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Addressing Challenges in Melbourne's Western Region

Explore the challenges facing Melbourne's Western region, as discussed by Anne Barker, Managing Director of City West Water, during the Thriving Neighbourhoods 2013 event. Issues include Braybrook, Hawthorn, Brooklyn on bad days, and neighborhood health overlays from the Department of Health.

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Addressing Challenges in Melbourne's Western Region

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  1. Challenges for the Western region of Melbourne Anne Barker Managing Director, City West Water Thriving Neighbourhoods 2013
  2. Braybrook
  3. Hawthorn
  4. Braybrook
  5. Hawthorn
  6. Brooklyn on a bad day
  7. Department of Health neighbourhood health overlays Dept of Health has overlays identifying areas of greatest health need 65+ years of age living alone (flats / units / apartments) economic disadvantage NESB Priority urban environment
  8. Our Vision - To enable sustainable, liveable and healthy communities through urban greening
  9. Steering Committee – a powerful alliance Yarraville on the Nose Community Group
  10. Lots of projects 10,000 trees for 10 parks (Brimbank) Moonee Valley Urban Forest Green Activity Hub (Ardeer) Whitten Oval Precinct VU Green Walls projects Lawrie EmminsMasterplan Sunshine Hospital Werribee Mercy Hospital (Green projects/stormwater) Stony Creek Community Cool Zone (CWW, MW, Brimbank) Geelong Road Boulevard (multiple stakeholders) Federation Trail/MOS (multiple stakeholders)
  11. Lots of research Deakin University - The impact of park renewal on park usage and park-based physical activity (BrimbankPark) Melbourne Uni – Burnley - ARC linkage: Designing Street tree systems- air quality & stormwaterbenefits Melbourne Uni - Carlton Connect: Health & Wellbeing in broadband greenfield communities Vic Uni- Innovative water management options for revitalisation of the Brooklyn Industrial Precinct (Social and Behavioral Aspects) Melbourne Uni – Greening & Urban Policy -  workshops seeking private investment (City of Melb) VU - Green infrastructure + PhD project at Sunshine Hospital VU - Stony Creek- Economic Value of creek restoration; benefits of Green Infrastructure MonashUni: Stony Creek: monitoring local climate data
  12. Living Brooklyn
  13. Brooklyn on a bad day
  14. Thank you
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