Community Engagement

We work with communities to understand change, share lived experiences, and meaningfully shape local places.

Good decision making starts with listening, then engaging. We work across the spectrum of public participation to deliver community engagement that is inclusive, well-designed and proportionate to the level of community influence available. Our engagement approach balances clarity, creativity and care, supporting clients to navigate complex conversations with confidence and gather insights that shape better decision making and good planning.

Our expertise:

Engagement and communication strategy

Stakeholder mapping and analysis

Consultation materials

Survey and feedback design

Facilitation

Deliberative engagement

Creative activations and events

Feedback and insight reports

Community engagement projects

Activity Centres Program Creative

Department of Transport and Planning

Supporting a strategic, clear and transparent engagement and communications approach for the Train and Tram Zone Activity Centres Program.

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Port Phillip Housing Density Plan

City of Port Phillip

A creative program of community engagement to support conversations about housing density, change and growth across City of Port Phillip.

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Council Plan and Community Vision

Rural City of Wangaratta

A program of deliberative engagement to inform Rural City of Wangaratta’s Community Vision and Council Plan 2025-29, MPHWP and long-term financial planning.

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Plan for Victoria x Open House Activations

Department of Transport and Planning

A series of immersive experiences to connect Victorians with six big ideas to shape the preparation of a new Plan for Victoria.

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Alpine Rural Directions Strategy

Alpine Shire Council

Municipal wide community engagement to understand priorities, pressures and opportunities affecting rural land use across Alpine Shire.

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Frankston Housing Strategy

Frankston City Council

A municipal-wide program of community engagement to support conversations about housing growth, neighbourhood character and future change across Frankston.

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Bass Coast Housing and Character Strategy

Bass Coast Shire Council

Community conversations about future housing growth, change across Bass Coast’s diverse coastal settlements.

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Bairnsdale 2050 Codesign

East Gippsland Shire Council

Codesigning future priorities with community to inform Bairnsdale 2050, a strategy shaping how Bairnsdale will evolve over the next 25 years.

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Flood Mapping Literacy and Engagement

City of Melbourne

A series of educational community workshops to capture local knowledge to inform updated flood mapping for neighbourhoods in the City of Melbourne.

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Community Participation Plan Review

Albury City Council

A peer-review of Albury City’s Community Participation Plan to strengthen how planning matters are communicated, understood and engaged with by the community.

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Dandenong Economy and Place Strategy

City of Greater Dandenong

Engaging with community, businesses and Councillors to understand local priorities, challenges and opportunities for economy, employment and place.

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Bayswater Renewal Strategy

Knox City Council

A two-phase community engagement program to identify priorities to guide long-term growth, renewal and investment in Bayswater Activity Centre.

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Kilmore Neighbourhood Character Study

Mitchell Shire Council

Testing and refining the Kilmore Neighbourhood Character Study with the community to understand what they value about their town.

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Deliberative Engagement Strategy

Indigo Shire Council

Strategic engagement advice to support Indigo Shire Council in undertaking a deliberative engagement approach for the development of it’s new Council Plan.

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