The
St Andrews Project is Australia’s largest single urban landholding. The
project area covers an area of 7550 hectares and will accommodate a
population of around 155,000 or around 2% -3% of Australia’s population
growth between 2006 and 2050. Creating Communities has been
contracted by Yanchep Sun City Ltd Pty since 2003 to plan for the new
communities and to strengthen the existing community. This has involved
extensive social planning, regional facilities planning, community
consultation, enterprise development and community development project
initiation.
Creating Communities also worked with the project team in the
preparation of the District Structure Plan to determine the need for
regional community facilities. The St Andrews Community Facility
Planning Reference Group was formed with representation from the client
group and the local government as well as other relevant stakeholder
agencies.
Creating Communities also consulted with key state government
agencies to confirm the land requirements necessary to accommodate the
following district and regional facilities:
- District and regional active open space
- Museums
- Hospitals/ health facilities/ ambulance depots
- Cemeteries
- Police stations
- Tourist camping grounds
Following investigation into accepted provision standards and trends
impacting regional facility provision, Creating Communities prepared a
discussion paper indicating requirements for regional community
infrastructure in St Andrews and nearby landholdings. This report
formed part of the St Andrews District Structure Plan.
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