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Community Engagement - Victoria
Articles and resources about trends and issues in community and citizen engagement initiatives by government in the State of Victoria, Australia.
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- Government 2.0 Action Plan - Victoria
- The Victorian Government 2.0 action plan involves direct citizen engagement in conversations about government services and public policy through open access to public sector information and web 2.0 technologies. It also enables collaborative working which is both open and engaging.
Added: 12 August 2010
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- Consumer Affairs Victoria on Facebook
- You can now interact with Consumer Affairs Victoria on Facebook. The consumer affairs regulator made its first post through the social media giant on 18 July.
Added: 25 July 2011
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- Online Engagement in the Public Sector
- Paper presented by Nick MacPherson, Viocorp, at the Victoria Online Seminar Series, held Monday 7 November 2011. The presentation includes: Information about best practice in Digital Communications, Online Engagement and Social Marketing; Case studies from some of the most innovative Government Departments; and How social media and interactive technology can improve stakeholder engagement
Added: 8 November 2011
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- To blog or not blog? Government and Citizen e-Particpation
- Victorian Online Seminar series held 20 May 2009. This seminar focussed on developments and insights relating to e-enabled citizen engagement. It explored aspects of the landscape of blogs/wikis and other e-forum activities by government.
Added: 22 May 2009
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- Victorian Bushfire Affected Communities Given a Voice Online - media release from .au Community Domains
- Not for profit organisation .au Community Domains, who helps communities Australia wide get their geographical home on the net, have created free community websites for those localities touched by the recent Victorian bushfires disaster.
Added: 26 February 2009
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- Chinese 'Twitter' helps Baillieu reach voters
- by Peter Cai - Asian Affairs. The Age, March 29, 2012. "Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu and Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews have embraced the Chinese-language Weibo, a Twitter-like service, in a bid to connect with the Chinese-speaking voters in Victoria. Mr Baillieu opened a Weibo account on Monday and attracted more than 23,000 followers within the last two days..."
Added: 29 March 2012;
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- All Victorians invited to have their say on sentencing
- From the Attorney-General. Media Release, Wednesday, 27 July 2011. "All Victorians now have the opportunity to have their say on sentencing through taking part in a survey that will help shape the criminal justice system. The survey fulfils a Coalition commitment to seek the views of the community about key issues affecting the future of sentencing in our state. -General Robert Clark today launched the survey, which is being run on MyViews, a new online survey site at myviews.justice.vic.gov.au, and supported by a number of Victorian media outlets..."
Added: 27 July 2011;
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- MyViews @Justice_Vic
- Department of Justice. "This website will feature surveys asking for the community's views on a range of justice topics, beginning with sentencing of criminal offenders in Victoria..."
Added: 27 July 2011;
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- Yarra Consultation - have your say Yarra
- The City of Yarra's online engagement site. Designed so that you, your friends, neighbours and colleagues can contribute your ideas and comment on some of the issues being considered by Council.
Added: 20 April 2011;
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- Victoria releases best-practice Gov 2.0 Action Plan
- eGov AU - Craig Thomler's professional blog - eGovernment and Gov 2.0 thoughts and speculations from an Australian perspective, Thursday, August 12, 2010. "Victoria has maintained its lead over other Australian states in the adoption of Government 2.0 through today's release of the Government 2.0 Action Plan - Victoria. The Plan outlines four priority areas for Gov 2.0: 1. Driving adoption in the VPS > Leadership; 2. Engaging communities and citizens > Participation; 3. Opening up government > Transparency; 4. Building capability > Performance..."
Added: 12 August 2010;
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- Govts must embrace online uncertainty
- By Rob O'Brien. Government News, 23 July 2010. "Governments and public sector bodies should get used to a level of uncertainty when dealing with online communication, particular through social media tools, an e-government expert has said. Manager of digital engagement for the Department of Justice Victoria, Patrick McCormick, said the public sector could not be in control when collaborating with online audiences..."
Added: 23 July 2010;
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- Our Communities Our Places
- Our Communities Our Places: The Kinglake Ranges, Flowerdale and Toolangi Plan and Design Framework is now being prepared to shape the futures of these communities. The Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction & Recovery Authority and Murrindindi Shire Council have commissioned Bang The Table to facilitite an online engagement site for the Kinglake ranges and Flowerdale community to make submissions.
Added: 2 July 2010;
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- Bushfire Recovery Site Launched by Bang the Table
- by Crispin Butteriss. Bang the Table, July 2, 2010. Bang the Table have launched a new online consultation site for the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority (VBBRA).
Added: 2 July 2010;
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- The difference between Gov 1.0 and Gov 2.0 - as demonstrated by the Queensland and Victorian State Governments
- eGov AU - Craig Thomler's personal eGovernment and Gov 2.0 thoughts and speculations from an Australian perspective, Wednesday, June 9, 2010. "I see a lot of examples of Gov 1.0 and Gov 2.0 these days, but one I saw recently struck me an an object example of the differences between these approaches - how far Australian government has come, and how far there is left to go. In May the Victorian government quietly launched its ICT Plan Blog to consult online on issues related to the production and use of ICT..."
Added: 9 June 2010;
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- Brumby YouTube site a slow-go
- by David Rood. The Age, August 15, 2009. "It was billed as an exercise in citizen democracy that followed the trailblazing path of US President Barack Obama. Send a video clip of a question to Premier John Brumby via his dedicated YouTube channel and he would respond to the most popular queries, a press release proclaimed last month..."
Added: 19 August 2009;
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- Premier's Question Time - Answers to first round of Questions
- Office of the Premier, August 2009. "Below are the first round of questions and answers for the Premier's Question Time. The following five questions were the most popular questions as voted by YouTube users..."
Added: 6 August 2009;
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- Victorian Premier's question time on YouTube
- Post your question to the Premier of Victoria. Vote on the questions you wish the Premier to answer. The Premier will answer the five most popular questions. The first round of Questions will finish cob on 31 July. Once a question has been answered it will be removed from voting, otherwise questions remain and voting will carry over to next round.
Added: 24 July 2009;
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- Police use Twitter in drink-driving blitz
- by Thomas Hunter and Peter Gregory. The Age, July 23, 2009. "Social networking service Twitter is the latest tool to be employed by Victoria Police in the fight against drunk and speeding drivers..."
Added: 23 July 2009;
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- 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission encouraging the community to have their say
- The Victorian Government has established the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission on 16 February 2009 to investigate the causes and responses to the bushfires which swept through parts of Victoria in late January and February 2009. The Commission will deliver an interim report by 17 August 2009 and a final report by 31 July 2010. Members of the community affected by the bushfires are being encouraged to have their say.
Added: 5 March 2009;
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- An invite to 'Putting the citizen at the centre' seminar series
- Victorian Public Sector Continuous Improvement Network. Hosted by Citizen Access and Transformation, Department of Innovation and Industry Development in Melbourne. The first in a series of breakfast seminars focussing on the trend towards a more citizen-centred approach to service delivery which will be held on the morning of July 29. The seminar will feature Siobhan McHale fron the ANZ and Rodney McKail from Knox City Council. Both speakers will share their experience of successful cultural change programmes for staff used in introducing customer / citizen-centric service delivery models....
Added: 21 July 2008;
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This category last updated: 27 July 2011
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