TOWN CENTRE & SHARED SPACE PROJECTS

  • Public art is a key strategy, as is creative town centre design. 
    Councils should use inclusive symbolism and acknowledge all the groups in the area.

  • Tensions also often arise around multicultural shopping precincts, and also when town centres are run down. 

  • Run down town centres are often blamed on new migrant Communities (especially where there are large numbers of ethnic businesses) and often results in racism.

  • Interventions should involve shopkeepers and the community working together with council to address issues. 

    • Ashfield Harmony Project

    Ashfield's Community Harmony project focused on creating a welcoming atmosphere in its multicultural town centre. The project built relationships with mostly Chinese shopkeepers, and aimed to draw more non-Chinese into Chinese owned shops.

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    Cramer Street Project

    The aim of the Cramer Street Project was to promote the concept of an inclusive neighbourhood whereby the Mosque, like the local church and primary school, is accepted as an integral part of the neighbourhood. The project helped to minimise isolation and segregation between neighbours arising out of differences in ethnicity, culture, religion and language.

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