2021-12-13 GC Agenda - Item 9 - Attachment 1 - Draft Economic Development Strategy 2021-2030

5.8. Engagement & Stakeholders
Council engages with the business community on a number of levels from food licencing,
development applications and building and plumbing applications through to economic
development programs.
Engagement occurs through a variety of mechanisms as listed below, and will continue to
evolve to progress this strategy:

•   The Business Round Table (BRT). The BRT has continued to evolve and is a now a key
    business engagement mechanism. The BRT brings together business representative
    groups, the Mayor, State Government representatives, Council staff and a number of
    observers to exchange information and identify and collaborate on challenges and
    opportunities to positively impact the local business environment.
•   Key sector business groups such as NETA and FAN, and operators and stakeholders
    through dedicates sector development programs.
•   Ecosystems leads and members anchored to the Peregian Digital Hub.
•   State & Federal Government agencies through working groups and program engagement
    opportunities.
The table below lists a number of our major stakeholders:




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