Future Geelong
Prize: $1000 (Enterprise Geelong $250 + Planning Strategy & Urban Growth $250 + Geelong Connected Communities $500)
The best hack that forecasts the future of a growing and changing Geelong. As Geelong is developing there is a need for long term planning so that government can make smart decisions about how to invest in a sustainable city for years to come. This hack could include information about the changing workforce, economy, services, education, population density and physical landscape of the city. The final product will be useful to local government in making plans for 5, 10, 25, 50 years.
Council stakeholders: Enterprise Geelong, Family Services, Emergency Management, Planning Strategy Requirements: Final product will inform long term city planning (5,10, 25, 50 years) Suggestions: Be as creative as you like, but here is a suggestion to get you started:. 1. Look for (and visualise) insights into city growth using datasets which change in time. Is there a correlation across data sets? (e.g Barwon Health hospital data, Council Workforce data, Census data) Data suggestions: • Council workforce • Economic indicators • Barwon health hospital data • Geelong Kindergartens • Geelong Education Facilities • Geelong Neighbourhood Houses • Geelong Senior Citizen Facilities • Geelong Roads • Geelong Roof Prints • Geelong Parking • Geelong Retail • Geelong Aged Accommodation • Geelong LGA Boundary • Central Geelong 3D Massing Model • Geelong Maternal and Child Health Service Centres • Planning Permits
