Community Planning Day 2023

Upwey Community Group - Community Consultation

A community meeting, hosted by the Upwey Community Group (UCG), was held on Sunday 19 February 2023. For the 80 people who attended it was a chance to connect with Upwey neighbours, to share ideas about the future of Upwey and to learn about UCG. An online survey was also completed by 56 community members We would like to thank everyone who came on the day or completed our online survey. It felt like there was a great energy in the room and we loved hearing all your ideas about what makes our township great and how we can invest in the future of Upwey.  

Participants were asked ‘what I love about Upwey’ and the priorities for improvements. 

The discussion was based around five themes: 

• Accessibility, 

• Community connections, 

• Facilities and services, 

• Parks and open space, 

• Sustainability and environment.

All the notes from the day were combined with the survey results to identify what the people of Upwey feel is most important to them. The outcome is summarised in the infographic below.

Next Steps

Some of the ideas to improve Upwey were community-led projects for the Upwey Community Group to partner with the community to deliver. These ideas informed development of the UCG 2023-2026 Strategic Plan that set our priorities for the following three years.

Some of the ideas were advocacy projects, to be worked on in partnership with the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victorian Government and Federal Government for delivery. This report was sent to the Shire of Yarra Ranges team to assist with community engagement and inform future planning. Follow-up meetings on priority project ideas were then scheduled. This report was also sent to other tiers of Government.

How you can get involved

•  Become a member of Upwey Community Group if you haven’t already - Join here

•  Join one of our existing working groups or offer to start a new one.

• Offer a specific skill to Upwey Community Group

• Stay connected with updates

Website: https://www.upweycommunitygroup.org.au/home 

Email: upweycommunitygroup@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upweycommunitygroup 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upweytownship/