Moorabool Shire Community Engagement Review

Project Overview

How can we best connect with you about decisions which impact Moorabool Shire?

How do you want to be engaged? Where do you want to be engaged? When do you want to be engaged? What do you want to be engaged on?

Survey

The survey is now closed. Thanks for participating.

Background
Timeline

As a Council, it is important to us that we hear from you. We like to know your ideas about the services we offer, the projects we run, the ideas you have for Moorabool, and the things you think could improve. How we get all this from you is guided by our Community Engagement Policy and Framework. Right now, we are in the process of reviewing it and we are seeking your feedback and input.

Your thoughts will shape how we engage the community moving forward.

COVID-19 and its associated restrictions have limited our ability to engage with you in person on a larger scale, however, several alternatives actions will be undertaken to ensure that we hear from many diverse community voices. One of these is the Community Engagement Survey, which we encourage you to take the time to complete. This survey has been extended and will now close on 24 January 2020.

If you can't find the time to complete the survey, you can post a comment on the 'Quick Ideas Wall' below and support other suggestions.

Should you have any issues with completing a written survey or would prefer to provide your feedback over the phone, please contact Kristian Brudenell - Senior Connected Communities & Engagement Officer on 03 5366 7100.

Review and Industry Research
Community and Stakeholder Consultation
Draft Community Engagement Policy
Adoption of Community Engagement Policy
Community Engagement Framework and Toolkit Design

Quick Idea Wall

How can Council have better conversations with the community about decisions that impact Moorabool? (ideas will be posted)

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Who's Listening

Connected Communities Team

Moorabool Shire Council
Moorabool Shire Council

Document Library

Community Engagement Review Documents

Quick Comment Flyer

Promotional Poster

Promotional Flyer

Hardcopy Survey

Local Government Act 2020

Document - Local Government Act 2020

FAQS

Community engagement is a planned process that provides a range of opportunities for public involvement in Council’s decision making, relationship building and community strengthening. Effective community engagement enables Council to make well-informed decisions at an operational and strategic level and creates a better level of understanding between Council and our community. Community engagement is achieved when the community is and feels part of a process.

In March 2020 a new Local Government Act 2020 was enacted in Victoria. The Act requires all Victorian local governments to update their community engagement policy to gives effect to the principles set out in Section 55 and 56 of the Act.

The Community Engagement Policy will assist Council in developing a consistent approach to community engagement and will meet the legislative requirements outlined in the new Local Government Act 2020

The Community Engagement Policy will include:
Council's commitment to community engagement
Community engagement principles that will guide our approach to effective community engagement
Roles and responsibilities for community engagement
Other relevant information as required by the Local Government Act 2020

Public participation can be any process that directly engages the public in decision-making and gives full consideration to public input in making that decision. The public consists of a range of stakeholders holding an array of views and concerns on an issue.

The term stakeholders applies to business, service providers, other levels of government or even community groups

For the purposes of community engagement, stakeholders are defined as an individual or group with strong interests in the decisions of Council, and are directly impacted by the outcome of Council decisions.

Deliberative engagement is an approach that encourages community members to critically test, weigh up and consider a range of information, perspectives, inputs and evidence to reach a consensus or make recommendations. Deliberation can be scaled to suit a project based on its scope, complexity or impact and may require independent facilitation to ensure a fair and equitable process.

Section 55 (2(g)) in the Local Government Act 2020 specifies that a Community Engagement Policy is required to give effect to deliberative engagement practices capable of being applied to the development of the Community Vision, Council Plan, Financial Plan and Asset Plan.

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