Supporting the Wider Community – Living Streets Association

08/10/202511/07/2025 Living Streets Association Our Stories, Supporting the Wider Community, Volunteering and Giving

Inner North Playground Grand Opening

Living Streets Association | 2025 August The Inner North Playground has finally opened! It’s so exciting to see how young people’s active care for their community and willingness to take action have helped create such a great local space. To read about the community’s involvement in the development of this land from 2017 until now, … Continue reading Inner North Playground Grand Opening

03/30/202511/07/2025 Living Streets Association Community Building, Our Stories, People, Supporting the Wider Community

Celebrating community at Watson Day

By Lucy Astolfi | 2025 March On the 30th of March, Living Streets took part in Watson Day, where the community came together to share art, culture, stories, and sausages. Living Streets’ prompt to attendees was to “share a heartwarming story about community that has touched your life.” We encouraged people to write their stories … Continue reading Celebrating community at Watson Day

07/20/202411/07/2025 Living Streets Association Our Stories, Supporting the Wider Community

A Big Win for Watson! Youth contributions in community consultations for the Inner North Play Space

Living Streets Association | 2024 July Our community has recently had a big win! The Inner North Play Space has released its final design, and the destination-style playground will begin construction to be completed sometime in late 2025. The whole community has been actively involved in the consultations for this space since 2018 thanks to … Continue reading A Big Win for Watson! Youth contributions in community consultations for the Inner North Play Space

04/20/202408/28/2024 Living Streets Association Community Building, Our Stories, People, Supporting the Wider Community

Watson Community Day- Restoring a sense of security and belonging in the suburb

The WCA hosted a Watson Community Day in April to encourage everyone to build up friendships among neighbours. The event was supported by ACT Housing and the Watson SuperBarn Express, a sausage sizzle was cooked by the Majura Mountain Scouts Group, and ACT Policing officers were in attendance for people to chat with.

11/20/202308/28/2024 Cathy Lin Children and Young People's Development, Our Stories, Supporting the Wider Community, Volunteering and Giving

We’re recruiting, come and join our community-building projects!

Carmel Richardson- Board President | 2023 Nov The Living Streets Association (LSA) continues its very worthwhile project of engaging local young people in interesting and deeply appreciated community activity. As Board Director I was recently invited to address a youth meeting where planning was underway for the September school holidays. The Youth Leaders worked enthusiastically … Continue reading We’re recruiting, come and join our community-building projects!

07/17/202301/22/2024 Living Streets Association Environment and Sustainability, Our Stories, Seasonal Events, Supporting the Wider Community, Volunteering and Giving, Youth Meetings

International Community Education

Living Streets Association | 2023 July Our Living Streets Youth meeting this month was joined by international students doing an English immersion and Community Education course. Together, everyone would get to know one of the local community groups and this time we chose to volunteer with Lyneham Commons. These young people from diverse backgrounds worked … Continue reading International Community Education

11/07/202211/11/2022 Living Streets Association Children and Young People's Development, Concepts, Events, Our Stories, Supporting the Wider Community, Volunteering and Giving

Educational Significance of Community Consultations

Community consultation is an excellent opportunity for residents of all ages to exchange ideas on an ideal community. These consultations also have an important educational significance.

05/28/202208/14/2022 Living Streets Association Community Building, Concepts, Environment and Sustainability, Our Stories, Supporting the Wider Community

Section 76, Watson Documentary

The 4-year-long Section 76 Watson campaign was captured in our documentary. We hoped to convey the spirit of community that developed as a result of coming together to take action.

04/26/202210/31/2022 Living Streets Association Community Building, Concepts, Environment and Sustainability, Events, Our Stories, Seasonal Events, Supporting the Wider Community

Community Picnic Day

What a fun day out with the community, while learning about the local ecology and participating in the conversations about important community issues!

04/12/202208/14/2022 Living Streets Association Concepts, Environment and Sustainability, Events, Our Stories, Supporting the Wider Community, Volunteering and Giving

Section 76 Campaign- Community Consultations

“THIS is how consultation should be run, with clear diagrams, models and information, out on a sunny weekend with lots of the community around, and young people involved in these issues!” This sentiment was shared by many passers-by who engaged with the Living Streets Youth at the Community Consultations held at Watson shops over 2 weekends of the April school holidays.

02/27/202208/14/2022 Living Streets Association Concepts, Environment and Sustainability, Holiday Programs, Our Stories, Supporting the Wider Community

Ecology of Section 76

Residents who have lived in Watson for the past decade will know that block 74 (next to Solstice) is where you can stop by and say 'Hi' to the cows grazing along the fence, and block 76 (next to YWAM) used to be where you could spot tens of Kangaroos lazing around.

08/29/202106/02/2022 Living Streets Association Concepts, Environment and Sustainability, Events, Our Stories, Supporting the Wider Community

The reflection during lockdown: Welcoming the new world with a whole new self

The epidemic is spreading again, suspending work, classes, and businesses. The lockdown forces us to stop everything, but the earth has still been rotating and the days have not stopped. Time has passed by, but life has not been suspended. The earth is purifying itself in change, are we also reborn along with this transformation?

07/09/202101/12/2022 Living Streets Association Children and Young People's Development, Concepts, Events, Our Stories, Supporting the Wider Community

YAC Youth Assembly 2021

Ryan Jennings | June 28 2021 Just the other day, Cathy and I attended the ACT youth assembly, run by the Youth Advisory Council (YAC). At the event, there were 4 different forums that students or young adults could attend.