Youth Precinct Community Survey

The Shire of Plantagenet has identified that the Mount Barker skate park and the surrounding area offers great potential to become a community space for more gatherings, events, recreation and art features. We want to create a Youth Precinct to offer these things.

The Youth Precinct would be the area around the existing skate ramp and down to Wilson Park Nature Play area.

We want to find out what you -- the current park users and our wider community -- think about the current park. We are not after a cookie cutter design – So the future youth precinct can be even better we want YOU to help us design YOUR park !

The survey is as short as we can make it, but we need to know what you LIKE / DON'T LIKE, with a bit about you so we can make sure the design responds to this feedback.

Please fill in this quick survey and let us know your thoughts (your answers will be anonymous, unless you wish to leave your name so we can contact you).

Thanks for your involvement.

Shire of Plantagenet Community Development Team

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* 1. Why are you interested in the Mount Barker Skate Park site and any future changes we make to create a Youth Precinct? (Select all that apply)

I want to see a better skate ramp in the park

I want more things to do while I’m at the Skate park site

I want to see a space created for events and community gatherings

I want to play on a better range and type of equipment

I am interested in sport and fitness and want to see more facilities for this

I'm a resident and want to see the area improved

I want a place to go and gather with my friends and hang out

I want more to do in the centre of Town for recreation

I want a place in Town to gather and visit with my family with things to do with kids of all ages

I want to see the Shire create a great park to draw in new visitors to town and help build tourism and local business activity

Most of the above

Other reason you would like to tell us?

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* 2. How do you use the Mount Barker skate park site NOW? (Select all that apply)

Skate ramp as a skater

Park for my scooter

Skate ramp for my scooter

Inline / roller blader

Pathways through Wilson Park for my bike / scooter

BMX Rider

Mountain Bike Rider

Basketball-hoop user

Wilson Park Nature Play Park user

Public toilets and picnic area user

Parking my car

Local resident using the facilities like BBQ and nature play equipment

Using the shade shelters for family gatherings and birthday celebrations

Parent/Guardian taking my children to play

Local Resident walking through or for fitness

Participate in programs like Play in the Park

Attend community events when they are held by the Shire

Other reason you use the Park currently? What do you do there?

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* 3. What parts of the existing skate park and area do you like? (Select all you like)

Its location – it’s great being on the main road

The nature play and park facilities at Wilson Park

Space and open feeling

Public toilets are close by

Central to Town

It's on my way to other facilities and things I do while in Town

Current skate ramp features

If you use the skate ramp - what features do you like the most and what would you like to see added?

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* 4. This is the big question! What specific things would you like to see at the new skate park and Youth Precinct? (Select your top 5 - with #1 being the most important)

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* 5. What kinds of activities and programs would you like to see offered in the youth precinct?

Skate workshops and competitions

Basketball workshops and competitions

Art workshops and activities

Music workshops

Music Concerts

Markets

Community sundowner gatherings

Education workshops - learning how to do a range of skills - cycling / road safety / outdoor activities

Free art space to create and design

Ping-pong competitions / chess table competitions

If the Shire were to establish a Youth Precinct Volunteer Group, would you sign up to help run events, take care of the site and be actively involved? Do you have ideas of what this might be like? Youth Advisory Council / Volunteer Committee?

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* 6. Is there anything you don't like about the current skate park or things that stop you from using the park currently?

Lack of lighting

No drink fountains for water

No enough bins for waste disposal across the site

Not enough bins close to the skate ramps and basketball court

Antisocial behaviour

Bullying

Not enough to do at the park

No events to encourage me to go there

Are there other things we don't know about that stop you from using the park?

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* 7. Which gender do you identify with?

Male

Female

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How old are you?

0 - 4 years (my parents are helping me with this!)

5 - 8 years

9 - 15 years

16 - 22 years

23 - 33 years

34 - 50 years

51+

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* 9. Where do you live?

Mount barker - within townsite (walking / riding distance to the park)

Mount Barker - out of townsite (I would drive to the park)

Kendenup

Narrikup

Rocky Gully

Visitor that comes here frequently

Other - please let us know where you come from to use the park it helps us get a better picture of the feedback we receive

Youth Precinct Community Survey

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* 1. Why are you interested in the Mount Barker Skate Park site and any future changes we make to create a Youth Precinct? (Select all that apply)

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* 2. How do you use the Mount Barker skate park site NOW? (Select all that apply)

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* 3. What parts of the existing skate park and area do you like? (Select all you like)

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* 4. This is the big question! What specific things would you like to see at the new skate park and Youth Precinct? (Select your top 5 - with #1 being the most important)

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* 5. What kinds of activities and programs would you like to see offered in the youth precinct?

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* 6. Is there anything you don't like about the current skate park or things that stop you from using the park currently?

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* 7. Which gender do you identify with?

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* 8. How old are you?

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* 9. Where do you live?

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* 10. Your name and way we could contact you (OPTIONAL)