Have your say on Blacktown City’s draft cultural plan
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Draft Cultural Plan on public exhibition Wednesday, May 16 - Monday, June 18, 2007
Blacktown City Council is inviting the community to provide feedback on its DRAFT Cultural Plan that will go on public exhibition from Wednesday, May 16 until Monday, June 18, 2007 (list of locations below). The Cultural Plan is a strategic document that will provide Council with a series of strategies and actions to support and develop the cultural landscape of the Blacktown City community. So have your say and work with Council in shaping the future cultural landscape of the City.
Blacktown City has long been a base for a vibrant arts and cultural community, supported by residents from a range of cultural backgrounds and most recently evidenced by the success of Blacktown Arts Centre. The Cultural Plan compliment the diverse community and will link into and integrate with, other major plans, goals, policies and actions of Council, while setting directions for the future.
Council's Draft Cultural Plan aims to:
- Create a sense of pride and ownership for the residents through arts and cultural development initiatives
- Promote the cultural well being of the area
- Improve how residents experience the City - their sense of place, identity and personal safety
- Improve the readability of the City - signage, history, image, who lives here, and how people relate to the natural and built environment
The goals of the Draft Cultural Plan are as follows:
- To encourage pride, cohesion and participation through cultural development.
- To respect and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity, history and aspirations, through the support and encouragement of the artistic expressions of these communities.
- To animate the City through community and artistic inclusion in public art and performance, cultural industries, urban and open space design.
- To create a strong economic base for the arts in Blacktown City.
- To ensure the ongoing inclusion, consultation and participation of Council departments and communities in the plan's short, medium and long term strategies
"The Draft Cultural Plan is a living plan for arts and cultural development in our City, which is open to change through consultation. I encourage the local community to view the draft plan and give Council their feedback so that we can consider these comments when finalising the Plan," Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Leo Kelly, OAM said.
The community can view the draft plan Cultural Plan from Wednesday, May 16 until Monday, June 18, 2007 by downloading it here or in person by visiting:
A public comment form is also available at the above locations. If you would like this form to be posted to you, please call Council on 9839 6000.
Submissions must be in writing and received by Council on the closing date, Monday, June 18, 2007. All comments will be considered for inclusion in the final plan.