RESIDENTIAL Case study

Olivine

SNAPSHOT

Olivine is located within the northern-fringe Melbourne suburb of Donnybrook and will eventually be home to approximately 12000 people. Developer Mirvac has shown industry leadership by committing to the creation of an authentic and inclusive community that self-sustains. My Neighbourhood is proud to have been engaged to assist in delivering upon this ambition.

Best-practice community development and partnership brokerage will be applied at Olivine. This reflects itself in so many ways, including program linkages with schools, get-to-know-you outings for purchasers and the creation of solid relationships with existing community groups in the broader community catchment.

Mirvac recognizes the importance of talking WITH purchasers and residents, rather than talking AT them. This aligns with the My Neighbourhood approach, where we facilitate an early human interface with the development via community discussion board and a Resident Reference Group.

Details

Taking Community Building to

the Next Level

Challenge

In the urban-fringe residential space, new estates deliver excitement and hope for so many young couples around Australia. A brand new life in a brand new place, frequently coinciding with the joyous arrival of children. However, such joy also comes with the financial pressures of aspirational first-home ownership and frequently, the impediment of commuting as a way of life. Social alienation sometimes occurs, derived in part from one or both parents spending long hours away from their community, in order to service their home ownership dream.

Solution

Upon engagement by Mirvac, we have been pleased to facilitate a best-practice partnership with the City of Whittlesea around the Growth Areas Social Planning Tool ( GASPT). Commitment to the GASPT positions the Olivine project with a substantial point of difference in relation to the development of community. Olivine is the first project in Australia to make such a commitment. Mirvac have recognized that such a partnership requires an investment of time to get to know key Council personnel and to understand their world. Trust takes time and genuine commitment to shared ideals and we have been pleased to support and represent Mirvac in this manner.

RESULTS

Community groups and networks

We share Mirvac’s view that the development of real relationships within the broader catchment is critical to early community activation.

Mirvac has entrusted us with the task of brokering relationships of substance with groups such as the Country Fire Authority and Whittlesea Community House, amongst others. Both look forward to welcoming many Olivine residents into their ranks in due course.

Placemaking partners

Authentic Community Development is built upon trust and empathy. Building upon a relationship formed at Woodlea, it has been our privilege to further nurture a relationship with a not-for-profit entity to further complement Mirvac’s best-practice community development work at Olivine. The Grassroots Placemakers model includes a social enterprise café and embedded resident placemaking services. Mirvac’s partnership with them at both Olivine and Woodlea breaks new ground in collaborative community building in Australia.

Sports Provision

Sport is a healthy way of developing teamwork and a sense of community identity. Brokerage of links with many sports and recreation groups is something we love to do, whilst also being mindful of cultural relevance. At Olivine, Mirvac have entrusted us with the brokerage and nurturing of a relationship with the Northern Football and Netball League, to help steer their plan for code expansion into new communities. This is further to Mirvac’s commitment on both Olivine and Woodlea to bring forward the delivery of substantial sporting precincts within the first three years of development. This will ultimately help to deliver upon Mirvac’s vision for Olivine as at the sporting heart of the northern growth corridor.

TESTIMONIAL

“I have worked closely with Chris on Mirvac’s master-planned communities over the past five years and I truly believe his pioneering work has been an essential agent for change in increasing the fundamental importance of social return on investment, community resilience and connectedness.

My Neighbourhood has both developed and executed visionary community development strategies which have been of significant betterment to our communities and all stakeholders. His passion is innate and Chris truly practices what he preaches.”

Charbel Youssef, Senior Development Manager, Masterplanned Communities – Mirvac

Read More Residential Case Studies

Olivine is located within the northern-fringe Melbourne suburb of Donnybrook and will eventually be home to approximately 12000 people. Developer Mirvac has shown industry leadership by committing to the creation of an authentic and inclusive community that self-sustains. My Neighbourhood is proud to have been engaged to assist in delivering upon this ambition.
Best-practice community development and partnership brokerage will be applied at Olivine.

The Woodlea project is located at Aintree, within the City of Melton on Melbourne’s western fringe. This community is widely regarded as representing a benchmark in Australian urban-fringe living. At maturity, Woodlea will be home to nearly 20 000 people.
My Neighbourhood supported the community building effort at Woodlea for four years. The Woodlea approach to community development is revered by the Local Government Authority, studied by Queensland University of Technology and has contributed deeply to the fabric of that place.

Get in touch.

If you have any question about how My Neighbourhood can help your community development project, please get in touch.

Share This