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Overview of the Processlaughter. It was remarked that oftenelsewhere they did not feel listenedto, nor had an opportunity to hear theviews of others.All feedback from the students wasextremely positive. Many, on theevaluation sheets, wrote about theopportunity to talk and listen, therelaxed atmosphere and the way theyhad started to think differently aboutsome of the issues.The working relationship with localgovernment has been extremelyproductive. Collaboration with localgovernment staff with a backgroundin community development processesgreatly assisted the plannedmethodology and relationshipbuilding. Also, council staff used theopportunity to enthuse and informthe youth participants about localcommunity projects, and ensured theircommitment to youth-specific modes.Many of the young people had no ideathat Councils were interested in theirviewpoints and many saw the forum asthe beginning of a relationship.27