Community Engagement
… encouraging participation
With community groups and associations becoming more sophisticated and media savvy, genuine consultation is not only appreciated – it is expected.
And the community knows what they want.
They are increasingly demanding a greater say in infrastructure, city planning, new projects and policy development. As consumers, the community has a right to be involved in the decision-making process of essential services such as education, health and community services.
Today, community engagement has evolved from ‘holding one public meeting’ to a strategic process designed to actively seek participation and provide and collect relevant information.
Organisations must take a proactive and planned approach to community engagement, using a range of consultation tools to develop a campaign that is inclusive, transparent and successful.
When done well, the results form community engagement empowers organisations with vital information to make lasting decisions. Better decisions.
BBS has worked on some of Queensland largest infrastructure projects including the Millennium Arts Project (new State Library and Gallery of Modern Art), South Bank Institute Redevelopment (Queensland’s first Public Private Partnership), Whitsunday Wastewater Project and the Mackay Convention Centre.
Our community engagement team has also worked on projects designed to influence urban planning and policy development in education, health and community services.
BBS has also won the Public Participation Process Award by the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) – the highest community engagement award in
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BBS Directors Amanda Newbery and Gerard Reilly are internationally-accredited by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) to conduct community engagement training.
Click here to learn more about the IAP2 Certificate for Public Participation.