We recognise the importance, but more importantly, the opportunity of an engaged, enabled community that feels supported to in community led action and using their voice.
We have committed to embrace a community led council, and embody the objective of community empowerment to actively build with our communities as a partner.
To do this we need to have open and frank conversations about the challenges and work out how to do things differently, so that we can navigate the issues of the day together.
That way we can provide services to our communities in the way they want us to, stop annoying people, and get it right more of the time.
We need to put infrastructure in place, train our staff and change our culture to reflect a true community led model, and we pose this strategy document as the starting point, and will continue to update you on the progress we are making. And as ever, welcome you to feed in to that conversation.
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