1.6 Community engagement We engaged with residents, businesses, students, workers, landowners and members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to inform the Master Plan. Through these conversations we collected important insights into what the community want to see in Campsie.
Stage 2 - Early Engagement
Who we engaged
· An online community survey.
In the development of the master plan, Council has engaged with 2,092 members of the community.
· Call an expert service.
How we engaged
In Stage 2 we connected with the community and landowners to learn more about what the community likes about Campsie and where improvements are needed. In this stage we engaged the community with:
· An interactive online map.
As a first step, this master plan considered what the community has already told Council on previous projects in relation to Bankstown City Centre. Some of the key messages coming from previous engagement include:
In stage 3 we tested key ideas with a community and industry groups to collect feedback to help us refine the Master Plan. In this stage we engaged the community with:
· Create a clean, attractive centre.
· Industry engagement.
· Attract more and diverse retail and dining options that are open later.
· Landowner engagement.
· Line streets with trees to create a cool, shady centre.
What do you want for Campsie?
· Have Your Say page.
Stage 3 – Targeted Engagement
· Create connections to the Cooks River.
Lee
· Landowner engagement.
Stage 1 – What we’ve already been told
· Preserve the unique character of the wider centre.
“Wider footpaths, and more trees would make me visit Campsie more.”
· Student and worker focus groups.
· Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander group engagement. · Direct stakeholder engagement with government agencies.
· Create high quality, welcoming open space.
Stage 4 – Public Exhibition
· Improve pedestrian safety in the centre.
This draft master plan will be publicly exhibited for community and stakeholder input into the directions and actions recommended.
“High quality public squares that encourage community activity and provides a central meeting point is needed.” Ara “I can picture Campsie as a rival to Chatswood as a great place to live and work and as a popular shopping and dining destination for people in the surrounding areas.”
“Campsie might become more gentrified, but I hope it doesn’t lose the great food and fresh grocers”
Joriz
Sai “I would like to see a blend of a commercial space that is open past 6pm together with well-lit communal areas that are safe and clean.” Lucas
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Campsie Town Centre Master Plan|Draft
