Draft City Master Plan 2011-2040

Overview of community engagement conducted April/May 2011

As well as informing the development of our Strategic Plan 2011-2015, Council also used the feedback from create20forty to inform the development of our Draft City Master Plan 2011-2040.

The Draft City Master Plan is the physical expression of Council's vision and objectives for our City and consists of eight maps and associated commentary to describe the main physical features of our City as envisaged for 2040. The plan is linked with Council's other strategic documents including the Strategic Plan 2011-2015, the long-term financial plan and asset management plans and is consistent with the objectives of South Australia's Strategic Plan and the 30 Year Plan for Greater Adelaide.

Summary of community engagement activities

From 13 April to 13 May 2011, the community and other key stakeholders were invited to have their say on the draft plan.

Copies of the document and feedback forms were available from the Civic Centre, Recreation Centres, Library and Community Centres or from Council's website. In addition:

a public notice appeared in the Messenger Press
Banners were erected on Civic Park in the final week of the engagement period
notices in the Gully Views, Council's regular column in the Leader Messenger

Written submissions

Written feedback was sought on each of the eight maps and supporting commentary, specifically asking:

what do you like and why
what don't you like and why

We received 44 written responses from the community and other key stakeholders such as Government agencies, non-government organisations (NGOs) and businesses. A number of Council staff also provided feedback on the document.

Community workshops

An alternative way for the community to provide their feedback was to participate in one of two workshops held at Council's Civic Centre on 2 & 4 May 2011. A total of 21 community members (plus three Councillors) attended.

Youth workshop

On 22 February we held an interactive and fun workshop with over 50 students from Golden Grove High School, Kildare College and Modbury High to glean ideas for the City Master Plan. The students discussed key themes including housing, transport, entertainment, recreation and industry for the Modbury and Golden Grove precincts, thinking about the present and how these areas might look in 2040.

Community engagement outcomes

The feedback was used to further develop and refine the final version of the City Master Plan 2011-2040 which was endorsed by Council on 28 June 2011.

The final version of the City Master Plan consists of the following maps and with commentary:

Sites of high environmental value
Sites of key economic activity
Urban renewal
Areas of cultural interest
Key Council community hubs
Key multi-use community and recreation centres
Local and regional connections
Key open space areas.

A summary of the comments in relation to each map within the City Master Plan, including the response from Council staff, is available below:

Draft City Master Plan-précis of submissions

Alternatively all of the comments received can be viewed in the documents below.

Please note:All personal contact details have been removed from the submissions from community members.In the interests of transparency, written responses have been transcribed verbatim with minimal editing. Therefore some spelling and/or grammatical errors may exist.

Draft City Master Plan-summary of community responses

Draft City Master Plan-summary of govt, business etc responses

Draft City Master Plan-Youth Workshop comments

Draft City Master Plan-Community Workshop comments

Next steps

Next we will be working on the precinct planning stage, where we will be drilling down into more detail in a number of identified areas around the City. We will again be engaging with the community and other key stakeholders and asking for feedback with the first round of precinct planning due to commence in the latter half of 2011.

Further information

If you have any questions regarding the City Master Plan 2011-2040, please contact us on 8397 7444.