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Part 5 – Community Consultation

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As part of establishing the strategy that this Planning Proposal seeks to implement, Council has already undertaken two rounds of community engagement. The early engagement sessions, held in 29 March to 14 May 2021 (submissions received until 11 June) and 14 February to 28 March 2022, comprised the following activities as detailed in the attached Community Engagement Outcomes Report (refer Appendix Q):

2021 Activities

• Mail-out to all households in the master plan study area (10,961 letters sent). • 4 x pop-up sessions • Online community survey • Dedicated ‘Have Your Say’ Page including an interactive map for feedback • Availability of planning staff to directly liaise with the community through ‘speak to an expert’ service • Social media posts • Community webinar • Government agency briefing, and • Planning Proposal Applicant engagement, supported by Probity

Advisor. • Direct letters delivered to residents and businesses in the local

Campsie area • 3 community pop-up sessions including the Campsie Noodle

Markets. • Multi-language survey • Interactive display of the draft Campsie Master Plan on

Council’s ‘Have Your Say’ website • Display of 3D visual model of the draft Campsie Master Plan for the Community to view • ‘Speak to a Planner’ service by phone with a multi-language message service • Campsie Master Plan Display + ‘Speak to an Expert’ Serve at

Campsie Library for the 6 week Consultation period • Advertisements of the draft Campsie Master Plan on social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn) and print newspapers in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic and

Korean newspapers • Availability of fact sheets, kombi feedback cards and post cards about the draft Campsie Master Plan for the Consultation

Period, available at the pop-ups and Campsie library • Letter, email and phone calls to local community groups to offer a meeting or briefing on the project • Acquisition stakeholder meetings, and • Targeted meetings with local community groups, organisations and schools.

2022 Activities

Once a Gateway Determination is obtained, the planning proposal will be placed on public exhibition in accordance with the Gateway regulatory requirements and Canterbury Bankstown Community Participation Plan for a minimum of 28 days, and will comprise of:

• Notification in the local newspaper that circulates in the area affected by this Planning Proposal • Display on Council’s corporate ‘Have Your Say’ website • Written notification to affected property owners, and • Written notification to public authorities stipulated in the Gateway determination.

Each public authority/organisation is to be provided with a copy of this Planning Proposal and any relevant supporting material and given at least 21 days to comment on the proposal as stipulated in the Gateway determination.

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