Your City:Your Space
www.yourcityspace.com.au (new window) is a new website that has been started by the City of Melbourne to improve your safety.
In October 2008 the City of Melbourne held a City Safety Summit. People of all ages came along to talk about safety in the city and possible solutions.
Some of the issues covered included:
- Alcohol and drug associated violence
- The availability of public transport (especially at night)
- The need for safe spaces in the city
One of the big ideas to come out of the summit was setting up a city safety online forum for young people - a space where people under 25 could talk about the issues important to them. So they built www.yourcityspace.com.au (new window) to let you to tell them what the main safety issues are and what would make Melbourne safer.
You're invited to contribute your ideas on safety in the City of Melbourne between now and 7 December 2009. After that date, all your ideas, comments, votes and whatever else you've posted will be looked at, with special attention being given to the issues and ideas that have been voted as the most important.
Based on the ideas for solutions that have been suggested, they'll then prepare a report for the Melbourne City Council with recommendations for action to make the city a safer place for everyone.
So if you're between 12 and 25, here's a great opportunity to share your issues about safety in Melbourne and what you think can be done to solve them.
To get involved and have your say, head over to www.yourcityspace.com.au (new window) and register to contribute to the online forums so you can pitch in with your own ideas, find out what other people think, and vote on the most important issues to you.
Your contribution to the discussion will help to make the City of Melbourne a safer place for everyone.
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