Wollongong City Council and Transport for NSW are calling for community feedback on a public safety project called Safer Cities: Her Way. The collaborative partnership aims to improve perceptions of safety for everyone, in particular women, girls and gender diverse people who travel to, through and within public spaces in Wollongong.
It’s a trial project that will test community-driven solutions for making Wollongong’s public spaces feel safer. Wollongong is one of 10 councils participating in the Safer Cities: Her Way pilot program, including City of Sydney.
Through this project the NSW Government will invest $1 million in funding on trial interventions which will improve safety for women, girls, and gender diverse people in three locations within the City of Wollongong. The three locations identified are: Wollongong CBD, Port Kembla Town Centre, and Dapto Town Centre.
You can get involved in this project by:
- Registering your interest to participate in a co-designing walk and workshop. Participants will join Council Staff and NSW Police on walks to explore the identified public spaces and note the things that make them feel safe and/or unsafe. Register your attendance online via the Our Wollongong website.
- Drop a digital pin on Council’s interactive map to provide feedback on where and why a particular area makes you feel safe or unsafe. Your information will help Council decide where to focus trial interventions.
- Ask a question by using the online Q&A tool
