City Heart Project Timeline
3 December- 2 February 2025
Community Consultation NOW OPEN
Feedback invited through an online survey.
November 2024
FINAL DRAFT Clarence City Heart Plan
Council released the "FINAL" Draft Plan, launching a high-level survey to determine priorities and a January pop up at a Beach Party. No displays, no forums. SRP Group has requested further and more accessible engagement options.
November 2024
A living city heart: recognition of Country
An insight into understanding how to support the recognition of country, by Sharnie Read
June 2023 - Dec 2024
No Community Engagement
A preliminary draft plan was ready to be released to the Community in 2023 but was delayed due to the AFL High-Performance Centre proposal. Engagement was stalled for 18 months.
Mar - May 2023
Community Consultation
The Summary of the Consultations Report again showed the Parklands as the highest priority "For yourself" as well as "For strongest community benefit" at 51 and 52% respectively.
March 2023
City Heart Concepts Report
To develop ideas for the strategic opportunities identified in the Analysis and Key Directions Report.
Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Develop Concepts Report
By MGS Architects
December 2022
Analysis and Key Directions Report by MGS Architects
Established key drivers, principles and opportunities to inform the development of the City Heart Concepts Report
Oct-Dec 2022
Community Consultation
"The key elements are reconfirmed as priorities by the community in line with what we heard in 2020 - 89% Open spaces and the environment".
November 2020
Consultation Summary Report by Timmins Ray
"The most common theme throughout all stages of community consultation was the need to retain public, green open spaces for the enjoyment of the community, now and in the future."
January 2020
Community Consultation
Conducted by independent consultancy, Timmins Ray