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Community consultation

Council has undertaken significant community engagement over the three-year period 2018-2021 involving over 15,000 stakeholders across a wide range of demographics. Much of the engagement was to gain community feedback to allow Council to develop strategies and technical documents for the long-term future of the Shire.

The development of the Delivery Program and Operational Plan has been informed by the community’s priorities and expectations. Information about what is important to the community has been gathered and analysed over the last year through the Community Strategic Plan Review online survey (October 2021), a Community Satisfaction telephone survey (April 2021), three Asset Management workshops (November 2020) and a Quality of Life and Asset Management telephone survey (March 2020). Combined these consultation activities involved 3,072 participants or respondents and the two telephone surveys were random and representative samples of the Hornsby Shire adult population.

The draft 2022-2026 Delivery Program including the Operational Plan 2022/23 was placed on public exhibition between 14 April and 16 May 2022.

Ways you can contribute to our decisions

As a local council, we work at the level of government closest to the community.

What you think matters to us and we want you to be involved in our activities and decisions, so we strive to ensure our community engagement is meaningful, transparent and open to everyone.

There are a number of ways to get involved:

Have your say

Provide your feedback directly on a project, plan or document via an online form or survey, by email or in writing. Participate in workshops or come along to a drop-in. Your feedback helps us make better decisions.

Talk to a Councillor

The Councillors are your representatives and are keen to hear your thoughts and address your concerns.

Join an Advisory Group

Speak at a Council meeting

Attend a Council meeting

Keep up to date

Project Advisory Groups draw on the local knowledge, expertise and lived experience of residents.

You can speak to an agenda item or another matter that is important to you at Council Meetings. More details are available at hornsby.nsw.gov.au/council/ about-council/meetings

You are always welcome to attend Council Meetings. By attending meetings you can gain a better understanding about the way Council works and the decision-making process.

Stay informed with Council’s news, events, services and information via our website, Facebook pages, Twitter, YouTube, local newspapers and eNewsletters.