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Dawson Mall Cigarette Butt Litter Prevention Project

This project aimed to increase cigarette butt binning rates in Dawson Mall, Mount Druitt, a suburb with the highest smoking rate in NSW and a major hotspot for cigarette butt litter. Infrastructure improvements, education and awareness of butt litter prevention, increasing community ownership, enforcement and consistent cleaning and maintenance of hotspot areas was undertaken in partnership with Blacktown City Council between April 2021 – February 2022. Cigarette butt binning rates increased by an average rate of 63% across four hotspot sites. New infrastructure installed to support litter prevention behaviours (ie. 4 designated smoking areas; 7 cigarette butt bins; 110 litter prevention and smoke-free signs).

Mount Druitt community champions, Terry Crawley (at left) and Rebecca Bell (at right).

Community consultation and support received from 82 local community members.

New Guide on Healthy High Density Living for Families with Children Building on the results of the Healthy High Density 4 Kids (HHD4K) qualitative study, in partnership with City of Parramatta, a joint working group including our Healthy Places team and Hayball Architects developed a draft Healthy Higher Density Living for Families with Children: A Design Guide . The draft Guide contains a suite of best practice drawings and guidelines to support the health of children and families living in high density housing. It will be circulated to stakeholders for input between February-April 2023, prior to completion.

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Year in Review 2022