Date Time Community Engagement Policy approved Bass Coast Shire Council’s Community Engagement Policy 2021 was adopted at the Council Meeting held last Wednesday, 17 February. The new Victorian Local Government Act 2020requires councils to develop and adopt a Community Engagement Policy by March 2021. The Policy includes the principles of deliberative engagement and was developed in consultation with the community. It defines Council’s statement of intent regarding community engagement and aims to increase Council’s performance in relation to community engagement. Bass Coast Shire Mayor, Cr Brett Tessari, said that Council is grateful to all those in the community who took the time to provide feedback on the draft Policy in January.