Topic Action statement Average priority Activity 3 – Evaluating action statements Build an airport rail link through Footscray and sunshine Economy, Industry linking in regional rail and improving access to the 4.33 and Jobs Link airport for local workers. four A centre of excellence for waste addressing three key systems Environment themes being: natural environment, renewable waste to 4.30 Long — energy and micro grids. term welfare of the action statements Participants’ evaluations Incubators training mentors and Community are illustrated in Table 3. Participants believed the structures and groups top three important actions were: Extend tram lines from Docklands to Footscray Build an airport rail link through Footscray and and extend carriages on trains to accommodate sunshine linking in regional rail and improving more passengers access to the airport for local workers Develop funded programs to unlock the untapped A centre of excellence for waste addressing three and not fully recognised entrepreneurial spirit and key themes being: natural environment, renewable diversity benefits of the West. waste to energy and micro grids When reviewing participant voting patterns, several Make buses irresistible. More intra-regional demographic factors were observed including: services which are frequent, safe, planned and Participants who live in Brimbank, Maribyrnong advertised, and which connect people. and Wyndham were more likely to think linking The top priority and actions related to public four systems would have a medium to high impact transport and improved connections throughout the Female participants, and participants who live in West. In contrast participants were less likely to the Western councils thought extending tram lines think the education and training action would have a from Docklands to Footscray would have a higher high impact on communities of the West. positive impact Overall, participants believed 20 of the 23 action Participants who live in Bay were more Hobson’s statements would have a medium to high positive unsure of the impact from developing funded impact on communities across the West. programs to unlock untapped, entrepreneurial Participants were more likely to respond unsure or spirit and diversity benefits of the West. low impact for the last three actions. Participants largely agreed on the importance of action statements for the Western region. However, three actions split participants more than others. They were:
Activity 3 – Evaluating action statements Participants’ evaluations of the action statements are illustrated in Table 3. Participants believed the top three important actions were: Build an airport rail link through Footscray and sunshine linking in regional rail and improving access to the airport for local workers A centre of excellence for waste addressing three key themes being: natural environment, renewable waste to energy and micro grids Make buses irresistible. More intra-regional services which are frequent, safe, planned and advertised, and which connect people. The top priority and actions related to public transport and improved connections throughout the West. In contrast participants were less likely to think the education and training action would have a high impact on communities of the West. Overall, participants believed 20 of the 23 action statements would have a medium to high positive impact on communities across the West. Participants were more likely to respond unsure or low impact for the last three actions. Participants largely agreed on the importance of action statements for the Western region. However, three actions split participants more than others. They were: Link four systems — Long term welfare Incubators training mentors and Community structures and groups Extend tram lines from Docklands to Footscray and extend carriages on trains to accommodate more passengers Develop funded programs to unlock the untapped and not fully recognised entrepreneurial spirit and diversity benefits of the West. When reviewing participant voting patterns, several demographic factors were observed including: Participants who live in Brimbank, Maribyrnong and Wyndham were more likely to think linking four systems would have a medium to high impact Female participants, and participants who live in the Western councils thought extending tram lines from Docklands to Footscray would have a higher positive impact Participants who live in Hobson’s Bay were more unsure of the impact from developing funded programs to unlock untapped, entrepreneurial spirit and diversity benefits of the West. Topic Action statement Average priority Economy, Industry and Jobs Build an airport rail link through Footscray and sunshine linking in regional rail and improving access to the airport for local workers. 4.33 Environment A centre of excellence for waste addressing three key themes being: natural environment, renewable waste to energy and micro grids. 4.30
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