Footscray locals will have another chance to contribute to the future of the old Footscray Hospital site.
Co-organiser Kate Breen said the ‘pop-up’ picnic aims to reclaim the car park in front of the former psychiatric building and discuss future regeneration and adaptive reuse of this extensive site.
“The purpose is so locals can get together to discuss a range of talks on sustainability, affordable housing, urban regeneration, and the potential of the Footscray hospital site and its potential future use,” she said.
The event will run during the National Sustainability Festival, which runs for the entire month of February.
Speakers on the day will consist of Kate Breen from Housing Aim and Elena Pereyea from WestSide Co-housing.
“She will be talking about innovative affordable housing solutions for the site,” she said.
“We also have speakers from Reimagining Old Footscray Hospital Community Group, Affordable, Inclusive Maribyrnong and Regen Melbourne, talking about regeneration and sustainability.”
Kate said the community session will be a chance to encourage those interested in the site to submit community submissions to the state government’s formal engagement program.
“They’re running community consultation on what the community would like to see, so this will be an opportunity for residents to discuss and form community submissions to the current consultation which closes on February 29.”
The event will be held on Sunday, February 4, from 9:30am-11:00am at the Footscray Hospital Old Psychiatric Building car park.
