Our growing community's diverse needs are met for living, working and learning in an attractive urban environmentContext
Our neighbourhoods will face new challenges as our population increases and needs change. There should be affordable housing for the young and key workers such as police, teachers and nurses. We need a different mix of housing that is both sympathetic to the sense of identity of our neighbourhoods yet provides choice.
Living near to transport hubs and retail and employment centres encourages people to live, work and play near home. Increasing density can help maintain vibrant, people-friendly neighbourhoods by supporting local shops, cafes, libraries and community centres. Density that is well planned and well designed, serves an important function in preserving and enhancing our unique neighbourhoods, facilitating better transportation and housing choice.
We can expect economic growth and more jobs across the area with the development of major employment centres for the northern beaches at Dee Why/Brookvale and a specialised health precinct at Frenchs Forest as part of the development of a new hospital. Our local economy needs to be resilient and provide a range of businesses and services to meet the needs of the community. Small business is a big part of our economy and we should support and foster innovation and have access to areas that are well designed and vibrant. This will also provide opportunities for more residents to work locally.
We need to support our workforce and businesses by ensuring education and training is available locally. Our residents need access to quality primary and secondary schools. We also need to support people of all ages as they transition into further education, training and employment.
Community Objectives