Community Engagement

Community Engagement is a generic, inclusive term to describe the broad range of interactions between an organisation its community. It can include a variety of approaches, such as one-way communication or information delivery, consultation, involvement and collaboration in decision-making, and empowered action in informal groups or formal partnerships.

Community Engagement is one of the four indicators that residents are asked about in the annual Victorian Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey.

Related Pages

• Community Consultation
• Community Engagement Strategy
• Customer Satisfaction Survey

External Links & References

1. Community Engagement Handbook
2. Victorian Department of Sustainability & Environment
3. Bang the Table
4. International Association for Public Participation
5. Innovative Council
6. Google Search
7. Wikipedia
8. Public Participation in Government Decision-making (VAGO)
9. Good of examples of LOS community engagement IPWEA Discussion