MIRRABOOKA Local Area Plan - City of Stirling

ensure the diverse ages of Mirrabooka had opportunity for input.
Then on 12 April 2008 a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
(CaLD) Forum was held, attracting approximately fifteen
participants, to ensure the culturally diverse residents of Mirrabooka
could provide input. Additionally, on Saturday morning 19 April 2008
the general community forum was held at the Herb Graham
Recreation Centre, attracting another thirty participants.
Then on 24 and 25 July 2008 a workshop was held at the Dryandra
Primary School with approximately thirty students, to enable an
even greater understanding of younger community needs. Finally,
the Aboriginal community forums were held 22 September and 3
December 2008 at the City of Stirling Administrative Centre with
approximately ten participants overall.
Priorities for planning for:
• movement and transport;
• buildings and land uses;
• activity centres and community hubs; and
• recreation and public open space.
3. Community Building:
Contribution of community members in achieving their vision for the
future of the area.
4. Reflections:
Reviewing the vision; individual and table top three priorities; and
rating personal satisfaction with the forum.
Community engagement experts Learning Horizons and the
Community Arts Network of WA (CAN WA) assisted in designing
and conducting the forums. The forums included presentations by
the City and facilitated discussions in small tables, feedback
between the tables, and a reflection session. Participants’
comments and ideas were recorded individually and also on a ‘table
worksheet’ that recorded consensus themes and priorities for each
table. The two primary school sessions also involved hip hop
workshops to engage the young people through a creative process.
Both primary schools created a number of songs about the
Mirrabooka area, some of which are located in Appendix 2 and
Appendix 3.
The four sessions at each forum were:
1. Community Vision:
Individual and table visions for the Local Area in 20 years' time.
2. Priorities and Preferences:
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CITY OF STIRLING MIRRABOOKA LOCAL AREA PLAN
January 2010