Special Rate Variation Community Engagement Report - Shoalhaven City Council

CSP Review Webpage
Over the past 3 months community interaction with Council’s CSP Review webpage was
strong with a sizeable number of hits on pages including:
• Shoalhaven 2023 home page - 938 hits
• Have your Say - 227 hits
• Community Strategic Plan - 181 hits
• Information - 129 hits
• Media Releases - 20 hits
Agency Interviews
Ten interviews were undertaken, seven with Agency staff and three with local Aboriginal
Land Council representatives. An interview template was used and the results were
summarised in a report.
Community Workshops
Three community workshops were held - in Nowra, Sanctuary Point and Ulladulla. Overall
attendance by the community at the workshops was disappointing, however, the
engagement of those community members present was positive and resulted in some very
constructive discussion and feedback on prioritised Discussion Card issues. Table 6
provides details of the workshop numbers and participants.
Table 6: Workshop demographics
Group
Nowra
Sanctuary
Point
Ulladulla Totals
Males 3 6 9
Females 4 7 1 12
Under 25 years 1 1
25 to 55 years 1 6 7
Over 55 years 6 6 12
Councillors 2 1 3
Total
attendance
21
Analysis Method
Verbatim data was transcribed from the large sheets of butchers paper notes and sticky
labels generated during the workshops to an electronic Word document. The workshop data
was than combined to form a single document to reflect consolidated feedback from all three
workshops, listed under appropriate headings.
Infrastructure Survey
The Infrastructure Survey was published on Council’s website on 13 November 2012, with a
link to Survey Monkey and hard copies printed. As at 21 January 2013, 180 online and hard
copy surveys had been completed and returned to Council. While the survey does not close
until the 31 January 2013 it is unlikely that the trends will change markedly.
Analysis Method
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