Key projects and activities

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

Guided by our Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework we developed a range of plans and strategies to guide how we will address housing issues and climate change, and support community health and wellbeing into the future.

The Glen Eira Council Plan 2021–2025 includes five strategic directions for the next four years:

  • Well-informed and transparent decisions and highly valued services
  • Access to well-designed and maintained open spaces and places
  • A liveable and well-planned City
  • A green and sustainable community
  • A healthy, inclusive and resilient community

ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY

Community engagement at Glen Eira aims to be meaningful, inclusive and effective.

Engaging with residents, groups, businesses, and organisations is vital in building relationships, enhancing community capacity, and ensuring we make well-informed decisions. Our Community Engagement Policy and Strategy is our promise to the community to undertake best-practice engagement.

We use different types of engagement to elicit feedback from diverse groups, such as children and young people or groups at risk of not being represented. Community engagement for our Housing Strategy included in-person drop-in sessions, online surveys, webinars, and inviting phone calls and written submissions.

OPEN SPACE

The Glen Eira Council Plan 20212025 includes a $26.9 million commitment to provide new and improved open space in identified areas over the next four years. Some of our achievements towards this target included:

Aileen Avenue Park

Construction of Aileen Avenue Park was completed in February 2022. It provides an open grass area, play equipment, nature play, seating and shelter.

The new park is located at 6 Aileen Avenue in Caulfield South. It is a relaxing space, just one street away from the hustle and bustle of Hawthorn, Kooyong and Glenhuntly Roads.

URBAN FOREST STRATEGY

Our Urban Forest Strategy outlines our commitment to protecting, managing, and planting trees on public and private land. The Strategy aims to increase the municipal tree canopy cover from 12.5 per cent to 22 per cent by 2040.

Adopted in July 2021, our strategic vision is “The City of Glen Eira’s urban forest will be green, resilient and healthy, creating a liveable and sustainable City for current and future generations where trees and vegetation are a core element.”

CLIMATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Our Climate Emergency Response Strategy 2021–2025 sets out how we will respond to the climate emergency, and work with governments and the community to drive strong action.

Endorsed in June 2021, the Strategy commits to 70 actions that will help deliver six goals:

  • We embed climate change action in everything that we do.
  • Our community is active and mobilised on climate action.
  • Council-owned buildings and infrastructure are resilient and safe for our staff and community.
  • Our community is protected from the worst impacts of climate change.
  • We strive for net zero Council emissions by 2025.
  • Net zero community emissions by 2030.