Project objective
We have an exciting opportunity to improve the use of a building to support community connections in Brighton East.
The Brighton Anglers Club vacated a Council building located in Hurlingham Park in 2021. It has since been used to support the transition of community kindergartens that needed a temporary home before moving into new, expanded facilities.
The engagement process will gather feedback from community members and stakeholders on ideas and possible uses for this building to support community connections and accessible services in the Brighton East area.
The aim is to identify multi-purpose community use for varied ages and interests.
This feedback, along with technical, research and feasibility reports, will assist Council in bringing a fresh purpose to the space and help create positive outcomes for our local community.
Strategic alignment
The project will deliver on the goals and strategic objectives in Bayside’s Council Plan 2021 – 2025:
Goal 2: Our People
2.2 Engage with our diverse communities to improve access and inclusion in Bayside
Goal 3: Our Place
3.2 Infrastructure and assets are sustainable, accessible and fit-for-purpose now and for the future.
The project also aligns with the themes and key priorities in the Bayside Community Vision 2050:
- 2.3 ensure that open space and community infrastructure on that land has the potential for multi-purpose use
- 4.4: encourages and nurtures resident interaction, friends’ groups, community organisations and volunteer groups
Project impacts
We have heard from our community a desire for more community spaces and facilities in the Hurlingham Park precinct of Brighton East. This facility could fill a gap in the precinct for a multi-purpose community group space.
Community engagement for this project is designed to generate ideas from a variety of ages and user groups about how we can use this Council-owned building to benefit our broader community. This is an opportunity to understand what community facilities are missing and how popular facilities/services can be better utlised in a centralised hub.
What information do we need from the community?
- How can we support better community connections and accessible services in Brighton East?
- Would you use a community hub and how?
What can the community influence?
- Ways to improve/enhance the space
- What community services/facilities could be located at the hub
What can’t the community influence?
- Changes to the layout of the building and any structural work
- Funding and delivery timeline of this project
- Any statutory planning requirements
- Council use of the building to support existing services
Stakeholders and community
This stakeholder assessment is a generalised understanding of sections of the community that have a connection to the project or matter. This information is used to understand the types of tools and techniques that will achieve the strongest and most effective outcomes for engagement and communication.
Impact: What level of change the stakeholder / community segment may experience as a result of the project / matter
Interest: What level of interest has been expressed or is anticipated
Influence: Reference to the IAP2 Spectrum
| Stakeholder / community | Impact | Interest | Influence |
| Residents close to Hurlingham Park | M | H | Consult |
| Brighton residents within walking distance | M | M | Consult |
| Wider Bayside community | L | L | Consult |
| Potential tenants/user groups | H | H | Involve |
| Community centres and Neighbourhood houses | H | M | Involve |
| U3A | M | M | Consult |
| Historical groups such as Brighton Historical Society, Bayside
Historical Network and Friends of Black Rock House | M | M | Consult |
| Young families | L | M | Consult |
| People living with disability | L | L | Consult |
| Heritage groups | M | L | Consult |
| Local schools | M | L | Consult |
| Young residents (< 25) | L | M | Consult |
| Indigenous residents / Traditional Land Owners | L | L | Consult |
| Council committees and reference groups (Arts, Disability Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee, Bayside Healthy Aging Reference Group) | H | M | Consult |
| Environmental groups | L | L | Consult |
| Older adult population | L | M | Consult |
Selected tools and techniques
The tools and techniques selected for this project are informed by the project content, stakeholders and type of feedback sought.
Key tools for communicating the project
- Flyer delivered to households surrounding Hurlingham Park
- On-site information sessions and meetings on request
- Direct email to Have Your Say subscribers and key stakeholder groups
- Website news stories and This Week in Bayside e-newsletter
- Advertising, including prominent signage and social media
Key methods for gathering feedback
- Online engagement through Have Your Say, including opportunity to ask questions and submit ideas
- Meetings with key community groups
- Printed information and surveys available from Council’s Corporate Centre and libraries
- Information available in accessible formats available on request.
Project timelines
- Community consultation to gather ideas on the future use
25 July – 25 August 2024 - Development of options for the site and prepare a report on the findings
- Council considers community feedback and the feasibility study to decide on a purpose and management model for the site.Likely to be in early 2025
Decision-making process
We will engage with the community over an approximate four-week period beginning 25 July 2024 to gather feedback on the type of uses, groups and activities the community would like to see at Hurlingham Hub. Following this, a feasibility study will be commissioned to assess the options for future use of the site.
Council will consider community feedback and a feasibility report in early 2025 to decide on a purpose and management model for the site.
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More information
If you would like more information, please contact Kathryn Renwick, 9599 4306 or krenwick@bayside.vic.gov.au
