by Locale Consulting | May 6, 2022 | Community-led planning, Engagement, Public land management, Strategic & master planning
Following on from our blog Ultimate guide: Community-led planning resources, we are continuing to notice councils become increasingly aware of the importance of community-led planning projects. There is a growing recognition of the success of the “bottom-up” approach...
by Locale Consulting | Dec 8, 2021 | Strategic & master planning
What’s in a name? Environment or Conservation? The NSW Government is renaming the ‘environment zones’ to ‘conservation zones’ under clause 2.1 Land use zones of the Standard Instrument – Principal Local Environmental Plans. The new conservation zones will be:...
by Locale Consulting | Sep 29, 2021 | Community-led planning, Engagement, Public land management, Strategic & master planning
What is community-led planning? In essence, community-led planning (whatever its form) puts the community in the driver’s seat to determine the outcome. Community-led approaches are being increasingly recognised and championed as the way forward in disaster recovery...
by Locale Consulting | Oct 14, 2020 | Grant funding, Strategic & master planning
The recent announcement of the Federal Budget 2020/21has been labelled an ‘employment-boosting, business-focused budget’. It has been designed to help move the economy from support to stimulus. There are a number of funding opportunities available which are relevant...
by Locale Consulting | Aug 27, 2020 | Public land management, Strategic & master planning
Stakeholder consultation is a vital step in any planning process. And reaching all stakeholders in a valuable and meaningful way requires knowledge and experience in the best engagement methods for each stakeholder. This is no different for Local Aboriginal Land...
by Locale Consulting | Jul 30, 2020 | Engagement, Strategic & master planning
Potential appeals of rezoning decisions As part of its COVID-19 recovery plan, the NSW Government recently announced the NSW Planning Reform Action Plan . The Plan includes proposed reforms to enable appeals to the Land and Environmental Court for rezoning...
