Montague Background_Paper.pdf - City of Port Phillip

• Laneways containing bluestone channels and
furniture such as manhole covers installed up to
the 1930s.
These guidelines have informed the development of
Montague Precinct Structure Plan to ensure that the
fine grained active heritage and character laneways
within the Precinct are revitalised and preserved.
Community Facilities
Community Hubs Strategy (2004)
The Community Hubs Strategy recognises the value
and potential community facilities to provide
opportunities for community participation and to
contribute to social cohesion and well-being.
A community hub is described as a hive of related
activities that are located together or close to each
other in order to share resources, audiences and
target groups.
Community hubs can contribute to an accessible
service and activity network linked to other major
activity areas within the city.
Council’s policy goal is to lead and promote the
development of a sustainable network of planned,
integrated and flexible community hubs providing
services, activities and community spaces, in identified
areas across the municipality.
Principles
The Strategy is guided by the following principles:
• Accessible and equitable service provision for all
ages, abilities and social and cultural backgrounds.
• Improved opportunities for social cohesion and
well-being through our community hubs.
• Maximized community engagement and
effectiveness of community facilities.
• Maximized functionality of community facilities.
• Optimized use of existing Council and other
community infrastructure.
These principles have informed the development of
the Plan. A key aim in the Precinct is to ensure that
the accessible and diverse community services and
facilities are available to contribute to liveability and
foster community connections.
Environmental Sustainability
Toward Zero – Sustainable Environment Strategy
(2007)
Toward Zero is a strategic framework outlining
Council’s responsibilities in enabling and fostering
local sustainability outcomes. It includes the
following performance targets:
Reduction in
Greenhouse
Gas (GHG)
emissions by
2020
Reduction in
potable
water use
Waste
Community
Targets:
50%
reduction in
GHG
emissions by
2020
50%
reduction per
capita potable
water use
Towards
Council
Operations
and Services
Targets
Zero net GHG
emissions by
2020
70% reduction
in potable water
use by 2020
Towards zero
waste
zero waste
Materials (No target) 70% reduction
in the use of
“unsustainable”
products or
materials.
Toward Zero informs the Structure Plan with an aim
to adopt targets to reduce emissions and
unsustainable resource use through the entire life
cycle of buildings and infrastructure within the
Precinct.
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