Seniors Plan 2007 - City of Stirling - The Western Australian ...

Community Needs Study May 2005
The Community Needs Study identified the following priorities:
For residents:
1. increased aged and disabled services and facilities;
2. increased maintenance of footpaths and cycleways;
3. increased community consultation;
4. increased number of verge junk collections each year; and
5. increased number of community events.
For businesses:
1. increased maintenance of footpaths and cycleways;
2. increased aged and disabled services and facilities;
3. increased street lighting;
4. increased number of car parking bays in town centres / business areas; and
5. increased number of verge junk collections each year.
Interestingly, the younger respondents to the Community Needs Survey placed greater emphasis
on aged and disabled services, perhaps influenced by the common perception that older people
are frail and dependent, while the older people themselves placed more emphasis on measures to
allow them to remain active, such as street lighting and footpath maintenance.
Conclusion
The community is generally satisfied with the services currently provided for frail aged and disabled
people, though residents would like to see services increased if funds were available. There is also
a demand for improvements in infrastructure, which would benefit the whole community but would
be of particular benefit to older people.
Other Key Strategic Plans
In addition to the documents cited above, there are a number of other strategic plans which guide
the City of Stirling’s policies and actions. These include the Access and Inclusion Plan 2006 –2010;
the Housing Strategy; the Integrated Transport Strategy and the Green Plan 2. These plans have
been developed in the light of state and federal government strategies and in consultation with the
community. The City has also recently commenced a process of Local Area Planning, looking at the
specific needs of each area of the City in turn. These and other planning initiatives underlie many
of the actions outlined in this Seniors Plan.
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