Creative City Strategic Plan 2019-29
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SUPPORTING PLAN Creative City Strategic Plan 2019-29 November 2019 Strategic Planning Framework 7 Summary destinations The Strategic Planning Framework (SPF) maps out the role of all current and future Council strategies and plans that work to deliver the vision for the City. The framework works from the highest level of strategic direction in the Safe & Strong Clean & Green Prosperous & Innovative Moving & Integrated Community Strategic Plan through to more A proud inclusive A clean and sustainable city A smart and evolving An accessible city with detailed plans that will eventually drive works community that unites, with healthy waterways and city with exciting great local destinations and projects and programs on the ground. The celebrates and cares natural areas opportunities for many options to get there framework is comprised of the following levels: investment and creativity The COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN (CSP) Safe & Strong documents Clean & Green documents Prosperous & Innovative Moving & Integrated is our highest level plan and translates the are guided by the Social are guided by the documents are guided documents are guided community’s desired outcomes for the city into Inclusion Lead Strategy. Environmental Sustainability by the Prosperity and by the Transport Lead key destinations. The CSP includes community Supporting Plans, Action Lead Strategy. Supporting Innovation Lead Strategy. Strategy. Supporting Plans, suggested actions which can be tested in the Plans and Policies cover Plans, Action Plans and Supporting Plans, Action Action Plans and Policies development of all other plans. such themes as being a Policies cover such Plans and Policies cover cover such themes as child friendly City, children’s themes as managing our such themes as revitalising accessibility, pedestrian services, community safety catchments and waterways, our centres, employment, and cycling networks, are Council’s response to the and crime prevention, natural resources, hazards investment, being SMART pedestrian and road LEAD STRATEGIES CSP and provide high level strategic direction on inclusiveness, community and risks, emergency and creative, and providing safety, transport hubs, key challenges facing the City. They are informed services, universal access, management, biodiversity opportunities for cultural and asset management. 1 by a sound evidence base that considers key reconciliation,ageing, and corporate sustainability. and economic growth. trends and an understanding of the implications community harmony of key issues and opportunities in the City. and youth. SUPPORTING PLANS break down broad theme areas discussed in LEAD STRATEGIES into smaller themes providing high level actions. 2 SUPPORTING PLANS identify broad works Healthy & Active Liveable & Distinctive Leading & Engaged projects and programs required to deliver on these actions. Supporting plans include A motivated city that A well designed, attractive A well- governed city with indicative costing and resourcing requirements nurtures healthy minds city which preserves the brave and future focused and delivery timeframes. and bodies identity and character of leaders who listen local villages DETAILED ACTION PLANS take actions from Healthy & Active Liveable & Distinctive Leading & Engaged SUPPORTING PLANS and identify specific works documents are guided by documents are guided documents are guided by projects and programs required to deliver on the Health and Recreation by the Liveable City Lead Council’s Lead Resourcing 3 these actions. Supporting plans include detailed Lead Strategy. Supporting Strategy. Supporting Plans, Strategies. Supporting costing and resourcing requirements and Plans, Action Plans and Action Plans and Policies Plans, Action Plans and delivery timeframes. Policies cover such themes cover such themes as Policies cover such themes lifelong learning, active preserving the character as open government, and healthy lifestyles, and and personality of centres, managing assets, improving GUIDELINES, POLICIES AND CODES provide providing quality sport and heritage, affordable services, long term funding, detailed information, rules for activities or recreation infrastructure. housing, and well operational excellence, guidance for specific works on Council or managed development. monitoring performance, 4 other lands. being a good employer, civic leadership, and engaging, educating and communicating with our community. Pemulwuy Mural opening, photographed by Chris Woe, 2019 Acknowledgement The City of Canterbury Bankstown acknowledges the traditional country of the Darug (Darag, Dharug, Daruk, Dharuk) and the Eora People. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land. We acknowledge they are of continuing importance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living today. 4 Creative City Strategic Plan 2019-29 Creative City Strategic Plan 2019-29 5 Contents Definitions ������������������������������������������������������ 7 5 What we will do ����������������������������������������������26 1 Message from the City �������������������������������������� 8 5.1 Principles ..............................................................26 2 Overview of Creative City ���������������������������������� 11 5.2 Priority actions ......................................................27 3 Context ��������������������������������������������������������� 12 5.3 Action plan ...........................................................30 3.1 Benefits of creativity for the City ............................. 12 Creativity is everywhere .........................................30 3.2 Planning context .................................................... 12 Active approach ....................................................32 3.3 Snapshot: Creative spaces and activities in CBCity .. 14 Respecting and reflecting our communities .............33 3.4 Council’s role in supporting creativity ...................... 16 Access to creativity and culture ..............................34 3.5 Other facilities ...................................................... 17 Innovation and excellence ......................................35 4 What you told us ��������������������������������������������� 18 5.4 How we will deliver the action plan .........................35 4.1 Consultation process ............................................. 18 4.2 Issues and opportunities identified ......................... 18 4.2.1 People ......................................................... 18 4.2.2 Places ......................................................... 21 4.2.3 Programs .....................................................24 4.2.4 Perception ...................................................25 Definitions Creativity: The creation or invention of something based on imagination and ideas. Culture: The ideas, customs, and social practices of people or society. Cultural facility: Building or space that has been purpose built or repurposed to house cultural organisations or collections, to produce cultural expression or to present creative works. Cultural hub: A cluster of cultural facilities with other attractions like food and retail. Pop-up: Temporary use of spaces for impromptu events, temporary artworks or other uses. 6 Creative City Strategic Plan 2019-29 Creative City Strategic Plan 2019-29 7 01 Message from the City The City of Canterbury Bankstown is Creative City highlights Canterbury-Bankstown’s How can creativity and culture make us a destination City? home to high quality contemporary unique identity and supports creative practices This strategic plan contributes to the seven destinations identified in CBCity 2028, cultural practice as well as grassroots as a way of cultivating distinctive places. Our plan promotes artistic and cultural opportunities an ambitious vision for Canterbury-Bankstown to 2028. The seven destinations are cultural development� With people multidisciplinary, cutting across economic prosperity, urban planning, safety and from over 120 ancestry groups, it for both professional practitioners and the general public. It will also help to shape city inclusion and more. We are proposing to utilise creativity and culture to promote also consists of some of the most connections by encouraging urban design, the outcomes envisioned in these seven destinations. diverse communities in Australia� public art and festivals. Recognising that our We want to build on the strengths of City is not only made up of the built environment, our people and connect them to our but also valuable natural landscapes, the plan Safe and Strong: Prosperous and Innovative: creative places and programs to make also highlights the heritage and cultural value Arts and culture provide creative Creativity brings our city to life. us a destination City� We believe that of our waterways and natural environment. opportunities to record, interpret Festivals, community celebrations, creativity is everywhere, and our This plan emphasises the need for a whole-of- and express who we are to each public art, music, dance, pop-up vision is to harness creativity for a Council approach to coordinating creativity in other and the world, which artists’ studios and more create liveable CBCity� Canterbury-Bankstown and for Council to take promotes shared understanding, vibrant and dynamic centres which a strategic leadership role in this field. We want Our Community Strategic Plan, CBCity 2028, harmony and inclusiveness. attract people to live, work and to be proactive