DEVELOPMENT OF A SOCIAL PLAN FOR GLENORCHY. Issues The Parties agree that the key issues to be addressed are: • The development of a planning framework, which is based on a comprehensive understanding of community needs and capacities, existing service levels, demographics and population trends, within Glenorchy • The development of an identified framework within which to develop, provide, support and improve service provision to, and build social capital in, the Glenorchy community Strategies The Parties agree the strategies they will employ are: • The Parties will establish an appropriate group, including representatives from the Glenorchy City Council, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, Police and Multicultural Tasmania, to scope and develop a project for the implementation of the social plan for Glenorchy • The Parties to this Agreement will each make a matching contribution of $22, 000 and agree on the basis for allocation of these resources • The Council, with support from the Department of Health and Human Services, will develop a Social Plan for the City of Glenorchy • The Social Plan will: −provide a profile for the Glenorchy community in terms of social characteristics (at a precinct level and age and target groups); −identify the range and level of social service delivery within Glenorchy; −identify social issues of concern to the community; −develop action plans to guide social planning and build social capital; and −ensure that future service provision and priority setting equates with identified needs, community preferences and gaps in services. • The Social Plan will provide valuable information that can assist the Council and the State Government in planning future service provision and priority setting. In particular the Social Plan has the potential with adequate resourcing to inform the following strategies (as raised by the State through the Partnership negotiations): −Community and Health Services Centre planning to prioritise community and rural health service delivery; −identify opportunities in those areas where health promotion may benefit the Glenorchy community; −identify the perceived needs of the community in terms of mental health services; −establish the level of need for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services within the Glenorchy municipality; −identify disability service gaps; −investigate whether people from diverse language backgrounds can access infrastructure services which are satisfactory and/ or appropriate; and −identify po...
