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Version 2

Date changed 08/06/2023

Modified by Annalise Cummings

Parkes Shire Council is preparing the Parkes Liveability Strategy to apply to the whole of the Parkes Shire.

The Parkes Liveability Strategy is a transformative way to identify, measure and strengthen the community’s liveability assets and plan for any necessary improvements from a local resident viewpoint. It focuses on our feelings about place, community and everyday quality of life in the Parkes Shire.

We are asking everyone in the Parkes Shire to participate in a survey being rolled out by leading social demographers Place Score. The Place Score Liveable Neighbourhood Survey is being used to provide specific local data on the liveability of Parkes Shire and will align with the 2023 Australian Liveability Census and other Place Score aligned liveability strategies. The survey will measure liveability in the Parkes Shire around the following liveability themes:

• Character

• Community

• Economy

• Environmental Sustainability

• Social facilities and services

• Housing and development

• Management and safety

• Movement

• Open space

Parkes Shire Council will also be undertaking a ‘deeper dive’ with interested organisations, community groups and individuals in addition to the survey to learn more about how services and facilities under its control can be reviewed in the future to improve liveability.

Because we will know more about how everyone feels about the Parkes Shire following the survey and direct engagement phases, the Parkes Liveability Strategy will become a vital tool in fine-tuning strategies and policies guiding sustainable development in the Parkes Shire.

As a first step in the Parkes Liveability Strategy process, the Parkes Liveability Issues Paper has been prepared to explain the framework that is to be applied to develop the Parkes Liveability Strategy and to foster interest and discussion from the wider community.