Draft Housing and Settlement Strategy - South Gippsland Shire ...

South Gippsland Housing and Settlement Strategy | Consultation Draft• Strengthen housing options for people with mental illnesses insettlements where medical and community services are readilyavailable, including Meeniyan, Mirboo North, Leongatha,Korumburra, Foster and Fish Creek.• Support housing options for younger people in Leongatha andKorumburra with good access to secondary and tertiary (TAFE)education, employment and transport.• Encourage development of housing that is adaptable to a range ofhousehold types to support Indigenous housing needs, including inMeeniyan, Mirboo North, Leongatha, Korumburra, Foster and FishCreek.• Encourage the provision of affordable housing options inappropriate locations across the Shire, particularly well servicedsettlements including Leongatha, Korumburra and Foster. Thismay also be appropriate in settlements that support large industryemployers such as Poowong.• Support the development of social housing to address gaps in theprivate rental market and the specific needs of vulnerablecommunity members• Maintain existing, and support new housing options for residentsassessed by the ACAT team as eligible for nursing homeaccommodation at High or Low Care Levels in higher ordersettlements where medical and aged care services are readilyavailable, including Leongatha.3.4 INFRASTRUCTURE3.4.1 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTUREFor South Gippsland an important step towards improving communitycohesion is through supporting its existing stock of communityinfrastructure, particularly as work continues into assessing future need andincreasing demand.Lateral and creative solutions to community infrastructure provision canproduce similar or even better results for a community than just the creationof new infrastructure. For example, by identifying well designed and flexiblecommunity halls/rooms these can then take on many new uses frompromoting lifelong learning and educational opportunities, seminars, gymclasses, art and sewing groups and even envelope stuffing for campaigns.Importantly, by supporting a community doing things for itself Council canprovide leadership and strategy through its community planning capacity.The purpose of Community Infrastructure is to deliver potential to all Shireresidents,-‐‐to live culturally rich, successful and socially included lives.• The Shire has changed significantly over the past few decades.People are now moving into the Shire to retire, or to commute tomajor employment areas -‐‐ Melbourne, Dandenong, or the LatrobeValley. These populations have different needs to longer termresidents of the Shire.• Places identified for permanent settlement, and others identifiedas holiday destinations have changed purpose and now contain amix of both types of residents and will continue to do so• Many of the most disadvantaged [poor, renting and in housingstress] live many kilometers from shops and amenity in areaspreviously used as holiday destinations, and in areas that were notpreviously permanent settlements but now are.© planisphere 2013 39