Community Engagement Strategy

The Bathurst Regional Council Community Engagement Strategy is our commitment to quality consultation and actively involving our community in decision-making and information sharing.

This Strategy ensures that we approach all our engagement activities consistently, especially for projects that need community input. Our aim is to keep you well-informed about Council issues, strategies, projects, and plans, and to give you the chance to be part of the decision-making and policy development process.

Under the Local Government Act 1993 - Section 406 Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R), the IP & R framework Council is required to review its Community Engagement Strategy (CES) within three months of the election of the new Council. Council’s CES has been reviewed and updated in line with the requirements outlined in the IP & R framework. The draft Community Engagement Strategy is in the Document Library.

The CES is one of the documents that form part of the IP & R framework, the others include the Community Strategic Plan, the Annual Report and State of our Region report.

Council is seeking the community's views on the draft Community Engagement Strategy.

Submissions close 4pm Tuesday 28 January 2025.

Submissions can be made via the form below, or by emailing council@bathurst.nsw.gov.au or in writing to The General Manager, Bathurst Regional Council, PMB 17, Bathurst 2795.