Victoria Park Place Plan Volume 7 Victoria Park Place Plan
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VOLUME 7 VICTORIA PARK PLACE PLAN VOLUME 7 VICTORIA PARK PLACE PLAN BELMONT PARK GRAHAM FARMER FWY N An Introduction OPTUS STADIUM PERTH STADIUM STATION to Victoria Park MATAGARUP BRIDGE PERTH CBD 1KM The Victoria Park Place Plan is a collection of ‘place- BURSWOOD STATION CROWN PERTH based’ action plans that guide the allocation of funding and resources in the neighbourhood. MINERAL SWAN RIVER RESOURCES Victoria Park is the heritage heart of the Town. It is home PARK to numerous character cottages from the early 20th century, many of which have been lovingly restored, as PERTH AIRPORT 5KM well as leafy streetscapes and several state-registered VICTORIA PARK CENTRAL VICTORIA PARK STATION heritage buildings. McCallum Park and Taylor Reserve provide opportunities for recreation and events with SHEPPERTON RD ALBANY HWY stunning views of the Perth skyline. Albany Highway offers an eclectic range of local businesses and is home to the WELSHPOOL INDUSTRIAL AREA Town of Victoria Park’s administration offices. Victoria CARLISLE STATION Park is the gateway to the Town from the CBD, and a THE PARK CENTRE much-loved place to live and visit. OAT ST STATION TAFE - CARLISLE WELSHPOOL STATION TAFE - BENTLEY TECHNOLOGY PARK 1 CURTIN UNIVERSITY VOLUME 7 VICTORIA PARK PLACE PLAN Snapshot Pre-Settlement The Noongar people are the original inhabitants of the south-west of Western Australia, with Whadjuk being the HISTORIC language group for the area now known as the Town of Victoria Park. The Whadjuk people have a close connection to this country and the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River). The provision of fresh water and hunting grounds made the banks of the Derbarl Yerrigan regular camping spots. Post-Settlement 1891 1901 – 1911 Quarter acre New subdivisions advertising blocks offered the area as “only two miles in the newly from Town” with the “grandest 1950’s 1841 subdivided Victoria views of the Colony” saw The Victoria 1994 The first Causeway Park Estate. population quadruple. Park area Town of Bridge (known then experiences Shepperton (later as Perth Bridge) 1894 1905 a surge of renamed Victoria was completed Victoria Park The Perth Electric tramways new home Park) proclaimed linking the Victoria State School was service first ran a tram to construction as an outcome Park area with the opened. the terminus at the Corner in the post of the 1993 Perth other side of the of Albany Road and Rushton war era of City Council river. Street. the. Restructuring Act. 1850 1896 1912 1925 1940’s - 1960’s The Victoria Park Hotel Victoria Park Reclamation Victoria Park develops construction was the first hotel Post Office was of land as a retail hub due to the of Albany built in Victoria Park constructed along the diversion of heavy traffic Road, a with records for its as a sign of shores of the from Albany Highway to permanent licencing being noted the growing Swan River Shepperton Road. route of Perth as early as 1896. population base. authorised. to Albany, is aided by the arrival of 1897 1917 1917 convicts in Victoria Park deemed Victoria Park The Soldier’s Memorial was created in 1850. to be sufficiently officially joined Memorial Gardens signalling a collective settled to warrant the Perth City expression of grief and loss, as well as municipality status. Council. strengthening of local identity. 2 VOLUME 7 VICTORIA PARK PLACE PLAN Snapshot DEMOGRAPHIC ECONOMIC AGE Victoria Park POPULATION 2016 Greater Perth FORECAST EMPLOYED 91.5% 91.9% 91.4% VICTORIA GREATER TOWN OF RESIDENTS PARK PERTH VIC PARK 518 BY 2036 19% OF RESIDENTS LIVE + WORK IN THE AREA LANGUAGES 0-4 5-11 12-17 18-24 25-34 35-49 50-59 60-69 70-84 85+ ONLY ENGLISH EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2016 COMMON INDUSTRIES ACCOMMODATION + FOOD SERVICES 58.8% 11% 10.9% 9.8% 10.9% VICTORIA VICTORIA HEALTH CARE + ACCOMMODATION SCIENTIFIC + PARK CAR OWNERSHIP PARK SOCIAL ASSISTANCE + FOOD SERVICES TECHNICAL SERVICES GREATER 6.5% PERTH VS NO 9.1% VS 4.7% 42.7% 30.7% 73.5% CAR VICTORIA GREATER VICTORIA GREATER GREATER PARK PERTH PARK PERTH PERTH VISITATION 2019 DEVELOPMENT LONE PERSON BACHELOR OR FRI BUSIEST DAY OF THE APPLICATIONS 30% VS 21.7% HIGHER DEGREE WEEK FOR VISITORS APPROVED VICTORIA GREATER VICTORIA GREATER PERTH VS PARK 36.5% PARK 22.9% PERTH TOWN OF VICTORIA BUSIEST TIME OF THE 345 VIC PARK 68 PARK GROUP HOMES PM WEEK FOR VISITORS TOP 5 8.5% VS 3.8% VICTORIA GREATER COUNTRIES OF BIRTH PARK PERTH 1 2 3 4 5 RENTAL HOUSING 49.3% VS 25.5% RENT VICTORIA GREATER PARK PERTH AUSTRALIA UNITED INDIA NEW CHINA KINGDOM ZEALAND LARGE HOMES 4-5 BEDS 45.4% VS PEOPLE BORN OVERSEAS 9.6% VS 32.9% 46.4% VICTORIA GREATER VICTORIA GREATER 51% TOWN OF VIC PARK PARK 36.1% PERTH PARK PERTH *All data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census. 3 VOLUME 7 VICTORIA PARK PLACE PLAN Snapshot ENVIRONMENT Victoria Park runs from the banks of the Swan River inland towards the heart of the Town. The steep ridgeline that cuts through the suburb provides some of the highest vantage points across Victoria Park to the Swan River and Perth city. The lower areas, including McCallum Park, are within the Swan River flood plain. The Swan River itself falls under DBCA and the Swan River Trust. McCallum, Raphael, Read and Hawthorne Parks, together with Memorial Gardens, provides the majority of the public open RAPHAEL PARK OAK TREES ON COLUMBO STREET space in the suburb. Proposed Park Streets and the implementation of the Urban Forest Strategy will see improvements to the tree canopy within Victoria Park. MCCALLUM PARK VIEWS TO THE PERTH CBD FROM MCCALLUM PARK 4 VOLUME 7 VICTORIA PARK PLACE PLAN The Purpose of Place Plans & How They Have Been Created The Place Plans provide a ‘place filter’ on the Town’s suite of Informing The Place Plans are action plans that clearly demonstrate what is planned to be Strategies to create a clear ‘work list’ for each of the neighbourhoods within the delivered in each neighbourhood across the entire organisation. This provides Town. a clear, one-stop shop for the community to access critical information about their neighbourhood, while also providing the means for a cross-departmental The Place Plans directly inform the Town’s Corporate Business Plan, which is a approach to the delivery of great place outcomes. requirement for all Local Governments. An outline of the role of the Place Plans in the Towns Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework is provided below. The Place Plans organise the range of projects and initiatives identified for each neighbourhood across all of the Town’s suite of strategic documents and plans. These projects are cross checked against the direction set in the Town’s TOWN OF VICTORIA PARK Strategic Community Plan, other Strategies, current data and best practice to INTEGRATED PLANNING + REPORTING FRAMEWORK ensure they are relevant. The list of Town Strategies and Plans that have been reviewed are contained in Volume 1 – Town Wide. Some of the Town’s strategies and plans provide high level guidance for the STRATEGIC CORPORATE SERVICE direction and type of work the Town should be undertaking, while others COMMUNITY BUSINESS DELIVERY ANNUAL ANNUAL PLAN PLAN PLANS BUDGETS REPORTS provide very specific place actions. The Place Plans provide a critical cross-departmental lens on these strategies and plans. Clear, detailed and relevant projects are carried over, while high level strategic statements are, where appropriate, extrapolated into clearer projects. NON-PLACE BASED PLACE This ensures that the Place Plans contain clear, actionable projects that can be INITIATIVES PLANS planned, budgeted and delivered. The level of consultation and community involvement will be delivered as INFORMING STRATEGIES appropriate for each project in accordance with the Town’s Policies. Every project is different and the level of community engagement and involvement will be assessed on a project-by-project basis. 5 VOLUME 7 VICTORIA PARK PLACE PLAN Reading this Document Each project is explained Actions might be delineated with one or more of the following icons, demonstrating that the action is linked to or is using the following three step fulfilling a key strategic focus of the Town. process Covid-19 Strategy Other categories: STEP 1 These projects will contribute to the economic recovery of This is a project that will contribute DIAGNOSIS the Town following the Covid-19 pandemic emergency to the Town’s strong focus on greening and increasing canopy S Survive R Revive T Thrive GREENING coverage. STEP 2 ANALYSIS SOCIAL RECOVERY This project requires advocacy at multiple levels to attract funding S1 Maintain the social fabric of our community ADVOCACY and/or support from State or STEP 3 REQUIRED Federal Government. SOLUTION R1 Reconnect our local community T1 Re-imagining the community This project will be a significant STEP 4 contributor to the Town’s climate ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRATEGIC CLIMATE CHANGE change adaptation and mitigation efforts. CATEGORY S2 Maintain our local economy ADAPTATION & MITIGATION R2 Reactivate the local economy T2 A new and revived local economy 6 VOLUME 7 VICTORIA PARK PLACE PLAN Action 7.01 Victoria Park Place Group Giving community the power to improve their place and run activities that bring people together, makes happier and healthier communities. Place Groups are collectives of local residents, businesses and others who come together to making many small changes to their place over time. They can develop their own plan of action and apply for grant funding from the Town and other bodies. They can raise funds to spend on their place. Facilitate the creation of a Victoria Park Town Team or Place-Based Organisation.