Stage Three

The nine themes were consolidated into six key focus areas as there was significant overlap between several topics. A series of engagement events were planned to discuss the topics in detail and work towards strategies and actions for the shared community plan.

Events were organised around the following topics:

Planning for more people (housing density and diversity, transport, parking and heritage)
Parks and greenery (parks, open spaces, streetscapes and recreation)
Entertainment and shopping (retail, events, tourism and nightlife)
Our sense of community (unique village atmosphere, lifestyle and identity)

Almost 300 community members participated in these events, generating a further 1500 ideas. Participants included members of the community who live in, work in, or are visitors to the City of Subiaco, and are passionate about the future of the city. The workshops received very positive feedback, with many participants attending more than one session.

In August 2011, during stage three, the Department of Local Government introduced the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework, which requires all local governments across Western Australia to undertake community engagement to inform a Strategic Community Plan. As the City of Subiaco was already well into this process, a commitment was made to deliver on the department's requirements by 1 July 2012 – one year earlier than legislative requirements.

The stage three events were as follows:

Planning for more people community conference	Approximately eighty residents, workers and visitors to the City of Subiaco joined us for an all-day planning for more people community conference at the Subiaco Arts Centre.
Parks and greenery community workshop	The parks and greenery community workshop focused on the challenges the city will face in the future with regard to managing parks and green spaces in a drying climate, as well as the different types of open space the community would like to see in Subiaco.
Entertainment and shopping business after hours event	A number of enthusiastic members of the Subiaco business community joined us for an after hours entertainment and shopping evening workshop.
Entertainment and shopping community workshop	Many passionate members of the Subiaco community came together for the entertainment and shopping community workshop.
Planning for more people planners and architects workshop	Planners, architects and developers contributed their expertise and professional opinions at a specialised workshop on planning for more people.
Twenty-five to forties networking lunch	Young workers from the city's business community attended a networking lunch at the Subiaco Hotel, where they had the opportunity to workshop their ideas for the future of the city.
Our sense of community workshop	Approximately seventy people were present at the Palms Community Centre for the our sense of community workshop.

View photos from stage three events in our image gallery.

Think2030 was the City of Subiaco's community visioning process, which produced our Strategic Community Plan.