1. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN REVIEW
FOCUS GROUPS | DECEMBER 2017

2. WELCOME
IAN HICKS | MANAGER, SOCIAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT

3. 230K 15 PLANNING AREAS 2ND LARGEST CITY IN DIVERSE 82% 16,000+
CITY OF GREATER GEELONG 2
230K
15 PLANNING AREAS
POPULATION AND GROWING
2ND LARGEST CITY IN
VICTORIA
DIVERSE
URBAN, COASTAL, AND RURAL SETTINGS
82%
16,000+
BUSINESS BASE - ENTERPRISES
POPULATION
82% URBAN 18% RURAL

4. 4TH 2700+ EMPLOYEES $500M ANNUAL BUDGET $1.7B 126 500
CITY OF GREATER GEELONG
4TH
2700+ EMPLOYEES
$500M ANNUAL BUDGET
BIGGEST EMPLOYER IN THE CITY
$1.7B
ASSETS MANAGED
126
500
DELIVERING ESSENTIAL SERVICES
COMMUNITY BUILDINGS

5. SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
WHAT IS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE?
PEOPLE COME TOGETHER
SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
PLACES AND SPACES
We use the term to describe the places and spaces where groups of people can come together and where services are delivered.
DELIVER SERVICES

6. SNAP SHOT OF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUTURE

7. CHANGING EXPECTATIONS
KEY THEMES AFFECTING OUR PLANNING
GROWTH
EQUITY
CHANGING EXPECTATIONS
STATE OF ASSETS

8. POPULATION
86K
50%
GROWTH IN POPULATION From 230K to 321K (36%) by 2036.
Of ALL GROWTH in the next 10 years will occur in Planning Area 1 – ARMSTRONG CREEK.
BUT…… Some Suburbs are REDUCING in number.

9. 4 5 NO EQUITY Planning areas with deep socio economic disadvantage.
Diverse range of communities with different needs
Great disparity between socio-economic status
Inconsistent provision, quality and investment of infrastructure across communities 5
Indoor Courts SOUTH of the BARWON RIVER NO

10. CHANGING EXPECTATIONS
KINDERGARTEN
19% in 3 Years
REDUCED government funding and rate capping
Influence of EMERGING PRIVATE SECTOR providers and competing external markets
Changing trends in COMMUNITY LIFESTYLES AND PREFERENCES
Increasing REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

11. SYSTEM AND DATA LIMITATIONS
STATE OF ASSETS
69% 24
OF COUNCIL’S TOTAL PROPERTY portfolio are Community Buildings. Representing $454M of a total $660M.
Years remaining of AVERAGE USEFUL LIFE. AGEING BUILDINGS in need of renewal and repair.
GROWING!
Asset base
Maintenance costs
Renewal gap

12. HOW TODAY WORKS
PRINCIPLES
MODELS OF DELIVERY
DEFINITION
VISION
INTRODUCING - CHAD FOULKES | DIRECTOR, LIMINAL BY DESIGN

13. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

14. THANK YOU