 The Lounge - ARCHIVED
eVillage Notices & Feedback - ARCHIVED
This is a new category so that we can let you know what's new on the eVillage and also a place where you can place your views and opinion on how we can make the eVillage a better place to visit.
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eVillage Feedback
For members who'd like to share their views about the eVillage and how they would like to see it evolve. |
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Talk Business - ARCHIVED
Talk Business focuses on the future economic life of the city. Through Talk Business, the Future Melbourne project is exploring options and possible futures for:
- the big economic challenges coming our way;
- the development and changing needs of Melbourne’s business, retail & consumer sectors;
- manufacturing and wholesaling;
- emerging growth sectors; and
- Melbourne’s capital city role in the state, national and global economies.
Introduction
Melbourne is a global business and investment destination. It is Victoria’s primary centre for commerce, professional business and financial services and is one of the most competitive locations in the Asia Pacific region. In the future, Melbourne’s position as a business destination will be influenced by the relative cost and ease of doing business here.
The availability and cost of land and office space; legislative and funding requirements; access to an efficient port, airport and distribution framework; the strength of emerging sectors such as biotechnology and health, higher education and advanced manufacturing; a skilled and relevant workforce; and Melbourne’s liveability can all impact on Melbourne’s attraction as a business destination.
The City of Melbourne has always sought to support the economic and business development of Melbourne. In 2006, the City of Melbourne introduced the Melbourne Retail Strategy 2006– 2012 that explores opportunities to build on Melbourne’s growing retail sector.
Read on for a summary of the options the city is considering for the future of business in the city.
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Read Me First - CLOSED
Share your vision for the future economic life of the city. |
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23 Jul 07 22:06
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Economics & Business - CLOSED
Small business is the heartbeat of the City.
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17 Nov 07 14:27
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Knowledge Economy - CLOSED
Melbourne is a knowledge based economy.
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10 Oct 07 21:00
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Innovation and Research - CLOSED
Get your think caps on to solve the challenges we face.
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01 Dec 07 13:26
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Environmental Shocks - CLOSED
A green city will attract business.
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20 Dec 07 14:58
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Education & Learning - CLOSED
There is a diversity of institutions and learning opportunities at our doorstep.
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11 Oct 07 17:20
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Social Change and Social Cohesion-Closed
Are book clubs the answer?
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06 Jul 07 19:55
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City Spaces and Places-Closed
Building a smarter future.
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12 Jun 07 22:19
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Cultural Identity - CLOSED
Melbourne no longer has a business identity.
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31 Jul 07 15:47
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Social Change and Social Cohesion - CLOSED
Business as a citizen, what does that mean? |
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12 Jun 07 19:46
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Business must build a green city.
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03 Sep 07 21:40
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Other - CLOSED
What else should we be talking about?
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Phase One: Executive Summary - CLOSED
Melbourne is a global business and investment destination. It is Victoria’s primary centre for commerce and professional business and financial services and is one of the most competitive locations in the Asia Pacific region. The on-going positioning of Melbourne as such will be influenced by the relative cost and ease of doing business. Factors influencing this include land/office supply and costs, legislative and funding requirements, an efficient Port, airport and distribution framework, the strength of emerging sectors such as life sciences (including biotechnology and health), higher education, advanced manufacturing and ITC, a skilled and relevant workforce, and the overall liveability of the City which can be a key attractor.
Melbourne’s capital city role in retail, office, tourism, leisure and entertainment, the growth of the Port of Melbourne and infrastructure supporting efficient freight and wholesale distribution, the decline in manufacturing as Asian markets continue to expand and the growth of the key emerging sectors are critical to the City’s on-going role as a leading business destination.
The City of Melbourne has always sought to support the economic and business development of Melbourne. The Melbourne Retail Strategy 2006-2012 articulates a vision and examines opportunities to enhance the breadth and depth of Melbourne’s retail offer to ensure that “In 2012, Melbourne city will be renowned globally as Australia’s leading retail city with an unrivalled retail landscape acclaimed for its diversity and compelling experiences”.
There are 6 options listed below which will now shape the "Business" future of Melbourne. Now is the opportunity for you to help shape that future by giving your views and opinions across each option.
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Option One - CLOSED
How can Council deliver business advantage through appropriate and affordable accommodation? |
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Option Two - CLOSED
How can we rationalise and augment support for business efficiency and growth? eg establish a Melbourne ‘Chamber of Commerce’ |
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Option Three - CLOSED
Convention Centre exposure |
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Port growth and freight distribution |
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Option Five - CLOSED
How do we plan for a decline in traditional manufacturing and growth in advanced manufacturing? |
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21 Feb 08 14:52
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Melbourne as a global leader in health services, life sciences and education |
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Key Themes & Ideas for our Future - ARCHIVED
Out of all the discussion about the future of Melbourne on the eVillage, 17 issues and themes have emerged as the most important and pressing for our members. You can comment on these key issues and themes below.
Talk Culture - ARCHIVED
Talk Culture focuses on the future cultural life of the city. Through Talk Culture, the Future Melbourne project is exploring options and possible futures for:
- what you love about the city and its people;
- what makes something or someone ‘Melburnian’;
- our rich cultural diversity; the role of arts as an expression of this culture for people of all ages and abilities including public art, major events and festivals, indigenous arts, and arts grant programs; heritage and history; and
- arts investment and participation.
Introduction
The inner city is the cultural centre of Melbourne – it is the focus of great artistic, cultural, community and sporting feats. Melbourne’s valued institutions make it the cultural focal point of the state. Indeed, Melbourne assumes the mantle of cultural capital of Australia. We need to keep the city inspiring, vital, vibrant, and innovative. People make the city come alive and keep it dynamic.
Culture is how people tie together as a community, gives a sense of belonging and a voice, provides links to different societies, allows us to access different ways of thinking and learning, generates economic and social capital, attracts and pleases visitors, and generates new ideas.
These issues are central to the future of the arts in the city:
1. The challenge of housing the arts within the city, including affordable studios, accommodation and presentation/display spaces, is critical to sustainable and thriving city based arts sectors.
2. There is a need for the City of Melbourne to actively work with the property sector, artists and arts organisations (both established and semi-informal) to facilitate and direct discussions around opportunities to better secure the active presence of the arts within the city.
3. Active and demonstrative acceptance and support from local and state governments for the arts sector to consistently take artistic risks and explore and research new creative territory.
4. Acceptance of the necessity for artists to create work and be financially supported to research the production and presentation of new work that is not necessarily marketable but is essential to sustain a creative culture.
Read on for a summary of the options the city is considering for the future of culture in the city.
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Phase One: Executive Summary - CLOSED
The inner city is the cultural centre of the great metropolis Melbourne that is the commercial and business centre of Victoria. It is the place where important decisions are made. It is the focus of great artistic, cultural, community and sporting feats. Its valued institutions make it the cultural focal point of the State. Melbourne is afforded by others and assumes the mantle of cultural capital of Australia and is also an international city of consequence.
By international standards Melbourne is a city of comparatively recent origin. The City’s basics are good: clean water, good air quality, fresh food, parks and open spaces, a public transport system that works well, an effective freight distribution network, modern telecommunications, low crime rate, good medical care, and so on. All qualities that enrich that quality of ‘liveability’ for which Melbourne is justly famous.
But ‘liveable’ is not the same as ‘cultural’ and being liveable certainly does not guarantee that Melbourne will keep the mantle of Australia’s cultural capital into the future. We need to keep the city inspiring, vital, vibrant, and innovative.
Culture is who we are. People make the city come alive, keep it vital and dynamic. This sets us apart. Culture is how people tie together as a community, gives a sense of belonging and a voice, provides links to different societies, allows us to access different ways of thinking and learning, generates economic and social capital, attracts and pleases visitors, and generates new ideas.
The following issues have emerged as central to the future of the arts within the city:
1. The challenge of housing the arts within the city, including affordable studios, accommodation and presentation/display spaces, is critical to sustainable and thriving city based arts sectors.
2. There is a need for the City of Melbourne to actively work with the property sector, artists and arts organisations (both established and semi-informal) to facilitate and direct discussions around opportunities to better secure the active presence of the arts within the city.
3. Active and demonstrative acceptance and support from local and state governments for the arts sector to consistently take artistic risks and explore and research new creative territory.
4. Acceptance of the necessity for artists to create work and be financially supported to research the production and presentation of new work that is not necessarily marketable but is essential to sustain a creative culture.
You have helped generate 4 Options, now it is your chance to start shaping the future by sharing your thoughts on the options below.
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Access and Affordability:
That the City nurtures Melbourne’s artistic future and ensures that a focus is given to housing the arts.
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Melbourne’s Diverse Identity:
That the understanding of Melbourne’s identity will never be achieved by a single icon or brand.
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No Culture without Sub-cultures – The intercultural challenge:
As Melbourne grows more linguistically and culturally diverse, the embracing of interculturalism or the philosophy of robust cultural exchange between communities, will be essential for the emergence of a truly shared Melbourne culture.
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A Sustainable Cultural Eco-System:
The arts in Melbourne are a vital part of our cultural eco-system and must be sustained and looked after in the manner we protect the natural eco-system.
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Our Values - ARCHIVED
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An Introduction to Our Values
Our ‘values’ are the ideals and principles that matter to us the most. Often, if we support or object to an idea, we do so because the idea is compatible with, or goes against, our values. |
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Talk Destination - ARCHIVED
Talk Destination focuses on the future of Melbourne as a destination for all kinds of visitors. Through Talk Destination, the Future Melbourne project is exploring options and possible futures for:
- visiting Melbourne from the suburbs, the country, interstate and internationally;
- visiting the city for business, shopping and leisure; and
- ideas for tourist infrastructure and marketing.
Introduction
Tourism is one of Melbourne and Victoria’s fastest growing industries, with international visitors to Victoria expected to reach 2.2 million by 2015.
On an average weekday, the city’s population is about 710,600, including metropolitan visitors (553,900) and regional, interstate and international visitors (approximately 100,000).
Tourism contributes more to the Victorian economy than traditional industries such as mining, agriculture, electricity, gas and water. In 2006, the direct and indirect value of tourism to the state was $10.9 billion or 5.3 per cent of the Gross State Product, a 49 per cent increase on the 1997–98 figures. By 2016, tourism and events will be an $18 billion industry and one of Victoria’s leading exporters. International tourists are likely to account for 70 per cent of overall tourism growth and almost 40 per cent of tourism expenditure (currently 30 per cent) in 2016.
The City of Melbourne delivers many visitor services, helping to ensure visitors enjoy their time in our city.
Read on for a summary of the options the city is considering for the future of Melbourne as a destination.
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Destination Melbourne is a discussion about the City of Melbourne and what we want to be; about how we cater for the forecast increases in visitors and the experiences to be shared when they’re here and the city we want to pass on to our children.
The City of Melbourne delivers a variety of services aimed at providing visitors with personalised information to ensure an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. The City is dedicated to enhancing Melbourne's local and international reputation as a friendly, welcoming and culturally diverse city with a vibrant tourism industry. As the gateway to regional Victoria, City of Melbourne helps to promote all points of metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.
City user estimates and forecasts enable an understanding of who these users are, where they come from, how they got here and what they do when they arrive. City users or visitors comprise the following main groups:
On an average weekday (2006) the city has around 710,600 users (including almost 71,200 residents) comprising of;
553,900 metropolitan users (including students, workers and day trippers)
27,700 regional Victorian users
26,900 interstate visitors
30,900 international visitors
On an average weeknight the city attracts more than 336,300 users, (including the 71,200 residents again) made up of;
220,300 metropolitan users (including students, workers and other visitors);
7,800 regional Victorian visitors
26,400 interstate visitors
28,600 international visitors
Tourism is one of Melbourne and Victoria’s fastest growing industries, with international visitors to Victoria expected to reach 2.2 million by 2015.
Tourism is vital for Victoria’s economic development, and a major source of export earnings. It contributes more to the Victorian economy than traditional industries such as mining, agriculture, electricity, gas and water.
In 2006 the direct and indirect value of tourism to the state is $10.9 billion or 5.3 per cent of the Gross State Product. This represents a 49 per cent increase since 1997-97. By 2016, tourism and events will be an $18 billion industry, and one of Victoria’s leading exporters. International tourists are likely to account for 70 per cent of overall tourism growth and almost 40 per cent of tourism expenditure (currently 30 per cent) in 2016.
Between 1997-98 and 2003-04 around 25,000 new jobs were created in Victoria’s tourism industry totalling more than 159,000 people are currently employed in the state’s tourism industry. This figure is expected to reach 225,000 over the next decade.
Melbourne works to conserve the best of the city’s features; our plans for the Melbourne of the future are informed by the aspirations of Melburnians.
Melbourne has an excellent reputation across Australia and around the world as a place to live, work and visit. Melbourne, the destination, is growing in popularity and Melbourne, the brand, enjoys high international awareness. We rated 8th best city brand in a 2006 international survey of 60 cities by the Anholt City Brands Index: a poll on issues including the city’s people, climate, lifestyle, affordability, transport and presence on the world stage.
Melbourne City is a leading destination for students, business people, convention delegates, holiday-makers, festival and event participants, as well as for people visiting friends and relatives.
We aim to ensure that all visitors to Melbourne feel welcome and safe, are able to navigate their way around the city with ease, and can engage with our famed lifestyle.
Our aspiration is that visitors’ experience of Melbourne, the destination, exceeds their high pre-arrival expectations, that they return home with great memories as excellent word-of-mouth advocates, and that they want to come back to Melbourne again and again. Let us know your thoughts of the three Options presented for Talking Destination below.
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That the essence of Melbourne is its many layers: its people, heritage and culture, built environment, lifestyle and Melbourne’s weather and we should continue to preserve and enhance these elements. |
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That Melbourne, the city, is the icon and we don’t need to build an iconic landmark to attract visitors to Melbourne. |
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Option Three - CLOSED
That it’s important to experience Melbourne – no image, or even a series of images, can adequately capture the essence of Melbourne. |
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Open Consultations - ARCHIVED
Talk Environment - ARCHIVED
Talk Environmentally Sustainable focuses on the future of Melbourne as an environmentally sustainable city.
Through Talk Environmentally Sustainable, the Future Melbourne project is exploring options and possible futures for:
- the environmental health of the city, including ideas for reducing greenhouse gas from transport and buildings;
- adapting to climate change;
- water and energy usage;
- improving air quality;
- waste management;
- noise management; and
- the development of a ‘green’ city.
Introduction
The City of Melbourne is a recognised leader in environmental sustainability, both domestically and internationally. We lead in our own operations and in the initiatives with our residents and businesses within the municipality.
In our own operations, the City of Melbourne has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 41.2 per cent compared with levels from 1996 and reduced water use by 29.2 per cent since 2000. We are now recycling 71 per cent of our waste compared with 36 per cent in 2003 – 04.
Our Savings in the City program, which works with 30 of Melbourne’s hotels, has achieved annual savings of 759 large skips of rubbish to landfill;25.4 Olympic swimming pools of water; and24,769 tonnes of greenhouse gas – the equivalent of the greenhouse gases generated by just over 2,000 average Victorian households.
However, the municipality as a whole, like much of Australia, is living beyond its environmental limits – if everyone in the world had the same impact on the environment as people living in Melbourne, we would need four planet Earths to sustain our lifestyles. Studies have shown it is possible to live within our environmental limits and to do this while maintaining a strong economy.
Read on for a summary of the options the city is considering for the future of the environment in the city.
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Read Me First - CLOSED
Share your vision for Melbourne as an environmentally sustainable city. |
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Climate Change - CLOSED
Are we doing enough to prepare for the impacts that come with these changes ? |
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10 Dec 07 10:37
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Water conservation & quality - CLOSED
It appears that we continue to take this resource for granted. |
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15 Oct 07 22:30
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Waste & Resource Consumption - CLOSED
Our waste as ravenous consumers cretes further environmental headaches. |
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02 Nov 07 08:42
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Other - CLOSED
What else is there to say… |
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02 Oct 07 19:35
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Economics & Business - CLOSED
Carbon neutral – but at what cost? |
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22 Jun 07 11:38
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Social Change and Social Cohesion - CLOSED
Collective wisdom is the only answer |
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22 Jun 07 11:46
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Cultural Identity - CLOSED
Australians are the 2nd worst polluters in the World |
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25 Jul 07 17:48
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Environmental Shocks - CLOSED
It’s not in Business’ interests to address these issues |
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02 Jul 07 21:34
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City Spaces and Places - CLOSED
Designing a new Melbourne |
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Phase One: Executive Summary - CLOSED
The City of Melbourne is a recognised leader in environmental sustainability, both domestically and internationally. We lead in our own operations and in the initiatives with our residents and businesses within the municipality. Examples of this leadership include:
1. In our own operations the City of Melbourne have reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 41.2% against 1996 levels and our water use by 29.2% since 2000. With regards to waste, 71% of our waste is now recycled up from 36% in 2003/04.
2. Our Savings in the City program, which works with 30 of Melbourne’s hotels, has achieved annual savings of:
- 759 large skips of rubbish to landfill.
- 25.4 Olympic swimming pools of water.
- 24,769 tonnes of greenhouse gas – the equivalent of the greenhouse gases generated by just over 2,000 average Victorian households.
3. We have recently opened our first Environmental Resource Centre, which is part of the East Melbourne Library. The centre is an ideal resource for anyone wanting to reduce their environmental footprint and has exchanged more than 265 water saving showerheads in the last six months. Each showerhead saves approximately 27,000 litres of water per year.
These initiatives show it is possible to economically reduce our impact on the environment. However, the municipality as a whole, like much of Australia, is living beyond our environmental limits – if everyone in the world had the same impact on the environment as people living in Melbourne we would need four planet Earths to sustain our lifestyles. Of course we only have one.
Studies from around the world and Australia show that it is possible to live within our environmental limits and to do this whilst maintaining a strong economy. To achieve this we need to:
1. Respond to climate change, both in terms of reducing our emissions and managing 2. the changing risks from climate change.
3. Increase our resource efficiency, particularly in regards to water and energy use.
4. Maintain and improve our biological diversity by ensuring our green spaces are preserved (covered in the Public Space talking point).
To achieve this we need to work strategically with our residents and the businesses and organisations based in the municipality. We also need to work with the state and federal governments to ensure that we are all working together.
The options outlined below are drawn from the consultation in phase one of Future Melbourne. They are intended to build on our previous leadership and provide a platform for the municipality and Melbourne to progress towards environmental sustainability. Let us know what you think.
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Option One - CLOSED
We respond to climate change by reducing our emissions and increasing resilience |
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Option Two - CLOSED
We need to live within our global share by using energy and water more efficiently |
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Option Three - CLOSED
We need to build community spirit by engaging and working with our residents and businesses |
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Talk Global - ARCHIVED
Talk Global focuses on Melbourne’s place in the world. Through Talk Global, the Future Melbourne project is exploring options and possible futures for:
- Melbourne past and present;
- forces driving change;
- international positioning and relationships;
- inter-city cooperation and competition;
- precincts of significance; and
- the importance of partnerships.
Introduction
If Melbourne wants to be a truly successful global city, it will need to pay close attention to local issues. As the world becomes more urbanised, the role of capital cities is increasingly important in managing significant global issues such as climate change, international security and urban sustainability.
There is also growing recognition of the role city governments play in forming and building on global relationships. The City of Melbourne recognises the importance of global connectivity in city governance. The City of Melbourne’s current international relations program is recognised as a leader in Australian local government.
During the past 30 years, the City of Melbourne has built formal connections with cities around the world. It has also formed valuable working partnerships with state and federal governments, and a wide range of business, cultural, educational and community organisations to harness opportunities for Melbourne and its partner cities.
As a capital city council, the City of Melbourne plays a vital role in city leadership and building international relationships on behalf of residents, businesses, educational and cultural institutions and other stakeholders. One of the most multicultural cities in the world, Melbourne has a truly global outlook.
Melbourne’s economic future is closely tied to the development of its knowledge and creative economies in fields such as education, scientific and medical innovation, and technology development and design – economic activity that involves interconnection at a global level. As a city government, the City of Melbourne is also attracting significant international interest for its overall achievements in terms of living standards, urban design and public space planning and major event management.
Read on for a summary of the options the city is considering for the future of global connections to the city.
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Read Me First - CLOSED
Share your vision for Melbourne as a destination for all kinds of visitors. |
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23 Jul 07 22:05
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Cultural Identity - CLOSED
What, which, why Melbourne? |
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Economics & Business - CLOSED
The only direct route to Melb is via Sydney |
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1 million visitors a day |
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International visitors, students, empty nesters, employees – there is no more elbow space |
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02 Aug 07 11:36
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Why go there, why not here? |
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08 Nov 07 20:22
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Cultural Identity - CLOSED
Melbourne’s identity is morphing as we speak.
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08 Dec 07 09:18
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Social Change and Social Cohesion - CLOSED
Melbourne has great strengths in its social inclusion.
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12 Jun 07 20:52
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Melbourne will take on a whole new look.
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We don’t know all the issues… |
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Phase One: Executive Summary - CLOSED
Melbourne’s global aspirations – the BIG statements.
Taking Melbourne to the World
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Bringing the World to Melbourne.
If Melbourne wants to be a truly successful global city, then it needs to pay close attention to very local issues.
As the world becomes more urbanised and globalised, the role of capital cities is increasingly important in managing significant global issues such as climate change, international security and urban sustainability. In addition, there is growing recognition of the role city governments play in forming and building on global relationships. The City of Melbourne recognises the importance of global connectivity in city governance.
The City of Melbourne’s current international relations program is recognised as a leader in Australian local government. Over the last 30 years the City of Melbourne has built formal connections with cities from around the world. It has also formed valuable working partnerships with the Victorian Government, Australian Government and a wide range of business, cultural, educational and community organisations to harness opportunities for Melbourne and its partner cities.
As a capital city council, the City of Melbourne plays a vital role in city leadership and building international relationships on behalf of residents, businesses, educational and cultural institutions and other stakeholders. One of the most multicultural cities in the world, Melbourne has a truly global outlook. For example, central Melbourne has one of the highest per capita concentrations of international students in the world.
Melbourne’s economic future is tied closely to the development of its knowledge and creative economies in fields such as education, scientific and medical innovation, and technology development and design – economic activity that involves high levels of interconnection at a global level.
As a city government, the City of Melbourne is also attracting significant international interest for its overall achievements in terms of living standards, urban design and public space planning and major event management.
The City of Melbourne is keen to maximise opportunities available to Melbourne through leveraging existing partnerships and forging new ones. It will be guided in this by ongoing research and collaboration with Melbourne’s business, educational and cultural communities, and other government agencies. Let us know your thoughts of the four Options presented for Talking Global below. |
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Option One - CLOSED
That the global environment and needs drive the City’s management and priorities. |
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Option Two - CLOSED
That it is essential that our people and communities benefit from our global cultural environment. |
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Option Three - CLOSED
That the City invest in our liveability and the retention of our local attributes and builds on these despite the increasing global role. |
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26 Feb 08 09:01
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Option Four - CLOSED
Melbourne – where in the world are we? |
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Talk Knowledge - ARCHIVED
Talk Knowledge focuses on the future of Melbourne as a knowledge city. Through Talk Knowledge, the Future Melbourne project is exploring options and possible futures for:
- the development and changing needs of Melbourne’s business, retail and consumer sectors;
- learning and innovation;
- the diversity of institutions and learning opportunities;
- the education and research sector;
- emerging technologies and education precincts; and
- international students and relationships between business and institutions.
Introduction
Talk Knowledge is a discussion about how Melbourne best positions itself to thrive in an economic and social milieu which is increasingly dependent on learning and knowledge.
During the past four decades, throughout much of the world, growth and prosperity has been universally characterised by one critical influence – a change in the economic structure of cities – from one based on the production and distribution of manufactured goods, to one heavily focused on the application of information and knowledge to the creation of ideas, and their subsequent commercialisation as goods and services.
Cities are the stage on which the knowledge economy performs. They are vital to provide access to skilled people, markets for the consumption of goods and services, and mechanisms that encourage and facilitate the transfer of ideas and opportunities to innovate. Melbourne has clearly achieved status as a ‘knowledge economy’. Statistics show that the past decade has seen a 61 per cent increase in knowledge sector employment in the CBD.
The challenge for the decade ahead is to ensure Melbourne extends the application of its knowledge base to areas beyond the economic – creatively using skills and resources to ensure the design of places, goods and services, urban accessibility, sustainability, cultural diversity, equity and city governance are all advanced.
The city will need to be developed as a vibrant, engaging and inclusive learning community, fostering development of core creative skills and directing effort to building Melbourne as a global city that attracts and retains a strong creative workforce.
Read on for a summary of the options the city is considering for the future of knowledge in the city.
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Knowledge Melbourne is a discussion about how Melbourne best positions itself to thrive in an economic and social milieu which is increasingly dependent on learning and knowledge.
Over the past four decades, throughout much of the world, growth and prosperity has been universally characterised by one critical influence- a change in the economic structure of cities from one based on the production and distribution of manufactured goods, to one heavily focussed on the application of information and knowledge to the creation of ideas, and their subsequent commercialisation as goods and services.
Cities, especially large ones servicing dynamic metropolitan regions, are the stage on which the knowledge economy performs. They are vital in that they provide access to skilled people, markets for the consumption of goods and services, and mechanisms that encourage and facilitate the transfer of ideas and opportunities to innovate.
Melbourne has clearly achieved status as a “knowledge economy”. Statistics show that over the past decade, there has been a 61% increase in Knowledge Sector employment in the CBD. The challenge for the decade ahead is to ensure that Melbourne extends the application of its knowledge base to areas beyond the economic, creatively utilising skills and talents and resources to ensure that the design of places, goods and services, quality of life, urban accessibility, sustainability, cultural diversity, equity and city governance are all advanced in the pursuit of a future for Melbourne as a globally recognised and holistic “knowledge city.”
In a context of rapidly changing knowledge, it is timely for Melbourne to give priority to the central role of lifelong learning in building a thriving economy and society. Research now emphasises the benefits of adopting a collaborative learning community approach to building a city’s future prosperity, with more than 300 cities and towns having adopted high profile learning community strategies. (see http://members.shaw.ca/rfaris/docs/VLC%20Lessons%20Learned.pdf). Many are utilising holistic approaches to individual and collective learning, such as the “Learning to Know, Learning to Do, Learning to Be and Learning to Live Together” model identified in the UNESCO Delors Report. (see http://www.unesco.org/delors/ )
Exciting new ways are emerging to position Melbourne for the future. We need to develop Melbourne as a vibrant, engaging and inclusive learning community, fostering development of core creative skills, and directing effort to building Melbourne as a global city that attracts and retains a strong creative workforce.
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A Dynamic Learning Community |
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A Creative Skill Base |
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A Competitive Knowledge Economy |
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Talk Living - ARCHIVED
Talk Living focuses on the future of Melbourne as a city for people. Through Talk Living, the Future Melbourne project is exploring options and possible futures for:
- living in Melbourne now and in the future;
- the needs of city’s fast growing and diverse population;
- balancing the needs of residents and other users of the city;
- increasing density;
- the needs of people of all ages and abilities;
- community engagement;
- affordable housing;
- community infrastructure;
- safety; and
- social cohesion.
Introduction
Talk Living explores the shared set of meanings that defines Melbourne as a city. It’s about why people love Melbourne and celebrate its values and spirit. The focus is on ensuring Melbourne is a city for everyone. The personal, social, cultural and business realms are all responsible for making Melbourne a safe and welcoming place. Melbourne’s reputation as a 24-hour world class city continues to grow – in the future we will be prepared to address a broad range of urban issues and remain flexible enough to adapt to changing times, while maintaining our shared sense of community. The role of young people and their voices in the plan for a liveable Melbourne is integral to the future of the city they will inherit.
Read on for a summary of the options the city is considering for the future of living in the city.
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Living Melbourne is a discussion about the shared set of meanings that defines Melbourne as a City, about why people love Melbourne and celebrate its values and spirit. It is also focussed on ensuring that Melbourne is a City for everyone regardless of any person's social and economic circumstances, their age, gender, ethnicity or capabilities, and their place in the city - whether that is as a resident, business owner/operator, worker, daily or occasional visitor, student, new arrival or tourist. Working together for the future of a Liveable Melbourne is also about taking responsibility in every sector of the City - the personal, social, cultural and business realms - because each one has a responsibility to make Melbourne safe, welcoming, inclusive and engaging.
The Social Sustainability of Melbourne is as critical as our economic and environmental sustainability, but it requires that the City of Melbourne develop a commonly understood language that will enable any member of the public to identify measures of achievement as easily as they can quantify environmental success. Melbourne’s reputation as a 24 hour world class city continues to grow - in the future we will be prepared to address a broad array of urban issues and remain flexible enough to adapt to changing times, while maintaining our shared sense of community. The role of young people and their voices in the plan for a Liveable Melbourne is integral to the future of the City they will inherit.
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A Liveable Melbourne is everyone’s responsibility – every sector should reflect the spirit and values that make Melbourne great. |
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Social Sustainability is as important as economic and environmental sustainability. |
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Melbourne is a liveable city for everyone regardless of their social and personal circumstances, economic resources or physical capabilities. |
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A liveable Melbourne is one that balances the diverse needs and aspirations of all people in the city – residents, visitors, workers, students, migrants, children, families, people without homes, people with a disability and others who are at risk and vulnerable. |
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Living in Melbourne will be even better when we are accredited as a UNICEF Child Friendly City. |
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Talk Moving - ARCHIVED
Talk Moving focuses on the future of transport in Melbourne. Through Talk Moving, the Future Melbourne project is exploring options and possible futures for:
- meeting future challenges for the movement of people and freight into and around the city;
- the impact of increasing oil prices;
- reducing car dependency;
- improving public transport;
- managing truck traffic and freight movement;
- encouraging cycling and pedestrian access;
- reducing congestion; and
- how we use our streets.
Introduction
The vitality of the city relies on an efficient transport and freight network, including efficient service delivery, effective cross-town links and an effective public transport system. The City of Melbourne’s Transport Strategy: Moving People and Freight addresses these issues. The City of Melbourne has more than 65,000 car parking spaces but personal car travel is stretching the peak-time capacity of city and arterial roads. Costs are also rising.
More options for personal travel and freight movement will be needed in the future for a sustainable and thriving Melbourne. Freight transport makes up 20 per cent of all vehicles on the road, and 86 per cent of all freight movements in Victoria are by road. Freight transport includes delivery, service, trade, container and bulk transport vehicles. Efficiency of freight transport underpins the liveability of the city (economic vitality, employment and investment), while freight transport (road congestion, pollution, noise and amenity) also impacts on the liveability of the city.
Public transport
Public transport capacity, service provision and reach are major issues for Melbourne. The City of Melbourne is a strong advocate for improved public transport, regularly making representations to the Victorian Government on public transport issues. Our influence is limited however, as public transport is primarily a state government issue. Therefore, these options do not directly cover public transport, instead focusing on three key areas of Council’s responsibility: walking, cycling and land use.
Read on for a summary of the options the city is considering for the future of transport and ‘moving’ in the city.
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Share your vision for transport in Melbourne. |
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Melbourne is always on the move. How do you get around? |
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08 Dec 07 09:19
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Economics & Business - CLOSED
Access and availability, Melbourne can’t compete globally.
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08 Dec 07 09:20
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No cars allowed.
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Selfism is becoming more evident.
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Building for a future requires significant investment in public transport.
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What else is there to be said…
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The vitality of the city relies on an efficient transport and freight network, including efficient service delivery, effective cross town links and an effective public transport system. Council’s Transport Strategy Moving People and Freight addresses these issues in detail.
The City of Melbourne has over 65,000 car parking spaces, but personal car travel is stretching the peak-time capacity of city and arterial roads and costs are rising. More options for personal travel and freight movement will be needed in the future for a sustainable and thriving Melbourne.
Freight transport makes up 20 per cent of all vehicles on the road, and 86 per cent of all freight movements in Victoria are by road. Freight Transport includes delivery, service, trade, containers and bulk transport vehicles
Efficiency of freight transport underpins the “liveability” of the City (economic vitality, employment, and investment), externalities of freight transport (road congestion, pollution, noise, and amenity) also impacts on the liveability of the City.
Why isn’t public transport talked about here?
Public transport capacity, service provision and reach were major issues discussed in Phase 1 of the Future Melbourne. The City of Melbourne is a strong advocate for improved public transport. Council regularly makes representations to State Government on public transport issues in line with our Transport Strategy. Our influence is limited however, as public transport is primarily a State Government issue. For this reason the three Moving Melbourne options below do not cover public transport directly, but focus on three key areas of Council’s responsibility: walkability, ‘bikability’ and land use issues.
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Expansion of cycling opportunities |
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Pedestrian prioritisation - ‘pockets’ and corridors |
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Living more locally –a range of community services and facilities available locally thus reducing the need to travel |
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Sustainable car use – current patterns of car use are not sustainable |
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Talk Public Space - ARCHIVED
Talk Public Space focuses on the future of the city’s open environment. Through Talk Public Space, the Future Melbourne project is exploring options and possible futures for how Melbourne’s public streets, parks and places will change and look in the future.
Topics to explore include:
- public safety, security, and access for all ages and abilities (especially children and old people);
- retaining and adding to our urban heritage;
- the sustainable management of our parks; and
- major site development.
Introduction
Many issues and changes will impact on public space in Melbourne in the future, including:
1. sustainability – environmental, social and economic;
2. climate change and reducing ecological footprint;
3. drought proofing and reducing water use;
4. accessibility – physical, cultural, economic and social;
5. changing demographics;
6. changing demand on and for space;
7. increasing density and intensity of use;
8. health and wellbeing;
9. safety – real and perceived;
10. providing a range of spaces – responding to different users and uses;
11. linking and connecting spaces and precincts;
12. risk management;
13. expectations of what public space should be; and
14. local character of the space.
Read on for a summary of the options the city is considering for the future of public space in the city.
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What it is:
The Public Space theme of Future Melbourne is examining how Melbourne’s streets, parks and public spaces and places might change in the future. Topics include access for all ages and abilities (especially children and older people), retaining and adding to our urban heritage, the sustainable management of parks, the development of major sites, public safety and community health and wellbeing.
Key Issues and Drivers for change:
1. Sustainability – the no.1 and overarching driver for change – environmentally, socially and economically
2. Climate change and reducing ecological footprint
3. Drought proofing and reducing water use
4. Accessibility – physically, culturally, economically, socially
5. Changing demographics
6. Changing demand on and for space
7. Increasing density and intensity of use
8. Health and wellbeing
9. Safety – real and perceived
10. Providing a range of spaces – responding to different users and uses
11. Linking and connecting spaces and precincts
12. Achieving change – bring people along, show what the change might be, incorporate demonstration projects (what could our future city look like)
13. Risk management
14. Expectations of what public space should be
15. Local character / responsive to context
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Ongoing Incremental Change:
Is this option sustainable? Could we respond effectively to the issues we have identified as we go? Would this meet our identified values? |
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Substantial Change:
Are we willing to commit to the extent of change outlined below to achieve sustainability?
Is this Option socially and economically sustainable as well as environmentally?
What would the implications be of setting a height limit of 6 storeys in our activity centres? Would this height need to be a maximum and a minimum in order to support our centres and achieve a good public transport service.
Could we achieve this extent of change by 2020? What would it take to achieve this?
Does this Option reflect and achieve all of our values?
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Talk Service - ARCHIVED
Talk Service focuses on community services in the city. Through Talk Service, the Future Melbourne project is exploring options and possible futures for:
- improving quality of life for all;
- developing community precincts;
- services and infrastructure needs for health and community support;
- the role of volunteers; and
- philanthropy.
Introduction
Melbourne today is a welcoming, outgoing and confident city, a reflection of the generous and inclusive spirit of its people. However with major growth and increasing wealth, there is the potential for the city to become divided.
Read on for a summary of the options the city is considering for the future of service in the city.
Talk Sport - ARCHIVED
Talk Sport focuses on the future of Melbourne as a sporting city. Through Talk Sport, the Future Melbourne project is exploring options and possible futures for:
- sport and recreation in the city;
- recreation and physical activity for all age groups;
- sporting facilities and infrastructure;
- events; and
- Melbourne’s role as a national and international sporting capital.
Introduction
Melbourne’s growing population will need more recreational facilities, creating more opportunities for passive recreation and structured sport. With more people living in the city, greater demands are being made on our parks and sporting fields. Entrepreneurial companies and individuals are meeting the demand for structured activities including sporting competitions, personal training groups and guided walking and cycling sessions.
These companies meet a community need, however they are businesses that in some cases do not contribute financially to the maintenance of the facilities in which they operate. The environmental effects of the prolonged drought have put severe strain on the ability of grassed facilities to recover from regular, heavy use.
For more than a century, Melbourne has been attracting major events, starting with the World Expo in 1888 through to the 1956 Olympics and on to the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Melbourne prides itself on its major events calendar and uses the quality of these events to position itself as one of the great events cities of the world.
The cost of securing and holding these major events is significant and while tourism strategies in Melbourne are built around this global point of difference, some question the cost of these events versus the benefits they provide within the community. The City of Melbourne has some of the best sporting venues in the world. The MCG, Rod Laver Arena, Flemington Racetrack and Telstra Dome represent a collection of stadia unrivalled by any city in the world. To support the running of these venues, major events capable of attracting many thousands of spectators need to be drawn here and retained.
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Share your vision for our future cultural development. |
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Melbourne has lost its identity.
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Sport enriches the City in so many ways.
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Use eVillage to have your say about the arts in Melbourne. |
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Sporting venues must be rationalised.
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Sporting clubs are a dying institution.
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Ignorance or choice.
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There are too many sports stadiums.
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What else should we know about…
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To talk business you must know the name of Collingwood’s full back first.
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No more open air concerts – please.
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It’s time to revisit the yellow peril.
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Phase One: Executive Summary - CLOSED
The recent 2006 Census indicated that the City of Melbourne has a rapidly increasing residential base growing over 40% from 2001 to 2006. Amongst this population growth, students rose in number from 24,850 to 34,200 with a large number of these being from Asian backgrounds.
This increased population will need recreational facilities that enhance their urban lifestyle and provide opportunities for passive recreation and structured sport. With more people living in the city, greater demands are being made on our finite parks and sporting fields.
In addition, environmental effects of a prolonged drought and the possibility that these conditions will continue into the future put severe strain on the ability of grassed facilities to recover from regular heavy use.
With the increased number of both residents and workers in the City of Melbourne, entrepreneurial companies and individuals are meeting the demand for structured activities including sporting competitions, personal training groups and guided walking and cycling sessions. These companies meet a community need, however they are businesses that in some cases do not contribute financially to the maintenance of the facilities in which they operate.
Melbourne prides itself on its major events calendar and uses the quality of these events to position itself as one of the great events cities of the world. Melbourne has had over a century of attracting major events beginning with the World Expo in 1888 through the 1956 Olympics and on to the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The cost of securing and holding these major events is significant and while tourism strategies in Melbourne are built around this global point of difference, some question the cost of these events versus the benefits they provide within the community.
The City of Melbourne has some of the best sporting venues in the world. The MCG, Rod Laver Arena, Flemington Racetrack and Telstra Dome represent a collection of stadia unrivalled by any city in the world. To support the running of these venues, major events capable of attracting many thousands of spectators need to be attracted and retained. Check out the 3 Options below and let us know what you think.
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Replace a percentage of the City of Melbourne’s existing turf sports fields used traditionally by cricket, football and hockey with synthetic surfaces that can withstand more intensive use. Some of these facilities should cater for sports more traditionally played by Asian communities including handball, kabaddi and table tennis. |
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Establish a range of commercial fees for corporate use of public open spaces that provides an appropriate commercial contribution to the maintenance and development of these spaces similar to that of fenced sporting venues. |
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Work in conjunction with the Victorian State Government to secure new major sporting events capable of filling our stadia and to retain existing major events the ilk of the Formula 1 Grand Prix, Australian Open Tennis, Melbourne Cup Carnival and AFL Grand Final. |
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