Draft Community Engagement Strategy
Have your say on the 2024-28 Draft Community Engagement Strategy, which sets out a whole of Council commitment to community engagement.
Background
Bega Valley Shire Council values community engagement and has updated its existing Community Engagement Strategy to enhance its interactions with residents. This updated draft Strategy aims to provide the community with information on how they can engage and share their opinions on issues that affect their lives.
Through effective engagement, Council can better understand varied viewpoints, make better decisions, and offer services that meet the community's needs and goals.
The 2024-28 Draft Community Engagement Strategy provides a commitment from Council that the community will be well informed about issues and decisions that could affect their way of life and encourages them to make recommendations to Council. It clarifies how the community can have their say and how input will be utilised to inform Council’s decisions and actions.
The draft Strategy also integrates several of Council’s legislative requirements for community engagement into one document. These include requirements under the Local Government Act 1993 and Crown Land Management Act 2016.
A draft Community Participation Plan (CPP) that clearly explains how people can engage with planning matters forms a subsection of the Strategy. This CPP is a requirement of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
How to provie your feedback
There are many ways you can provide feedback and comments on the draft Strategy.
Write to us
Submissions on the draft Strategy can be made to the Chief Executive Officer via:
- By email: council@begavalley.nsw.gov.au with “Community Engagement Strategy” in the subject line
- By post: Chief Executive Officer, Bega Valley Shire Council, PO Box 492, Bega NSW 2550
- Online: scroll to the bottom of this page and complete our feedback form
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Kel Dodge on (02) 6499 2222 or email kdodge@begavalley.nsw.gov.au for assistance.
All submissions received during the exhibition period will be considered by Council before the strategy is finalised.
Documents on exhibition:
Who's listening
Kel Dodge
Communication and Engent Manager
Bega Valley Shire Council
Phone: (02) 6499 2222
Email: council@begavalley.nsw.gov.au
Timeline
Online feedback form
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