Released 25/08/2017
The Dickson community is being invited to help to re-imagine the courtyards at the group centre during a seven-day makeover later this year.
A public planning workshop led by the Dickson Village Traders on Tuesday (29 August) will set the tone for the makeover, which will take place from 19-25 November.
The seven-day community-led facelift, which has funding from the Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development will be featured in the Canberra Design Festival and aims to transform the courtyards into more people-friendly spaces.
Dickson Traders Association spokesperson Jason Mann said the working group was keen to engage with the community to help create a space that would make people linger, play and connect.
“We have some exciting plans to demonstrate how much can be achieved in just seven days,” Mr Mann said.
“The seven-day makeover event will be community led so we have planned interventions that are affordable and can be implemented by volunteers. We are looking for some community input into how we can make these interventions really work for the local community.
“The workshop on Tuesday gives us a chance to get into the detail of how we can implement some simple but effective improvements, like pavement stencilling, yarn bombing or the installation of new seating, planter boxes or fairy lights.
“If you are passionate about your community, want to improve the experience at the Dickson shops, and can help during the makeover, then we’d love to see you at the planning workshop.”
The Dickson courtyards makeover planning workshop is on Tuesday, 29 August, from 6pm to 7.30pm. Register your interest at MyDickson.com.au
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