Braybrook & Maidstone

Housing Profile
Number of residents 9,108
Number of private properties 3,182
Number of public housing 1,026
Percentage of public housing 24.4%

Setting the scene

Maidstone Braybrook Neighbourhood Renewal began in 2002 and will continue until 2010.



Neighbourhood Renewal is promoting health and wellbeing

Thu Thai is an outreach nurse employed by Western Region Health Centre to work in the Neighbourhood Renewal area. She is working with local people to find ways of improving health and wellbeing. On Fridays a group of young Vietnamese mothers meets with Thu at the Braybrook and Maidstone Public Tenants House to spend time together, discuss health and wellbeing, plan activities and learn new crafts and skills.

Thu Thai is an outreach nurse employed by Western Region Health Centre to work in the Neighbourhood Renewal area. She is working with local people to find ways of improving health and wellbeing. On Fridays a group of young Vietnamese mothers meets with Thu at the Braybrook and Maidstone Public Tenants House to spend time together, discuss health and wellbeing, plan activities and learn new crafts and skills.

Thu Thai is an outreach nurse employed by Western Region Health Centre to work in the Neighbourhood Renewal area. She is working with local people to find ways of improving health and wellbeing. On Fridays a group of young Vietnamese mothers meets with Thu at the Braybrook and Maidstone Public Tenants House to spend time together, discuss health and wellbeing, plan activities and learn new crafts and skills.Being proud of our communities and celebrating who we are is important to Neighbourhood Renewal. The welcome door at Braybrook Community Centre is a Braybrook icon created by local young people working with a talented community artist to represent themselves and their community.An enthusiastic team meets regularly at the Maidstone Community Centre and works together to bring out new editions of the Braidstone Bulletin filled with information about local activities and events.Local street artists and young people worked together to create a wonderful series of paintings at the back of the Braybrook Community Centre. Young people worked with other residents to design artwork that represented the local area. This panel on the side of the Tool Library at the back of the Braybrook Community Centre shows people of different ages and backgrounds coming together to build a community.Gladys Maher, the City of Maribyrnong's citizen of the year, works in the community garden at the back of the public tenants house at 113 Melon Street, Braybrook. She warmly invites all public tenants in Braybrook and Maidstone to visit the house, whether to share a meal, enjoy the garden or meet other local people.The Community Hub at 19 Hargreaves Crescent Braybrook is a base for the Neighbourhood Renewal team and the Braybrook and Maidstone Neighbourhood Association to collaborate with local residents to bring about change. Local residents are welcome to visit and learn more about Neighbourhood Renewal and the Association.When local communities come together to work on a project a lot of great things happen. People make new friends, learn new skills and find out more about resources in their local communities.Increasing opportunities to learn is an important part of Neighbourhood Renewal. The Computer Hub at the Maidstone Community Centre gives local people an opportunity to use computers to access the internet, write resumes, assist with study or just have fun. There are classes to learn new skills and turn computers from a mystery into a useful tool.

Progress against the six objectives

The six key objectives of Neighbourhood Renewal are:

  • increased pride and participation
  • improved employment, learning and local economic activity
  • enhanced housing and environment
  • reduced crime and greater safety
  • better health and wellbeing
  • increased access to services and improved government responsiveness

Read more about local action plans and activities addressing the six key Neighbourhood Renewal objectives.

Contact

For more information regarding Neighbourhood Renewal at Maidstone Braybrook, please contact:

Marion Petersen
Neighbourhood Renewal Place Manager
p. 03 9275-7223 or 03 9317-5610
e. Marion.Petersen@dhs.vic.gov.au