Register your community group or organisation

Council is inviting expressions of interest from established community groups and organisations to actively participate in Council's engagement program.

Council's Engagement Team want to hear from community groups and organisations to help us understand who they are, their key areas of interest and how we can better engage with them.

This project is part of our commitment to better understand our diverse community. It will help us plan for more inclusive and meaningful engagement and build trust through transparent communication.

What if our community group already communicates with a Council department?

That’s great - and we want to build on that!

Many community groups already have relationships with specific Council teams, such as Community Development, Open Space and Recreation, Libraries or Environmental Services.

This project is not about replacing those connections. Instead, it’s about the Engagement Team creating a whole-of-Council view of who our community groups are, what they care about and how they prefer to be engaged with.

This will help us identify gaps where groups may not be engaged in broader planning or consultation and ensure your group is informed about relevant projects and opportunities across all areas of Council - not just the ones you already work with.

  • Included in this project

    • Community groups
    • Community organisations
    • Community agencies
    • Not-for-profit community organisations
    • Social enterprises

  • Not included in this project

    • Individuals acting in a personal capacity
    • Businesses or commercial entities
    • Matters relating to direct service delivery and operational projects

We are seeking to understand:

  • Who our community groups are
  • The services you provide
  • The people you provide it to
  • The areas you service
  • Your group's interests in relation to Council's engagement opportunities
  • How you'd like to be engaged
  • Any challenges or opportunities you see in engaging with Council

The information you provide will be used by Council to:

  • Build an up-to-date list of community groups across the Central Coast LGA
  • Inform future engagement planning and ensure relevant groups are notified about engagement projects related to their interests
  • Help Council understand the interests, needs and strengths of our community
  • Identify challenges and opportunities to support more transparent, inclusive and meaningful engagement

For this project, we are wanting to hear from community groups specifically. However, there are still ways you can get involved.

Click the green ‘log in/join’ button at the top of this website to select your interests and register to be updated about new engagement projects that matter to you.


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