Focus on Village Centres

Manly, Seaforth & Balgowlah Village Centres will be managed by a Place Coordinator.

​The development of the 'Seaforth Activation Plan' will be commencing in June following a briefing with the Councillors on the planned research and engagement activities that will be used to develop the plan.

This will be managed by a newly appointed Place Co-ordinator for Manly Ward, Deborah Richardson Bull, who will focus on the areas of Manly, Balgowlah and Seaforth village centres.
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The role of the Place Coordinator is to work closely with community and local businesses to make our public areas better for the people who use them. The Place Coordinators act as a point of contact to facilitate the effective communication between Council, community and business. There will be a Place Coorinators for each of the five wards of the Northern Beaches.

They are also the key contact point for internal Council teams to coordinate works, projects, events and service delivery in the commercial centres.
 
The Manly Ward Place Coordinator, Deb Richardson Bull, has been involved in a number of projects already in the Manly ward. These include:

• Organised the Pathway of Olympians presentation event in Manly in December 2017.
• Undertaking a bicycle parking review.
• Working closely with Hello Manly Visitor Information Centre and the Manly Town Centre Manager.
• Working with the Capital Projects Team to liaise with businesses in Balgowlah and Manly on paving projects.
• Coordinating a partnership for artwork on the hoardings with St Matthews Church at Manly during their construction phase of approximately 18 months.
• Coordinating a review and rebrand of community noticeboards across the area.
• Reviewing water stations in Manly.​ 

What improvements would you like to see to these areas?

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