What is community consultation?
Community Consultation is a term that describes the ways in which Council interacts with the community and the processes and practices that Council uses to:

• notify the community about Council’s services, facilities, and plans
• listen to the community about their concerns and aspirations
• seek feedback from the community about existing and future Council business
• inform decisions that are in tune with the best interests of the community.

As the community contribute funds to Council’s services and facilities, Council needs to be responsive to the needs of the community that it serves. Through consultation the community can:

• learn about what the Council does or plans to do
• express views on decisions that affect them
• suggest how the Council may improve the way it plans for and provides services and facilities
• make Wollongong a better place to live.

How can you have your say?
We often place important city strategy plans and studies on public exhibition.

We also recommend that you visit our DAs on exhibition page as we place a range of draft plans and documents on public exhibition so the community has the opportunity to comment. 

Our team attends community events such as markets and festivals so you can have your say. Please visit our community engagement activities page to find out more.

Visit our community engagement background page for more information about how our Community Engagement Framework began.