How to get involved
Be involved in shaping Bayside and your neighbourhood!
Forums, briefing sessions and walking tours
Expert panel
Come along and hear three experts discuss the challenges facing Melbourne and Bayside from historical, planning and economic perspectives.
View event details:
- Planning for Bayside in a metropolitan context
(RSVP by 1 March 2011)
Perspectives on new housing in Bayside
Come and explore views on new housing in Bayside from the perspectives of an architect, resident groups and the development industry.
View event details:
- Perspectives on new housing in Bayside
(RSVP by 1 March 2011)
Walking tours of three Activity Centres
Led by renowned urban designer and planner Roz Hansen, of Hansen Partners planning consultancy, come and look at what works and doesn’t work in three Activity Centres. Each walking tour is limited to 25 people.
View event details:
- Walking tour 1: Hampton Activity Centre
(RSVP by 21 March 2011) - Walking tour 2: Brighton (Church St) Activity Centre
(RSVP by 28 March 2011) - Walking tour 3: Elsternwick Activity Centre
(RSVP by 4 April 2011)
Briefing sessions
Hear about Council’s proposed approach to key planning issues and managing change in Bayside, then talk to Council staff about the topics being considered: Housing, Activity Centres, Employment, Open Space, Environment, Transport and Planning Scheme implementation.
View event details:
- Briefing session 1 – 6:00pm session, Monday 4th April 2011
(RSVP by 28 March 2011) - Briefing session 1 – 8:00pm session, Monday 4th April 2011
(RSVP by 28 March 2011) - Briefing session 2 – 6:00pm session, Wednesday 6th April 2011
(RSVP by 28 March 2011) - Briefing session 2 – 8:00pm session, Wednesday 6th April 2011
(RSVP by 28 March 2011)
Planning for Real: Community workshop
This workshop is based on the principle that local people have the ideas, skills and experience to help shape the future of Bayside. It will be an opportunity for the community, in an informal environment to provide detailed feedback on the Council’s proposed approach to managing change.
View event details:
- Planning for Real: Community workshop
(RSVP by 25 April 2011)
You can register for these events online, or by calling (03) 9599 4635.
Displays
Bayside’s libraries will host displays of the strategic choices which are being considered for managing change in Bayside.
Our libraries are also locations to pick-up copies of documents associated with the consultation and to leave your comments.
The display will also be at Council’s offices at 76 Royal Avenue, Sandringham.
Exhibition panel
Brighton Library
14 Wilson Street, Brighton
From: Monday 21 March 2011
To: Sunday 10 April 2011
Beaumaris Library
96 Reserve Road, Beaumaris
From: Monday 11 April 2011
To: Monday 25 April 2011
Document collection
Sandringham Library
2-8 Waltham Street, Sandringham
From: Monday 21 March 2011
To: Monday 25 April 2011
Hampton Library
1D Service St, Hampton
From: Monday 7 March 2011
T:o: Monday 25 April 2011
Council Offices
76 Royal Avenue, Sandringham
From: Monday 28 February
To: Monday 2 May 2011
Road shows
There will be a road show at shopping centres throughout the municipality hosted by Council’s planning staff.
These will provide the same information as the library displays but with Council staff on hand to answer any questions you have.
The road show will be at seven different locations around the municipality:
Beaumaris Concourse
South Concourse – Outside IGA supermarket
Thursday 7 April 2011
11:00am – 2:00pm
Brighton
Bright n Sandy Festival
Sunday 6 March 2011
11:00am – 6:00pm
Brighton (Church Street)
Church Street – Outside Safeway
Saturday 16 April 2011
10:00am – 1:00pm
Gardenvale
140 Martin Street opposite the train station
Monday 28 March 2011
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Hampton
Hampton Street – Outside Safeway
Saturday 9 April 2011
10:00am – 1:00 pm
Highett
Highett Road – Outside the Highett Librar
Wednesday 23 March 2011
11:00am – 2:00pm
Sandringham
Station Street – Sandringham Train Station
Wednesday 27 April 2011
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Page last updated: 16 Feb 2011
Glen Eira Debates 
February 17, 2011 at 11:49 AM
I would like to compare and contrast but that there is nothing in GE to compare and contrast it to.
February 17, 2011 at 7:15 PM
Gosh Ben – you’re such a cynic! We’ve got the fabulous Consultation Committee with Sir Galahad at the helm (Pilling) and they’re doing an absolutely fantastic job. Name me any other community consultation committee that is like this one? We can really be proud of their efforts – a community consultation committee without community members; a committee that has spent two years achieving absolutely nothing except navel gazing and debating whether or not to install notice boards in parks at the astronomical cost of two thousand bucks. So it goes on and on.
And as for the website – well that speaks for itself doesn’t it? Burke should be congratulated for still living in the 19th century with the design of this and its informative nature. He’s got the job down pat – don’t reveal a thing. Oh by the way, has anyone clapped eyes on the results of an online survey that took place about 18 months ago? Seems like that’s also disappeared into the dungeons somewhere and no human eyes will ever gaze on it – apart from Newton and Burke.
I’d also like to congratulate whoever wrote the planning scheme review discussion paper. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. To produce so many pages of sheer bullshit and waffle takes real talent. Your domain Burkey!
February 17, 2011 at 12:24 PM
Well, well, well. Just goes to show that when words like consultation are nothing more than slogans then you get Glen Eira. But when the intent is there with a commitment to involve and listen to people, that’s when you get Bayside.
February 17, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Leaving alone the consultation bit, what’s really evident in the approach that Bayside has, and which puts Glen Eira to shame, is the obvious – this is an integrated approach to planning. If you look at all the areas that are covered it already includes tons more than was addressed by Glen Eira. That’s what planning should be about and people must have an idea how everything should fit in together. You can’t simply look at housing and that’s it. Bayside is to be congratulated for the effort they’re taking. It’s now up to their population – but at least they’ve been given plenty of opportunity to voice a view and more importantly to have information placed in front of them. Glen Eira never does any of this except for the pathetic little community forums which are really promotional evenings for set views.
I’m also looking forward to seeing the Leader in the coming weeks and the extent of investment that Bayside does in publicing all this. One can safely bet on probably full page ads that scream out at you.
None of this is new, so in the end, people shouldn’t be surprised. As long as this mentality is allowed to continue in Glen Eira we will continue to get the same.
February 18, 2011 at 9:40 AM
Over the past few months I’ve noticed that on the front page of each set of Glen Eira agenda papers or minutes there is printed council’s ‘Statement of Purpose’. It says that ‘council works with and for the community…..according to overall community values, needs and priorities…caring and professional manner,….value for money’. Noble sentiments, admittedly. I’ve copied these statements because once they are compared to the manner in which Bayside goes about interacting with its residents, it is obvious that Glen Eira’s ‘vision’ is ultimately nothing but empty words on a page.
I’ve looked at most of the organised Bayside events via their links and thought how wonderful that here is a council that is actually working together with its residents and that sees the value of community groups and the contribution such groups can make to the evolving design of their municipality. For instance there is the workshops and forum, where the speakers are -Rob Mills – Architect
Barrie Sheppard – Brighton Residents for Urban Protection
Garry Allan – President, Highett Residents Group
Julie Katz – National Vice President of the Urban Design Institute Australia (UDIA)
Frankly I’m impressed that Bayside can embrace its lobby groups, include them in planning and spend the time, money and energy to work cohesively together.
None of this happens in Glen Eira as far as I can tell and certainly not for major projects such as planning. As this blog has repeatedly pointed out there is a gigantic gap between the rhetoric and the reality of Glen Eira and its approach to residents.