17 March 2025
Libraries open a new chapter with Inclusion Storytime
“It’s having that place that you can come to and it’s a hub, it’s a home, it’s a community.”
- Open date
10 February 2025
- Closing date
30 March 2025
Last update date: 21 May 2025
We embarked on a journey to get to the heart of what it means to belong in the City of Stirling because Locally-led Stirling aims to deepen connection at a local suburb level.
The Everyone Belongs Engagement Report (available under Useful documents below) reveals that 63% of residents feel a sense of belonging to their local community - an encouraging foundation, but also a reminder of the need for ongoing efforts to enhance social connection, which is the precursor for belonging.
Your input has helped remove barriers to belonging by informing our new Access and Inclusion Plan, Public Health Plan, and the role of local bowling clubs as gathering places.
Thank you for sharing your ideas and contributing to shaping a more inclusive City through our Belonging Survey, Belonging Hubs at community markets, and Bowlo Banter - a night of community spirit held simultaneously at all 10 bowling clubs across the City.
Project timeline
10 February 2025
The City's Belonging Survey opens
26 February 2025
Bowlo Banter - Your local bowling club
30 March 2025
The City's Belonging Survey closes
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Crucial to belonging is that everyone can participate fully and feel valued within their community. That’s why we sought your input in developing the City’s Access and Inclusion Plan 2025-2030.
The plan will outline strategies to enhance the inclusion of people with disability across the areas of events and services, buildings and facilities, information and feedback, quality customer service, participation in engagement and consultation, and employment with the City.
We connected with people with disabilities, families, carers, peak bodies, service providers and businesses, as well as the broader community. Your insights were instrumental in identifying barriers to access and inclusion and guiding the City in responding to the needs of our community for the next five years.
You can also read about the City's access and inclusion initiatives here.
Feeling a sense of belonging boosts overall mental and physical health. The Public Health Plan 2026-2031 will set the course for how the City supports the health and wellbeing of our community, enhances service delivery and encourages healthy habits that prevent chronic disease.
Your participation helps ensure our built, natural, social and economic environments are clean, safe and accessible.
Our services that can impact public health include roads, footpaths, waste and recycling, parks, pools, recreation centres, food and the built environment, noise and air pollution, community programs and cultural facilities.
The WA Government requires local governments to prepare and publish their local public health plans by 4 June 2026.
Thriving bowling clubs can serve as vibrant gathering places where everyone belongs. That’s why we sought your ideas for each of the 10 bowling clubs across the City of Stirling.
By letting us know how to bowl over the barriers to you attending and enjoying your local club, we can advise clubs on creating inclusive spaces that are better for everyone.
As outlined in the Corporate Business Plan 2024-2028, recommendations may relate to asset improvements, financial stability, and facility management and operations.
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Thank you for sharing your ideas and contributing to shaping a more inclusive City through our Belonging Survey, Belonging Hubs at community markets, and Bowlo Banter - a night of community spirit held simultaneously at all 10 bowling clubs across the City. You can now read the Everyone Belongs Engagement Report under Useful documents on this page.
Community input is being considered in drafting both the Access and Inclusion Plan and draft Public Health Plan. These drafts will then undergo further consultation. Once refined, reports will be presented to Council for endorsement. Additionally, your ideas on bowling clubs will be communicated back to the clubs and be included in a report to Council. All reports and plans will be included on this page once available.
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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.
