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