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Placemaking

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At the City of Kalamunda, we take a placemaking approach, working with our community to shape places that reflect local identity, support wellbeing, and bring people together.

Placemaking is about understanding the unique identity of each locality and working alongside the community to bring that identity to life. 

By listening to local voices, building connections and supporting community-led ideas, we create places that feel welcoming, vibrant and reflective of the people who live, work and spend time there.

For staff, placemaking helps us design and deliver services, projects and engagement in ways that truly match community needs — making our work more targeted, informed and impactful.

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Our Place Approach — The Five Pillars

Our place-based work is guided by five core pillars that help us understand each community, listen to local voices and design actions that reflect local identity, strengths and needs.



Understand & Connect People and Places
Concierge
Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD)
Influence Strategy
Influence Infrastructure

Place Reference Groups

Place Reference Groups represent a diverse cross-section of each community and act as a sounding board.

They help to:

  • Provide early feedback on strategy and local priorities
  • Shape planning and implementation
  • Strengthen understanding of place-specific needs
  • Influence both strategy and infrastructure investment


Community Knowledge Bank


A central hub for sharing local stories, insights and community intelligence contributed by Place Leads and community stakeholders.

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Meet the Place Team 

  

Ruth Chodorowski

Ruth Chodorowski
Place Lead - Seniors & Disabilities

Kalamunda / Lesmurdie / Gooseberry Hill

shona mckay

Shona Mackay
Place Lead - Diverse Communities

High Wycombe / Maida Vale

Zoe Schwass
Project Manager – City Transformation

Eastern Rural District



Cameron Chisholm

Cameron Chisholm
Place Lead - Wellbeing

Forrestfield / Wattle Grove

Kristi Wood
Reconciliation Officer

Aboriginal Engagement

Gemma Casella

Gemma Casella
Youth & Community Assistant

 

See what’s happening. Help shape what’s next.

Be part of the placemaking conversation! Your ideas, feedback and creativity help shape vibrant, welcoming public spaces across the City of Kalamunda.

Tell us what matters to you on Engage.Kalamunda today!

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