The action plan is effective from 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2015.
1. Resilient, safe, and inclusive community
Strategic objective: increase safety and social connections for people across all ages, gender, income, cultural backgrounds and abilities.
Strategy 1: to promote community harmony by recognising and supporting our diverse communities
Strategic activity
1.1 Provide representatives of culturally and linguistically diverse communities with training support to facilitate consultation workshops in
languages other than English and inform the development the Cultural Diversity Plan 2014-18.
Community Planning and Development
1.2 Increase social inclusion and community connection among Chinese speaking families through the facilitation of the Chinese Family Contact
group.
Family Youth and Leisure Services
1.3 Engage newly arrived migrants in the Boroondara Libraries English Conversational Club at the Ashburton Community Library to improve
conversational English skills and develop social connections.
Library, Arts and Cultural Services
Strategy 2: to increase participation and create opportunities for social connection through a range of activities including the arts,
recreation and sport
Strategic activity
2.1 Host a Neighbour Day activity in partnership with community agencies to create a safer, healthier and more connected community.
Community Planning and Development
2.2 Review and develop the Boroondara Sports Strategy 2014 to inform the facilitation of sport and recreation opportunities.
Family Youth and Leisure Services
2.3 Improve service access and engage hard to reach young people who are at risk of non-attendance in school through the delivery of the
School Focussed Youth Service Program.
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Family Youth and Leisure Services
2.4 Work with Arts and Culture to deliver an art focused community activity celebrating Aboriginal culture for NAIDOC week 2014.
Community Planning and Development
2.5 Support the development of men's sheds in Boroondara, including a workshop to explore potential partnerships and funding models to
increase men's wellbeing and decrease social isolation.
Community Planning and Development
Strategy 3: to promote community safety and support the prevention of violence
Strategic activity
3.1 Implement stage two of the Walk Rest Talk Project in Balwyn and at St George Rehabilitation Hospital to increase fitness and confidence
levels for older people and raise awareness of pedestrian safety in the neighbourhood.
Community Planning and Development in partnership with Infrastructure Services
3.2 Assist community organisations with applications for external funding to support community safety projects around the priority areas of crime
prevention, responsible drinking of alcohol, drug use and family violence.
Community Planning and Development
3.3 Develop and implement a prevention program in the Ashburton Community to reduce the impact associated with increased drug and alcohol
use.
IECHS in partnership with the City of Boroondara (Community Planning and Development)
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2. Liveable, sustainable, health promoting City
Strategic objective: enhance and develop our neighbourhoods to support health and wellbeing
Strategy 4: to consider health promoting principles when planning and developing the built environment.
Strategic activity
4.1 Investigate opportunities to include health promoting principles in the Municipal Strategic Statement.
Strategic Planning
4.2 Develop a Yerrin Street Public Space integrating with tram, community bus and pedestrian crossing facilities where possible.
Traffic and Transport
Strategy 5: to encourage practices that assist Council and the community maintain and enhance our natural environment for future
generations
Strategic activity
5.1 Review the Boroondara Heatwave Plan to support the community to prepare for the likelihood of more frequent and intense heatwaves.
Health, Ageing and Disability Services
5.2 Undertake renewal of targeted habitat zones in prioritised biodiversity sites to improve habitat condition.
Parks and Gardens
5.3 Deliver the 2014-15 Living for our Future Program focusing on themes from Council environmental strategies such as saving energy,
enhancing the natural environment, becoming more water sensitive and improving sustainable consumption.
Environment and Sustainable Living
Strategy 6: to create and promote safe and accessible environments for all
Strategic activity
6.1 Evaluate the Glenferrie Road CCTV project to identify the impact CCTV has had on perceptions of safety and anti-social behaviour in the
Glenferrie Road late night precinct.
Community Planning and Development
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6.2 Distribute and promote the Access Guide for Businesses to assist local traders to improve the physical and consumer accessibility of their
businesses for people of all abilities.
Health, Ageing and Disability Services
Strategy 7: to reduce car dependency and promote active transport
Strategic activity
7.1 Implement and evaluate the 'Try Walking' behaviour change program that encourages local walking with the aim of swapping two car trips for
walking trips each week.
Traffic and Transport
7.2 Continue to promote the car share program in Boroondara to reduce levels of car ownership and increase active transport. Investigate
opportunities to expand this program in Hawthorn, Camberwell and Kew.
Traffic and Transport
Strategy 8: to minimise and reduce the negative impacts of gambling on individuals and the community
Strategic activity
8.1 Work with regional partners to deliver an activity for Responsible Gambling Awareness Week 2014 that will raise awareness and increase
understanding of gambling issues in the community.
Community Planning and Development in partnership with Inner East Primary Care Partnership
8.2 Council will promote social, cultural and recreational opportunities as alternatives to gambling in the local community
Community Planning and Development
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3. Equitable access for all
Strategic objective: support initiatives that address disadvantage
Strategy 9: to enhance the health and wellbeing of homeless people, rooming house residents and social housing residents
Strategic activity
9.1 Develop and implement 'Living Skills' program for young people not living at home.
Family Youth and Leisure Services
9.2 Continue to implement the registered rooming house subsidy and hold bi-annual meetings with operators to provide support and increase the
safety and wellbeing of rooming house residents.
Community Planning and Development
9.3 Support Hawthorn Community House and other social service agencies to operate a weekly drop-in centre for people at risk of homelessness.
IECHS in partnership with the City of Boroondara (Community Planning and Development)
9.4 Develop, pilot and evaluate an 'at risk of homelessness' screening tool to identify clients in the community who are at risk of homelessness
and direct them to specialised support services.
IECHS in partnership with the City of Boroondara (Community Planning and Development)
Strategy 10: to increase access to safe, affordable, culturally appropriate and nutritionally adequate food
Strategic activity
10.1 Develop a discussion paper on urban agriculture and carry out community consultation to inform a future policy framework
Environment and Sustainable Living
10.2 Undertake a food access audit and bring key stakeholders together to plan and deliver a forum on food access needs in Boroondara.
Community Planning and Development
Strategic activity
11.1 Improve referral pathways for young people through collaboration between Council's Youth Services Support Officer and the headspace
team co-located at the Youth Space at the Hawthorn Arts Centre.
Family Youth and Leisure Services
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11.2 Improve access to health services for people with a disability by producing a community resource, listing accessible health services in
Boroondara
Community Planning and Development
Strategy 12: to encourage equitable opportunities for training and employment to increase economic and social participation for all
Strategic activity
12.1 Implement a business mentoring service to support small business sustainability and growth.
Economic Development
12.2 Research the needs of Chinese speaking business owners to increase information and support to sustain economic growth.
Economic Development
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4. Best practice health and wellbeing planning and leadership.
Strategic objective: protect, improve and promote public health and wellbeing in the municipality
Strategy 13: to reduce the risk factors that lead to an increased burden of disease, injury and illness
Strategic activity
13.1 Promote the Food Allergen and Intolerance Information Kit to businesses, to remind food premises of the importance of food allergen
awareness to minimise harmful effects to consumers.
Health, Ageing and Disability Services
13.2 Improve the reporting of surveillance activities at Tobacco Act premises to ensure that the education activities and sales to minors test
purchase program are conducted in accordance with the MAV service agreement.
Health, Ageing and Disability Services
13.3 Promote a mobile phone application to residents to reduce the impact of harmful drinking behaviour by helping users understand the impact
of alcohol on health and wellbeing.
Community Planning and Development
Strategy 14: to lead and undertake evidence-informed public health planning and program development
Strategic activity
14.1 Work with internal and external stakeholders to research the prevalence of drug and alcohol harm in Boroondara to inform harm minimisation
responses and activities.
Community Planning and Development
14.2 Collaborate with the Boroondara Mental Health Alliance to create and distribute cards that promote mental health services and improved
community access and referral pathways.
Community Planning and Development in partnership with Boroondara Mental Health Alliance
14.3 Implement phase two of the Healthy Australia Club, an online database of healthy activities connected to a motivational rewards system.
This includes the development of a mobile phone application and a manual system for the rewards scheme.
IECHS in partnership with the City of Boroondara (Community Planning and Development)
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Strategy 15: to create and strengthen strategic partnerships to enhance community health and wellbeing.
Strategic activity
15.1 Work with the EMR Indigenous Planners Network to strengthen regional relationships with the Wurundjeri Council and other Indigenous
community organisations and programs.
Community Planning and Development
15.2 Offer a one-day tailored workshop in partnership with Deakin University to scope a whole-of-community approach for supporting physical
activity and/or healthy eating in Boroondara.
Inner East Primary Care Partnership
15.3 Contribute to the development of Women's Health East's 'Together for Equality and Respect' regional action and evaluation plan to promote
gender equality and reduce family violence.
Community Planning and Development in partnership with Women's Health East
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