Overview

Designed, overseen and championed by the Community Vision Reference Panel made up of community members, Councillors and Council officers. Living Kingston 2035 aimed to:

• Create a shared vision for Kingston in 2035 • Offer multiple participation options and opportunities • Gather a large number of diverse views reflecting the entire Kingston

community• Explore new online consultation technologies • Encourage community leadership and capacity building• Produce a significant body of research to inform future planning

Six consultation stages

STAGE 1Jan ‘12 ongoing until Oct

• Naming competition• Initial data gathering• Surveys and online

submissions• Tell us what you LIKE,

IMPROVE, WISH

STAGE 2May/June ‘12

• Topic-based community forums

• Tell us what you LIKE, IMPROVE, WISH

STAGE 3Oct– Dec ‘12

• Release of 100 broad WISH statement for testing/validating data

• Area-based community forums

• Online voting and feedback

STAGE 4Jan – March ‘13

• Preparation of research reports

• Research to inform Council’s strategic plan

• Development of Draft LivingKingston2035 vision

STAGE 5Apr – May ‘13

• Release of Draft LivingKingston2035 vision

• Community feedback on Draft vision

STAGE 6Jun – Jul ‘13

• Finalisation and adoption of LivingKingston2035 vision by Reference Panel and Council

• Launch of vision• Public release of final

research reports

Maximising public participation

“IAP2 Public Participation Spectrum” for increasing the level of public impact

Inform

Involve

Consult

Collaborate

Empower

International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)

STAGE 1: Initial data gathering

STAGE 1Jan ‘12 ongoing until Oct

• Naming competition• Initial data gathering• Surveys and online

submissions• Tell us what you LIKE,

IMPROVE, WISH

68 app downloads

117 participants in naming competition

103 website submissions

STAGE 2: Community forums

STAGE 2May/June ‘12

• Topic-based community forums

• Tell us what you LIKE, IMPROVE, WISH

Community forums

Targeted consultation activities

2,196 visits to website

Stage 3 – testing/validating WISH statements

Over 13,000 ideas were generated into 100 broad WISH statements

STAGE 3Oct– Dec ‘12

• Release of 100 broad WISH statement for testing/validating data

• Area-based community forums

• Online voting and feedback

4,101 votes were allocated on the online voting platform

Stage 4 – Data informed planning

STAGE 4Jan – March ‘13

• Preparation of research reports

• Research to inform Council’s strategic plan

• Development of Draft LivingKingston2035 vision

Stage 5 – Release of Draft Vision

STAGE 5Apr – May ‘13

• Release of Draft LivingKingston2035 vision

• Community feedback on Draft vision

95.6% agreed that this is a Vision that Council and the community should work towards

video watched 203 times

389 visits to website

76 submissions

Stage 6 – Community launch

STAGE 6Jun – Jul ‘13

• Finalisation and adoption of LivingKingston2035 vision by Reference Panel and Council

• Launch of vision• Public release of final research

reports

Resources available

www.livingkingston.com.au or call 1300 356 653

• Detailed research reports (13,500+ ideas)

• Video: Living Kingston 2035• Description/summary of

research• ‘One Vision: Council Plan 2013-

17 and LivingKingston2035’ document

Kingston City Council would like to thank the Community Vision Reference Panel for their contribution to Living Kingston 2035, and all those who participated in the

consultation process throughout 2012

This project was supported by the Department of Planning and Community Development