PUBLIC EXHIBITION - Draft Community Engagement Strategy

Thank you to all who attended our two (2) workshops or who made a submission.

What Now?

All submissions and comments from the two (2) community workshops received will be reviewed. The Schedule of meeting dates:

14 October 19 - Community & Culture Committee Meeting

28 October 19 - October Council Meeting

Consultation

In late 2018 Council sought feedback from a wide range of individuals and groups throughout the Georges River area to gain an understanding of their expectations in relation to engagement with Council.

As a result of this input, Council has now developed a Draft Community Engagement Strategy as required by the NSW Government. This strategy will inform Council’s engagement approach as well as provide a framework to guide how and when we engage with our community. This considers the requirements of both the EP&A Act and Local Government Act 1993.

This strategy will be on public exhibition for review and comments from 24 July to 1 September 2019 .

Council held two workshops at Georges River Council Service Centre, MacMahon Street, Hurstville that you could register to attend. The dates and times of these workshops were:

• Wednesday, 21st August 2019 between 6:00pm to 7:00pm
• Saturday, 31st August 2019 between 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Documentation was also available to be viewed at:

• Georges River Council Service Centre, MacMahon Street, Hurstville, between 8.30am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday
• Hurstville and Kogarah Public Libraries during library hours.

If you make a submission and have made political donations or gifts, a statement must be completed. A person may request to have their personal details suppressed, this request should be included in the submission. For more information about Council's Privacy Management Plan, contact the Council’s Governance Section on 9330 6400.

Enquiries can be directed to Council’s Community Engagement Officer, Robyn Watkinson, on 9330 6400 or rwatkinson@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au