RESILIENT MELBOURNE - City of Port Phillip...3 - A more competitive metropolis How do we create diverse local employment opportunities that support an agile workforce, prepared for

RESILIENT MELBOURNE

February 2016

Port Phillip City Council

briefing document

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54 CITY WORKSHOPS

COMPLETED

44 CROs HIRED WITH

100+ DEDICATED

SUPPORT STAFF

30 CITIES IN PHASE I

OR II OF THE

STRATEGY PROCESS

3 RESILIENCE

STRATEGIES

RELEASED AND IN

IMPLEMENTATION

The 100 Resilient Cities network

703 applications from 598 cities were received during

both waves of the 100RC Challenge,

representing a total population of

855,273,912

100RC’s platform has committed $5.1M in

53 engagements across 23 cities

involving 24 partners

Our network spans

6 continents 40 countries

14 time zones and includes

19 capital cities

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Intent of Resilient Melbourne

Vision

The future of Metropolitan Melbourne and its diverse

communities is viable, sustainable, liveable & prosperous

Guiding Principles

• To build on existing structures

• To avoid duplication

• To deliver tangible benefits to Metropolitan

Melbourne’s communities

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Resilient Melbourne – a metropolitan

opportunity

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Resilient Melbourne strategy process

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Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Assessment

and scoping

Research and

engagement

Implementation

2015

January – May

2015 – 2016

June – March

2016

June – onwards...

We are here

Lead Council Focus Area

1 - A stronger society

How can we support individuals and communities to take more

responsibility for their own and each other’s health, wellbeing and safety?

2 - A better-connected society

How do we create and sustain places where our buildings, infrastructure

and activities promote social cohesion, equality of opportunity and health?

3 - A more competitive metropolis

How do we create diverse local employment opportunities that support an

agile workforce, prepared for the jobs of the future?

4 - A healthier environment

How do we preserve and strengthen our natural assets and ecosystems

alongside a growing population?

5 - Integrated plans and actions

How can existing and emerging policies and practices help make

Melbourne more resilient?

Focus Area Overview

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Goal 1

Goal 2

Goal 3

Goal 4

Goal 5

Adapt

Survive

Thrive

Embed

Framing our

projects

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Identifying and developing projects

• Working groups led by project managers for all focus areas identified

existing, scalable and new projects

• ‘Diagnostic reports’ produced for each focus area

• Cross-council survey completed by 80% of metropolitan Melbourne

councils

• Multi-criteria analysis tool developed and applied to scoring potential

projects

• Reviewed by Steering Committee and Expert Panel

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1. Metropolitan Urban

Forest Strategy

2. Integrated Water

Management Framework

3. Neighbourhoods Project

4. Association of Bayside

Municipalities Adaptation

Planning

5. New Apartments Trial

6. Local Government

Renewables Group

Purchasing

7. Science, Technology,

Engineering and

Mathematics (STEM)

integration across

Melbourne into TAFE and

Upper Secondary Schools

8. Community Resilience

Behavioural Change

Program

9. Cultural water safety and

settlement

10. VicHealth Elevate

Project and Healthy

Together Victoria

11. Resilience Training for

Local Government

12. Community-based

Resilience Compendium

13. Essentials by AAI

14. Smarter Cities

Challenge and Twitter Data

15. Resilient Communities

Pilot

16. 100RC and Citymart

Social Cohesion Challenge

17. The Metropolitan Bike

Path Network

18. Young and Well

Cooperative Research

Centre Living Labs

19. Life Journey

20. Supporting new ways of

doing business

21. Resilient Melbourne

Delivery Office

22. Professorial position –

City of Melbourne Chair in

Urban Resilience

23. Community of Practise:

Resilience data and

indicators

24. EMV’s Modern

Emergency Management

System for Victoria

25. Strategic Framework to

strengthen Victoria’s social cohesion

26. Resilience in all policies

Adapt Survive Thrive Embed

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Metropolitan-wide projects

Individual / groups of councils projects

Metropolitan-wide projects

1. Metropolitan Urban Forest

Strategy

By scaling and linking existing efforts to develop a metropolitan-wide urban forest and biodiversity strategy,

we will unlock city-wide benefits that cannot be achieved by looking at individual neighbourhoods, suburbs

and councils in isolation.

6. Local Government Renewables

Group Purchasing

Group purchasing of renewable energy will significantly increase the potential for councils and group

members to diversify their energy supplies, increasing desirable ‘redundancy’ and more distributed sources of energy into our shared system.

17. The Metropolitan Bike Path

Network

Developing a metropolitan bike path network will make cycling in metropolitan Melbourne a safer and more

practical alternative to commuting, as well as having intended health benefits.

Project Title Resilience Benefits

10. DHHS-driven project to

understand the resilience of

response organisations

We rely in different ways on many community-based and non-profit organisations, as well as councils

themselves to deliver services following extreme events. This project will understand how well the 1,400

organisations that receive DHHS funding are equipped to withstand extreme events, and will advise on

preparedness activities.


Resilience data and indicators

Establishing an appropriate set of resilience indicators and gathering the data will improve our understanding

of our city’s strengths and vulnerabilities and assist in the direction of resources accordingly.

24. EMV’s Modern Emergency

Management System for Victoria

Working collaboratively to develop an approach to resilience that is understandable and aligned across local

government, communities, as well as emergency management volunteers and professionals will provide a

model for resilience planning for emergency events for Victoria.



Developing a strategic framework to strengthen Victoria’s social cohesion will lead to greater strength across our communities, helping to be prepared for a larger, yet more diverse city, as well as reducing the likelihood

of threat of violent extremism, isolated acts of terror by disengaged networks and individuals.

26. Resilience in all policies

Embedding resilience terminology and cultures in council implementation mechanisms, key local government

plans and municipal strategic statements will help drive greater alignment across councils, State and other

actors to deliver better outcomes for our communities.

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3. Neighbourhoods Project Identifying ways to improve neighbourhoods, the project will provide 12 months of training to participating

communities in how to turn under-utilised land into green spaces, including providing design and project

management skills.


Municipalities Adaptation Planning

Taking a ‘whole of bay’ approach to produce a regional coastal adaptation plan will result in longer term

political and community support for the range of climate change responses that will be required in order to

protect communities, physical assets, economic values and the natural environment.

5. New Apartments Trial Developing a new model to put home ownership within reach of more social housing tenants, and to provide

a funding stream for the development of more social housing stock, the first project will offer new two and

three bedroom apartments in inner Melbourne to existing social housing tenants who meet eligibility criteria.


Engineering and Mathematics

(STEM) integration across

Melbourne into TAFE and Upper

Secondary Schools

Building on a successful and recognised program, the STEM integration project will increase the

mathematical and scientific literacy of school leavers. This is important for equipping those who are unlikely

to pursue tertiary education at university with STEM skills that will likely be increasingly important in the

decades ahead.

8. Understanding the drivers of

community connectedness and

resilience

This project in its first phase will examine drivers of community action and interaction across metropolitan

Melbourne. This will be an important piece of research to help direct actions to further foster community

cohesion and connectedness.


Projects for individual /

groups of councils

2. Integrated Water Management

Framework

Working across councils and water authorities will improve understanding of the opportunities and efficiencies

presented by water sensitive urban design and integrated water management.

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groups of councils

11. Resilience Training for Local

Government

A resilience training module for local government practitioners based on global best practice in resilience

thinking will equip local government practitioners with the knowledge and resources to embed resilience

thinking in day-to-day decision making and implementation processes and cultures.

12. Community-based Resilience

Compendium

Developing a community-based Resilience Compendium with a focus on disasters and emergencies, will

provide Resilience practitioners in Melbourne with a centralised resource for accessing information on

resilience building efforts and a platform for promoting their own projects and useful resources.

13. Innovative insurance models A range of offerings are being developed, with the first focusing on Providing basic, affordable and accessible

home, contents and car insurance to socio-economically vulnerable people. This will assist individuals and

families to recover more effectively from natural disasters, crises and bad luck events.

14. Smarter Cities Challenge and

Twitter Data

Utilising global expertise and technology will assist Melbourne’s metropolitan councils to better understand how to use technology to communicate with citizens before, during and after extreme events.

15. Resilient Communities Pilot Working in partnership with companies across the property cycle, from development to management, to trial

community-led participatory planning approaches, considering models such as the Green Building Council of

Australia’s 6 Star Community rating, Eco-districts and others.

16. 100RC and Citymart Social

Cohesion Challenge

Identifying ways to improve social cohesion and simultaneously reduce congestion will take a proven, but

innovative approach, to identifying transformational projects that deliver desirable outcomes.



settlement

Building on a successful approach by Life Saving Victoria, this program will work alongside other agencies to

examine ways to equip new arrivals with important life skills while also increasing cultural understanding and

access of to social networks and employment opportunities.

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groups of councils

20. Supporting new ways of doing

business

Increased support from within Local Government Areas for emerging businesses, with a view supporting a

more adaptable, transformative business culture.

21. Resilient Melbourne Delivery

Office

Establishing a delivery office will provide a structure through which to raise funds and capitalise on the

investment made to date, implement projects, and embed resilience thinking and actions into the appropriate

institutions and organisations across metropolitan Melbourne.

22. Professorial position – City of

Melbourne Chair in Urban

Resilience

Creating a position specifically responsible for aligning resilience related academic work between the city and

universities across Melbourne will further strengthen Melbourne’s academic credentials in urban resilience and provide a central point of focus for ongoing research to improve our collective resilience.


19. Life Journey Providing high school students across Melbourne from all socio-economic backgrounds with access to top

industry professionals involved in STEM careers to empower them to “test-drive” future careers in ways normally available to only the most privileged.

18. Young and Well Cooperative

Research Centre Living Labs

Developing a Living Laboratory across a number of Melbourne’s regions to generate technological solutions

that help to address mental health issues among young people and increase social connectivity and well-

being.

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Resilient Melbourne Delivery Office

• Temporary office to deliver on the strategy, facilitating engagement, buy-in

and take-up within Melbourne’s existing institutions and organisations

• Five year sunset clause

• Diverse funding base, including corporate, philanthropic, State and other

sources

• Continued hosting within City of Melbourne

• On-going access to 100 Resilient Cities’ Platform Partners

• Small team of staff, recruited across sectors and metropolitan councils

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Appendix

1) Adapt


1. Metropolitan Urban Forest

Strategy

By scaling and linking existing efforts to develop a metropolitan-wide urban forest and biodiversity strategy,

we will unlock city-wide benefits that cannot be achieved by looking at individual neighbourhoods, suburbs

and councils in isolation.

2. Integrated Water Management

Framework

Working across councils and water authorities will improve understanding of the opportunities and efficiencies

presented by water sensitive urban design and integrated water management.

3. Neighbourhoods Project Identifying ways to improve neighbourhoods, the project will provide 12 months of training to participating

communities in how to turn under-utilised land into green spaces, including providing design and project

management skills.


Municipalities Adaptation Planning

Taking a ‘whole of bay’ approach to produce a regional coastal adaptation plan will result in longer term

political and community support for the range of climate change responses that will be required in order to

protect communities, physical assets, economic values and the natural environment.

5. New Apartments Trial Developing a new model to put home ownership within reach of more social housing tenants, and to provide

a funding stream for the development of more social housing stock, the first project will offer new two and

three bedroom apartments in inner Melbourne to existing social housing tenants who meet eligibility criteria.

6. Local Government Renewables

Group Purchasing

Group purchasing of renewable energy will significantly increase the potential for councils and group

members to diversify their energy supplies, increasing desirable ‘redundancy’ and more distributed sources of energy into our shared system.


Engineering and Mathematics

(STEM) integration across

Melbourne into TAFE and Upper

Secondary Schools

Building on a successful and recognised program, the STEM integration project will increase the

mathematical and scientific literacy of school leavers. This is important for equipping those who are unlikely

to pursue tertiary education at university with STEM skills that will likely be increasingly important in the

decades ahead.

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Appendix

2) Survive


8. Understanding the drivers of

community connectedness and

resilience

This project in its first phase will examine drivers of community action and interaction across metropolitan

Melbourne. This will be an important piece of research to help direct actions to further foster community

cohesion and connectedness.


settlement

Building on a successful approach by Life Saving Victoria, this program will work alongside other agencies to

examine ways to equip new arrivals with important life skills while also increasing cultural understanding and

access of to social networks and employment opportunities.

10. DHHS-driven project to

understand the resilience of

response organisations

We rely in different ways on many community-based and non-profit organisations, as well as councils

themselves to deliver services following extreme events. This project will understand how well the 1,400

organisations that receive DHHS funding are equipped to withstand extreme events, and will advise on

preparedness activities.

11. Resilience Training for Local

Government

A resilience training module for local government practitioners based on global best practice in resilience

thinking will equip local government practitioners with the knowledge and resources to embed resilience

thinking in day-to-day decision making and implementation processes and cultures.

12. Community-based Resilience

Compendium

Developing a community-based Resilience Compendium with a focus on disasters and emergencies, will

provide Resilience practitioners in Melbourne with a centralised resource for accessing information on

resilience building efforts and a platform for promoting their own projects and useful resources.

13. Innovative insurance models A range of offerings are being developed, with the first focusing on Providing basic, affordable and accessible

home, contents and car insurance to socio-economically vulnerable people. This will assist individuals and

families to recover more effectively from natural disasters, crises and bad luck events.

14. Smarter Cities Challenge and

Twitter Data

Utilising global expertise and technology will assist Melbourne’s metropolitan councils to better understand how to use technology to communicate with citizens before, during and after extreme events.

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Appendix

3) Thrive


15. Resilient Communities Pilot

Working in partnership with companies across the property cycle, from development to management, to trial

community-led participatory planning approaches, considering models such as the Green Building Council of

Australia’s 6 Star Community rating, Eco-districts and others.

16. 100RC and Citymart Social

Cohesion Challenge

Identifying ways to improve social cohesion and simultaneously reduce congestion will take a proven, but

innovative approach, to identifying transformational projects that deliver desirable outcomes.

17. The Metropolitan Bike Path

Network

Developing a metropolitan bike path network will make cycling in metropolitan Melbourne a safer and more

practical alternative to commuting, as well as having intended health benefits.

18. Young and Well Cooperative

Research Centre Living Labs

Developing a Living Laboratory across a number of Melbourne’s regions to generate technological solutions

that help to address mental health issues among young people and increase social connectivity and well-

being.

19. Life Journey Providing high school students across Melbourne from all socio-economic backgrounds with access to top

industry professionals involved in STEM careers to empower them to “test-drive” future careers in ways normally available to only the most privileged.

20. Supporting new ways of doing

business

Increased support from within Local Government Areas for emerging businesses, with a view supporting a

more adaptable, transformative business culture.

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Appendix

4) Embed


21. Resilient Melbourne Delivery

Office

Establishing a delivery office will provide a structure through which to raise funds and capitalise on the

investment made to date, implement projects, and embed resilience thinking and actions into the appropriate

institutions and organisations across metropolitan Melbourne.

22. Professorial position – City of

Melbourne Chair in Urban

Resilience

Creating a position specifically responsible for aligning resilience related academic work between the city and

universities across Melbourne will further strengthen Melbourne’s academic credentials in urban resilience and provide a central point of focus for ongoing research to improve our collective resilience.


Resilience data and indicators

Establishing an appropriate set of resilience indicators and gathering the data will improve our understanding

of our city’s strengths and vulnerabilities and assist in the direction of resources accordingly.

24. EMV’s Modern Emergency

Management System for Victoria

Working collaboratively to develop an approach to resilience that is understandable and aligned across local

government, communities, as well as emergency management volunteers and professionals will provide a

model for resilience planning for emergency events for Victoria.



Developing a strategic framework to strengthen Victoria’s social cohesion will lead to greater strength across our communities, helping to be prepared for a larger, yet more diverse city, as well as reducing the likelihood

of threat of violent extremism, isolated acts of terror by disengaged networks and individuals.

26. Resilience in all policies Embedding resilience terminology and cultures in council implementation mechanisms, key local government

plans and municipal strategic statements will help drive greater alignment across councils, State and other

actors to deliver better outcomes for our communities.

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