Wollongong CBD – focus on MacCabe Park
Things to do:
- Picnic in the Park – weekly Thursday night music, food, and art events in MacCabe Park for women, girls and gender diverse people aged 12 to 24 years. Starts Thursday 30 November.
- Exercise in the Park - for women and girls of all ages – weekly Tuesday morning classes, 9.30 - 10.30am starting from Tuesday 5 December (except public holidays and over the Christmas and New Year period).
- Cinema in the Park - running on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 8.30pm, starting Saturday 16 December. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Changes to how the space looks:
- Installing new lighting to reduce shadows and help make women and gender diverse people feel safer and completing landscaping work to improve lines of sight.
Dapto Town Centre – focus on Dapto Square
Things to do:
- Sounds in the Square – live music events on Fridays from 5-7pm. Starting Friday 8 December. All welcome to attend.
- Cinema in the Square – Monthly event held on the third Friday of the month from 8.30pm. Starting Friday 15 December. All welcome to attend.
Changes to how the space looks:
- Installing new lighting to reduce shadows and help make women and gender diverse people feel safer, such as LEDs, fairy lights, mood lighting. Relocating the benches to a better position and replacing the light pole with a smart, recharge pole.
- Replacing the damaged shade sail with a new shade cover.
- Installing a temporary stage for live music events.
Port Kembla Town Centre
Changes to how the space looks:
- Installing new lighting along Darcy Road and Wentworth Street to reduce shadows and help make women and gender diverse people feel safer, and to make it a more pleasant place to walk at night.
- Installing new wayfinding signage to help people travel to and from the train station.
- Commission an artist to place a new artwork on the concrete anchors of festoon lighting installed around the station.
The Safer Cities: Her Way project will run from December 2023 until the end of April 2024. Council will seek community feedback at the end of the trial period so that we can report on the results to Transport for NSW.
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