Renewal SA is responsible for leading and coordinating urban renewal activity to ensure future housing needs are met through better planned, affordable and vibrant mixed use (residential and commercial) urban developments located near transport, employment, education and other services.
Key strategies and their relationship to SA Government objectives
Facilitating the delivery of infrastructure agreements for growth areas and delivering projects that provide commercial and industrial opportunities to support jobs and industry growth
Enable unique development opportunities for the private sector through access to government land holdings
Identifying and assembling development sites and engaging early and often with local communities, local government, other government agencies and the private sector to facilitate quality, well designed, affordable and sustainable developments
Agency programs and initiatives and their effectiveness and efficiency
Vibrant City program
A people-centred approach to developing public and non-public spaces, placemaking and activation discovers the needs and aspirations of those who live, work and play in a particular place, and creates a common vision for it. Renewal SA builds on a community’s assets, their inspiration and participation, creating and shaping good spaces that promote people’s health, happiness and wellbeing.
We demonstrated our intent to actively listen through various parts of the planning process, from concepts and early design to detailed master planning for a range of different projects throughout 2017-18.
More than 1300 people were engaged face-to-face through community forums such as drop-in sessions. A further 7500 people were engaged through letterbox drops and electronic direct mail.
The Government of South Australia's policy of 15% affordable housing in significant developments has been integrated into the state planning system.
As at 30 June 2018, affordable housing was included in 85% of greater Adelaide development plans.
For the 2017-18 financial year, Renewal SA coordinated, managed and delivered activities and initiatives on behalf of three representative boards.
Work health, safety and return-to-work programs of the agency and their
effectiveness
Renewal SA follows a risk management approach to its safety program, with extensive consultation through employee and management representation on our WHS committee.
Renewal SA's health and wellbeing program continues to have a substantial focus on equality and the prevention of gender based violence, both within and outside of the workplace. Frontline customer care employees were trained in violence prevention and the de-escalation of work—related and domestic violence.
Continuous offering of an Employee Assistance Program and a Wellness Program that celebrates selected national and international days aligned with the organisation's core values, including International Woman's Day, R U OK? Day and International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, were implemented.
The preventative health care program focused on skin screening and an influenza vaccinations program, to allow staff the option of accessing medical screening at work.
As an accredited White Ribbon workplace, Renewal SA continued to build on existing workplace policies to support victims of domestic violence. Support for victims of domestic violence and the prevention of violence against women are incorporated in all People and Culture policies and procedures.
As a result of a staff engagement activity, Renewal SA now has a better understanding of how violence against women affects our staff.
The following is a summary of external consultants engaged by the agency, the nature of work undertaken and the total cost of the work.
Refer also to the Consolidated Financial Report of the Department of Treasury and Finance for total value of consultancy contracts across the South Australian Public Sector.
Reporting required under any other act or regulation
Reporting of public complaints as requested by the Ombudsman
Reporting of public complaints as requested by the Ombudsman