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