Annual Report 2008-2009 Summary - City of Greater Geelong

The City regularly invites the community to provide input into a broad range of
projects, services, priorities and issues of both local and municipal-wide importance,
with approximately 100 community engagement events held annually.
Community Engagement
The main purpose of engaging the community is to improve our
services and ensure that the priorities of residents translate into
Council’s strategies and decision making.
Effective engagement gives the community the opportunity to provide feedback on issues
important to them.
As a result it provides benefits for the Council,
our communities and our other stakeholders by
helping us to:
> Improve our planning processes.
> Understand residents’ aspirations for
their community.
> Become aware of problems and issues early,
giving us a chance to put things right before
they escalate.
> Foster working relationships and
partnerships between our community,
stakeholders and Council.
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> Demonstrate our commitment to being open
and accountable.
> Strengthen our communities by supporting
and encouraging active participation in
decision making.
For this to work in an effective manner it
requires full commitment from the Council, the
community and stakeholders.
Community Engagement Events
2008-2009
Throughout 2008-2009 the City conducted
over 100 community engagement events,
allowing community members the opportunity
to provide input into a broad range of
projects, services, priorities and issues of both
local and municipal-wide importance.
Many projects involved multiple community
engagement events using different methods
including focus groups, telephone interviews,
door-knock and postal surveys, public
submissions, public meetings/forums and
ongoing working groups.
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