Increasing community pride and participation

Family fun days
Fun Days are held during the school holidays for families and children. Resident volunteers help with these activities.

Housing Week celebration
In 2006, more than 200 residents helped celebrate 'their place' with a BBQ, band and activities at the Olsen Place Shops.

Welcome Booklet
The booklet introduces new arrivals to the facilities and services available in and around the Neighbourhood Renewal area. The next version will be available in a range of languages.

Annual Clean Up Australia
Clean Up Australia days have been organised by resident volunteers at Jack Roper Reserve and Olsen Place Shops.

Employment programs
Neighbourhood Renewal's Employment Support Initiative and the Workforce Participation Program are linking residents with jobs, particularly in skill shortage areas. The Public Tenant Employment Program is helping residents find work with contractors who have tendered to deliver housing maintenance and upgrade works.

Since Neighbourhood Renewal began in Broadmeadows, these schemes have helped nine residents find jobs. In 2006/07 they will help a further five residents find work.

Community Jobs Program
The Community Jobs Program, which operated until 2004-05, found jobs for over 3,775 participants, including 851 Neighbourhood Renewal residents. In Broadmeadows, a total of 19 residents found work through the program.

Social enterprises
Neighbourhood Renewal is supporting social enterprises that create jobs and training opportunities for Neighbourhood Renewal residents. The enterprises generally employ people as trainees for 12 months or less and then help them into work or further training. In Broadmeadows, the Home Ground Gardening enterprise is delivering landscaping, fencing and maintenance services to local properties.

"Try A Trade"
This pilot program, which is run by Kangan Batman TAFE, is giving young people the opportunity to try different trades.

One Stop Job Shop
Residents are being supported to find work through the weekly One Stop Job Shop. Job Network agencies, Centrelink, Workforce Plus and the Employment Coordinator are available on a rostered basis at Olsen Place.

Learning clubs for primary schools
Neighbourhood Renewal has joined up with local primary schools and Melbourne City Mission to set up an after-school learning club.

Enhancing housing and the environment

Upgrading public housing
To date Neighbourhood Renewal has spent more than $3 million on over 220 housing upgrades and immediate improvements such as new fences and landscaping. In 2006/07 Neighbourhood Renewal has allocated a further $2.8 million for works to 70 additional properties and four acquisitions.

Tool library access
Residents can borrow tools that they may not otherwise have access to.

Community Centre under proposal
Neighbourhood Renewal and Hume City Council are investigating the possibility of developing a community centre.

Improving personal safety and reducing crime

After school computer clubs
Kids from Meadowbank Primary School are involved in computer clubs at the after-school program.

Police and the community
Police Youth Resource Officers are building strong relationships with kids at two local primary schools.

Local action plans
Hume Police, the community and Neighbourhood Renewal have agreed on a local Action Plan.

Promoting health and wellbeing

Turkish Women's Voice Group Inc.
The Group is breaking down isolation for all women by running exciting events and catering for functions.

Youth drop-in sessions
Sessions are running every week at Dallas Neighbourhood House, in partnership with HomeGround Services and Hume City Council. Some of the young people involved have received disability awareness training from Scope's Community Inclusion and Development unit.

Disability services funding
Broadmeadows Disability Services is helping people with disabilities become more involved in Neighbourhood Renewal activities.

Well For Life sessions
Dianella Community Health will be running Well For Life sessions for older people, targeting social groups in the Neighbourhood Renewal area.

School Holiday Program
Melbourne City Mission and two local primary schools run the holiday program, which alternates between each school during the holidays.

Increasing access to services and improving government responsiveness

Local partnership agreement
Neighbourhood Renewal has negotiated the agreement with the Broadmeadows Office of Housing.