Download or read book Community Engagement Toolkit for Planning written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queensland's planning system encourages effective and genuine community engagement so that local communities can participate in the planning process. This toolkit has been developed to help Queensland councils engage with their communities about planning in a meaningful and open manner. It is a non-statutory set of practical tools and information intended to support local government meet their requirements to engage with the community as outlined in the guidelines and rules. The Toolkit is also intended to support community members and stakeholders in their interactions with the plan making and development assessment process. It aims to help local governments to develop community engagement strategies for preparing new local planning instruments, amending existing local planning instruments, and for certain development proposals, and provides a central location for information about current trends in engagement techniques, the benefits of particular tools when engaging with the community about planning and development assessment, and case studies. The toolkit features easily accessible web-based tools.