People and place

1. PEOPLE AND
PLACE
Diverse, multicultural community.
Shared community facilities.
Build on the strength of sporting, recreational and
educational activities in the area.
Ensure intergenerational connections
Consult more with Aboriginal people.
Walkability and bike paths.
Public art that reflects local history and creates
opportunities for local artists.
Spaces that encourage incidental interactions.
Define and enhance the Heart of
Beaconsfield's unique identity
and sense of place in a way that
creates, supports and enhances
existing community networks
and services and is inclusive and
appealing , and interesting to all
population groups.
What you told us...

2. BUILDING
FORMS
Encourage sustainable forms with regard to orientation,
passive heating and cooling and use of renewable energy.
Dot higher density around and allow space for amenity.
Demonstration projects.
Encourage high quality,
sustainable and interesting
buildings that add to the
identity and character of the
area.What you told us...

3. SUSTAINABILTY AND
INNOVATION
Engage with the best sustainable planners architects, builders and other professionals from the start.
Quality design, but with flair, colour and informality.
Allow adequate budget so innovative housing actually happens.
Ensure structures use minimal energy and employ more sustainable systems.
Use best practice energy efficiencies.
Use solar panels in schools and clubs.
Do (new) energy efficient development on vacant lots.
Use renewable energy to service the area.
Ensure spaces are well designed for enhanced community use.
High quality design in Davis Park (just because it’s public housing doesn’t mean it should be poor in
quality and design)
Don’t demolish viable housing in Davis Park: this is a waste of money.
Provide opportunities for
leadership and demonstration in
sustainability, design and
innovation
What you told us...

4. STREETS AND
PUBLIC OPEN
SPACES
Cater to all ages.
More trees.
More public open space and nature play areas.
Ensure intergenerational connections
Upgrade existing sporting facilities.
Create a multi-purpose public sporting space around the school.
Improve cycle paths and include footpaths on both sides of the street.
Provide safe, pleasant,
accessible, active, connected
and inclusive streets and public
open spaces for a growing
population.
What you told us...

5. HOUSING FOR
EVERYONE
More housing diversity.
Provide housing and services to support aging in place.
Provide special purpose housing e.g. for Activ clients.
10 % social housing.
Include small housing.
High density, but not high-rise.
Employ height restrictions.
Mixed density development
Include alternative housing models such as co-operative and group housing.
Sustainable design and materials.
Instigate
transformational
housing renewal that
results in improved
diversity and
affordability of housing
for a range of people
including the elderly,
youth, students, families
and people with
disabilities.
What you told us ....

6. GETTING
AROUND
Some areas need access to more direct public transport,
fewer stops and round-about trips.
Light rail on South Street.
Extend the CAT bus route into the suburbs.
Better/more footpaths and cycle paths
Link activity nodes.
Avoid cul-de-sacs.
Lighting for night use.
Green link from Clontarf Hill to Manning Park,
Booyeembarra Park and Hollis Park
As many connections though the Salentina ridge as
possible, for cars and pedestrians.
Improve the sense of
connectivity and wayfinding
across and beyond the master
plan area particularly for walking
and cycling and improved access
to public transport.
What you told us ....
GETTING
AROUND