Information on the Liveable Yarra Project looking at community consultation on the challenges and opportunities brought by growth and change in the City of Yarra.
The 'Liveable Yarra: better planning for people and places' project provided an opportunity for our community to come together to discuss how to best adapt to the challenges and opportunities brought about by growth and change in our city.
In 2015, we took a new community engagement approach to ensure we were hearing from all sections of our diverse community.
The engagement process included:
- People's Panel
- Advisory committees
- Community workshops
Conversations were held to help inform changes to the Yarra Planning Scheme - a technical document that guides decisions about planning in the City of Yarra.
Please see below for more information on each section.
Watch this video to hear from some of the City of Yarra representatives about their experiences!
The People's Panel took place in August and September 2015.
Consisting of 60 people from a range of demographics, members of the People's Panel attended four sessions examining a range of topics including:
- housing
- heritage
- transport
- built form
- open space
- local economy
The panel played a critical role in helping us understand the views of people who live, work, visit and invest in our area.
The panel's recommendations and feedback were presented to Yarra City Council on 24 November 2015.
Please see the following reports for more information:
- Liveable Yarra Project Summary report [ PDF, 4.49 MB]
- Liveable Yarra Engagement Report [ PDF, 13.58 MB]
- Liveable Yarra Council Report [ PDF, 331.09 KB]
To provide in-depth information on the key issues for deliberation, the People's Panel were provided with following background papers:
- The Story of the Evolution of Yarra [ PDF, 293.01 KB]
- Access and Movement Background Paper [ PDF, 842.63 KB]
- Built Environment Background Paper [ PDF, 1.97 MB]
- Business and Employment Background Paper [ PDF, 1.43 MB]
Each of our consultative committees provided advice regarding their specific areas as part of the consultation process.
Their advice was presented to, and considered by, the People's Panel. A summary of the Advisory Committees' advice is available below:
Advisory Committee Conversation Summaries - 20 October 2015 [ PDF, 287.56 KB]
Workshops were held in August and September 2015 with various members of our community including:
- non-English speaking residents
- residents of Yarra's public housing estates
- under 18s
- developers, investors and planning consultants
A summary of the feedback received is available below:
Targeted workshops - Scheme Rewrite - 20 October 2015 [ PDF, 341.14 KB]
In May 2015, we gathered opinions from residents through the 'Future of Yarra Survey'.
This survey identified challenges relating to growth and change facing the City of Yarra.
A letter was sent by mail to 10,000 randomly selected households inviting one person aged over 18 to complete an anonymous online survey. Interpreter assistance and a paper version of the survey were also made available.
The survey findings, first presented to the Liveable Yarra People's Panel in August, have helped improve our understanding of community attitudes towards and preferences for population growth, housing development, open space, commercial activities, safety and transport in the municipality and continue to have practical application in community engagement and strategic planning.
Results from the survey are available below:
Planning For The Future 2015 - Results From a Randomised Household Survey [ PDF, 3.36 MB]