1B & 2) What are the causes of the issues you identified & What can Council and Collaborators do to help solve these issues? Issue Cause Solution Young People & Socio-economic, lack of non-traditional options and need Data sharing & interpretation between stakeholders, Innovation, Education for alternative models targeted cohorts, Social enterprise, student placement in growth industries, Council supporting women in business, succession planning tapping into young people, support for OELLEN PVAW/Gender Equity ‘Bury head in the sand’ mentality, lack of awareness & TFER, Council to model good GE behavior, supporting work to engagement, power imbalance, underlying gender change attitudes in the community, service provision & stereotypes integration where Council can play a role, Council to develop & implement a GE policy, Preventative work, Internal & external focus, develop a Maroondah PVAW Action Plan, promoting gender equity within sporting clubs Cultural Inclusion Ingrained cultural naivety, lack of awareness & RAP, Co-design & innovation, enhancing connections with acknowledgement targeted CALD communities, Promote & celebrate local culture, Diversity in Council employment practices, engaging with CALD population. Social & Affordable Increased cost of housing, Reluctance to invite housing Advocate for more supply, Public & Private partnerships, Housing associations to provide low cost accommodation, Cultural mobilizing Council owned land for affordable housing projects, perspectives Eastern Access Affordable Housing Alliance, ensuring housing provided is well built and has disability access, enforce landscape plans, Update Councils’ Affordable Housing Strategy, Developer contributions Drug & Alcohol Harm Provisions be made within planning controls to address alcohol Reduction density, Decrease sporting club reliance on revenue from gambling & alcohol particularly in Council owned facilities, Preventative work with young people around alcohol/drugs Food Access Social Inclusiveness People feeling disconnected, Discrimination, Mental Community education, Demonstrating support of initiatives health designed to address social inclusion, Supporting Material Aid providers
1B & 2) What are the causes of the issues you identified & What can Council and Collaborators do to help solve these issues? Issue Cause Solution Young People & Education Socio-economic, lack of non-traditional options and need for alternative models Data sharing & interpretation between stakeholders, Innovation, targeted cohorts, Social enterprise, student placement in growth industries, Council supporting women in business, succession planning tapping into young people, support for OELLEN PVAW/Gender Equity ‘Bury head in the sand’ mentality, lack of awareness & engagement, power imbalance, underlying gender stereotypes TFER, Council to model good GE behavior, supporting work to change attitudes in the community, service provision & integration where Council can play a role, Council to develop & implement a GE policy, Preventative work, Internal & external focus, develop a Maroondah PVAW Action Plan, promoting gender equity within sporting clubs Cultural Inclusion Ingrained cultural naivety, lack of awareness & acknowledgement RAP, Co-design & innovation, enhancing connections with targeted CALD communities, Promote & celebrate local culture, Diversity in Council employment practices, engaging with CALD population. Social & Affordable Housing Increased cost of housing, Reluctance to invite housing associations to provide low cost accommodation, Cultural perspectives Advocate for more supply, Public & Private partnerships, mobilizing Council owned land for affordable housing projects, Eastern Access Affordable Housing Alliance, ensuring housing provided is well built and has disability access, enforce landscape plans, Update Councils’ Affordable Housing Strategy, Developer contributions Drug & Alcohol Harm Reduction Provisions be made within planning controls to address alcohol density, Decrease sporting club reliance on revenue from gambling & alcohol particularly in Council owned facilities, Preventative work with young people around alcohol/drugs Food Access Social Inclusiveness People feeling disconnected, Discrimination, Mental health Community education, Demonstrating support of initiatives designed to address social inclusion, Supporting Material Aid providers