Integrating Planning

for an Ageing

Population

Presentation to International Federation

on Ageing Conference

Prague May 2012

Margaret Kay

Senior Policy Officer, Ageing and Disability

Outline

1. Local Planning in NSW

2. Integrating ageing into the mainstream

3. Website

4. Next steps

1. Local planning in NSW

NSW Local Government

• The most populous state - 6.8 million

• By 2036 – 9.1 million

• Area – 810,000 km 2

• 152 councils

• Ranging in size from

5 km2 to 53,000 km2

• Populations from

1,400 to 284,000

Local Government’s does..

Community services Housing

Community transport Public transport

Leisure, recreation Health services

Community facilities

Planning

In the past…

Local Government

management plan

$

Social

Plan

Land use

Engineering

Environment

Older people

New system for council plans

• 2008 – 9 Integrated Planning and Reporting

• improve long term community, financial and

asset planning

• integrate council planning within a larger

social, economic and political environment

• strengthen councils’ strategic focus

• streamline reporting processes

Whole of council approach

Council plans now

• 10 yr Whole of Community Strategic Plan

• 4 x bottom line: Social, Economic,

Environmental, Civic leadership

• 4 yr Delivery Program and Resourcing

strategy (council term)

• 1 yr Operational plan = annual budget

• Community engagement

• AGEING STRATEGY

What about ageing?

National liveable housing, accessibility, urban

design

State Whole of government ageing strategy

Local =

councils

AGEING STRATEGY:

Healthy ageing

Home based services

Accessibility

Walkability and Wheelability for footpaths

Falls prevention

Community safety

2. Integrating ageing into the

mainstream

The challenge

• Give ageing an identity within broad

Community Strategic Plan

• Fit with Ageing strategy

Community Strategic Plan 10 years Older

people

Ageing

Strategy

The project – Web resource

• Managed by 2 State government agencies – Local Government and Office for Ageing and peak body for Local Government – Local Government and Shires Associations

• Support for council staff to integrate Ageing into community strategic plans (10 yr)

Web resource

Stakeholders

• State government

• Local Government and Shires Associations

(peak)

• Council on the Ageing COTA NSW

• Local Government managers

• Input from 10 councils ( metro and rural)

How was it developed

• 2008 State Government’s Whole of

Government Ageing Strategy

• New Whole of Government Ageing Strategy

to be released in 2012

Community Strategic Plans have:

• 10 years

• Vision statement

• Strategic objectives

• Strategies for achieving each objective

• Assessment methods for determining if

objectives are being met

• Reflect plans from State and regional levels

Common vision

People of all ages want communities which are:

• Liveable

• Healthy

• Safe

• Economically

sustainable

• Prepared for

climate change

• Engaged

Fitting together

Community Strategic Plan 10 years Older

people

Vision

Aims

Objectives

Actions Ageing

Strategy

Actions

Ageing

Strategy

vision

Ageing

Strategy

Aims

Ageing

Strategy

Objectives

Other

Aims

Other

Objectives

Other

Actions

3. Website

Why a web resource?

• Integrated Planning and Reporting website

already exists

• One stop shop

• Pick up and slot into new plans

• Renewable, flexible

Web pages

a. Why plan for ageing

b. Getting started

c. Background research

d. Community engagement and partnerships

e. Objectives strategies and actions

f. Measuring and reporting

b. Getting started

• Vision

• Awareness within council

• Issues

• Stakeholders

• Use existing council plans eg Ageing

Strategy

c. Background research

• Census data

• State and regional plans

• Consultations

• Council service data

d. Community engagement

• Based on social justice principles

• Who

• Expected levels of service

• Methods -

Positive Ageing Summit,

discussions

• Evidence based

• Partnership between Council,

State agencies,

community groups

and individuals

e. Objectives Strategies Actions

• Vision for future

• Aims

• Objectives

• 4 x bottom line – social, economic,

environmental, civic leadership

• Delivery program and operational plan

Ageing

strategy

Bringing it all together

Community Strategic plan Delivery

Program

(4 years)

Operational

Plan

(1 year)

Community

Strategic Plan

Vision

Objective for

Ageing

Population

Strategies Ageing

Action

Short term

Ageing action

SOCIAL

ECONOMIC

ENVIRONMENTAL

CIVIC

LEADERSHIP

f. Measuring and reporting

Community Strategic Plan must include:

• Assessment methods (KPIs, measures)

• 4 year review

• Effectiveness

• Progress

4. Next steps

What next ?

• All councils will be reviewing CSP in 2012

• More councils doing separate Ageing

Strategies this year – about 20% of councils

have a separate one

• Refine within new whole of government

ageing strategy objectives

URL

www.dlg.nsw.gov.au

Integrated Planning and Reporting

Development and support