Brooklyn and Altona North

Making Better Places

It begins with a vision.

Brooklyn +
Altona North

Vision Statement

Brooklyn and Altona North continue to be distinct communities with their own unique identities but are brought closer together through their shared vision to make the area a more liveable, connected and healthier place to live. 

The local amenity and sense of well-being are improved through reductions in air, noise, and rubbish pollution, helping to make the area feel healthier and cleaner - and a place the community is proud to call home. 

Brooklyn and Altona North become better connected through improved walking, cycling and transport connections, enhancements to the local shopping and community destinations that they share, and a strengthening of the green character across the local area. 

Community connections and the area's cultural diversity are strengthened through better public spaces and new opportunities for local events, sports, and activities. Youth are well catered for with more options to learn, exercise, play and congregate in their local area, helping them to feel welcome and more connected to their local community. 

Brooklyn and Altona North continue to grow and change over time, but in ways that strengthen the qualities that make these areas feel special - and make them even better places to live in the future. 

THEME 1

Liveability and Amenity

For many residents in the local area, their first priority is to reduce air, noise, and rubbish pollution, and focus on making the area a healthier, cleaner and greener place to live.

THEME 2

Move with
Safety

Making Brooklyn and Altona North more walkable and bike-friendly, and developing new initiatives and projects that will promote a shift towards public transport and active transport into the future.

THEME 3

Closer
Community

Continuing to celebrate and strengthen
the diversity and different characters Brooklyn and Altona North
while finding new ways to bring the community closer together

The vision for Brooklyn and Altona North is broken down into 3 key themes. These themes are intended to describe what the Brooklyn and Altona North community values most as well as the elements that they want to see improved.

Bringing the vision to life.

Following our extensive community consultation, several key themes and principles identified as part of the visioning phase are then shaped into a series of Place Projects that will bring the vision for Brooklyn and Altona North to life. 

Nine Place Projects have been developed for Brooklyn and Altona North - they are described in terms of initial ideas, opportunities, and potential pillar projects, and provide principles and inspiration examples to establish a clear direction for each project. It is important to note that the Place Projects are not intended to be viewed as prescribing final or specific outcomes, but rather providing a guiding framework that will evolve with ongoing design and community input. ‘Next Steps’ are also included for each project, which describe the key steps that are proposed to be undertaken to take the projects from vision to reality and provide opportunities for ongoing community involvement. 

THEME 1

Liveability and Amenity Projects

All BAN Projects
Cleaner and Healthier
Cleaner and Healthier

Project 1.

For many residents, particularly in Brooklyn, their number one priority is to make the local area a cleaner and healthier place to live by reducing air, noise, and rubbish pollution.

Greening Your Neighbourhood
Greening Your Neighbourhood

Project 2

This project will improve the overall greening across both suburbs by way of a tree renewal program designed to identify those trees that are either at the end of their useful life or could be replaced with better species.

Our Local Characters
Our Local Characters

Project 3

Whilst the residents of Brooklyn and Altona North understand that the area will continue to grow and change into the future, they want to try to manage change and make sure that the elements of the local character that are valued and unique are retained and continue to be strengthened.

THEME 2

Move With Safety Projects

All BAN Projects
Multi-Modal Network
Multi-Modal Network

Project 4

At the moment the Brooklyn and Altona North areas are very car-focused and the public transport options that are currently available are inadequate and don’t offer a practical alternative to private vehicle usage.

Streets for People
Streets for People

Project 5

The focus of this project will be to lead the shift throughout Brooklyn and Altona North towards creating “streets for people” – looking for opportunities to reduce vehicle speeds, limit through traffic, improve key walking and cycling links and just generally make our streets feel safer, more attractive and usable for pedestrians and cyclists.

Safer Places
Safer Places

Project 9

Within Brooklyn and Alton North there is a lot of concern around issues such as hooning and anti-social behaviour. Whilst it is acknowledged these issues are very complex and difficult to tackle, it is clear that many residents see this as a key problem that needs to be addressed to improve the amenity, safety and image of the area.

THEME 3

Bringing Community Closer Projects

All BAN Projects
Better Together
Better Together

Project 6

The residents of Brooklyn and Altona North value that each area has its own identity, character and sense of place and that there is a very diverse social and cultural character in the local community.

Better Places and Spaces
Better Places and Spaces

Project 7

Whilst Brooklyn and Altona North have a good supply of community facilities, shopping and open space when compared to other places in Hobsons Bay, there is concern that many of the public places and spaces are of poor quality and don’t feel very ‘friendly’ - they are often hard to get to, for many people they feel unsafe, and they don’t really offer ‘much to do’.

‘The Zone’ Project for Young People
‘The Zone’ Project for Young People

Project 8

An issue that was regularly raised throughout the consultation was that there was a ‘lack of things to do’ for young people in the local area.

Upcoming Events and Activities in Brooklyn & Altona North

Future events and activities will appear here.