Community Engagement

Offering tailored solutions for development and implementation of community engagement processes and projects

Well-developed processes for Community Engagement will ensure that the Community is as well-informed as they can be on major issues, plans and projects.

Where the Community can influence part or all of a decision, it is vital that they are provided the necessary information to form an opinion and opportunity to provide input through a community engagement process.

Developing a Community Engagement process and strategy, requires Council to have a Consultation and Communication Strategy which can be used as a base model for the development of the process and strategy based on the following:

• Vision and values for consultation and communication
• Principles for consultation and communication
• Definition of consultation and democratic governance
• Issues for consultation
• Methods of consultation
• Community consultation matrix
• Scoping a project for community consultation

Community Engagement plays a vital role in assisting Council as an organisation to work together with the Community and other stakeholders to achieve the vision.

Conducting a community consultation program is only effective if the customer base is clearly defined and includes all relevant interested parties.