2022-11-04 - Special Meeting Agenda Item 1 - Attachment 2 - Consultation Report

3.1 Engagement methodology
To inform the community and stakeholder engagement for the Draft Noosa Housing Strategy, a targeted engagement and communications strategy was developed and
implemented, including a program of activities, over a four week period beginning on Monday, 11 July 2022 and concluding on Sunday, 7 August 2022.

The engagement and communications strategy was designed to make it easy for everyone in the Noosa Shire community to have their say on the Draft Noosa Housing
Strategy. A portion of this strategy also included a suite of detailed educational materials that were used to inform the community about the housing crisis, the impact of
not taking action and opportunities to ensure everyone in the community can Keep Noosa Home.

The following table provides an overview of the channels and tools used by Noosa Council for this engagement.

Channel                       Purpose                             Description

Noosa Council website         To educate the community            The website provided information including:
(Have Your Say)               and raise awareness on the          • Key messages, FAQs, myth busters about social and affordable housing
                              importance of social and            • Link to online survey
                              affordable housing.                 • Downloadable factsheet and access to draft strategy


Online survey                 To gather feedback on the           Online survey containing 10 questions that was captured through Council’s Engagement HQ.
                              draft strategy

Housing Stakeholder           Gather input from key housing       A three hour workshop was held with the Housing Stakeholder Reference Group to identify gaps
Reference Group               stakeholder groups                  and opportunities within the strategy, provide feedback and voice their housing needs.
workshop

Social Media Campaign         To raise awareness of the           A series of targeted social media posts were used to promote and encourage participation
                              importance of social and            throughout the engagement, as well as drive traffic to the online survey. Traditional media
                              affordable housing and              resources were distributed to local media outlets to encourage community discussion on the draft
                              increase education around the       Housing Strategy.
                              need for social and affordable
                              housing




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