Greater Cities Commission - The Six Cities Region Discussion Paper: What We Heard Report

The Discussion Paper proposed six Region Shapers The Commission’s role in planning includes setting to guide the development of the Region Plan and City regional planning objectives and strategies, Plans to deliver economic, environmental, social and promoting collaboration and cooperation within lifestyle benefits to the millions of people who live in and between cities, and addressing regional t. [...] Engagement on the Commission’s strategic planning is a continuing dialogue to inform the development and finalisation of the Region and City Plans in 2023 and 2024, as well as the ongoing implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the plans. [...] In summary: • There was a high level of interest from the cities in the multi-city region outside of Greater Sydney – the Lower Hunter and Greater Newcastle, Central Coast and Illawarra-Shoalhaven cities • The city with the highest response rate was the Eastern Harbour City which reflects this city’s higher proportion of the total population of the multi-city region • Respondents outside of the bo. [...] • Transparent monitoring and reporting are needed for • The Commission needs to work with councils and the the delivery of affordable, social, diverse, and rental Department of Planning and Environment to lower housing. [...] local government level, to allow for the intricacies • Region and City Plans need to contain actions and and fine grain nature of local centres to respond to policy directions relating to the funding and delivery opportunities and constraints.