Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the draft Plans. Feedback is now closed.

For people that have opted-in to speak with councillors about their feedback on 15 April 2025 in Greensborough, you'll receive an email or phone call from us in the coming days to confirm arrangements.

Key projects

The Banyule Plan and Budget include many exciting things planned for the North Precinct.

Based on what we heard about residents' priorities and concerns in the North Precinct, we created an updated list of key projects planned for the next four years.

KEY
Small = $; Large = $$; Major = $$$

Priority area and projectsOngoing25/2626/2727/2828/29$
Implement building improvements for:
  • Henry Street Community Hall
  • Grace park Community Hall
  • Diamond Valley Learning Centre
  • Greenhills Neighbourhood House.
xx
Advocate for better North East Link design outcomes and to minimise disruptions to the local community.x
Identify co-location/renovation opportunities for Community Drive Greenhills community buildings.x
$
Advocate to convert WaterMarc from gas powered to renewable electric energyx
New playground at Apollo Parkways Reserve.x$
Full renovation of sport field surface at Partingtons Flat Reserve.x
$$
Willinda Park - design and construction of track lighting.x$
Warralong Avenue Reserve - playground renewal/upgrade program.x$
Barclay Park - playground renewal/upgrade program.x$
Kalparrin Gardens North - playground renewal/upgrade program.x$
Kalparrin Gardens South - playground renewal/upgrade program.x$
Greensborough Structure Planxx$

What you told us

We have rich precinct-specific data from 77 completed surveys and 50 conversations at the Greensborough Walk Mother's Day Market on 11 May 2024. Additionally, 7 people from North Precinct participated in the Community Vision workshops.

What you told us

As part of this engagement we presented information about our understanding of North Precinct priorities, concerns, health and wellbeing. We then asked for your feedback and level of agreement.

We've captured and put your thoughts in the North Precinct findings report. A summary of key themes is featured below.

North Precinct priorities

North Precinct concerns

Go to the full survey and pop-up findings report and workshop findings report to find out more about what we heard in North Precinct and across Banyule.

Background

Living in Place survey and North Precinct

Thinking and planning for precincts is about recognising the unique character, needs and priorities of different locations and the people that live there.

The following information highlights some of the things we learnt from people in North Precinct during the 2023 Living in Place survey. This information was the starting point for Banyule Futures engagement that took place from April to June 2024.

*This information is taken from Banyule's Community Satisfaction Survey, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census, the Living in Place and Health and Wellbeing Survey and Banyule's Household Survey.

Who are we?
The image is titled North Precinct – Who are we. This image describes the North Precinct population. The North Precinct includes the suburb of Greensborough. The population is 15,886 and is forecast to grow by 22.3% by the year 2041. There are 48.6% Males and 51.4% Females in North Precinct. The average age is 41 years with 37.7% people aged 50 years and over. 20.8% were born overseas and 15.7% speak a language other than English at home. The unemployment rate is 4.3% with an employment rate of 64.4%. The average weekly household income is $1,994 and the Socio-economic rating is 1063, compared with 1058 for Banyule.
North Precinct Priorities
The image is titled – Top three liability priorities by importance. Natural environment is at the top of the list at 63%. Feeling Safe is second on the list at 69%. Public Transport is third on the list at 61%.
North Precinct Concerns
The image is titled – Top concerns and issues of importance. Inflation and cost of living on the top of the list at 56%. Housing and price of housing is second on the list at 46%. Petrol prices and fuel is third on the list at 29%. Transport, public transport and infrastructure is fourth on the list at 26%. The economy is fifth on the list at 25%.
Health and Wellbeing
The image is titled – Health and wellbeing in the North Precinct. When asked about their future physical health, the North Precinct rating is 7.3 out of 10 stars, while the Banyule wide rating is 7.3 stars. 11% of people in the North Precinct said their physical health will get worse. 60% of the people in the North Precinct said their physical health will stay the same. 30% of the people in the North Precinct said their physical health will get better. When asked about their future mental health, the North Precinct rating is 7.5 out of 10 stars, while the Banyule wide rating is 7.5 stars. 3% of people in the North Precinct said their mental health will get worse. 66% of the people in the North Precinct said their mental health will stay the same. 31% of the people in the North Precinct said their mental health will get better. When asked about their future social wellbeing, the North Precinct rating is 7.5 out of 10 stars, while the Banyule wide rating is 7.5 stars. 2% of people in the North Precinct said their social wellbeing will get worse. 78% of the people in the North Precinct said their social wellbeing will stay the same. 20% of the people in the North Precinct said their social wellbeing will get better.
Health and Wellbeing
The image is the second image titled Health and Wellbeing in North Precinct. 35.2% of people in North Precinct have one or more long term health conditions, compared with 33.4% in Banyule. 6% need assistance with core activities compared to 5.9% for Banyule. 13.8% report some form of voluntary work compared to 14.4% for Banyule. In 2021 62.6% of people in the North Precinct had completed Year 12, compared to 66.4% for Banyule.