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

economic development
Community Top Priorities
42% of survey respondents stated that when they caught up with
friends they did so within the Local Area, however, of the most
common things that was said to be missing is restaurants and
cafés as well as evening and entertainment opportunities.
1.
2.
3.
To revitalise, expand and create local activity centres,
creating community hubs and offering a variety of exciting
and diverse land uses to the community.
Support and encourage local business and employment
generation within the Local Area.
To improve tourist activity by re-energising Scarborough
Beach with cultural activities, restaurants, accommodation
and a pool.
Another emerging theme which was highlighted throughout both
the surveys and the workshops was the emphasis for tourism
development within Scarborough Beach and its surrounding
areas. This included the revitalisation of the White Sands site,
the BP site, the Luna site, and the tenancies of Observation City
facing the ocean. A strategy suggested by residents was the
implementation of extended shopping hours for Scarborough
which increase the sustainability of tourism based attractions.
Rejuvenation of the appearance of local centres and
Scarborough beach and to improve the diversity of land
uses
One of the primary issues identified by the participants of the
workshops and the survey results was the need to re-energise
the appearance of local centres within the Local Area. This is
a view strongly supported by the City and implemented in part
through the City’s ‘Local Centres Improvement Program’.
The primary objective of this Program is to nurture Local Centres
and their capacity to provide accessible local shopping and
services, local employment and a community focus by:
• Improvements to the appearance, streetscape and image
of centres;
• Improvements to the layout and operation of centres;
• Improvements to the accessibility of centres; and
• Identification and response to key issues facing centres.
The City adopts an inclusive process to its urban design studies,
involving both property owners and the local community.
The success of projects to date can largely be attributed to a
partnership approach being undertaken between the City and
business and property owners.
The City has identified various Local Centres across the City to
City of Stirling
doubleview -innaloo - scarborough local area plan
January 2012
25