Special Rate Variation Community Engagement Report - Shoalhaven City Council

Table 4. Recommended ways to raise revenue – cont’d
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Community run events that council can generate income from, festivals, open-air cinema, etc.
By hosting events
Encourage events that bring the community together
Encourage town events to continue
Encouraging more events and industries to raise more money to the area
Hold more community events
More community events and festivals and the profits are for the council
More family community events
Entertainment centre can be used to attract more people to the area
Have more community activities at the entertainment centre
More entertainment
Fundraising initiatives they may benefit the community
Council fundraiser
Event to bring people to area and raise funds
Festivals, dance parties, bands, etc.
Hold a community concert more often
How about a lottery
More stalls fairs and fetes
More festivals such as a music festival bringing money to area
Hold more festivals using the river
Should have more annual shows go for 3 days not only 1
Sausage sizzles
TOURISM
Advertise and promote the natural environment
Encourage more tourism
More tourist activities like tours along the Shoalhaven
Advertise CBD more to attract tourists
Built bigger carparks and charge for parking and in high tourist areas charge the tourists
Businesses that do well from tourists could contribute more to improve the area
Spend the money more wisely and get tourists to pay
Boosting the rivers potential for more tourist war memorial at Jervis bay
Toll way for tourists
Use the Heritage Bridge and river to bring in money from tourists
Holiday rental owners could pay higher rates as they are operating a business
Charge the users of our facilities and the visitors
Make the Nowra Show more attractive to visitors by having more rides and side shows it is getting
too small
Reasonable camping fees
Raising caravan parks and camping sites fees up a little bit to raise more money
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