What we want to see within ten years
Goal 6: Places are connected, accessible and well maintained
Goals are how the Shire has interpreted and grouped the things that the community wants everyone to work together to improve over the next ten years
Goal Outcomes:
- Towns are easy to get around safely and sustainably🚴🏿♀️ - Places are connected by safe, accessible, well maintained roads, footpaths, cycle ways and trails.
- Connecting to shops and services🛒 - Attractive and resilient Town Centres that connect residents and visitors to shops and services
Background:
Mobility is necessary for work and leisure activities. For many people, a good transportation network is important to satisfy needs such as shopping, education and recreation. The community would like to see places in the towns connected by well-maintained infrastructure to allow travel by foot, bicycle, car and the future option of buses.
Creating attractive and resilient town centres requires the activation of public spaces by transforming them in ways people relate best to; through collaboration with the community to develop placemaking initiatives and engaging activities in public places that improve the quality of life for residents and the experience of visitors. This would include public art, landscaping, lighting, seating, play features, pedestrian pathways, alfresco dining and events.
The community wants to see the towns look attractive and welcoming for residents and visitors. They would like to see improvements to streetscapes and promote greater vibrancy and activity within town centres, particularly through a mix of commercial and residential development. Communities have reported that this impacts on tourism spending in towns and affects liveability. The community wants to see significant investment and improvements to the appearance of their town centres as has happened in other Kimberley towns in recent years.
Mobility is necessary for work and leisure activities. For many people, a good transportation network is important to satisfy needs such as shopping, education and recreation. The community would like to see places in the towns connected by well-maintained infrastructure to allow travel by foot, bicycle, car and the future option of buses.
Creating attractive and resilient town centres requires the activation of public spaces by transforming them in ways people relate best to; through collaboration with the community to develop placemaking initiatives and engaging activities in public places that improve the quality of life for residents and the experience of visitors. This would include public art, landscaping, lighting, seating, play features, pedestrian pathways, alfresco dining and events.
The community wants to see the towns look attractive and welcoming for residents and visitors. They would like to see improvements to streetscapes and promote greater vibrancy and activity within town centres, particularly through a mix of commercial and residential development. Communities have reported that this impacts on tourism spending in towns and affects liveability. The community wants to see significant investment and improvements to the appearance of their town centres as has happened in other Kimberley towns in recent years.
More about 6.1 Towns are easy to get around safely and sustainably 🚴🏿♀️
The community would like to see places in the towns connected by well maintained infrastructure to allow travel by foot, bicycle, car and the future option of buses.
More about 6.2 Connecting to shops and services 🛒
Creating attractive and resilient town centres requires the activation of public spaces by transforming them in ways people relate best to; through collaboration with the community to develop placemaking initiatives and engaging activities in public places that improve the quality of life for residents and the experience of visitors. This would include public art, landscaping, lighting, seating, play features, pedestrian pathways, alfresco dining and events.
The community wants to see the towns look attractive and welcoming for residents and visitors. They would like to see improvements to streetscapes and promote greater vibrancy and activity within town centres, particularly through a mix of commercial and residential development. Communities have reported that this impacts on tourism spending in towns and affects liveability. The community wants to see significant investment and improvements to the appearance of their town centres as has happened in other Kimberley towns in recent years.
Encourage collaboration with the community to develop placemaking initiatives and engaging activities in public places that improve the quality of life for residents and the experience of visitors.
Significant investment is required to implement desired improvements to the appearance of town centres.
The community wants to see the towns look attractive and welcoming for residents and visitors. They would like to see improvements to streetscapes and promote greater vibrancy and activity within town centres, particularly through a mix of commercial and residential development. Communities have reported that this impacts on tourism spending in towns and affects liveability. The community wants to see significant investment and improvements to the appearance of their town centres as has happened in other Kimberley towns in recent years.
Encourage collaboration with the community to develop placemaking initiatives and engaging activities in public places that improve the quality of life for residents and the experience of visitors.
Significant investment is required to implement desired improvements to the appearance of town centres.
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What we will do
Shire's Role in achieving the Goal:
Ensure places are connected by safe, accessible and well-maintained roads, footpaths, cycle ways and trails.
Ensure places are connected by safe, accessible and well-maintained roads, footpaths, cycle ways and trails.
Developing strategies and the Shire's Response
Based on input and feedback from the community, available statistics and analysis by local and national agencies the following response have been identified as the best ways to achieve the community goal.
Based on input and feedback from the community, available statistics and analysis by local and national agencies the following response have been identified as the best ways to achieve the community goal.
Shire strategies in achieving the goal:
- Increase the use of active transport with improved paths, cycleways and end-of-trip facilities and improve road safety and connectivity.
- Plan and deliver vibrant, attractive town centres that support services for residents and visitors
Linking the Shire strategies to the goal outcomes:
6.1 Towns are easy to get around safely and sustainably 🚴🏿♀️ |
Places are connected by safe, accessible, well maintained roads, footpaths, cycle ways and trails. Increase the use of active transport with improved paths, cycleways and end-of-trip facilities and improve road safety and connectivity. |
6.2 Connecting to services and shops 🛒 |
Attractive and resilient Town Centres that connect residents and visitors to shops and services The Shire will work to improve streetscapes and attract accessible services and shops to town centres. |
What do you think the Shire should do?
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Community comment
Community aspirations:
- Prioritise pedestrian movement by creating interesting, safe and comfortable routes throughout the Town Centres
- Improve the public realm through beautification initiatives that support and stimulate local business, investment and employment
- Children can safely cycle to and from school. Ability to push a pram home safely from the shops
- Towns are easy to get around safely and sustainably
2021 Community Scorecard Perception Survey:
Community Vision Survey:
Community Vision survey - Wyndham
Safe, accessible footpaths/ Cycle-ways
Development of town centre
- Maintenance of sealed roads - Provide more regular road maintenance, resealing and repair of damaged roads.
- How Kununurra town centre is being developed - Facilitate the redevelopment of the town centre
- Improved infrastructure including fixing damaged road surfaces, better drainage, improved lighting and streetscapes, and more footpaths, cycle-ways and trails for better connectivity.
- Streetscapes - Respondents want their local area to look nice. Topical issues include planting and maintenance of lawn and trees, control of weeds and cleaning and repair of public amenities and spaces.
Community Vision Survey:
Community Vision survey - Wyndham
- Crime
Safe, accessible footpaths/ Cycle-ways
- Upgrade pathways
- Better footpaths and streets. Also better drainage in a lot of the old streets
- Cycle path around/ across Lily creek
- more walk paths
Development of town centre
- Better shopping precinct
- encourage modern new town developments. The hotel Kununurra block, Papuana St
- Encourage redevelopment of Coles shopping precinct. (currently it would be the worst shopping centre in Australia. Its a disgrace to the owners and shows their contempt towards the town
- More investment in the CBD like Broome and Derby
- More entertainment for young professionals working in Kununurra. Encourage more bars in town, more coffee shops etc.
- Some shade at car parks would be great on this climate. The airport for example Coles would also be amazing but I assume that’s private. But it would be wonderful
- The JSW block to be made available for Tourist / Hotel / Resort development. JSW Holdings to relocate.
- A town centre revitalisation is well overdue, A economic investment in the community.
- More toilets accessible 24 hours a day
- Better car park
- Clean up the broken glass around town
- Recognition and incorporation of natural landscape and heritage/culture in streetscapes in town areas
- Town beautification
- More street art
- A greener town with grass and trees everywhere not bare poisoned dirt.
