Visioning for new communities

In FY24 we initiated visioning processes on several projects. Creating a vision with the community enables their priorities, needs and aspirations to be heard and understood early in the development lifecycle, so that we are equipped with local knowledge to create places that people love to live in.

In Rooty Hill we held an online survey, four popup engagement sessions, an evening workshop and meetings with environmental and historical groups between February and April 2024. Over 400 participants told us what they love about the area, and what they would like to see in the new development. A small workshop was also held with local youth, as a means of targeting an important but often underrepresented demographic.

In Glenfield we held two face-to-face workshops, an online workshop and an online survey in June 2024. Community members told us what they value about Glenfield, and provided ideas for how we could preserve these attributes as the area develops.

In Orange, two workshops were held for locals to tell us about what they would like to see in the public domain, with requests for youth recreation spaces, community gardens and local retail subsequently incorporated into the new masterplan design.

Visioning processes have also been used in more targeted campaigns, for example for the Bella Vista and Kellyville open space consultation, where over 800 interactions with the community identified what they valued most about open space. Engagement activities included a values based online and phone survey, pop-ups, community information sessions and a youth ‘architects’ high school workshop to capture ideas from young people.

Image left: Orange Community Visioning Workshop
Image right: Pop Up Community Visioning stall in Rooty Hill