What are we proposing to do?

During our community and stakeholder engagement in 2022, we heard that building strong, inclusive and connected communities is a priority for our community. Our draft Safer Communities Strategy and Policy aim to address the key issues raised under this theme.

The following table shows:

  • The main safety concerns identified by the community, and what you told us we can do to improve safety under this priority.
  • Our strategies - which provide direction for how we will work, and outline the areas we will focus on over the next 10 years to improve community safety.
  • Some of the initiatives and actions - which have a narrower focus and describe what we will do to deliver our strategies.

We invite you to review the below, and then let us know in our survey if we have got it right, or if there is something missing.

More more detail, please review the full draft of the Safer Communities Strategy and Policy.

What we heard

What you told us we can do to improve safety

Our strategies

What we know works

Initiatives

How we will deliver this

Actions

A selection of what we will do

Cultural events and activities to provide opportunities for people mix


Increase visibility of diversity through events and training in the community




1.1 Strengthen respect and value of diversity within the community to prevent discrimination and reduce stigma






1.1a Support and promote public events and festivals that celebrate inclusion and diversity to increase visibility, representation and intercultural connections.

1.1b Support and promote partnerships and initiatives that showcase the strengths of diverse community groups and build respect and value for diversity within the community.

1.1c Acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s Traditional Owners and actively work towards reconciliation.

Work with the Frankston City Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Network to support and promote religious and cultural events.


Promote the Welcome Here Project to the local business community to encourage environments that are visibly welcoming and inclusive for LGBTQI+ communities, and promote businesses who sign up.




Increase visibility of diversity through events and training in the community


Address discrimination and people's attitudes towards diverse communities

1.2 Strengthen inclusion, belonging and community connections to improve social cohesion and perceptions of safety1.2a Deliver targeted action plans to facilitate activities that promote and support social inclusion across the lifespan.

1.2b Facilitate opportunities for people to connect with others in their neighbourhood to support people to feel safe.

1.2c Promote and support safe and inclusive opportunities for volunteering

1.2d Support local sports clubs, community groups and businesses to embed equality and inclusive practices and create safe and welcoming environments.

Support the Frankston City Social Inclusion Action Group (SIAG) to work with the community to identify local issues and solutions and facilitate community led and co-design initiatives to prevent social isolation and enhance wellbeing, which may include projects that connect feelings of safety with mental wellbeing.
Respect and value of diversity, gender equality, social cohesion

Family violence prevention education for children and young people

Information and education on gender diversity and gender equality



1.3 Promote and normalise gender equality to prevent gendered violence and all forms of violence against women, children and older people1.3a Embed a whole-of-council primary prevention response to gendered violence and all forms of violence against women, children and older people.

1.3b Strengthen organisational capability to use data for intersectional gender analysis to support the delivery of equitable services and facilities.

1.3c Foster collaborative partnerships to deliver education and awareness raising activities and advocacy to promote and normalise gender equality.
Partner in educational and awareness raising activities to build awareness and understanding within the community of the drivers of gendered violence, how to stop it before it starts and how to safely take bystander action.

Share your feedback

Complete our survey now to let us know your feedback on our draft Strategy and Policy.