10. Looking after our public spaces

A group of people maintaining the garden in a public space.

All public spaces need to be looked after so:

  • they work well
  • people use and care for them.

When we look after our public spaces, we want them to:

A group of people having a conversation and laughing together at an event in a public space.

  • feel welcoming

A playground in a park that is clean.

  • be clean.

A person planting tree saplings in a public place.

We should repair things when we need to.

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When we plan public spaces, we should think about how we can:

  • keep the cost of looking after them low in the future
  • involve the community.

Aboriginal peoples are custodians of the land and care deeply for:

A group of workers maintaining trees in a public space.

  • looking after the land

A map of Australia with a health icon on it.

  • the health and wellbeing of Country.

When we look after public places, we should:

A person shaking hands with an Aboriginal person. The Aboriginal person has a speech bubble with 3 lines in it.

  • listen to Aboriginal voices as part of the planning and design process

2 people shaking hands.
  • respect their world views as the custodians of the land.