Agenda item

SUMMARY

The final Yarra Junction Place Plan has been developed with extensive involvement from the community. The Plan establishes a vision that will help guide decisions about Yarra Junction, lays the foundations for design, captures the values and qualities of the place, and directs future investment for the township.

The draft Place Plan was on public exhibition between 8 August to 8 September 2024. There was high level engagement with 762 visitors to the project’s Shaping Page, 49 face to face interviews and 3 written submissions were received. The Plan has been heavily informed by a collaborative representative community working group that was convened across several sessions and directed feedback on actions and content as it was developed.

The final Yarra Junction Place Plan (Attachment 1) has applied the methodology and model from previous Place Plans and will be used as a mechanism to program and plan future projects.

Feedback received has been incorporated into the final Plan. The refined Action Plan has been internally reviewed to ensure that all actions align with Council strategies, plans and works programs. Actions have also been shared with the Community Reference Group members to ensure the changes have not lost the original intent of the actions.

This report seeks Council to note the findings from community consultation and consider adoption of the final Yarra Junction Place Plan.

In accordance with Governance Rule 29.1, Cr Child, Cr Ward and Cr Mcilwain spoke to the Motion.

In Favour:      Cr Child, Cr Higgins, Cr Ward, Cr Mcilwain, Cr Mazzarella, Cr McAllister, Cr Marriott and Cr Cox.

Against:         Nil