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Northern Metro Region Five Year Plan for Jobs, Services and Infrastructure 2018–2022 Northern Metro Region Five Year Plan for Jobs, Services and Infrastructure 2018–2022 Northern Metro Region © The State of Victoria Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning 2018 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, on the condition that you credit the State of Victoria as author. The licence does not apply to any images, photographs or branding, including the Victorian Coat of Arms, the Victorian Government logo and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) logo. To view a copy of this licence, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Printed by (Impact Digital, Brunswick). ISBN 978-1-76077-189-8 (Print) ISBN 978-1-76077-190-4 (pdf/online/MS word) Disclaimer This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. Accessibility If you would like to receive this publication in an alternative format, please telephone the DELWP Customer Service Centre on 136 186, or email [email protected] (or relevant address), or via the National Relay Service on 133 677, www.relayservice.com.au. This document is also available on the internet at www.delwp.vic.gov.au. Office for Suburban Development Aboriginal acknowledgement The Victorian Government proudly acknowledges Victoria’s Aboriginal community and their rich culture and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal people as Australia’s first peoples and as the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land and water on which we rely. We recognise and value the ongoing contribution of Aboriginal people and communities to Victorian life and how this enriches us. We embrace the spirit of reconciliation, working towards the equality of outcomes and ensuring an equal voice. Northern Metro Region Five Year Plan 1 2 Northern Metro Region Five Year Plan Office for Suburban Development Contents Introduction 4 Your Northern Metro Region 5 Northern Metro Region snapshot 8 Putting community at the centre 10 Metropolitan Development Advisory Panel 10 Metropolitan Partnership Development Fund 10 The Northern Metro Region – Land Use Framework Plan 11 Investment overview 13 Pick My Project 21 Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution 22 Growing Suburbs Fund 23 Victorian Government election commitments 24 Appendix 1: Northern Metropolitan Partnership – Membership 28 Appendix 2: Victorian Government Response to the Northern Metropolitan Partnership Priorities 2017 30 Appendix 3: Glossary 40 Northern Metro Region Five Year Plan 3 Office for Suburban Development Introduction The Northern Metro Region Five Year Plan for Jobs, Services and Infrastructure 2018–2022 outlines the Victorian Government’s ongoing commitment to Melbourne’s northern region. This year’s Northern Metro Region Five Year Plan provides an update on By bringing together the northern region’s growing population and economy, and outlines the this information at the Government’s investments from the Victorian Budget 2018/19 to support jobs and deliver infrastructure and services in the region over the next metropolitan regional level, five years. the Northern Metro Region New sections in this year’s Plan include: Five Year Plan will assist all levels of government • a report on the advice provided by the newly formed Northern and the northern region’s Metropolitan Partnership on priorities for enhancing the northern region’s economy and liveability communities to work together • the Government’s response to the Partnership’s advice, including details on the response to each of the Partnership’s priority actions • a report on the joint development of the Northern Metro Region’s Land Use Framework Plan by the Government and northern region councils, creating a shared understanding across all levels of government and the community about future population and employment growth, and housing and land use needs • details on new government initiatives designed to strengthen metropolitan regional development and engage with communities in identifying and delivering local infrastructure and services , such as the $30 million Pick My Project program. By bringing together this information at the metropolitan regional level, the Northern Metro Region Five Year Plan will assist all levels of government and the northern region’s communities to work together to identify challenges and opportunities, and develop new ways to enhance liveability and prosperity. 4 Northern Metro Region Five Year Plan Office for Suburban Development Your Northern Metro Region The Northern Metro Region spans six Local Broadmeadows, Epping and Lockerbie are the region’s Government Areas (LGAs): the inner LGAs of Moreland, designated Metropolitan Activity Centres. These are Darebin and Banyule; and the outer growth and underpinned by 21 Major Activity Centres. interface LGAs of Hume, Nillumbik and Whittlesea. Together these locations contain significant The region includes a portion of Mitchell Shire within concentrations of private, government and community Melbourne’s Urban Growth Boundary, with the towns sector jobs and services – and are critical to meeting of Wallan and Beveridge. the employment, service and infrastructure needs of The Northern Metro Region is one of Melbourne’s the region’s growing population. largest, with a population of more than 978,900 Accommodating this growth requires support to residents – approximately 20 per cent of metropolitan revitalise established suburbs and to expand local Melbourne’s total population. Its population is services and infrastructure to meet the needs of a projected to grow by around 13 per cent over the five growing population. Timely delivery of infrastructure years to 2021, reaching more than 1.1 million residents and services in the region’s newest outer suburbs will by 2022 be critical to its success. The northern region includes some of Melbourne’s most strategically important infrastructure such as the Melbourne Airport and the Hume Highway – and plays a major role as one of Melbourne’s key economic regions and gateway to Australia’s national economy. Northern Metro Region Five Year Plan 5 Office for Suburban Development Northern Metro Region snapshot The Northern Metro Region has played a major role in accommodating Melbourne’s recent period of population growth and has done so against a backdrop of significant change and transformation in its industry structure, employment and demographic profile. Future population projections and industry trends suggest Melbourne’s north will continue to undergo significant growth and change as it transitions from traditional manufacturing to a more diverse and technology-focused industry base. Population Households Housing mix • 978,900 residents • 124,000 couples with children Regional housing mix as at June 2016: • 20 per cent of metropolitan • 81,000 couples without children • 12,413 apartments of three or more Melbourne’s total population • 74,000 lone-person households storeys • projected to grow by 126,500 • 39,000 one-parent families • 249,593 separate houses residents over the five years to 2022 • 79,833 townhouses/flats/small • key growth areas include apartments Craigieburn, Mernda, Sunbury South, Wallan and Wollert Industry and business Key employment centres Employment Top five employing industries: • Melbourne Airport • 272,647 jobs in 2016 • manufacturing • Melbourne Market in Epping • 12 per cent of all jobs in • retail trade • La Trobe National Employment and metropolitan Melbourne • health care and social assistance Innovation Cluster (NEIC) • more than a quarter of all jobs in the region are in health care, social • transport, postal and warehousing • Northern Industrial Precinct assistance and manufacturing • education and training • health and education precincts in Heidelberg, Epping and Craigieburn • 6.9 per cent unemployment rate, 0.8 percentage points higher than the metropolitan average Future employment growth Regional strengths Regional Challenges/Opportunities Employment in the Northern Metro • transport and logistics • transition from traditional Region is projected to increase by an infrastructure and services manufacturing to knowledge-based additional 26,600 jobs by 2022: • industrial land supply industries • 8,100 additional jobs in health care • growing food processing, • revitalisation of major activity and social assistance pharmaceuticals and advanced centres • 4,000 additional jobs in education manufacturing industries • creating employment opportunities and training • diversity and affordability of for young people • 3,900 additional jobs in housing options • enhancing regional connectivity construction with public transport and active • 3,800 additional jobs in transport professional, scientific and technical • enhancing environmental assets services and people’s connection to green • 2,700 additional jobs in retail trade space 8 Northern Metro Region Five Year Plan Office for Suburban Development The Northern Metropolitan Partnership The Government has responded positively to the Partnership’s vision and advice on priority actions with The Northern Metropolitan Partnership was commitments such as: established in June 2017. Membership includes eight community and
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