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Evaluation of the Recommendations Oran Park Town June 2011 Oran Park & Turner Road Health Impact Assessment Evaluation of the recommendations Oran Park Town June 2011 Population Health, Clinical Support Division (Western) NSW Health With Camden Council and Heather Nesbitt Planning and Way Forward (for the developers) Contents: 1. Background ................................................................................. 3 2. Method for the evaluation .......................................................... 4 3. Recommendations and Evaluation .............................................. 6 3.1 Public Transport .................................................................. 6 3.2 Active Transport – Walking and Cycling ............................... 7 3.3 Social Connectivity .............................................................. 8 3.4 Physical Activity ................................................................... 9 3.5 Injury Prevention ............................................................... 10 3.4 Food access ....................................................................... 11 4. Summary ................................................................................... 12 5. Appendices Appendix 1: Monitoring and Evaluation Plan ............................. 14 Authors: Michelle Maxwell and Mark Thornell, Population Health, Clinical Support Division (Western) Acknowledgement to Heather Nesbitt, Robin Hill, Linda Campbell and the Oran Park Town Management Committee for their support and contributions. For more information contact: Michelle Maxwell, Population Health, Clinical Support Division (Western) [email protected] or Phone (02) 9612 0757 2 1. Background In May 2007, the NSW Government released detailed draft plans to develop 12,000 new homes in Oran Park and Turner Road in Sydney’s south-west. Oran Park and Turner Road were the first precincts to be developed in the South West Growth Centre which was detailed in the Sydney Metropolitan Strategy – City of Cities. A Plan for Sydney’s Future1. The Oran Park and Turner Road precincts were anticipated to create healthy communities for families with a mix of housing, jobs, schools, parks, transport, community facilities and shops. Both precincts are located in the Camden Local Government Area (LGA). The former Sydney South West Area Health Service (SSWAHS) had previously participated in the Greater Western Sydney Urban Development Health Impact Assessment2 (HIA) with the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) and the former Sydney West Area Health Service (SWAHS). This HIA assessed the impacts of the Sydney Metropolitan Strategy in relation to Western Sydney. As the first precincts for the South West Growth Centre, the planning for Oran Park and Turner Road was seen as a valuable opportunity to extend and apply the recommendations from the previous HIA. SSWAHS Population Health contacted Camden Council to determine their interest in participating in the HIA and they were very supportive. A Steering Group was established with representatives from: SSWAHS Population Health SSWAHS Health Services Planning The Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE) at the University of New South Wales SSWAHS Centre for Research, Evidence Management and Surveillance (REMS) Camden Council The HIA process involved screening, scoping, identification and assessment of potential health impacts; decision-making and formulating recommendations, and devising a monitoring and evaluation framework. Initially, the Steering Group used the Impact Assessment Guidance Screening tool3 to determine whether a Health Impact Assessment could add value to the development planning process. Following this process, the Steering Group recommended that an HIA be undertaken to identify: 1 NSW Planning City of Cities. A Plan for Sydney’s Future (2006) http://www.metrostrategy.nsw.gov.au/dev/uploads/paper/introduction/index.html 2 WSROC and AGA Consulting Greater Western Sydney Urban Development Health Impact Assessment ( 2007) http://www.hiaconnect.edu.au/reports/Greater_Western_Sydney_HIA.pdf 3 Institute of Public Health in Ireland Impact Assessment Guidance Screening Tool (2006) http://www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=92678 3 the potential positive and negative impacts of the Oran Park & Turner Road development and recommendations that could improve or minimise harm to the health and well being of residents in future developments The Scoping phase of the HIA identified the following issues to be considered: public transport active transport social connectivity physical activity injury and food access A rapid prospective HIA was chosen due to the short timeframe for the opportunity to influence precinct planning and because evidence had already been collected as part of the HIA on the Metropolitan Strategy. Relevant literature included documentation developed for the Oran Park and Turner Road Development and reports from other developments of similar scope and size in the area. For assessment, priority matrices were used to identify opportunities to enhance positive impacts and mitigate negative impacts for each issue considered. Findings from the HIA showed that the Oran Park & Turner Road plans had generally adopted best practice for urban design in relation to promoting the use of public transport and active transport, promoting physical activity and health-enhancing aspects of urban form. A total of 24 recommendations were developed to highlight initiatives that could promote health and wellbeing. A copy of the Recommendation Report4 is available on request. The findings of the HIA were presented to government agencies, non- government agencies and local land developers to encourage the consideration and implementation of the recommendations. It was proposed that an evaluation on the HIA would be conducted on two levels. Firstly, a process evaluation of the governance and project management of the HIA and secondly and impact evaluation based on the uptake of the recommendations. 2. Method for the evaluation 4 SSWAHS Health Impact Assessment Oran Park/Turner Road Recommendation Report (2008) http://www.sswahs.nsw.gov.au/populationhealth/content/pdf/population_health/Final-HIA-Rec-Report- 120308.pdf 4 This report is focused on the impact evaluation of the Oran Park &Turner Road HIA and so concerns the uptake of the recommendations. A Monitoring and Evaluation Plan was established by the Steering Group to be used to monitor progress over time in relation to the recommendations of the HIA. A copy of the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan is included as Appendix 1. In July 2009, approximately 15 months after the HIA was completed, a Progress Report on the recommendations was completed by staff from SSWAHS Population Health and Camden Council. This Progress Report showed that some of the early work on the precincts had addressed several of the HIA recommendations. Examples of this included: Review of bus service provision to Oran Park and Turner Road by Ministry of Transport Planning commenced for upgrades to Camden Valley Way, including bus priority intersections Commencement of the development of a Strategic Social Plan for Oran Park by Landcom and Greenfields Development Corporation (GDC) – the developers for Oran Park. In July 2009, the stage of planning and development for Oran Park/Turner Road indicated that many of the recommendations were not yet relevant and that they should be reviewed at a later date. The development at Oran Park Town (as it is now known) has occurred ahead of that for Turner Road (or Gregory Hills as it is now known) and therefore the monitoring and evaluation of the HIA recommendations to date has focussed on Oran Park Town. A separate report will be developed for Gregory Hills following consultation with DARTWEST, the major developer for Gregory Hills. Following the distribution of the Progress Report to Landcom and GDC, a meeting was held with representatives from SSWAHS Population Health to discuss those recommendations that were relevant to the Oran Park Town developers. Landcom and GDC agreed to facilitate some of the recommendations in Oran Park Town in relation to promoting active transport; early delivery of social infrastructure such as an interim community facility and playgrounds; engaging a Community Development Worker; developing and implementing a Strategic Social Plan; and promoting healthy food within the precinct. It is important to note that a Social Plan Implementation Group (SPIG) was developed to deliver the Social Plan for Oran Park. The SPIG meets monthly and reports to the Oran Park Management Committee. As a sign of the commitment to the HIA recommendations by the developers, the recommendations are a regular item on the agenda of the SPIG. 5 In March 2011, a further evaluation of the HIA recommendations commenced. A meeting of representatives from Population Health, Camden Council, Heather Nesbitt Planning and Way Forward5 was held to monitor progress and to determine if there was a need for any further actions for each of the recommendations. 3. Recommendations and Evaluation The following pages describe each of the recommendations, their performance indicators and the assessment as at March 2011. Where relevant, any further actions required to achieve the recommendation are also described. 3.1 Public Transport Recommendations Planned approach to availability of public transport Resources and subsidies to local bus provider for early establishment of bus transport Bus routes facilitate direct connection to
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