Project background

Recently local residents have come to Council with concerns related to the Brewer Street precinct in Concord. In consultation with the community, we prepared a Brewer Street Action Plan. This page provides information on Council's progress with this plan.

How we are addressing community concerns

Anti-social Behaviour

  • Youth Programs - Council's Community Services team have been working to attract a youth services officer. A grant proposal has been prepared to attract youth programs officer for this area
  • A youth event is proposed for later in 2022 by Council's Road Safety Officer
  • Neighbourhood watch workshop hosted and Brewer Street residents invited. No group has emerged from the community
  • Vandalism addressed by Council
  • Police aware of issues in the neighbourhood and have implanted patrol campaigns
  • Sign installed at Brewer Street carpark:

Road Safety

  • Traffic calming signage installed
  • Traffic speed monitoring ongoing.

Litter

  • Clothing bin removed - littering reported has dropped
  • Litter surveillance is ongoing and CCTV camera was installed – no littering detected since the removal of the clothing bin.

Signage

  • New parking signage installed
  • "Be a good neighbour" sign installed.

Car Park

  • Consultation about time limited parking was inconclusive. Council's Traffic Committee did not support change due to limited responses from proponents in the consultation. This action will not be progressed
  • $50,000 has been invested in additional lighting at the pedestrian crossing. This contributes to lighting the car park. The latest lighting audit by Councils Lighting engineer confirms that current lighting meets Council’s Lighting Strategy. This strategy recognises the significant impacts lighting has on people including safety, discomfort and light pollution and the environmental cost in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, affecting plants, animals and birds and pollution. No further action will be taken at this time.

Edwards Park

  • Youth Programs - Community services have been working to attract a youth services officer. A grant proposal has been prepared to attract youth programs officer for this area
  • Locking up play equipment – the trial during lock down was postponed. A new trial will be organised
  • Current lighting meets Councils Lighting Strategy. This strategy recognises the significant impacts lighting has on people including safety, discomfort and light pollution and the environmental cost in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, affecting plants, animals and birds and pollution.