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Ballarat residents are invited to have their say on the City of Ballarat’s draft Community Engagement Framework.

The framework provides the City of Ballarat with an opportunity to renew its commitment to engage with the community. 

The Community Engagement Framework is designed to strengthen the standard of community engagement by strengthening planning, active participation and feedback components in each engagement process used throughout the organisation. 

The draft framework directly responds to the 2017 Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) audit into public participation and community engagement across the Local Government sector. 

The structure and content of the framework is directly based on the recommendations resulting from the audit and the better practice guidance notes provided by VAGO. 

The draft Community Engagement Framework will inform the community about the City of Ballarat’s commitment and approach to engagement and to encourage residents to get involved. 

The draft framework recognises the diversity of our community and incorporates this into the planning and design of engagement activities. 

A clear priority addressed in the new draft framework is to enable a consistent, transparent and high-quality approach to the design and delivery of community engagement. 

The draft also seeks to provide guidance to City of Ballarat officers, Councillors and the community on the City of Ballarat’s engagement principles, methods and available resources. 

Submissions close on Monday 5 November and can be made online at mysay.ballarat.vic.gov.au