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Effective Engagement

Welcome to the Effective Engagement web pages of the Department of Sustainability and Environment.

Effective engagement has many benefits for facilitators of projects involving community and other stakeholders, including:
  • better project outcomes
  • better relationships with community
  • enhanced reputation for your organisation
  • increased understanding of community issues
  • better partnerships and networks.
To find out more about how you can effectively engage the community in your project, browse the pages of this site using the menu to the left.
People painting a community house.


Painting of Indigenous and non-Indigenous person engaged in a controlled burn.

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Download the Effective Engagement Kit

PDF Icon Book 1 - An Introduction to Engagement (PDF - 1.6 Mb)

PDF Icon Book 2 - The Engagement Planning Workbook (PDF - 3.9 Mb)

PDF Icon Book 3 - The Engagement Toolkit (PDF - 636 Kb)

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Download the Effective Engagement Planning Tool

The Effective Engagement Planning Tool has been developed by DSE to assist practitioners plan their engagement activities.

This application will take you through a step-by-step process for developing your own Engagement Plan.

Download the EE Planning Tool

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