Doubleview - Innaloo -Scarborough Local Area Plan - City of Stirling

community development
Local residents have been lobbying Council in relation to this
issue with a resolution on the matter being delayed due to a
range of contributing factors.
Outcomes to Achieve
A Special Electors meeting was held on the 7th April 2011 and
was attended by almost 500 local residents. The outcomes of
this meeting was that the City would prepare a Council Report
which the main objectives to determine a Coastal Pool Working
Group, the appointment of a Project Officer and a Architect.
Furthermore the scope of the project is to be reviewed as well as
potential funding options considered. The Council has resolved
to prioritise this project.
There are some financial constraints associated with this project
with high development costs expected. Several development
sites are also under consideration, with the Hamersley Golf
Course being identified as a potential site.
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Introduce new and existing community programs to
residents within the Local Area.
Hold events which attract people from within and
surrounding the Local Area, to help encourage
community interaction.
Target events and programs to people of all age groups,
needs, interests and capabilities.
Attracting City budget to improving community facilities,
such as Community/Day Centres, Sports Clubrooms
and reserve facilities.
Safety and Crime
The community consultation showed that one of the major issues
for residents is Community Safety. The main concerns relate to
anti-social behaviour and speeding/traffic offenses. The people
with most concern regarding these issues however are those
residents in Doubleview; whereas the Crime Statistics below
show that this suburb has a much lower crime rate than other
suburbs in the Local Area. The most common type of crime within
the Local Area is assault and burglary.
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Continue to work closely with the WA police to help
reduce crime in the Local Area.
Integrate Crime Prevention Through Environmental
design principles to road and house designs.
Sometimes actual crime rates do not reflect the ‘perception of
crime’ amongst residents. Some of the steps to combating this
problem are to educate residents regarding crime prevention
methods and to better connect residents with their community.
There is research available which suggests that neighbourhoods
that are more active in the community and take time to get to
know their neighbours are more likely to feel safer within and
outside their homes.
The community plays an important role in local safety and security
and must continue to report suspicious activities, crimes and
problems to the Western Australian Police or the City’s security
services. The City of Stirling’s Community Safety Business Unit
facilitates the development of a safe and secure environment
through the operation of a 24-hour security patrol service. As
part of the ‘Safer Suburbs’ program, the City has initiated the
‘Hotspots’ initiative which patrols and monitors popular areas.
This program is run in conjunction with the WA Police and
has already encountered great success. The installation of
CCTV systems in and around Scarborough Beach and the
proposed Morris Place shopping centre are examples of such
improvements.
The City has also initiated the development of a Crime Prevention
Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Policy. This policy will
ensure that crime prevention has been considered in the design
of all development applications to the City. Most principles are
based on natural surveillance such as the use of low fences,
lighting, street facing living areas as well as visible single entry
points. Use of these methods act as a deterrent for criminal acts
and anti-social behaviour, as well as better connecting homes
to the streets. Such design principles should be adopted for all
development applications and urban design projects.
City of Stirling
doubleview -innaloo - scarborough local area plan
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