Why the government is preparing Five Year Plans The Victorian Government has released Plan Melbourne 2017-2050, the government’s long-term plan to accommodate Melbourne’s future population and employment. Plan Melbourne 2017-2050 sets out the strategic policy directions required to manage the city’s growth and change towards 2050. In addition to this, the government wants to better understand and respond to the particular challenges and opportunities faced by communities in different parts of Melbourne. The Government has identified six new metropolitan regions: Inner Metro, Inner South East Metro, Western Metro, Northern Metro, Eastern Metro and Southern Metro. These regions provide the basis for a new, more collaborative engagement with communities and better coordinated planning and delivery of jobs, services and infrastructure. To facilitate increased collaboration at this regional level, the government has established six Metropolitan Partnerships, bringing together experts and leaders from all levels of government, business and the community to identify and progress issues that matter in their region. They will provide advice to government on priorities for projects, programs and services that better meet the specific needs of their regional communities. To support the conversation with the new Metropolitan Partnerships, the government will produce rolling Five Year Plans for Jobs, Services and Infrastructure for each of the six metropolitan regions. The plans will provide a breakdown of the government’s investment in each region and respond to the particular challenges and priorities raised with government by the Metropolitan Partnerships. The Five Year Plans will not duplicate or overlap existing strategies or policies, but complement them, with a focus on establishing and supporting a more inclusive, localised and coordinated approach to policy development, investment and service delivery. regions provide the basis for a new, more collaborative engagement with communities and better coordination of planning and delivery of jobs, services and infrastructure. 8 Western Metro Region Five Year Plan
Part 2: The Western Metro Region Figure 1 Source: ABS Estimated Residential Population 2016 Melton (C) 141,749 Brimbank (C) 205,741 Moonee Valley (C) 122,968 Maribyrnong (C) 87,355 Hobsons Bay (C) 93,392 Wyndham (C) 228,088 (C) = City Total population of the Western Metro Region 879,293 A history... BCE 1871 1883 1914–1918 1916 1940–1945 The west is home to the Wurundjeri and Wathaurong peoples of the Kulin Nation Permanent Essendon- Melbourne rail link established Moonee Valley Racecourse established Footscray ammunition factory supplies the Australian Imperial Forces The precursor to Victoria University, the Footscray Technical School, opens Essendon Airport proclaimed More than 26,000 employed at
Government coordination and support in the Western Metro Region The Victorian Government Business Tottenham is staffed by business development managers who are specialists in business and industry. They support businesses and help navigate government services, programs and regulations. Business development managers also have local knowledge of the operating environment, offering advice and guidance on resources to start, run or develop a business. Economy and Planning Working Groups The Victorian Government is working to better integrate the efforts of its key economic portfolios and to strengthen relationships with local government and the Commonwealth at the metropolitan regional level through its newly established Economy and Planning Working Groups (EPWGs). These groups join up planning, infrastructure, transport and economic development portfolios across local, state and federal government in each of the six metropolitan regions. EPWGs focus on maximising inter-governmental input into major economic-focused urban development projects to drive investment and jobs growth. For the Western EPWG this includes the development of the Sunshine and Werribee NEICs. The EPWGs are led by a local government CEO to ensure alignment with their Metropolitan Partnership. The Western EPWG is chaired by the CEO of the City of Hobson’s Bay. LeadWest is also a member of the Western EPWG. 22 Western Region Five Year Plan