Thank you to all who helped shape the draft policy by completing our survey and participating in a focus groups. Below is an overview of what the community told us during the consultation period.
Who did we hear from?
Those who identified as 'other' listed the following groups:
| Peri menopausal and menopausal women (30s and beyond) |
| Local Family of mixed ages |
| Person of faith |
| Supporting family members (incl. child minding)in this difficult time. |
| Child under 10 |
| Person of Christian faith |
| Parent of a small child |
Barriers impacting health & wellbeing
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Top 3
| High School Altona Meadows | Provision of spaces for social interaction | Events for social interactions |
| More cycling tracks separate to walking tracks | More parks/open space | Community gardens |
| Improve facility accessibility | Better public transport | More shade at local parks |
| Community gardens | Advocate for more high school options | More public swimming pools |
| Prioritise footpath safety | More cycling tracks separate to walking tracks | Acknowledge present financial crisis |
| More street lighting | Multipurpose sporting pavilions | Repair footpaths |
| More waste/recycling education | Improve facility accessibility | Increase access to key decision makers |
| More access to home help services | Community gardens | Monitor air & noise pollution |
| Advocate for the opening of Paisley station | Implement disability committee | More tree planting |
| Advocacy & support LGBTQIA community | Transport support to access social activities | Promote awareness of community services and support |
| More community consultation | Provide welfare checks for older community members | More traffic calming measures |
| Multipurpose sporting pavilions | Repair footpaths | More parks/open space |
| Better public transport | High School Altona Meadows | Prioritise footpath safety |
| Reduce rates | Clear direction/plan for climate change action | Prioritise communication & engagement |
| Prioritise communication & engagement | Value older people | More community consultation |
| Respect sex-based rights | Better disability programs/activities | Advocate for more high school options |
| More tree planting | Implement a Queer-Straight alliance group | More street lighting |
| Prioritise pedestrians | More seating in parks/playgrounds/trails | Provision of spaces for social interaction |
| Advocate for more high school options | Women only toilets & change rooms | Education for CALD on Council process |
| Multicultural events | Respect sex-based rights | Street food events |
| Queer spaces | Accessible playgrounds | Safer spaces and sports for women and girls |
| Prioritise mental health | Advocate for more specialist schools | Cleaner energy advisory group |
| Increase diversity & inclusivity in activities | Prioritise safety and cleanliness of municipality | Free parking |
| Growing your own food education | Increase multicultural representation at Council | More disabled parking options |
| More public swimming pools | More water play options at playgrounds | Prioritise diversity recruitment at HBCC |
| Provision of spaces for social interaction | Allow veggie gardens on nature strips | Grants for street libraries |
| Women only toilets & change rooms | More disabled parking options | Improve facility accessibility |
| More childcare options/centres | Diverse shops/traders | Recruit disability inclusion officer |
| Implement a Youth Council | More disabled parking enforcement | More cycling tracks separate to walking tracks |
| Encourage local business to hire people living with disabilities | Repair footpaths faster | Care for open spaces |
| Advocate for another Autistic school | More public toilets | Activities for older people |
| Cleaner municipality | Advertise farmers/craft markets | Cleaner municipality |
| More transparency | No more developments before transport issues are resolved | Clear direction/plan for climate change action |
| More waste/recycling options in multi-unit dwellings | Support programs for women returning to work | More transparency |
| Enforce minimum tree planting regulations for new developments | Prioritise drain & gutter maintenance | Cyclist empathy training |
| Facilities for activities other than sports | Senior groups that work with youth groups | Respect legacy |
| Widen walkways | Encourage solar panels | Growing your own food education |
| Acknowledge present financial crisis | Green policies | Community VMS board of local events |
| Cut vegetation away from footpaths | Manage crime issues | Remove Altona refinery |
| Climate change programs | Affordable housing options | Provide fertility education to counteract the lack of information through schools |
| Prioritise public safety | More public spaces | Implement a 'Culture Club' |
| Keep Champion Road open | More traffic calming measures | More childcare options/centres |
| Education for CALD on Council process | Pest management (foxes) | More aged care options |
| Safety at night | Climate change programs | Access to medical care/Dr visits |
| In person banking | Respite service access for parents of children living with Autism | Affordable housing options |
| Improve Central Ave crossing | Deter antisocial behaviour in playgrounds | Better public transport |
| Better disability programs/activities | Inclusivity of people living with dementia | Reduce trucks |
| Repair footpaths | Multicultural events | Recruit more mothers returning to workforce at HBCC |
| Address locked disabled toilets | More social programs available in the evenings | Neurodivergence awareness education |
| Prioritise women only spaces | Access to medical care/Dr visits | Prioritise pedestrians |
| Support & recognitions for clubs | Designated cycling paths to Laverton station | Undercover carpark roofs |
| Enforcement for barking dogs | Monitor air & noise pollution | Less labelling of people's identity |
| Safe spaces for LGBTQIA | More access to home help services | Low-income food banks |
| Safe spaces for people of colour | Facilities for activities other than sports | Promote successes of disadvantaged |
| Full sized speed humps in 50 zones | Regular 'Town Hall' style meetings | Support community neighbourhood houses |
| Basketball courts | Encourage 'green' businesses | Creative community workshops |
| Care for open spaces | More children's activities | Subsidise venue hire for young/diverse artists |
| Monitor air & noise pollution | More paper-based newsletters | Provision of local therapists |
| Women’s health hub | Inclusivity | Disability awareness training for HBCC staff |
| Prioritise children's health & wellbeing | Better facilities | |
| Transport options for aged and/or disabled | Safer bike lanes on roads | |
| Mature aged employment services | Install CCTV | |
| Prioritise families without children | Queen Street bridge accessibility | |
| Inclusivity of people living with dementia | Encourage inclusivity at sporting clubs | |
| Gardening education | Community kitchens | |
| Focus on majority | Inclusive events | |
| Sensory supports at Council events | More community consultation | |
| Regular 'Town Hall' style meetings | More transparency | |
| Low-cost venues for community run events | Prioritise communication & engagement | |
| More shade at local parks | Acknowledge present financial crisis | |
| Increase provision of occasional care | Prioritise car parking issues | |
| Clean up local parks | Disability awareness training for HBCC staff | |
| Employment hub | Neurodivergence awareness education | |
| Sensory supports at Council facilities | Prioritise men's mental health | |
| Prioritise spaces for young people | Employment hub | |
| Disability awareness training for HBCC staff | ||
| Prioritise neurodivergent awareness MCHN | ||
| Celebrate diversity | ||
| Support freedom of belief/faith/religion | ||
| Prioritise awareness of available services | ||
| Inclusive events | ||
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Next steps
Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
Preliminary engagement
6 March to 21 April 2023
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Timeline item 2 - incomplete
Draft Policy available for feedback
Mid 2023
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Timeline item 3 - incomplete
Final Draft Policy considered for Council adoption
End 2023
