Draft Community Engagement Policy

Community engagement is a vital part of Latrobe City Council’s operations, as it provides the opportunity for Council to learn about the variety of views, insights and issues in our region. It enables and ensures the responsiveness of the Council, as well as facilitating and enhancing the quality and effectiveness of major projects, infrastructure works, policy development, service planning, community-led developments and other initiatives.

Council’s Community Engagement Policy informs the development of community engagement for Council activities. The current policy expires in April 2025.

As part of the requirements of the Local Government Act (Act), Council is required to have an adopted Community Engagement Policy that gives effect to the Community Engagement Principles outlined in sections 55 and 56 of the Act.

The preliminary draft Community Engagement Policy remains largely unchanged from the current Policy. It incorporates the Community Engagement Principles outlined in the Act and reaffirms Latrobe City Council’s commitment to engaging with the community in decision-making processes, promoting greater transparency, inclusivity, and fairness.

The Act mandates that the Policy be developed in consultation with the municipal community.

Council is seeking community feedback on the draft Community Engagement Policy and is keen to hear your thoughts. Be part of the conversation, have your say. Tell us what you think.

Our goal is to engage often and widely with everyone, to have open, honest, meaningful and informed community engagement that is authentic

Your feedback will inform changes required to the Community Engagement Policy which will be reviewed for April 2025.