Scorecard

Community Scorecard survey 2021

Strategic planning and research company Catalyse conducted a MARKYT® Community Scorecard survey, which is a best practice approach for
local governments to evaluate community needs and aspirations when developing their strategic community plans.

The survey was open from March 2021 to April 2021 and was sent to all 2,000 plus PO Box addresses in the Shire. It was also advertised widely through local media, newsletters and the Shire’s website and Facebook pages, inviting all members of the community to participate. People could either complete the paper survey or online.

Scorecard results 2021

Summary of results

The 2021 survey highlighted that the community would like the Shire to focus on the following high priority areas:

Community Safety and crime prevention - Facilitate a reduction in youth committing crimes by introducing a range of initiatives. Advocate for greater police presence in the Shire, especially at night-time. Provide an expansion and improvements to the CCTV network.
Maintenance of sealed roads - Provide more regular road maintenance, resealing and repair of damaged roads.
Playgrounds, parks and reserves - Undertake upgrades, expansions and maintenance of parks and playgrounds. Facilitate the development of more recreational opportunities.
Services and facilities for youth - Provide more activities for youth that cater to a diverse range of interests. Facilitate the development of a safe house or youth centre. Facilitate the development of more safe youth hang-out spaces and accompanying facilities.
How Kununurra town centre is being developed - Facilitate the redevelopment of the town centre
Access to Housing - Facilitate more housing to meet current and future shortages

Community driven Actions

Community Safety and crime prevention

Challenges

Community driven Actions

Level of crime, including break-ins, stolen cars, vandalism and violence especially in cars, in Kununurra
Young people involved in criminal and antisocial behaviour.
Lack of accountability and responsibility taken by parents for youth involved in taken by parents for youth involved in crime.
Crime at night

Facilitate a reduction in youth committing crimes by introducing a range of initiatives, such as:

funding more youth workers
providing more youth activities and services (especially at night)
providing youth education programs
providing a youth shelter or youth social house

Advocate for harsher consequences for criminal behaviour and penalties for the parents of juvenile offenders
Advocate for greater police presence in the Shire, especially at nighttime (i.e., more police officers, more patrols and more police on the streets)
Provide an expansion and improvements to the CCTV network (i.e., more cameras expansion and improvements to the CCTV network more cameras throughout the Shire, number plate recognition, cameras at schools and businesses).

Maintenance of Sealed Roads

Challenges	Community driven Actions
Level	Facilitate