Thank you for having your say on the Cultural Precincts in Canterbury-Bankstown exhibition.

You’ve provided us with feedback on your thoughts on identifying, developing and promoting specific Cultural Precincts throughout the City.

As an update, we want to share the key findings and result of your contributions.

Key findings:

• 11 surveys identified possible locations as Cultural Precincts and only two of these receiving more than one vote of recognition (i.e. both Earlwood and Bankstown receiving three votes each).
• Five people at the pop-ups were generally supportive, without identifying particular locations. Although there was certainly some support for the idea, there was also a reasonable amount of caution and concern, for example that it may be a divisive idea. This concern was also raised in other feedback received. There was mixed sentiment received too.
• Considerable recognition was given to CBCity’s diversity, with the word ‘diverse’ and similar words (e.g. diversity, multiple, different) mentioned several times throughout the consultation period.

These findings were brought to Council at the ordinary Council Meeting held on 27 February. From the findings, Council made the following recommendations.

Recommendations:

1. Council continue the development and implementation of the Where Interesting Happens website promoting locations around cultural cuisines.
2. Council endorse the support for local businesses to collaborate and apply for funding through the NSW Government’s Uptown Grant Program.
3. Council provide ongoing opportunities to seek the views and aspirations of residents and businesses around opportunities to highlight the strengths of our local economy, including the expansion of late-night trading.

A detailed report can be viewed in the Ordinary Council Meeting Agenda linked below.