Working with the community for a healthier, safer, greener and more caring Illawarra
and Communities for Children Shellharbour
Child Friendly By Design Project
Project Brief
Project Background
This community based project is part of the Communities for Children Shellharbour, funded through the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy initiative of the Australian Government. The overall strategy addresses the needs of young children 0-5 years 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.
Aims:
The ‘Child Friendly by Design’ project aims to:
1. Create community, organisation and business awareness about the concept and approach to creating a child friendly city.
2. Develop indicators which can be used to assess how child friendly a place is.
3. Use Child Friendly Design principles to create two site designs in the 2527 and 2529 areas.
4. Create a resource kit which supports planners, developers, community and other decision makers to consider and apply child friendly design principals to planning and development processes.
5. Develop an action plan and encourage ongoing commitment by businesses, Council and Developers to pursuing Child Friendly design in Shellharbour LGA.
Strategies:
1. The Child Friendly Site Design activity will consult widely with the local community including children, young people and families to develop indicators for assessing the child friendliness of two selected sites in the 2527 and 2529 postcode areas. From these indicators, local groups will continue to work with an urban design consultant to create site designs. The indicators will be communicated to other key stakeholders and an action plan for the two sites will be developed and communicated to key decision makers eg. Shellharbour City Council.
2. The Child Friendly by Design Resource activity will work with local developers, urban planners, Shellharbour City Council, and the local Chambers of Commerce and businesses to raise awareness and commitment to the concept of Child Friendly Design. This will involve training and professional development opportunities to increase local capacity for the integration of child friendly concepts into existing work.
This activity will also develop and produce a resource kit which will support planners, developers, community and other decision makers to consider and apply child friendly design principals to planning and development processes.
It is hoped that through these strategies and the success of the site design work it will serve to encourage Shellharbour City to pursue formal involvement with the UNESCO Child Friendly Cities program.
Project Timeline
The project will operate from November, 2007 until the end of June, 2009.
Structure and Staffing
Healthy Cities Illawarra, a non-profit organisation (www.healthycitiesill.org.au) which has been operating in the Illawarra for 20 years will be coordinating the project. Staffing will include a part time project manager, project officer and an urban design consultant will be involved throughout all phases of the project.
Enquiries
Debra Langridge
Project Coordinator
Child Friendly By Design Project
Healthy Cities Illawarra
Phone: 4226 5000
Email: Debra@healthycitiesill.org.au
Hours: Tues and Wed, 8.45am to 3.45pm
Child Friendly By Design Project
Urban Planning & Design Consultant
Expression of Interest
Healthy Cities Illawarra is seeking expressions of interest from urban planners/designers interested in working closely with a small team on a new ‘Child Friendly By Design’ project in the Shellharbour local government area. The consultant will provide urban planning and design expertise throughout all phases of the project. The consultant will need to have relevant urban design and planning qualifications, strong project management experience, a philosophical commitment to the principles of child friendly design and experience undertaking community urban design projects. The consultant should also be comfortable working with all stakeholders including community, businesses, local government and developers.
The consultant would:
Participate in community consultations and educational sessions on child friendly design
- Participate in the development of Child Friendly by Design indicators
- Provide expert advice and assistance to explain and promote Child Friendly by Design concepts at workshops and meetings etc.
- Develop child friendly site plans for two locations within 2527 and 2529 postcode areas.
- Provide support and assistance on the future implementation of vision and action plans
The project will operate until June 2009. Further information see the attached project brief.
Enquiries:
Debra Langridge Jill Vickery
Project Coordinator Project Officer
Child Friendly By Design Project
Healthy Cities Illawarra
Phone: (02) 4226 5000
Email: Debra@healthycitiesill.org.aujillv@healthycitiesill.org.au
Website:www.healthycitiesill.org.au
This project is funded by the Federal Government’s Communities For Children Initiative
and COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDREN SHELLHARBOUR
Expression of Interest Application
Please provide information for the details below :
1. Company Name and Contact Person Details.
2. Key Staff and Qualifications.
3. Business Capacity/Capabilities (Please attach as necessary).
4. Relevant Previous Experience.
Please include details relating to consulting and working with communities, and, developing concept designs in association with the community sector, developers and planning bodies.
5. What do you see as key principles relating to the Child Friendly by Design Project?
6. What do you perceive as challenges relating to this project?
7. Preliminary costings for consultancy services.
Please forward your completed expressions of interest application by 20 December2007 to:
Debra Langridge
Project Coordinator
Child Friendly by Design Project
Healthy Cities Illawarra
63 Auburn Street
Wollongong. NSW. 2500
Email: Debra@healthycitiesill.org.au
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