2. Placemaking Recommendations –
Strategic Focus
• Numerous staff within the organisation that have an
integral part to play in respect to place making, have
various perspectives on the meaning of place making
• These variances are beneficial for the organisation
however there are no organisational wide guiding
principles or definitions of place making for the City
of Charles Sturt
3. Placemaking Recommendations –
Strategic Focus
• It is recommended that such guiding principles and a
definition of place making are developed to ensure a
coordinated approach that meets the intended
objectives of the Community and Corporate Plan is
implemented
4. Placemaking Recommendations –
Empower Staff and Community
• There are numerous staff across business units that
are aware of the concept of place making and are
directly involved in this activity as part of their role,
however many are not and do not believe they have
an ability to participate in place making in their day
to day roles.
5. Placemaking Recommendations –
Empower Staff and Community
• Numerous staff are in fact involved in place making
but do not make the connection that the event they
are holding or program being delivered is in fact a
form of place making
• It is recommended that the profile of place making is
heightened to empower staff to make this important
connection between their roles and the creation of
vibrant places
6. Placemaking Recommendations –
Empower Staff and Community
• Residents closest to places often have innovative
ideas to reinvigorate areas and create active and
vibrant spaces, therefore substantial opportunities
become available by empowering the community
7. Placemaking Recommendations –
Empower Staff and Community
• Council has a role to play in building capacity of
citizens, inspiring individuals, communities and
organisation to ‘think outside the box’ and take
personal responsibility for improving public spaces,
vibrant communities and prosperous shopping
centers
8. Placemaking Recommendations –
Empower Staff and Community
• It is important that Council support these activities
and consider opportunities to remove ‘red tape’ to
facilitate place making and have guidelines and funds
available to ensure ideas can be supported by
Council
9. Placemaking Recommendations – Specific
ideas, Food trucks, wifi and more…
• Significant momentum has generated in the last 12-
24 months for ‘fork on the road’ events where
numerous food trucks congregate at a designated
location attracting significant crowds
• Approach ‘fork on the road’ organisers to discuss
opportunities for future events to be held at iconic
sites within our City to raise the profile of our City
and the numerous attractions available
10. Placemaking Recommendations – Specific
ideas, Food trucks, wifi and more…
• Adelaide City Council has recently announced its roll
out of extensive free wifi locations throughout
Adelaide City which has been very positively received
by residents and visitors
• The introduction of free wifi at key locations
throughout the City of Charles Sturt has the potential
to create more vibrant and attractive places and
should be considered
11. Placemaking Recommendations – Specific
ideas, Food trucks, wifi and more…
• The City of Charles Sturt Inner West Place Making
Framework (March 2013) presents a range of
innovative suggestions for place making activities
• Given the quality place making actions identified in
the framework, it is recommended that this
document is critically reviewed and a coordinated
strategic approach is applied to its implementation
12. Placemaking Recommendations – Specific
ideas, Food trucks, wifi and more…
• The Woodville Town Hall has undergone significant,
presenting an opportunity for Council to attract
performances to the venue which will have positive
social and economic impacts to the surrounding area
• The development of a Woodville Town Hall
prospectus and the consequential widespread
marketing of the venue is encouraged in order to
attract the most suitable use of the facility
