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Creating Safer Places… Greater Dandenong Council’s Approach to Managing Public Realm Impacts

Creating Safer Places… Greater Dandenong Council’s Approach to Managing Public Realm Impacts Dona Macik Community Safety & Wellbeing Officer Community Development Unit City of Greater Dandenong. The City of Greater Dandenong. Most culturally diverse, 156 birthplaces

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Creating Safer Places… Greater Dandenong Council’s Approach to Managing Public Realm Impacts

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  1. Creating Safer Places… Greater Dandenong Council’s Approachto Managing Public Realm Impacts Dona Macik Community Safety & Wellbeing Officer Community Development Unit City of Greater Dandenong

  2. The City of Greater Dandenong • Most culturally diverse, 156 birthplaces • For 55 %, English isn’t first language • At-risk youth • Growing aged pop’n • Lowest weekly income is $395 {metro $592} • Highest gambling losses in the State • 43% higher crime rate

  3. What does this mean for Council? It means, it’s complex… Multiple legislative frameworks & Acts Health, culture, environs, economic, social priorities Stakeholders, governments & planning sectors Limited resources & facilities Conflicting, or lack of evidence / vested interests Community Safety issues surface in the public realm

  4. What works? • Integrated planning • Consultation & partnerships • Place-making & management

  5. Revitalising Central Dandenong Market Plaza CGD & Drum DNG Station Metro 3175 DNG Park

  6. Displacement

  7. Public Art & Lighting Installations RCD, CGD, DPCD, Places Victoria

  8. Dandenong Railway Station Action Plan RCD, CGD, DPCD, Places Victoria, Victoria Police, DoT, Metro Trains, Neighourhood Watch

  9. Foster St Precinct CGD, Victoria Police, Foster St Traders Group, RCD

  10. NO Drinking in Public CGD, Victoria Police, Traders, Community

  11. Pop-up Park Mission Australia, DPCD, RCD, CGD, Victoria Police, Traders, Community Groups, Youth Networks

  12. Evaluation & Monitoring

  13. Alcohol Management Framework • Licensing & Public Safety Team • Victoria Police Harm Indicators • Non-identifying • Ambulance Data • Police Calls • ABS Weightings • Geo-coded • Location Name • Demographics • Incident • Data Sharing MOUs

  14. Integrate planning across Council/s & sectors Consult & keep communicating Respect different perspectives Place-make & sustain it Build ongoing partnerships Build an evidence-base to support evaluation Keep calm…and carry on Learnings

  15. Thank you

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