7 Community Engagement

Public participation is being led by the launch of the Parkes Liveability Issues Paper on Council’s website, which includes information to explain the framework for delivery of the Parkes Liveability Strategy.

The next step in the engagement process will be to open the Place Score Liveable Neighbourhood Survey from 13 June 2023 to 9 July 2023. Interested community members are invited to complete a Place Score Liveable Neighbourhood Survey online via Council’s website.

To make the survey as accessible as possible, paper copy surveys will also be available from:

• Parkes Shire Council Administration Centre.

• Parkes, Peak Hill, Trundle and Tullamore Libaries during normal opening hours.

In addition, a computer station is available at Council’s Planning and Community Services Department to complete the survey online.

A draft Parkes Liveability Strategy is intended to be placed on public exhibition in August 2023 to provide visibility of the survey / direct engagement findings as well as draft recommendations that respond to preliminary issues raised.

A number of meetings and workshops will be held during the exhibition phase to ‘drill down’ into the detail of the liveability themes.