Ormond will maintain a local feel with a strong sense of community connection, which is enhanced by greenery and landscaping. Embracing its local character and heritage, the centre will be an accessible and well-connected destination for urban retail and dining. Patterson will be a connected and vibrant creative hub embracing local art and music. The centre will be enhanced by a leafy green streetscape and lively cafes and restaurants which strengthen the close-knit village atmosphere. Ripponlea will be an intimate and unique centre, which embraces its culture and heritage charm. The centre will provide a mix of retail and dining offerings creating a vibrant street life and community feel, which is consistent throughout the centre. Theme two: Local Economy Vibrant activity centres with a thriving local economy What we heard through our community engagement: A high proportion of residents (85 per cent) indicated that they were either satisfied or very satisfied with the current weekly food shopping options in their local area. A similar number were satisfied with the local specialty food on offer. The community want our local centres to have a vibrant night-life. Our centres should provide experiences, not just transactions.Glen network of Eira’s activity centres should provide the community with daily and weekly shopping needs as well as adequate employment opportunities within a short distance of their homes. The principle for the 20 minute neighbourhood outlined in both the Glen Eira Council and Community Plan 2017–2021 and Plan Melbourne aims to create accessible, safe and attractive local areas where people can reach employment, services and infrastructure within a 20 minute walk, cycle or local public transport trip. A recent economic analysis of our municipality indicated that one third of Glen Eira’s working residents are with the largest employment professional ‘white collar’ workers sector (professional, scientific and technical services) set to grow further over the coming years. Despite this fact, only 9.6 per cent of local jobs service this sector with the large majority of our residents required to commute to the CBD for work. The number of local job opportunities within Glen Eira is low when compared with other municipalities. Only 20.1 per cent of working residents are employed within the municipality, making Glen Eira the fourth lowest council across Melbourne to locally employ its own residents. Comparable councils such as Boroondara and Bayside, have rates in the range of 24.4 to 25.4 per cent. These statistics suggest that
Ormond will maintain a local feel with a strong sense of community connection, which is enhanced by greenery and landscaping. Embracing its local character and heritage, the centre will be an accessible and well-connected destination for urban retail and dining. Patterson will be a connected and vibrant creative hub embracing local art and music. The centre will be enhanced by a leafy green streetscape and lively cafes and restaurants which strengthen the close-knit village atmosphere. Ripponlea will be an intimate and unique centre, which embraces its culture and heritage charm. The centre will provide a mix of retail and dining offerings creating a vibrant street life and community feel, which is consistent throughout the centre. Theme two: Local Economy Vibrant activity centres with a thriving local economy What we heard through our community engagement: A high proportion of residents (85 per cent) indicated that they were either satisfied or very satisfied with the current weekly food shopping options in their local area. A similar number were satisfied with the local specialty food on offer. The community want our local centres to have a vibrant night-life. Our centres should provide experiences, not just transactions.Glen Eira’s network of activity centres should provide the community with daily and weekly shopping needs as well as adequate employment opportunities within a short distance of their homes. The principle for the 20 minute neighbourhood outlined in both the Glen Eira Council and Community Plan 2017–2021 and Plan Melbourne aims to create accessible, safe and attractive local areas where people can reach employment, services and infrastructure within a 20 minute walk, cycle or local public transport trip. A recent economic analysis of our municipality indicated that one third of Glen Eira’s working residents are professional ‘white collar’ workers with the largest employment sector (professional, scientific and technical services) set to grow further over the coming years. Despite this fact, only 9.6 per cent of local jobs service this sector with the large majority of our residents required to commute to the CBD for work. The number of local job opportunities within Glen Eira is low when compared with other municipalities. Only 20.1 per cent of working residents are employed within the municipality, making Glen Eira the fourth lowest council across Melbourne to locally employ its own residents. Comparable councils such as Boroondara and Bayside, have rates in the range of 24.4 to 25.4 per cent. These statistics suggest that
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