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Wellsford area residents are being asked to make their voices heard on priorities for the town over the next 10 years at a pop-up interactive display in a main street shop next month.
Wellsford Community Voice will ask people to vote on a range of projects that have been suggested by individuals, businesses and community organisations at a range of ‘Community Conversations’ held over the past six months.
Group coordinator Kym Burke said those events had asked three basic questions about Wellsford:
“Where have we come from, where are we now and where do we want to go in the future?”
“The result of those conversations was a colourful, creative line of input and people got really engaged,” she said. “There are a lot passionate people in the community, with great ideas of what they want to see.”
As many groups and people as possible were encouraged to submit answers and ideas, all of which has now been collated into key themes and potential projects that will be displayed in an empty shop at 187 Rodney Street, between The Meat Company butcher and Bay Audiology, from March 5 to 9.
People will be asked to prioritise and vote on areas such as community safety and connection; accessibility and activity; Wellsford as a destination; pride in local heritage; training and education; and the natural environment. Community Voice member Heather Burnan said once the votes were in, it was important to formalise a plan.
“Once we have that, the community will need to take it forward,” she said. “One of the things will be deciding what to prioritise this year, over five years and over 10 years. It’s important for people to see things happening, to get the community excited.”
The pop-up display will be open to the community from 10am to 1pm on Tuesday, March 5; 1pm to 4.30pm on Wednesday, March 6; and 10am to 1pm on Thursday, March 7 and Saturday, March 9.
