The City of Stonnington is embarking on our first smart cities strategy to look at how digital technology, data and innovation can support current and future challenges and improve our ability to deliver community services.

Integrating smart technologies into Council operations can increase convenience, improve efficiencies, and expand the information available to help make decisions and respond to emergencies.

This will also provide information and data that helps everyone to make informed decisions in Stonnington – from Councillors, to our businesses, residents, community groups, other levels of government and people looking to invest for their future in our wonderful city.

We’ve already started to see the benefits of some pilot projects:

• Visitation sensors in Prahran Square that provide real time information on usage of the space
• Traffic monitoring at six locations on Chapel Street that provide numbers of pedestrians, cyclists, vehicles and heavy vehicles
• On-street car parking availability in key locations (trial project)

In late 2021 we held a community information session and then invited our community to complete a survey to give us feedback on our Smart Cities strategy.

We collated the insights gathered from this initial round of consultation and have developed a draft framework which we would now like to get your feedback on.

If you have any questions, email smartcity@stonnington.vic.gov.au.