How can you get involved?

Throughout the process various means will be employed to inform and gather views and build awareness of the process. This will involve use of the:

• Scheme Review Website
• On-line Forum
• Display Boards
• Brochures/Fact Sheets
• Shire Newsletters
• Media Statements
• Council for Community notices
• Public comment/formal submissions
• Targeted Focus Groups
• Representative Community Group meetings
• One on one meetings
• School competition - vision/stories
• Visioning Workshop

It is suggested that you keep an eye out on this website for updates and information on the process.

At this stage in the process the emphasis is on preparation of each of the planning

strategies that will form the basis of the Local Planning Strategy e.g. Local Tourism

Planning Strategy or Local Environmental Planning Strategy. The consultation

program for each strategy is to appoint and consult with:

• Technical working groups
• Community reference or focus groups
• Broad community
• Targeted interest groups

There will be opportunities for participation in "community focus group" meetings and workshops. These will be undertaken to identify community values and attitudes. The identified community focus groups have input into the process and can act as a conduit from the broader community to the planning team, to highlight issues and places which the strategies need to address. For details of the progress of each

strategy please refer to the specific strategy on this website

There will be an opportunity for public comment and the making of formal submissions throughout the preparation of the strategies

While consultation with existing community focus groups will be ongoing throughout the entire Scheme Review process, the Shire's Scheme Review Communications Strategy recommends that a representative group be established to have input into the final Local Planning Strategy. The role of the group ("Community Reference Group") will be to support the Local Planning Strategy process from approximately August 2008 to mid 2009. The aim is to establish a group consisting of balanced and representative community membership (approx. 15 members) that will have input to the preparation and finalisation of the consolidated LPS. One person will be selected from each of the interest groups below based on the nomination presented.

Youth/School age
Indigenous
Sporting Club
Environment
Surfer/Recreational Fishermen
Artist/Musician
Commercial Business Owner
Farm Business
Tourism Operator
Development Industry/Construction
Local Industry Representative

Non allied representatives: Busselton. Dunsborough, Yallingup, Cape Naturaliste

In establishing the Group, the Shire will:

• Request nominations from community focus groups;
• Request nominations from the broader community through its website, display or brochures
• Possibly send our random letter inviting householders to request a nomination
• Shire staff will not be eligible to apply

Expressions of Interest for the Group will be called in approximately June/July 2008.

Details of the communications program are outlined in the Scheme Review Communications Strategy on this website