Our Engagement Commitment

We're committed to providing genuine, meaningful opportunities for everyone in our community to share their voice and have a say.

We want our community to feel informed, involved and empowered to participate in decisions that shape the future of our city.

Our guiding principles:

Transparency: We will provide our community with clear, timely, concise and complete information about an engagement project that allows them to participate in a meaningful way.
Inclusiveness: We will seek feedback from all those who may be impacted by a decision, and make sure it is easy and fair for everyone to participate.
Meaningful: We will engage before the decision is made, listen to our community and consider their input as part of our decision-making.
Commitment: We will plan for and allocate appropriate resources and tools for effective engagement.
Accountability: We will share with our community how we used their input to make the decision.

Engagement objectives:

Community Engagement Strategy

We've developed multiple versions of the strategy to meet the varying accessibility needs of our community.

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Stay updated on projects that are open for feedback, what we hear from the community, and how your feedback is used to shape decision making.

City of Newcastle acknowledges that we operate on the grounds of the traditional country of the Traditional Custodians.

We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and continuing relationship with the land, and that they are the proud survivors of more than two hundred years of dispossession.

CN reiterates its commitment to address disadvantages and attain justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this community.

Contact Us

Have questions or want to learn more about a project, contact us below:

Phone	02 4974 2000
Website	newcastle.nsw.gov.au
In writing	12 Stewart Avenue PO Box 489 Newcastle NSW 2300