Working with the community for a healthier, safer, greener and more caring Illawarra
Child Friendly By Design Project
Click to download the September 08 project update (1.43 mb)
The Child Friendly by Design Project , conducted by Healthy Cities Illawarra,is one of the strategies that make up Communities for Children Shellharbour, funded through the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy Initiative of the Australian Government. It aims to address the needs of young children and their families to give children the best possible start in life – directly assisting young children, and the context in which they live, in the Shellharbour area.
Based on United Nations and UNICEF strategies, the Child Friendly by Design Project seeks to involve children, young people and families in the design and redesign of spaces and places in Shellharbour. It also seeks to develop a set of Child Friendly Indicators to assist planners, developers and designers in Shellharbour to create more child and family friendly spaces.
The project will celebrate and promote the child and family friendly places and spaces that currently exist in Shellharbour. The use of the project’s Child Friendly Indicators will be encouraged for use within the planning department of local council, and also at the developers’ and urban designers’ tables.
Some planning processes do not involve giving children and families a ‘voice’ on what is important about the places and spaces that surround them. The Child Friendly by Design Project hopes to encourage children and families to become involved in the planning and design process, as well as providing opportunities with council, developers and designers for this to occur. Part of this process will involve asking members of the Shellharbour community – children, families, business people, developers – what they think a ‘child friendly’ space looks like. This information will be used to formulate the Child Friendly Indicators, that will help to continue to make Shellharbour more child and family friendly.
The Child Friendly by Design project team will help formulate working parties for the 2527 and 2529 postcodes, made up of representatives from all aspects of the business and service community, local council, developers and community members. These working parties will select a pilot site for either design or redesign, using our Child Friendly Indicators.
“This project is so exciting for so many reasons, but especially because it is one of the first of its kind in the nation. It’s Shellharbour’s chance to set the benchmark for Child Friendly by Design!” Debra Langridge, Project Coordinator, Child Friendly by Design Project.
Child Friendly by Design Project Contacts :
Debra Langridge
Project Coordinator
Phone : (02) 4226 5000
debra@healthyillawarra.org.au
Hours: Tues and Wed, 8.45am to 3.45pmGeoff Woolcock
Urban Planner & Design Consultant
Griffith University, Q’sld
Phone: (07) 3735 3511
Email: g.woolcock@griffith.edu.auFor additional information visit the Shellharbour Kids website by clicking here
Plans Open for Community Consultation
Albion Park CBD Community Precinct
The Child Friendly by Design Project is planning to redesign a space in Albion Park CBD Community Precinct to be more child and family friendly. Your thoughts and ideas on this location are important to us.
Download a map/drawing of the DRAFT proposed redesign by clicking in the link below.
The draft proposed redesign has been produced following extensive community and stakeholder consultation. Your feedback on the design is now sought.
Albion Park_CP Draft Plan Part 1 (Dec 08) (9.84MB)
Albion Park_CP Draft Plan Part 2 (Dec 08) (8.73MB)
Shell Cove (The Knoll)
The Child Friendly by Design Project and Australand is planning to design The Knoll at Shell Cove to be a child and family friendly space. The Knoll is located on the high side of the Figtree Park off Fairways Drive. Your thoughts and ideas on this location are important to us.
Download a map/drawing of the DRAFT proposed design by clicking in the link below.
Shell Cove_The Knoll Draft Plan (504KB)
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