteering
Develop the Quarry Hills
Bushland Park
Give consideration to
developing a 300 seat theatre
at one of the secondary
schools in Wollert
Encourage the TAFE
colleges to provide additional
capacity for population
growth in the Northern
Melbourne Growth Region.
Encourage the universities to
plan for additional capacity
for population growth in the
Growth Region.
Make provision for an
emergency services precinct
in Wollert. Allocate space for
an SES unit the precinct
Expand the Epping Police
Station to provide for Epping
North-Wollert Area
Ensure the Court Complex
has the capacity to cater for
population growth in the
Growth Region.
Encourage Northern Hospital
to plan for additional capacity
for population growth in the
Growth Region.