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Glenelg River Liveability

You are part of a youth planning group asked to assess liveability along the Glenelg River in south-west Victoria. Use the information on this worksheet to identify what matters to residents and visitors, then recommend a practical improvement. Liveability means how well a place meets people’s needs and supports their quality of life. Consider factors related to the natural world, people and local livelihoods.

A river region with many needs

The Glenelg River region includes small towns, farms, river recreation areas and the Lower Glenelg National Park. People value the river for its habitat, scenery, water and opportunities for fishing, boating and walking. These uses can create tension: farming and towns need reliable water, while river plants and animals also depend on healthy flows. Visitors can support local businesses, but busy periods may bring extra traffic, rubbish and pressure on facilities. Liveability can vary between places and between people; for example, a nearby service may be harder to reach for someone without a car.

Factor

What the survey group reported

Factor type

River and habitat

62 people said healthy river habitat was very important

Environmental

Local services

48 people said access to health care was difficult

Social

Visitor spending

35 people said visitor spending helped local businesses

Economic

Read the evidence

Answer using the place information and community snapshot. Give a reason or piece of evidence where asked.

1.Which example is mainly about the natural surroundings and their condition in liveability along the Glenelg River?

The condition of river habitat
Visitor spending at local businesses
Access to health care

2.Match each example to its factor type: A. healthy river habitat; B. access to health care; C. visitor spending that supports businesses. Choose from natural, social and economic.

A. Healthy river habitat
B. Access to health care
C. Visitor spending that supports businesses

Economic
Natural
Social

3.According to the fictional community snapshot, how many people said access to health care was difficult?

4.Which issue was reported by the greatest number in the snapshot: valuing healthy river habitat, difficulty accessing health care, or benefits from visitor spending?

Valuing healthy river habitat
Difficulty accessing health care
Benefits from visitor spending

5.Explain one way that tourism could improve liveability and one way that it could create a challenge for the river region.

6.A family lives in a small town and has no car. Why might distance to services affect its liveability differently from that of a visitor staying beside a town centre?

7.True or false: A strategy that brings more visitors is automatically sustainable, even if it increases rubbish and pressure on river facilities.

TrueFalse

8.Complete the sentence with one suitable word: Restoring riverside vegetation can help protect riverbank habitat and is mainly an improvement.

9.Recommend one practical action to improve liveability in the Glenelg River region. Explain who would benefit and how your action could be made sustainable.

10. Sketch a small, labelled plan for your recommendation in Question 9. Show one feature of the action and label one benefit for the community or river habitat.