By Nicola Brackertz and Denise Meredyth, Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology

This report is intended as a practical resource for local councils wishing to engage their communities in decision making and planning.

The focus is on how to broaden the range of people represented in council processes, especially those who are reluctant to participate in traditional consultation methods. This is the final report of a project that aimed to identify the conceptual and practical difficulties associated with including hard to reach groups in community consultation, investigate effective current practices, and pool resources and strategies for use across partner councils.

Download Social inclusion of the hard to reach from http://tinyurl.com/aurct8.

Source: Australian Policy Online