The new
boundaries are an important administrative mechanism for Council. It is asking
residents for input about their local “Village Groups” to help identify what
services and facilities should be in their local community. Between late February and early April Council
will hold community forums in the ten roughly equal sized village groups.
There have been
concerns raised about how the boundaries have been drawn, as major arterial
roads and railway lines isolate some suburbs from their designated hub. So for
example” Redfern St” village group includes Chippendale, but not Redfern public
housing which is part of “Crown and Baptist Streets”, while Danks Street,
Waterloo Oval and Alexandria Park all become part of “Green Square and City
South”.
Irrespective of reactions
to the new boundaries, the process will set Council’s local agenda for the next
few years. So visit www.2030inyourvillage.com.au for information
about your “Village Group” and take the opportunity provided to say what you
want Council to do in your local community.
Source: South Sydney
Herald February 2012 www.southsydneyherald.com.au