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Participative engagement for effectual outcomes

    2017 Study Tour Report

    by Emma Dalton

    Engaging with the community has always been a key function of local government, widely regarded as the level of government ‘closest to the people’. This report explores participative engagement processes and what the community need from their local government representatives

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