Carine – Hamersley Local Area Plan Outcomes Table - City of Stirling

Community Priorities
To implement the Carine-Hamersley Local Area Plan and
consistently work towards realising the vision for the future, it is
essential to identify the most important actions and ideas from the
community, and the issues that need to be addressed first. It is also
necessary to identify what can realistically be achieved in a short
time and what actions require longer term investigation or
implementation. It must also be recognised that all ideas cannot be
achieved during the lifespan of the current plan due to time and
resourcing constraints. Instead, efficient planning requires selecting
the proposals that have the most support, are most needed in the
local economy, community or environment, or will have the most
significant impact or benefit. To assist this planning, the community
engagement process has been used to identify community priorities
- issues or actions that are important to the largest number of
individuals, sectors of the community, and the collective community.
Community Survey
The community survey asked participants to consider how much
they would like to see the area change over the coming 20 years.
69% of participants wanted to see moderate change to the Local
Area over the coming 20 years. When asked how they would like to
see improvements funded, 47% supported redirecting funds from
services or projects that they felt were less important to the Local
Area, and 42% were also supportive of waiting until proposals could
be budgeted for.
The surveys also identified other community priorities for future
development. Importantly in terms of priorities, respondents
identified the places in the Local Area most in need of improvement.
In line with priorities expressed in community forums, the movement
network was the top priority, with respondents identifying the
improvement of “roads, verges, medians, footpaths” as being of
primary importance. Priorities 2 and 3, being “Carine Regional
Open Space” and “local parks” reflect the second major priority
identified at workshops, relating to the quality and care of natural
and conservation areas. Other major priorities identified in the
surveys (rather than forums) were improvement of the Warwick
Grove/Centro Warwick site (which is outside of the City of Stirling)
and the former TAFE site.
What places in the Local Area are most in need of
improvement?
1. Roads, verges, medians, footpaths
2. Carine Regional Open Space
3. Local parks
4. Warwick Grove/Centro Warwick
5. Former TAFE site
Community surveys also asked respondents to identify one thing
missing in the area that they would most like to see. Although not
mentioned as a top priority in workshops, cafes and restaurants
were most commonly requested, followed by a swimming pool, bus
service and quality bus shelters, speciality/convenience shops, and
well maintained and safe roads and footpaths.
What is the one thing missing in the area that you would
most like to see?
1. Cafes or restaurants
2. Swimming pool
3. Bus service and quality bus shelters
4. Specialty shops, convenience retail i.e. local deli
5. Well maintained and safe roads and footpaths
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