UPDATE: Council considered the community feedback at the meeting on 15 February 2022. Council resolved to continue the temporary Spacelet Program for a further five months.

The Council report and minutes of the meeting can be found here. The Council resolution was:

That Council:

1. supports the extension of spacelets for a period of five months, where the current spacelet beneficiaries enter an agreement to maintain the temporary structures at their full cost or proceed with the removal of spacelets where no agreement is entered into commencing 31 March 2022

2. endorses the draft Parklet Policy for the purposes of community engagement

3. receives a report at the May 2022 Council Meeting with the outcomes of the community consultation and the revised Draft Parklet Policy for adoption

Community engagement on the draft Parklet policy is scheduled from 9 March - 6 April 2022. Please select the blue '+Subscribe' button to receive email updates about the project.

The temporary outdoor dining 'spacelet' program was introduced in 2020 to support hospitality businesses in dealing with COVID restrictions on patron numbers in their venues. Council received funding from the Victorian government to set up 15 spacelets around Bayside and one marquee on the Concourse Green in Beaumaris.

We're collating your feedback to help Council understand the range of impacts - both positive and negative - that outdoor dining spacelets bring to Bayside. Council will also be considering whether to introduce spacelets permanently or on a seasonal or event basis.

Consultation was open from 18 November - 16 December 2021.