Thank you for your feedback - CISP Comprehensive Engagement Activity

The latest and most extensive community engagement campaign for the CISP Review project closed on 30 June 2025. The campaign ran for 7 weeks, from 12 May 2025 to 30 June 2025. This campaign is emerging as one of our most successful community consultations to date, in terms of the quantity of feedback received.

Engagement Activities

A wide range of engagement methods were employed, including:

• Surveys – 3 surveys were used to gather feedback on 637 in-scope open space and community facilities. A total of 3,350 responses were received.
• Stakeholder Workshops – 6 workshops were held across the region, engaging 112 participants representing a broad range of interests.
• Focus Group – a focus group was hosted in collaboration with Flagstaff for 20 people living with a disability and their carers.
• Pop-up sessions – 10 pop-up sessions were held at sporting venues and local markets enabling over one hundred residents and visitors to provide feedback via our surveys.
• Email submissions – Council received 23 written submissions.

We sincerely thank everyone who spread the word and provided feedback to help shape the future of our open spaces and community facilities.

What We Heard

The project team is busy processing the feedback provided. Although it is still early in this process, several key themes are emerging (based on data from the 3,305 total survey responses):

Most Used Facilities: The types of facilities reported as being the most used were:

1. Parks and playgrounds
2. Natural areas (e.g., bushwalks, beaches, mountain bike trails)
3. Aquatic centres
4. Sports fields and courts
5. Libraries.

Top Priorities for Facility Use: The top priorities reported for facilities across all asset types were:

1. Cleanliness and maintenance
2. Quality / fit for purpose
3. Appropriate amenities (e.g., toilets, change rooms).

Top Priorities for Future Investment: When asked what Council should focus future investment on, 69% of respondents preferred improving the quality of existing facilities.

For more information on these results, please see the graphs at the end of this news update.

What’s next?

• Engagement Summary Report: Community feedback received through the May-June 2025 engagement activity is being reviewed by the project team. Once completed, a community engagement summary report will be provided to Council and published to Council’s website (anticipated: September 2025).
• Draft CISP: All community feedback received will inform findings and recommendations in the draft CISP. The draft CISP is expected to be released for public exhibition in early 2026.
• Further Feedback Opportunities: There will be an opportunity to review and provide feedback on the draft CISP during a planned public exhibition period in early 2026.