KARRINYUP / GWELUP Local Area Plan - City of Stirling

demand for small local businesses and diversity of operating hours;
as such shops are commonly open later, providing opportunities for
people to shop after working hours. As stated previously, these
small businesses could be located in key areas along Karrinyup
Road.
Markets
Vibrant community markets have been strongly identified and
supported through the engagement with the local community.
These markets could offer a range of opportunities for the
community to be involved with including cultural craft markets,
farmers’ growers markets and the opportunity for community events
to be combined at the same time. In addition to community run
markets promoting community engagement and social capital, they
could also enable local economic revenue to be circulated
throughout the Local Area. The possibility of a community run
market may be investigated further during the Implementation
planning stage of the Local Area Planning Project.
Another evening and entertainment opportunity identified as an
option for the area at Community forums was the possible creation
of an entertainment precinct, or activity centre. The redevelopment
of Karrinyup Regional Centre as a true “activity centre” (as
discussed above) would provide the opportunity for cafés,
restaurants, a tavern, cinemas, recreational facilities and other
potential entertainment activities to develop. As discussed earlier,
these entertainment opportunities would need to be in line with the
family friendly, safe and community focused approach. Although the
entertainment would be family friendly, there is a need for the
entertainment to continue after work hours and to be linked with
reliable and safe public transport. The entertainment precinct
concurrent with the diversity of other land uses (mixed-use
development) within the activity hub would naturally expand the
overall clientele coming to the area and partaking in the
entertainment and business potential.
Evening and Entertainment Opportunities
Evening and entertainment opportunities are identified as the
community’s second priority overall for the Local Area, and their
provision may take many forms. In community surveys, 72% of
respondents indicated that there was either ‘not enough’ or ‘not
enough range’ of evening and entertainment activities in the Local
Area. They were also identified as the aspect of the Local Area
“most in need of improvement”.
The desire for social meeting places is reflected in the high
importance placed on cafés and restaurants (particularly after
hours). These were most commonly identified in response to the
survey question “What is the one thing missing in the area that you
would like to see?” This was followed at number five on the list by
“entertainment opportunities”.
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KARRINYUP-GWELUP LOCAL AREA PLAN
February 2010