Our survey is being distributed publicly
by KCA members at suitable venues where there are opportunities for discussion
– so far at the Council’s sustainability expo,
at the Kingston Rotary’s Sunday market and
at the 2½ Days in Margate festival.
You are invited to download the
Community survey 2011 ~ [DOC 56Kb] form in Word format
complete it and then
for inclusion in the survey.
Community Survey - former Kingston High School site - 2011.
Ideas for the former Kingston High School Site.
Background.
In
2008 the Master Plan for the Kingston Central Area was reviewed because of the planned transfer of
Kingston High School to its new location.
Our community group, named Kingborough Community
Action, has been formed because we are concerned that the Master Plan fails to make use of the
former High School site to create a magnificent community heart for Kingborough. We want to find
out how widespread this view is among the community.
Responding to pressure from the community
the Premier and our Mayor have recently agreed to pursuing selling the site to Kingborough Council
under agreed terms. Their agreement recognises the need to involve the community in planning the
site’s future development, which is great news.
Kingborough Community Action supports
these proposals and wants to ensure close evaluation of the potential for retaining some of the
former High School buildings in any mix of development proposals.
We have trialled the survey
Kingston High School students of grades 7, 8, 9 and 10. The results will be posted as a Reference
document on our website. Before doing so we would like the community, as broad a cross-section as
possible, and including school students from throughout Kingborough, to complete and return our
survey. We would like to invitation to be distributed widely and to get large numbers of returns.
The results will be published on our website and made available to Council for its consideration
during planning for the site.
The Survey:
The following questions are
designed to determine your views and collective views of students about potential uses of the site
and the existing buildings. The only personal information collected is your age.
The questions
about the site have been based on ideas obtained at community based workshops organised in
developing the Master Plan 2008. Additional questions have been prepared to determine potential
uses of particular buildings or rooms. (for your information, the plan of the school buildings in
included on the Reference Documents page of our website).
There is additional space following
the table of questions for you to write, in more detail, particular ideas that you have for the
former Kingston High School site.
Age:__________________
For each question, score your view in the box
provided from one of the following range:
Strongly disagree 1;
Disagree 2; No view 3; Agree 4; Strongly agree 5
“This
will be with us for decades – Please don’t mess it up!”
| Main subject | Potential development use | Score |
| Green space/Town park | Retain/develop middle oval (adj Gym) | |
| Retain/develop lower area (adj Beach Rd.) | ||
| Develop walkway/bikeways connecting surrounding areas | ||
| Develop all age recreation activities in Park | ||
| Outdoor concert facility in Park | ||
| Picnic facilities in Park | ||
| Large pond (attracting wildlife) in Park | ||
| Transport | High quality bus station/transit station | |
| Having car parking facilities “off street” | ||
| Secure “Park and Ride” facility | ||
| Facilities to charge electric powered vehicles | ||
| Civic/commercial area | People/pedestrian friendly places | |
| Town hall/concert hall | ||
| Cinema | ||
| Art Exhibition and workshop space | ||
| State Government community health centre | ||
| Kingborough Information/Interpretn. centre | ||
| Community organisation meeting rooms | ||
| Affordable residential accommodation | ||
| Adult Education/Training rooms | ||
| Specialty stores | ||
| Large retail store | ||
| Reuse of former High School buildings? | Gymnasium/Music and associated rooms for Art Exhibition and workshop spaces? | |
| English/Canteen rooms for Performing Arts Space | ||
| Art/Sewing/Kitchen for Coffee/Café business | ||
| Library/Theatre for Kingborough Information and Interpretation. Centre? | ||
| Maths/Languages rooms for Community meeting, Education & Training courses | ||
| Commerce/IT for Community Online service | ||
| Science rooms for ?___________________ | ||
| Design Workshops for ? ________________ | ||
| Other suggestion ? ____________________ | ||
| Other suggestion ? ____________________ | ||
| Other suggestion ? ____________________ |
Detailed comment: ____________________________________________________
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Return form to:
PO Box 479 Kingston TAS 7051
admin@kingboroughcommunityaction.org.au
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