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This consultation is closed

This consultation closed for feedback on 11:59pm on Sunday 1 November 2026.

Yarra City Council ran a community safety project in the part of Collingwood within Perry, Gipps, Wellington and Hoddle Streets. We asked the community for feedback to understand what you like about the area as well as any safety concerns you might have.

The project used a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) approach. This approach aims to improve how public spaces are designed, managed and used. It looks into factors like lighting and visibility, as well as community connection and public activity.

Your feedback will help us understand what is working well and identify potential solutions to make people feel safer and more connected. We'll use community feedback alongside local knowledge, site visits and data to shape an action plan. The action plan will support community safety, access, connection and positive activity in this area.

We asked you to tell us about places you like to visit and/or places where you don’t feel safe in streets and public spaces in this part of Collingwood.


Community safety walk

As part of this project, we invited residents and local business operators to participate in a Community Safety Walk, which was held in October. The walk provided another opportunity to share local knowledge, identify what is working well, and discuss opportunities to improve the area. Feedback from the walk will be used along with feedback from the map to help inform recommendations to support safer, more inclusive and more vibrant public spaces.

About this safety approach

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a way to assess an area to identify opportunities to make places safer, more welcoming and better connected through good planning, design and management.

Principles of Crime prevention through urban design (CPTED)

Project timeline and Frequently Asked Questions

Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    Seeking community feedback

    18 September to 1 November 2026

    The community could tell us about what works well, places they like to visit and/or places where they don’t feel safe in streets and public spaces in the study area in Collingwood.

  • Timeline item 2 - active

    Reporting back

    Early 2027

    Community feedback will help us to understand priorities and identify practical improvements that can be made. The insights will help inform as part of a future action plan.