Priorities To finish the survey, it was reiterated that the Footscray Learning Precinct would be implemented over a number of stages. We asked what they saw as the key priorities for development and investment. The community’s top three priorities in order were: Increased secondary school capacity STEM Learning Centre Increased primary school capacity Discussion forum Two discussion forums were open on the website for the duration of the community engagement period. The approach to this forum was not to engage in conversations and public debate on the platform, rather for the online community to self-moderate. When people asked questions, or used inaccurate information to support their views, the FAQs on the site were updated and a post was published on the forum directing participants to the new information. One forum asked about first impressions of the proposed concept, the second asked for feedback on the aims of the precinct. The first discussion forum achieved a much higher rate of participation. This could be attributed to the generic nature of the question. Below is a summary of the themes and feedback raised via the forums. Themes Comments/requests/questions relating to: General Neighbourhood enrolment boundaries schools Construction completion/school opening dates Justification for focus on Footscray and not Seddon/Kingsville/Yarraville Transport between campuses
Priorities To finish the survey, it was reiterated that the Footscray Learning Precinct would be implemented over a number of stages. We asked what they saw as the key priorities for development and investment. The community’s top three priorities in order were: Increased secondary school capacity STEM Learning Centre Increased primary school capacity Discussion forum Two discussion forums were open on the website for the duration of the community engagement period. The approach to this forum was not to engage in conversations and public debate on the platform, rather for the online community to self-moderate. When people asked questions, or used inaccurate information to support their views, the FAQs on the site were updated and a post was published on the forum directing participants to the new information. One forum asked about first impressions of the proposed concept, the second asked for feedback on the aims of the precinct. The first discussion forum achieved a much higher rate of participation. This could be attributed to the generic nature of the question. Below is a summary of the themes and feedback raised via the forums. Themes Comments/requests/questions relating to: General schools Neighbourhood enrolment boundaries Construction completion/school opening dates Justification for focus on Footscray and not Seddon/Kingsville/Yarraville Transport between campuses