View the Concept Plan
Adopted at the 23 July Council meeting
Council adopted a concept plan for the Anglesea Community and Health Hub in July 2024.
We’re now exploring opportunities to fund the design phase, which could take up to 6-12 months. The design phase will include community engagement. The timing for this engagement isn’t yet known, but we don’t expected it to happen until mid 2026, depending on when funding can be secured.
We will work with precinct user groups in the lead up to and during the design phase to resolve space allocation, layout and fit-out. The contributions from precinct user groups that informed the concept plan will inform future work.
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At the Council meeting on Tuesday 23 July, Surf Coast Shire Council adopted the Anglesea Community and Health Hub concept plan, which shows where all health and community facilities will be positioned on the site.
The concept plan was adopted following a community co-design process and broader community engagement period, in which 330 survey responses, 36 submissions and feedback from site user groups were received. Council also considered 329 pro forma letters, and a petition with 257 signatures.
In response to community feedback these proposed changes have been made to the draft concept plan:
The next step in the project will be the detailed design stage and this will involve more community engagement to reflect locals’ aspirations.
An implementation progress report will be presented to Council no later than July 2025.
In May 2021 Surf Coast Shire Council declared a key worker accommodation crisis in recognition of how a lack of affordable accommodation was impacting on the economy and sustainability of local communities.
There is an urgent need for affordable rental housing in Anglesea.
Renters earning under $105,000 a year are classified as being in ‘rental stress’, with the Anglesea median rental price of $625 per week.
For those paying off a mortgage, with the average Victorian mortgage repayment of $962 per week, it means even households earning $167,000 a year would be in ‘mortgage stress’.
Some real life Anglesea examples:
Story 1: “I have lived in Anglesea for over 18 years and raised my family here. This year a new real estate agent raised my rent by over $250 per week. I couldn’t afford this and had to move out.”
Story 2: “Our original rental has increased 67% in five years whilst my salary has gone up 8%.”
Story 3: “I am working full time as a (local) teacher. I have lived in Anglesea for the past 10 years. We are living in a 2 bedroom apartment as it was the only place we could afford to live on two full time wages. Our rent goes up every year when we renew our lease and every year we are calling the real estate to check if we are going to have a house for the following year.”
The hub is a Council owned site - and Council will retain ownership of the land - which means we have a significant opportunity to make an impactful contribution to the housing crisis.
This is the only site Council owns where it can ensure delivery of local affordable rental accommodation. Other sites have been reviewed and few are suitable due to issues such as incompatible zoning and bushfire risk. Affordable housing projects are underway in Winchelsea and Aireys Inlet and we’re exploring locations in Lorne too. We are continuing to explore and are open to other sites in addition to the Anglesea Hub.
We would choose a suitable not-for-profit housing partner to provide affordable rental housing within an agreed set of criteria. The site would remain under Council ownership.
The proposed homes would house people like local workers in roles needed year-round (such as teachers, nurses and retail workers). The proposed housing at this site is not intended for seasonal workers.
This would all be looked at closely during the design stage. We understand concerns raised about housing design, parking, traffic, scale and form. These would be addressed at the detailed design stage and would be subject to community consultation.
We have continually heard from kinder families that they want to retain the kinder facility in is current location given it was renovated about 10 years ago and it can meet their current and future needs. There is no certainty that funding will be provided by the state government to move the kinder to the school site. Given all this, the draft concept plan retains the functioning kinder building in its current position, instead of removing and relocating it to provide space for future rental housing.
Early analysis of the survey findings include:
Of the proposed elements, the ‘transition of Rangi Marie (Anglesea Historical Society) to housing’ received the lowest rating with 48% of respondents saying they were satisfied/very satisfied (41% were unsatisfied/very unsatisfied and 11% unsure).
View the Community Engagement Report
This initial proposed concept (below) was considered as a part of Phase 2 community engagement.
Following community feedback, we are moving to a co-design process, to develop a new draft concept plan that will be shared with the wider community for feedback.
Phase 2 proposal included consideration of:
Map key: 1. Anglesea Maternal Child Health 2. Anglesea Kindergarten 3. Anglesea Toy Library 4. Anglesea Memorial Hall 5. Memorial Hall Youth Room 6. Angair (Anglesea, Aireys Inlet Society for the Preservation of Flora and Fauna 7. Anglesea Senior Citizens Club 8. Anglesea Medical Centre 9. Anglesea Community Hall 10. Barwon Health
11. Ambulance Victoria 12. Anglesea Historical Society - ‘Rangi Marie’ 13. Anglesea Community GardenRender of the eastern elevation of the proposed Community ad Health Hub building. The existing Memorial Hall is shown on the right.
Summary of the Anglesea Community and Health Hub Draft Precinct Plan
Summary of the draft Precinct Plan for the Anglesea Community and Health Hub
Full version draft Precinct Plan for the Anglesea Community and Health Hub
Acknowledgement and Contents
Introduction
The site
Strategic contect
Site analysis
Engagement
Key Worker Housing
Key challenges and Opportunities
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