The Westmead Health Precinct recently hosted the ‘Chalk up Westmead’ event, a chalk drawing day for staff and the community to celebrate the launch of place-based interventions unveiled as part of the Safer Cities program.
More than 100 people participated at multiple locations, encouraged to draw ‘what safety means to them’. The result was a myriad of drawings featuring green spaces, community, love, bike paths, lighting and more. The event proved to be a fun and engaging way to have important discussions about safety, share the great work that’s happened, and think about what more can be done – at Westmead and beyond.
“The chalk drawing day was a great way for people across all Westmead organisations to come together and for us to promote the Safer Cities program, but also have conversations about the importance of safety.”
Emma Clarke, Director Precinct Leadership team.
There was chalk drawing along Hawkesbury Road throughout the day, starting at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in the morning, moving to Children’s Medical Research Institute and The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, and then Westmead Hospital in the afternoon.
The Safer Cities program is an initiative funded by Transport for NSW to help make Westmead feel safer and more welcoming, particularly for women, girls and gender diverse people. At Westmead, interventions include improved pedestrian safety, lighting upgrades and new handrails.
Read more about the Westmead Health Precinct Safer Cities project ➔
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