Spotswood Dreaming

Better West Inc invited the Mayor and HBCC staff as guests to monthly meetings in 2018 and was briefed on the Spotswood Structural Plan. They inspired us to dream of what could be and to input to the consultation on the Spotswood Structural Plan following background studies.

Armed with maps and policies provided by Council we set up a stall at the Slow Food Melbourne Farmers Market at the Spotswood Kingsville RSL in the Avenue. Each month we focused on a different area or problem – Station activity centre, Hudsons Rd, residential streets, etc.  Over four months we engaged with residents and our neighbours getting comments on butchers paper. We held a stall near cafes in Hudsons Rd and patrons at the RSL continued to jot down their ideas. People were excited! There is so much potential!

Spotswood Values

• A sense of optimism, a good place to live, its gateway position to City of Melbourne
• A rich indigenous past and post-colonial industrial past – close to major activities but still with its own sense of place
• A sense that the time has come to begin restoring both the natural environment and our historic residential communities with values that promote human-scale living, a sense of place, sharing and community spirit, friendliness and connection.