Beyond community consultation: Tips for working with and enabling action by local communities

This session outlines what community consultation is, the risks of over-consultation and how to go beyond to better engage and empower people.

Topics covered

• The service delivery and enabling mindsets compared

• Four modes of doing: Doing To / For / With / By communities

• Why it can help to reduce risks and save money

• How to add value to a project by positively engaging with stakeholders and the community

• Techniques for putting it into practice

Better engage your community and turn them from complainers into contributors

WHEN: 10.00am-12.30pm on Wednesday 22 October 2025

WHERE: The Connection, 30 Shoreline Drive, Rhodes (a short walk from Rhodes train station)

Your host

Dean Cracknell, Co-Founder of Town Team Movement and Creator of Placemaking.Education will facilitate the session, which will include various speakers, group discussions and a walkshop (weather permitting) to see the Merrylands Civic Square.

Thanks also to the Canada Bay Council for providing the venue.

Tickets

$110 including GST

Book your tickets online via Humanitix or send an email on hello@townteammovement.com to arrange payment via tax invoice. Please let us know how many tikets you would like, the names and email addresses of the attendees and a Purchase Order Number is required.

Questions

Call Dean Cracknell on 0468 38 1745 or email dean@townteammovement.com