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 | Aug 26, 2021 | Engagement, Governance & training, Public land management
An important responsibility of a local council is the management of ‘public land’ under its care and control. Importantly, all ‘public land’ must be classified as operational or community land. The classification of the land determines how the land is managed and...
by Locale Consulting | Jun 22, 2021 | Public land management
The recent announcement of changes to the Crown Land Management Regulation 2018 (the Regulation) has resulted in some modifications to how local councils, as Crown land managers, may go about the preparation of Plans of Management (POM) for Crown land. Key changes for...
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 | Apr 30, 2020 | Community-led planning, Engagement, Public land management, Strategic & master planning
COVID-19 has already changed many aspects of our daily lives from work, leisure, socialising and our commute. The heightened awareness of routines, other people as well as our local surroundings is a unique opportunity for public space planners and managers to explore...
by Locale Consulting | May 22, 2019 | Engagement, Public land management, Strategic & master planning
Following the re-election of the previous government in the recent NSW state election, we now have a dedicated Minister for Public Spaces — Welcome Minister Stokes! One of the Minister’s key tasks will be to identify and protect publicly owned land for use as...
