Strategy Summary

A Healthy Wilton

Our vision is that Wilton will be a thriving community where every person has the opportunity to live well. A healthy Wilton will be:

• Connected with physical links throughout neighbourhoods, reliable public transport connections, and connections to employment within Wilton and the region
• Attractive with visually appealing neighbourhoods and high quality green spaces
• Inclusive with opportunities for everyone to fulfil their potential, design that embraces the diversity of the community, and a commitment to building connections between residents of all ages and backgrounds
• Resilient with green infrastructure that cools the environment, and strong local communities and businesses that can adapt in a changing world.

We have developed the Wilton Health and Wellbeing Strategy to help us realise this vision in partnership with the community in Wollondilly, state government agencies, landowners and developers, and local organisations.

Making Healthy Easy

Our Strategy is structured around four focus areas for action:

• Social infrastructure is any space that provides opportunities for people to learn, eat, play and connect
• Transport and connectivity include public transport, private transport and active transport
• Green infrastructure is the network of green spaces that support better quality of life
• Housing includes the design of dwellings and neighbourhoods as well as the cost and security of homes.

Our goal in each of these areas is to make healthy easy.

Game changers

They are:

• On time infrastructure – critical infrastructure must be delivered to ensure that when people move into a new home they also move into a connected community. This means early delivery of public transport, including local buses, and regional connections. It also means social infrastructure delivery that is linked to population growth with schools, health and community facilities available to the growing community.
• Connected and walkable places – the development of the Wilton Way combined with compact mixed-use neighbourhoods provide the opportunity to make walking a way of life at Wilton. The Wilton Way would link Wilton from north to south, connecting parks and playspaces, shops and community facilities, via a greenway with continuous walking and bike trails.
• Housing for life – homes at Wilton must accommodate the diverse and changing needs of the community. It is important housing is socially sustainable by being affordable, safe and secure, and designed to meet the needs of people as they age. It must also be environmentally sustainable by being water, waste and energy efficient.

We will do everything in our power to work with our key stakeholders to create a healthy Wilton.