Access to Services

Bus Stop To increase access to services and improve government responsiveness the CN DAB aims to:

Priority 1 - Respond to the needs and priorities of Corio Norlane through place based approaches
Priority 2 - Strengthen the capacity of the community to manage and sustain themselves
Priority 3 - Improve services and advocate for the redistribution of resources to areas of high need
Priority 4 - Improve Access to Public and Active Transport

The CN DAB’s Access to Services and Government Responsiveness priorities have been further supported by the following National, State, Regional, and Local policies and planning frameworks:

National

Social Inclusion Agenda
Planning Institute of Australia ‘Healthy Spaces and Places: Towards a National Planning Guide’

State

A Fairer Victoria, Strong People, Strong Communities 2008
Neighbourhood Renewal Implementation Guidelines

Regional

G21 Region Plan ‘A Sustainable Growth Strategy 2007’

Local

Corio Norlane Neighbourhood Renewal
Northern Suburbs Health Services Redevelopment
Corio Norlane Neighbourhood Renewal Community Survey
Central Norlane Neighbourhood Reference Group
Cloverdale Neighbourhood Reference Group
Norlane Community Reference Group
Rosewall Neighbourhood Reference Group
North Shore Train Station Task Force

You told us you want...

…improved access to services, supports, agencies and organisations:

North Shore Train Station as a ‘creative community hub’
Northern Futures
Education Regeneration and Community Schools Pilot
Norlane Regeneration Project – 200 new homes and 100 improvements
Rosewall Kindergarten Redevelopment
Northerly Aspects Community Newsletter
Dispute Settlement Centre at Cloverdale Community Centre
Agencies such as Bethany, Glastonbury, The Smith Family and Centacare offer services in local Neighbourhood Houses
61 Yooringa Ave Community Contact Point and home of the CNNR and NRP teams

…to be listened to:

600 people surveyed in 2005, 2007 and 2009 in relation to their aspirations, issues and ideas for Corio and Norlane
Four Neighbourhood Reference Committees (NRC) and five issue specific Sub Committees
Corio Norlane Neighbourhood Renewal Mainstreaming Plan embedding the voices of Corio and Norlane residents into the long-term plans of Federal, State and local governments as well as other agencies and organisations
Local residents and key people from local organisations and services meet regularly as part of the Corio Norlane Development Advisory Board (CN DAB)

Through the many vital partnerships and collaboration between residents, the three tiers of government, community agencies and groups, the CNDAB is and has been proud to be part of the above programs, projects and initiatives that are or have been available in Corio and Norlane.