Community Engagement Outcomes Report

Department for Education and Child Development - 10 year lease proposal for Wynn Vale Community House Kindergarten

March/April 2017 Report prepared by: Donna Mijatovic Community Engagement Officer May 2017

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Contents

Background ...................................................................................................... 2

Overview of community engagement activities ................................................ 3

Community Engagement Outcomes ................................................................ 4

Evaluation of Community Engagement Strategy Objectives ............................ 5

Appendix 1: Submission from St Francis Xavier’s Regional Catholic School ... 6

Appendix 2: Location of proposed site for lease ............................................ 11

Appendix 3: Feedback form ........................................................................... 13

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Background

The Minister for Education and Child Development, through the Department for Education and Child Development (DECD), oversees the provision of preschool education and health and wellbeing support services that support parents and children, as well as administering South Australia’s public primary and secondary education system. DECD are seeking a 10 year lease for Wynn Vale Community House Kindergarten (located at 32 Park Lake Drive, Wynn Vale) This site is currently occupied by DECD on a peppercorn lease arrangement, which will roll over should a 10 year lease be granted. Wynn Vale Community House Kindergarten has exclusive access to the leased area including buildings. Wynn Vale Community House Kindergarten opened in the mid-1980’s and was renovated in 2001. The Kindergarten has capacity for 30 students per session. DECD are a responsible organisation and have maintained the area to an acceptable standard, and are a well-respected organisation within the City of Tea Tree Gully.

Section 202 of the Local Government Act 1999 states that prior to Council granting a lease or licence relating to community land, that leases greater than five years are subject to community engagement and must follow the relevant steps as detailed in Council’s Community Engagement (Public Consultation) Policy and Community Engagement Framework. A Community Engagement Strategy was developed by the Community Development and Engagement Department, in line with the requirements outlined in Council’s Community Engagement (Public Consultation) Policy. This report outlines the feedback received during the consultation period.

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Overview of community engagement activities

From 8 March to 5 April 2017 the community was invited to provide feedback on this proposal. Kindergarten users were notified by DECD and adjacent residents through onsite signage. Wynn Vale Community Garden and St Francis Xavier Regional Catholic School located adjacent to Wynn Vale Community House Kindergarten were notified via email of the proposal. Background information was available on Council’s website, along with an online feedback form to provide comment. Notice to the public was provided via placement of notices in Council’s ‘Gully Views’ column in the Leader Messenger newspaper throughout the engagement period, the first notice being published on 8 March. Council’s social media channels (Facebook and Twitter) also promoted the opportunity to comment.

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Community Engagement Outcomes

During the consultation period a total of 5 responses were received. This included 4 surveys and 1 submission. All 4 surveys indicated support for the 10 year lease proposal. The submission contained general comments and views (the full submission is included verbatim in Appendix 1). Included in the 4 survey responses were the following reasons given for being supportive of the proposal:

• Children need space to play and the kindy takes great care of the leased land.

• I am in support of this proposal as the kindergarten provides an excellent resource for local residents and their children. The grounds are well kept and they have recently installed some very good play equipment for the children. They appear to be responsible and caring tenants which I'm sure the Council wants. It is a good resource generally and does not interfere in any way with nearby resident’s quality of life. It also seems appropriate to have a kindergarten next to a school and next to the Wynn Vale Community Garden.

• I have had 1 child attend, 1 currently attends and 1 in a couple of years. I am also on the Committee and have been for a few years now and have only seen the Kindy flourish.

• I am one of the co-founders of the Wynn Vale Community Garden, so I have enjoyed many years in this vicinity. The kindy, only half the size at the time, was already here before the garden started. So in actual fact its ‘furniture’. With the school on one side and the kindy on the other it seems a healthy package deal and I am sure gives many of us ‘oldies’ much pleasure. The sound and the sight of the upcoming generation etc. There are regular visitations by the youngsters and their carers and everyone benefits on some level. Therefore I would very much like to see the kindy remain.

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Evaluation of Community Engagement Strategy Objectives

The key objectives/purpose of the community engagement, as tabled below, were developed as part of the Community Engagement Strategy:

Objectives Comment To seek feedback on the proposal to grant a 10 year lease to DECD for Wynn Vale Community House Kindergarten

We had a minimal response to this consultation; this may indicate that the Kindergarten did not play a role in encouraging users to provide feedback and the onsite signage attracted minimal attention or interest from the broader community. We did however received feedback from both key stakeholders (Wynn Vale Community Garden and St Francis Xavier’s Regional Catholic School).

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Appendix 1: Submission from St Francis Xavier’s Regional Catholic School

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Appendix 2: Location of proposed site for lease

For more inform

Map showing location of Wynn Vale Community House Kindergarten

Contact Details

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www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au Email cttg@cttg.sa.gov.au

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Appendix 3: Feedback form

For more information, please contact us on 08 8397 7444

or visit www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au

Feedback Form Proposal to grant a 10 year lease to Wynn Vale Community House Kindergarten This feedback form can be also completed online at www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/haveyoursay

Feedback forms must be returned to Council by 5pm, Wednesday 5 April 2017.

If you have any questions, please contact Council on 8397 7444.

Please note: For your feedback to be included, your name and contact details must be provided. Your personal details will not be made public or published in any Council reports.

Your details (please print clearly):

Name (or organisation’s name): ...........................................................................................................

Address: ...............................................................................................................................................

Phone: ..................................................................................................................................................

Email:....................................................................................................................................................

Note that by providing your email address you are agreeing to future communication from us by email in relation to this consultation (email is our preferred method of contact). Please ensure you check your ‘junk mail’ folder.

1a. Do you support or oppose the proposal to grant a 10 year lease to Department for Education

and Child Development (DECD) for Wynn Vale Community House Kindergarten at their current premises at 32 Park Lake Drive, Wynn Vale?

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Oppose................................................................

Have no opinion on this matter ............................

Please turn over

1b. Why do you say this? Do you have any comments on this proposal?

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Thank you for your feedback.

Please return your completed feedback form using the reply-paid envelope provided or post to the following address (no stamp required) by 5pm, Wednesday, 5 April 2017.

City of Tea Tree Gully

Reply Paid 571 MODBURY SA 5092

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