The Engagement Process
There are three engagement touchpoints as part of the process to create the Place Plans. We have just commenced Engagement 3 'Delivering the Vision'.
During the first engagement, ‘Let’s Chat’ we heard a broad cross section of views about what is unique and valued about each town, the future opportunities and some of the challenges. Thank you to all those who participated in the wide variety of online survey, community events, focus groups, one-to-one conversations and visited public displays, that we held with community members, groups and government agencies across March and April 2023.
Your feedback from Engagement 1 helped to identify some big ideas and future proposals for each town’s Draft Place Plan. These were the focus for the second engagement, called ‘Planning Ahead.’ This second engagement asked for your feedback on these themes and proposals and to determine ‘did we get it right?'.
When will we see
the final plan?
The final place plans are available to view now. After the Draft
Place Plans were presented and Engagement 2 (Planning Ahead) workshops
were collectively co-designed and prioritised the big ideas and proposals, a Final Place Plan is being presented. The Final Place Plan will form a ‘roadmap’ for future projects, initiatives and
strategies that the community and government can work collectively to achieve
over the next 10 or so years.
Many of the
initiatives will have physical and spatial realisations – for example an
upgraded cycling track or tourism walks - however some may also relate to other
organisational or community projects, or they may point to specific things
which need further advocacy or exploration.
The final Place
Plans are available to view below.
