Transcript Dee Why Town Centre Master Plan Review Project

Economic Development Plans
Warringah & Pittwater
Sydney - North East Subregion
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Home to 280,000 people
Total land area of 280km2
82km coastline
> 33,300 businesses
85% micro & small
High self containment
Large and growing homebased jobs
Telecommuters
> 20% resident workers
work in Global Sydney CBD
Major Centre – Brookvale –
Dee Why
Global Sydney - Connection
Global Economic Development Corridor
Green Amenities Belt
Economic Development Plans
ED Plans now completed for 2 adjoining Sydney
Metropolitan Councils – Warringah & Pittwater
Strong linkages to SHOROC regional planning directions –
Shaping Our Future
Integrated with Councils’ NSW reporting & planning
processes - emerging issues papers to be prepared
annually
Joint Actions delivered through Councils’ Delivery Plans
and Budgets - annually responsive to local & wider
business needs
Community Strategic Plan
ED Plans - context
Councils’ providing Information-Advice-Support to
business
Recognise the importance of the local and regional
economies associated with decisions and specific
projects such as - transport, jobs and infrastructure,
supporting sustainable economic development
Connectivity, liveability, engagement and communication
with ‘Global Sydney’
ED Plans initiate and foster business networks,
mentoring, partnerships and other mechanisms to
connect and grow business
Transport – future infrastructure Northern
Beaches
Some Key Challenges
Economic development – a new space for Councils
The local economy is small and inhibits substantial
investment in new business infrastructure
A shortage of key workers able to undertake a variety of
jobs to support local business
Business leadership has improved but business
organisations remain under- resourced
A need to develop a whole of community approach to
strengthen the economy and integrate the economy with
desired social & environmental outcomes
Warringah / Pittwater - the process
ED Plans & the NSW Strategic Planning Framework
- Sydney over the next 20 years – the new Metropolitan
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Strategy for Sydney
State Infrastructure Strategy – 20 years
Long Term Transport Master Plan – 20 years
Regional Development Australia - Sydney Plan
Regional Action Plans – Northern Beaches ( 2 year
Subregional strategies)
SHOROC (Shaping Our Future)
- Transport / Tourism / Health / Jobs
Some Key Opportunities
Build networks with outside agencies: RDA Sydney, Australian Industry
Group, Australian Chamber of Commerce, Property Council, NBN Co,
Australian Institute of Export
Help strengthen and support local networks – existing SME networks,
home based business, exporters, specialist clusters
Organise and manage selected economic development initiatives on a
regional basis – eg. branding / marketing / workshops / seminars
Leverage funding programs from State / Federal government to facilitate
local business development opportunities
Support SHOROC planning for major transport, health, jobs &
infrastructure backlogs
Major Stakeholders
NSW Trade & Investment
- business support for
seminars/ workshops /
mentoring programs
NSI NSWTAFE – Northern
Beaches Campus
Id informed decisions local
and regional data
Pittwater Business Ltd
5 Chambers of
Commerce
Clusters – marine / creative
industries sector examples
Local Press
Industry Association
partnerships
Clearly Business BEC
Sydney
Community Engagement
Developing a broad understanding of business needs and
connecting with business – focus groups – targeted
interviews -
Exploring economic development trends and patterns
occurring locally, region, metropolitan and beyond
Developing an understanding of business – related assets
(soft and hard) locally and regionally
Establishing priority topics for ED Plan discussion papers
Identification of the business – related services, facilities
and processes required to address the priority areas and
needs of the community
Some ED Plan lessons learnt
Local ED Plans need to understand the broader strategic
land use planning context
Strengthening regional economic governance is important
ED Plans are not too prescriptive about new business
opportunities
ED Plans provide an enabling environment- encouraging
entrepreneurs in a sustainable environment, setting up &
growing jobs and business in the area
Supporting talented entrepreneurs – older demographic
with business skills – young entrepreneurs – business
leaders
And more………
Proactive role for local councils to initiate programs for
SME’s and start ups
Target business sectors that are growing and generating
jobs to help accelerate further economic development
Understand broad roles of the key business agencies and
forge partnerships with all levels of government
Provide on-line web support to increase community
engagement, build business capability and strengthen the
area’s competitiveness
Learn what other EDOs are doing - swap ideas - brain
storm - keep on networking
Thankyou