public consultation

Georges River Council

Waste Services Review

Spectrum Comms with Georges River Council Project Objectives In preparation for the 2023 tender of a new Domestic Waste Collection Service, Georges River Council aimed to review and improve its waste services across the Local Government Area. The project focused on gaining community insight into current waste practices – including bin collection, recycling, FOGO, bulky […]

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Community information session at Cessnock City Library

Wollombi Road Upgrade Project

Spectrum Comms with Cessnock City Council Project Objectives The Wollombi Road Upgrade is a major infrastructure project that will expand the existing two-lane road to four lanes and deliver key intersection upgrades to improve safety, traffic flow and reduce congestion. The project is funded through a combination of the NSW Government’s Accelerated Infrastructure Fund and

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Wollongong CMP

Wollongong Coastal Management Program

Spectrum Comms with Salients for Wollongong City Council Project Objectives The Coastal Management Act 2016 requires Council to prepare and implement a Coastal Management Program (CMP) which will detail the future use, management, and development of the Wollongong coastal environment in an ecologically sustainable way, for the social, cultural and economic well-being. Our Role Spectrum

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Business Improvement Districts

Business Improvement Districts

Spectrum Comms with Transport for NSW Project Objectives Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are business-led, placed-based partnerships, created to support local economies and to deliver services to local businesses that are additional to those provided by councils or government agencies. Transport’s Cities and Active Transport Division (CAT) was responsible for developing a framework to streamline the

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Is there still a place for town halls in modern engagement? 

For years, the traditional town hall was the backbone of community engagement. Held in local halls and community centres, these meetings were a chance for project teams to present, take questions, and – sometimes – weather heated feedback from the floor.  But as engagement approaches evolved, many moved away from town halls toward more informal, inclusive formats like drop-in sessions, small

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