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Background

Last year in our Annual Community Engagement Review, we sought feedback on our current Community Engagement Policy. Read the engagement report and what we did here on the Community Engagement Review page.

Where possible, we have incorporated the feedback received. We now have a draft Policy ready for public exhibition which is the final stage of the consultation process.

You can download the Current Policy and the Draft of the new Policy to see the changes we've made.

What you told us and what we've done:

  • "Too wordy"

    Greatly reduced the length & taken out anything that wasn't completely relevant to the policy.

  • "Over complicated"

    Got rid of Government jargon & used simple headings

  • "Not community-friendly"

    Balanced satisfying legal requirements and being able to be understood by community

How to get involved

This public exhibition process ensures the Policy is clear and that we have not missed anything. Your feedback will be used to finalise the Policy before being presented back to Council in May for adoption.

Download and read the Draft Community Engagement Policy 2025-29. Provide your feedback via the survey below before Wednesday 23 April 2025.