Local groups
A Better Streets Australia local group works with the council or shire for their locality, advocating for them to adopt and apply Better Streets’ Five Key Recommendations.
You are the expert in your place!
You experience your city or town every day.
You see the challenges your community faces.
You know what your community needs to thrive.
Local conversations turn observations into actions. Local conversations make the movement for Better Streets real at a neighbourhood level.
Better Streets provides support, resources, connection and training to help each local group start and grow. Existing local groups that support our Five Key Recommendations can also decide to affiliate with Better Streets.
Scroll down for information on existing Better Streets local groups - and on how to start or affiliate a new group!
Find a local group in your area
Feel free to find and join your local group, or start your own!
Better Streets Northern Beaches (Sydney)
Streets Alive Yarra (Melbourne)
Streets Alive Darebin (Melbourne)
Some groups had started before Better Streets Australia was set up, so might have a different name. You don’t have to change the name of your group to appear on our list, all you have to do is agree to the Better Streets’ Five Key Recommendations, and have your leaders join Better Streets Australia as members.
Join our discussion on Slack
You can meet fellow advocates from local groups all across Australia, on the Better Streets discussion on Slack. Stay in touch by joining!
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Ballarat
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Brisbane
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Geelong
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Inner West (Sydney)
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Northern Beaches (Sydney)
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Lewisham (Sydney)
How to start a Better Streets Australia local group
Decide on your group’s location
If there is no local group near where you live you can choose to start a group for your suburb, city or local government area (LGA).
Name your group
Use the naming convention Better Streets [Your place] - for example, Better Streets Bathurst or Better Streets Redcliffe.
Set up an email account
Highlight your communications to decision-makers by signing up for a free Gmail address using your new group’s name (as one word) - for example, betterstreetsredcliffe@gmail.com.
Give your group a social media presence
Using your new email address, open social media accounts on Facebook, X, Instagram, etc. Create handles like @betterstreetsbathurst, using the Gmail account naming convention.
Introduce your new group
Introduce yourself in the Better Streets Slack, in Channel #1-intros. Then make an announcement on Channel #2-announcements.
Involve other people in your group
Introduce your local group to your community via social media, inviting people to follow, subscribe to your newsletter or meet up in person.
Start local conversations
Open up discussions and arrange regular meetings with residents, businesses and councillors.
Create an email distribution list
Maintain a simple email distribution list for your newsletter or other messages, using a spreadsheet or your Better Streets Gmail account.
Start a Better Streets Australia webpage
Fill out the online form to apply for your local group’s webpage on the Better Streets Australia site. Follow, like and share posts from Better Streets Australia and other Better Streets local groups. Need help? Contact us.
Wear the Better Streets message!
Get your own Better Streets T-shirts by downloading this image file, uploading it to your own free account on Canva, and then ordering T-shirts in any sizes.
Alternatively, use this Canva public view link to transfer the artwork into your existing Canva account.
If you prefer a white T-shirt, use this image or public view link.
