Footscray Renewal, Stakeholder Engagement Strategy

Urban Development

Client: Department of Planning and Community Development

Capire Consulting Group was engaged to design and implement a stakeholder engagement program to support the preparation of the Footscray Strategic Development Framework and to garner feedback on a range of supporting planning documents. The engagement provided opportunities for stakeholders to provide feedback on the implementation of the Footscray vision and their ideas about the future built form of Footscray. It was alsoan opportunity to provide feedback on the Development Framework Report.

Key engagement activities included Community Workshops, Online Forum, Semi Structured Interviews with service providers and Vox Pops. Social research with 'Hard to Reach' groups was also undertaken to better understand their values and aspirations for Central Footscray. Supporting tools included communication and education materials which have been made available in key community languages, an interpretive display and a Community Progress Report.

Broadmeadows Structure Plan

Client: Department of Planning and Community Development

The Coburg Initiative

Client: Equiset / Moreland City Council

Agata Chmielewski

Agata is an Associate Director at Capire Consulting Group. Agata has an extensive background is in social planning and policy development. She has undertaken social impact assessments, community infrastructure needs assessments and feasibility studies which have informed a number of urban revitalisation, civic amenity and structure planning projects and growth strategies.

Amy Hubbard

Amy Hubbard is a Director and co-founder of Capire Consulting Group. She has extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, social planning and community development. Amy has worked with public and private sector organisations in Australia and overseas enabling her to develop a versatile approach to specific project objectives.

Sally Abbott

Sally has worked for international organisations, Australian non-profits and has conducted community engagement in Mexico, Laos and Australia. With a particular focus on community development and planning, Sally's studies have both complemented and propelled her career path. She brings a broad range of skills to her current role as social research and stakeholder engagement consultant.

Steven Weir

Steven has specialist skills in communications, engagement, media and marketing in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and South East Asia. His experience spans corporate rebranding projects, the implementation of extensive internal communication initiatives, preparation and implementation of stakeholder engagement strategies, media planning and issues management.