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Re: Comments on draft Frankston 2025 Community Vision THE FOLLOWING KEY POINTS RAISED ABOUT THE DRAFT FRANKSTON 2025 COMMUNITY VISION WERE PROVIDED BY THE STUDENT LEADERS OF CARRUM DOWNS SECONDARY COLLEGE. WE THANK THE STUDENTS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COMMENT ON THE DRAFT, AND TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO, AND WHAT COUNCIL CAN DO TO HELP ACHIEVE THE COMMUNITY VISION. KEY POINTS RAISED ABOUT THE DRAFT VISION: • The students said that the draft vision is not simple to understand, and some of the terms used were not familiar (the example of ‘environmentally sustainable’ was used). They suggested simplifying the language so that younger people could relate to it better. KEY POINTS RAISED ABOUT THE VISION THEMES: 3.1 Connected Community What we can do… • Organise a team for football or another sport and have a team get together with family and friends • Organise a community centre at a crèche or kindergarten • Have a community newspaper • Organise a beach or pool party What can Council do? • Council can raise money for the things the community needs • Organise a carnival to raise money • Get a few people who would like to be part of making a community newspaper together by holding a meeting 3.2 Clean and green What we can do… • Recycle • Use smart cars • Use a pooper scooper • Walk instead of driving • Think about what you are doing and how it contributes to greenhouse gases • Don’t use plastic bags • Plant a tree • Don’t litter • Don’t waste paper • Fix school taps so they don’t keep running • Rainwater tanks for school • Build a wildlife reserve • Give wild animals food • Use water wisely • Re-use water • Don’t chop down trees • Use compost bins • Put on a jumper – turn off the heater • Build vegetable gardens • Turn off your lights at night time when you sleep • Pick up animal droppings • Pick up dog poo so no one steps in it • Give animals a fair go • Every minute the shower is on, you use 13 litres of water • To violence against animals Frankston says no! • Walk more or car pool • Fill the sink with water when doing dishes instead of the tap running • Use water wisely • Recycle water • Wildlife restoration places • Siphon bath water onto the garden • Get buses in Sandhurst • Reduce, recycle and reuse • Use the clothes line and not the dryer • Turn off lights when not in use • Use open curtains to conserve energy • Use water saver shower heads What can Council do? • Smaller versions of Ballam Park • More bins in public places • More pooper scoopers in parks • Fine people if they litter • More garbage men • More parks in Carrum Downs and Skye • Volunteers • Tourists • Graffiti walls where people can display tags etc. • Council educate people to turn off lights in shopping centres • Save energy • Have butt bins readily available • Concrete Potts road and Wedge road to reduce accidents • More sporting facilities • Next time you build an estate install underground tanks so that the water can be captured during building • Fix up the footpaths so that we feel safe from traffic • Make the roads bicycle friendly • Have less sleazy taxi drivers • Taxis should cost less money • More tennis courts • Safe public transport 3.3 Rich and vibrant culture What we can do… • Organise more events and festivals – school fete • Get involved in events in the community • Paint bins and light poles • Community! • Stop all graffiti and tagging around the area of Frankston • Showcase more artwork for our visitors to see • More information about our cultures for our visitors • Have more art shows around our city • Have annual cleaning days • Hold more community festivals • Get schools to participate in making community artwork • More information days for students to learn about the arts and cultures of our area • Have more speakers talk to people about arts and culture • More advertising for the cultures and arts around Frankston • We can stop littering (more bins!) • As a school we can educate others on the rich and vibrant cultures and the arts of Frankston • We can hold art and culture shows at the school • Create community culture clubs • Paint and brighten up streets by creating art • Have aspiring artists create art to place around Frankston • Provide more information at the school when festivals are being held around the community • Paint and decorate Frankston’s bus lines to attract people to Frankston • Celebrate all the different cultures What can Council do? • Help restore the foreshore bridge • Organise more events and festivals • Provide free language classes so we can learn another language • Make more parks and picnic areas • Cultural art gallery • More markets • Get a Krispy Kreme doughnut store • More sculptures on the Frankston foreshore • A community concert • A culture parade of all different cultures • Have a ‘Frankston Idol’ (like ‘Australian Idol’) • A concert with cultural music • A celebrity day - celebrities come and sign autographs • A cultural food festival - free food from different cultures • An open air film festival • Painted bins • Painted light poles • School kids painting throughout our city • Encourage people to join in the festivals 3.4 Proud and safe What we can do… • Represent! • Make it look good • Celebrate our culture • Have a positive image • Act safe • Be proud • Build facilities • Make the place attractive • Provide services to keep people safe • Create after school activities • Go to festivals What can Council do? • More police 3.5 Active and healthy What we can do… • Fund raise • Get involved with sports clubs What can Council do? • Build a Seaford grandstand • New Rowelyn Skate Park • Create bike tracks • Build a local pool • Drought proof our parks • Set up sports competitions • Get rid of close carparks so people have to walk and not be lazy • Police be caring • Get sponsors for scootering at Franga Stake Park • More funding for Frankston MX track • More athletics tracks 3.6 Well built, well planned, well maintained What we can do… • Home owners can discuss what needs to be done in their street • Send suggestions to the council • Fund raise to help the council • Talk to your parents • Make stores look more attractive • Participate in community days (plant a tree/Clean up Australia) • Use natural energy • Build your house with the future in mind What can Council do? • People can be employed to clean up commission houses each month (part time work, work experience and community service) • Bike tracks on major roads including roads near schools and ones near shops • More public transport to get to Frankston • More attractions in suburbs like Carrum Downs and Skye to decrease boredom. Therefore, potentially stopping vandalism. • Making buildings more sustainable by using natural sources to make them 3.7 Business and local employment What we can do… • Support local business – shop there and donate • Make a petition to keep local businesses here – get fashion designers to Frankston • More apprenticeships for young people in local areas • Support young people in schooling – in University and at night school • Working together – better future, build friendships • We can prepare ourselves to work in local businesses What can Council do? • Hospitals need more staff in emergency • Less land and more buildings for jobs • Less land gone creates more employment and work • Healthy competition between businesses • Coming together to learn from each other’s mistakes • Create opportunities for dress designers, vets and marine biologists – use our natural area to create opportunities • More reserves and country type land for nature and wildlife Posted by Rachel Weaver on behalf of Carrum Downs Secondary College on Tuesday, 22 May 2007 at 6:18:38 PM

Re: Comments on draft Frankston 2025 Community Vision THE FOLLOWING KEY POINTS RAISED ABOUT THE DRAFT FRANKSTON 2025 COMMUNITY VISION WERE PROVIDED BY A GROUP OF YEAR 9 STUDENTS (~40) FROM MONTEREY SECONDARY COLLEGE. WE THANK THE STUDENTS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COMMENT ON THE DRAFT, AND TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO, AND WHAT COUNCIL CAN DO TO HELP ACHIEVE THE COMMUNITY VISION. 4. KEY POINTS RAISED ABOUT THE VISION THEMES: 4.1 A Connected Community The students did not choose to work on this theme. 4.2 Well Governed What can we do? • Know who your local government is and what they do (the services offered) What can Council do? • Have a leader who is a great role model • Do a survey • Council’s should visit schools and community to talk about what’s happening in Frankston City • Give schools money to improve facilities • More jobs so unemployed can get employed • Provide cheaper homes to rent so people have a place to live 4.3 Proud and Safe What can we do? What can Council do? Prevent, By (Action) Crime, (education in schools, TV advertisements). Dropping rubbish, (more rubbish bins). Graffiti, (certain areas for graffiti (legal). Drinking in public, (Stop!). Frankston Station, (clean it up). Weapons (carried), (education in schools, TV advertisements). Bashing, (education in schools, TV advertisements). 4.4 Active and Healthy What can we do? • After school fitness programs free for kids at school • High schools helping primary schools with fitness programs • Free fruit at school during lunch time • Breakfast programs at school What can Council do? • Get better treatment facilities in Frankston City • Organise local fitness camps at a small cost • Run after school programs at the pool • Have an indoor pool open all year • Health food shops at local shops • Horse riding (beach/tracks) 4.5 Rich and Vibrant Culture What can we do? What can Council do? • Re-design the Frankston Pier • Clean up Kananook Creek • More walking tracks • Krispy Kream Shop (none in Frankston) • Theme Park (entertainment/activity) • Shops (more clothes shops) • Go-kart track • Give more notice about festivals (marketing/advertising) • Music centre • Less graffiti • More underage clubs • Build better boat ramps • 4 wheel drive contests • Better football grounds • Dance studios • Horse riding facilities • Ice-skating rink • Frankston zoo/aquarium • More bike shops/motor bike shops • Paintball centres (underage) • Better train stations • More fruit and veg shops • More motor bike tracks/4 wheel drive tracks • Theme park/roller coasters, slides • Better high schools • Another Frankston Arts Centre • Parks • Concert hall/building 4.6 Learning Community What can we do? What can Council do? • MORE LIBRARIES!!! • More reading programs for children • More learning environments for all ages • More work experience opportunities • More volunteering programs • More Teaching Aids • More college programs • More extracurricular activities • Better science facilities • More after school learning programs • Safer environment for kids to learn • More excursions • More research facilities in schools • More technology • More access to books • More help/more resources • More organisation • More teachers rather than subs • Connecting schools to local libraries • Faster connection to internet/more facilities in research • A place for people with NO facilities whatsoever • Enhanced equipment for all schools • Better learning environment • Access to training for careers • More local TAFE/Uni choices • More learning options 4.7 Well Planned, Well Built and Well Maintained What can we do? What can Council do? • Clean up the Peninsula Centre • Fix Nat’s Track – concrete paths and big walls • A couple of legal graffiti walls • A skate park designed for bikes in the Pines • A bigger Pines skate park • Build a BMX shop in the Pines • More public dentists 4.8 Business Prosperity and Local Employment The students did not choose to work on this theme. 4.9 Clean and Green What can we do? What can Council do? • Walk or cycle everywhere to reduce greenhouse gas emissions • Don’t use plastic bags while shopping • Don’t litter • Recycle the recyclable in the yellow recycling bins • Plant native plants and trees • Don’t waste water • “Act locally, think globally” • Use recycled paper • Install water and energy saving products • Care for the facilities and community • Stop polluting the air • Install solar panels Posted by Rachel Weaver on behalf of Monterey Secondary College on Monday, 4 June 2007 at 5:39:26 PM

Re: Comments on draft Frankston 2025 Community Vision The draft Vision looks excellent and has captured a strong community driven focus. I have a few suggestions to fine tune aspects and perhaps make it more specific. A recurring issue throughout several of the themes is the need for connectedness and linkage. This has correctly paid specific attention to pedestrian and bicycle access, but could use more emphasis on public transport. There also seems to be a leaning towards these access ways being somehow separate to main circulation arterials, particularly focussing on parks and recreation. I believe this should be expanded to make it an everyday form of transport that is integrated with our roads network for getting to the CAD, university and TAFE, schools and shops, and between suburban hubs. At the moment these linkages are inconsistent and in some instances non-existent. A well designed transport network also contributes to the safety theme. We need to ensure that circulation is democratic, enabling elderly, youth, children and low-income earners to move around our city as easily as those with cars. This would also ameliorate some of the congestion issues as well as support the strong community commitment to being responsible with our environment. There must also be linkages between key destinations especially in the CAD, foreshore and around public transport hubs such as the train station and bus exchange. At the moment there are not clear linkages, with the general urban layout not being as legible as it could. This would encourage business and investment by creating a clearer business centre that is easily connected to the rest of Melbourne, rather than the current perception of being isolated if located in Frankston. Another aspect of a connected community is that each precinct needs to feel part of the whole. At the moment this is not being achieved especially in Frankston North and Carrum Downs, where there are some significant barriers between these areas and the CAD, including the large wall of freeway over Frankston-Dandenong Rd and the fenced off green buffer at the golf course. This needs serious attention to ensure a stronger sense of community. Theme 8 has been very well developed, with the potential to also focus on improving the precincts outside of the CAD and foreshore to encourage local development and "village" culture. This may be through small local plazas integrated with local shops and small landscaped features. Theme 9 could also include managing our stormwater better through affordable local interventions that become standard practice. It may also include an advice service that would form part of the Ecocentre that is mentioned. We also need a strong and proactive approach to ensuring there are plenty of green spaces that are well vegetated, especially as residential development seems to be accelerating. This should be factored into higher density projects and planned into all new streets. Somewhere in the vision i believe we should include building partnerships with key organisations and government departments at a State and Federal level, and working to have representation in key decision making bodies. I also think it could include the promotion of Frankston on a larger stage, for business, the arts, education and as a lifestyle choice/great place to live. It would be of benefit to have a well documented process for the city's growth and development to be able to demonstrate later through visuals the success stories that are currently happening and are anticipated. Great work ... let's make the vision live! Posted by Nathan Islip on Thursday, 28 June 2007 at 4:35:50 PM

Re: Comments on draft Frankston 2025 Community Vis Dear Frankston 2025 vision team, I am very impressed with the Vision Draft that has been created. It is inspiring and gives me great hope and excitement for what is possible here in Frankston, (and for what may be even likely, though is very new and precious like a baby). To everyone who has participated in the formation of this draft I give my appreciation. Attached is my detailed feedback on the few changes that I see as important. Thank you again, Pge 7 - insertion Our local facilities are community hubs for meetings and group activities. We grow and share food in our local community gardens and edible streetscapes. We are all involved in many different community projects where support and funding is easily accessed. For those of us with some time to spare, we engage in a variety of volunteering opportunities as we adopt the philosophy of ‘the village raises the child’. Consider including something as follows, though I understand something similar is included in Well Planned : City planning and zoning to include a variety of commercial activities within current neighbourhoods, so that Frankston city can be many small walkable “villages”, all well connected by public transport – especially shuttle buses that run according to demand. Page 10 • Quality information is available for communities to support well-informed decisions on issues that affect them. [Who and how wil this be provided>? Council? Volunteer groups?] Page 16 [deletions] Hold a BIG international event such as a Grand Prix or National sporting competition. [To hold an event it should be in keeping with our vision, and a Grand Prix, unless the cars are running on renewable fuel and the greenhouse emissions are negligible, is not in line with sustainability. I suggest the Grand Prix idea be removed from the Vision statement. Could replace with arts event or Guitar Festival] Build a boat harbour, open an aquarium and create ferry connections across Port Phillip Bay. [Remove words, or change to “investigate a boat harbour”. If the boat harbour is at the bottom of Oliver’s Hill, it is likely to be part of a landslide at some time. I also feel it has not been proven that the majority of existing residents want Frankston to have a boat harbour.] Page 17 Parents are encouraged and supported to develop the skills they need, young children have easy access to preschool and playgroup experiences, and attendance and retention rates across all school levels is high. Education in schools is increasingly integrated into the community. [insertion] Page 19 • We recognise the balance between economic and social development and environmental protection and promote our special assets including a ‘sustainable’ image in new business development. [Replace “image” - image tends to be hwo we are perceived on the outside, I would prefer another word which states that sustainability is also at the core of our lives and businesses.] Page 20 {insert new dot point] • Education in wealth creation from primary school age has ensured that poverty is rare, and our businesses are well supported by our financially stable residents. [or better wording] Page 20 • Investigate ways for your business to reduce its impact on the environment – are you recycling paper? Can you reduce the power you are using? Can you use less water? Where does your waste go? Can you use resources that are more sustainable? [insertion] Page 21 There are lots of people walking and cycling around the city centre and enjoying the atmosphere without worrying about cars. [remove “worrying about” and insert “the”. Worrying is not the issue, the pleasure of no cars is the issue.] Public transport, using alternative, clean fuel sources, is more frequent, affordable, has effective coverage and is integrated with other services. [remove “alternative” and replace with “renewable”.] page 22 Continue the Design Review Panel to encourage excellence in passive solar architecture and urban design. [insertion “passive solar”] Pge 23 [insertions] We are proactive in addressing the potential impacts of climate change and water shortages. We use energy and water efficiently, create little waste and minimise greenhouse gas emissions as we derive energy from renewable resources such as the sun. Our reputation is established as a low water use city. Water consumption is reduced and water is routinely collected and recycled for use in our homes and industry. Our decisions ensure that urban design is balanced between the built and natural environment. Wildlife corridors connect natural areas across the city creating ecosystem linkages and improving our biodiversity. Water quality is excellent in our waterways, the creeks, wetlands and the bay. Flora and fauna levels are continually maintained and improved. As a sustainable practice, our city produces a large amount of our food. Extensive planting of food and native trees are used to increase our tree canopy, improve our air quality and improve the attractiveness of our city. • Much of our food is produced locally, heavily reducing our eco footprint. • We have actively minimised waste generation through the implementation of our community philosophy – refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle. [refuse means not to accept unnecessary or inappropriate packaging or products in the first place End of submission. Posted by Regina McLeod on Saturday, 30 June 2007 at 10:31:59 PM