jacana valley master plan visioning framework - Hume City Council

Consultation
The findings and outcomes from the data drawn from the consultation process focuses on
identifying the key values that the stakeholders and community members already held
and projected for Jacana Valley. The following table outlines the key findings.
Consultation Activity 01
Stakeholder Workshop 1
Government agencies
and key stakeholders
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Description + Participants
The purpose of this workshop was to engage with the Council and key stakeholder
agencies to provide an overview of the Master Plan Project.
• To gather their input into the Master Plan in terms of what they value
• What key principles they would like to see incorporated?
• To launch the Appreciative Inquiry approach
• To uncover key champions who are willing to help the Inquiry process
Attendees included:
• Vic Roads
• Moreland City Council
• Melbourne Water
• Moonee Ponds Creek Co-ordination Committee
• Victoria Police
Facilitated by :
• Hume City Council
• AECOM
Findings + Outcomes
Key values were drawn out by asking attendees to project what Jacana Valley could
be in the future, what they valued about the space currently and also discussing
what they valued about other open spaces that they have enjoyed.
Key values drawn from this discussion were:
• Accessibility and connectivity - through stakeholders identifying the need for
improved DDA access, footbridges, boardwalks, connections over the creek and
a trail that supplies both sides of the creek, a space that provides good public
amenity through toilets, shade, water fountains, cafes, strengthening bike and
pedestrian connections. It was noted that if the E-14 is ever constructed this will
impact greatly on access from the Gladstone Park interface, west of the site.
• Activation - through the stakeholder group identifying the need to maintain and
consolidate the sporting precinct, shared community facilities .
• Productive environment - through the stakeholder group identifying the desire for
community gardens.
• Security - through the group identifying the need for passive surveillance through
activation and the potential for the existing ‘back fences’ that currently interface
the reserve to become ‘inward facing’.
• Conservation - through the group identifying the need for the Moonee Ponds Creek
wetland to maintain flood capacity, increasing revegetation.
• Responsiveness - through identifying the critical importance of Council
implementing the plan and the need for ongoing maintenance for the project.
• Respect for others - through the group identifying the need for interpretation and
inspiring the community to develop a connection to this space.
• Simplicity - through the group identifying the need for signage, way finding and a
legible landscape.
• Regional scale - the group recognising that the Jacana Valley needs to be
recognised on a regional scale/regional asset.
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