The new Victorian Local Government Act 2020
Webinar: Demystifying Deliberative Engagement and the new Victorian Local Government Act 2020 – part 1
Watch part one of this online Q&A-style conversation with practical information about deliberative engagement and how to adapt your approach to engagement to satisfy the new Victorian Local Government Act 2020.
Panellists
- Hannah Duncan-Jones, Director Responsible for the Implementation of the Local Government Act 2020, Local Government and Suburban Development Group, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
- Sharon Redmond, Project Manager, Legislation Implementation, Local Government Victoria, Local Government and Suburban Development Group, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
Moderated by Amy Hubbard – Capire Consulting Group and IAP2 Australasia Director.
Topics
- An overview of the relevant changes to the Victorian Local Government Act
- What the new legislation is aiming to achieve
- How to correctly align engagement with IAP2 principles (the IAP2 Spectrum and IAP2 Core Values)
- Where to find out more
Webinar: Demystifying Deliberative Engagement and the new Victorian Local Government Act 2020 – part 2
Watch part two of this online Q&A-style conversation with practical information about deliberative engagement and how to adapt your approach to engagement to satisfy the new Victorian Local Government Act 2020.
Panellists
- Max Hardy, Director, Max Hardy Consulting
- Emanuela Savini, Doctoral Student and Industry Fellow, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, UTS
- Georgie Meyer, Team Leader Community Engagement and Partnerships, City of Melbourne
Moderated by Amy Hubbard – Capire Consulting Group and IAP2 Australasia Director.
Topics
- What is deliberative engagement
- What makes deliberative engagement different from engagement?
- Deliberative engagement in the context of the Victorian Local Government Act
- How to achieve deliberative engagement with lower budgets
- Building capacity for deliberative engagement in councils
- Insights from the field
- Key tips from the thought leaders/experts
You can view a copy of our panel’s answers to a few extra questions that were asked here.
Additional resources
- Granicus: Can deliberation renew democracy in digital world?
- Granicus: 5 reasons to open up your online community panel
- Participedia
- Essential services commission: Community engagement resources
- Engagement Victoria: Co-design – Community engagement
- Open Government Partnership – Deliberation guide
- LG Vic principles of engagement document
- UK Innovation in Democracy Programme guide and case studies for local authorities to run citizens’ assemblies
- Facilitating Public Deliberations podcast
- Resources: to help with making online work for you whilst there is uncertainty with COVID, and the restrictions we are currently enduring;
- A guide to engagement principles with definition of deliberative engagement
- Articles here on Prof Lyn Carson’s website
- MosaicLab – A Short Guide to Deliberative Engagement for Victorian Councils
- new Democracy Foundation (nDF) – Enabling National initiatives to take Democracy beyond elections & numerous other resources
- OECD – Innovative citizen participation and new Democratic institutions – Catch the Deliberative wave
