Living Locally Project

Shaping what it means to live locally

Living Locally is an initiative of Locally-led Stirling and encourages everyone to get involved in shaping what it means to be 'a local'.

At the heart of a Locally-led approach is an understanding that local people know what is important and what works locally. It supports two-way conversations that listen and respond with a local focus, rather than a specific project or issue-based focus. 

Living Locally supports this by bringing together the many programs, services and opportunities already on offer across the City, making it easier for people to see what’s happening nearby and how to get involved.

Delivered over six-weeks, Living Locally hosts a series of community events that build social connection, strengthens assets that make each local area unique, and helps identify opportunities to enhance local liveability. The project encourages people to help create greener, safer, more active and waste‑wise ways of living together.

By meeting people where they already spend time, such as parks, cafés and local centres, Living Locally makes getting involved easy, welcoming and inclusive.

Is your suburb everyone's favourite?

Two years ago, through the City's Local Convos program, we walked every suburb and listened to what mattered most to local communities. Now we want to hear every story.

Every suburb has its own character. What people value, the challenges they face and the opportunities they see can vary from one neighbourhood to the next. That's why there is no one-size-fits-all approach to creating unique and liveable local communities.

Since Local Convos, we've continued to share what we've heard and what we're doing in response through dedicated suburb pages. Living Locally is an opportunity to check in again, understand what's changing, and learn what matters most to people today.

The Living Locally Community Survey explores what helps people live well locally and where we should focus next. 

What makes your suburb great? What could we focus on together? Get involved and be a local voice for your suburb.

Coffee Convos

Throughout September and October, the City's Planning Team will visit all 30 suburbs across the City of Stirling for a series of Coffee Convos. 

The survey helps us understand what's happening. Spending time in local places helps us experience it. 

Join us for a coffee and a chat about your suburb's strengths, challenges and future priorities as we continue to shape what it means to live locally.

For more information, or to receive this information in an alternate format, please contact the City on (08) 9205 8555 or visit www.stirling.wa.gov.au/enquiry.