A Healthy Balance: Victorians Respond to Obesity Report of the Citizen's Panel convened by the Victorian Government to look at ways of preventing childhood obesity. Includes discussion of the panel process and its genesis.
Posted: 30-1-2003
Folder: national
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ACT GOVERNMENT Have your Say online manual and protocol.
Listening to Women Women's Planning Network report.
Women's participation in local decision making.
Report which explores the ways in which women take part in policy and decision-making at the local level.
Public Participation in Local Government: A survey of local authorities This survey report presents findings on the range and extent of public participation initiatives being used across local government in the United Kingdom. It updates baseline research published in 1998 and shows that local government continues to push forward the agenda on public participation. Authorities clearly recognise the benefits of engaging the public and are increasingly trying to involve people in local decisions and developing service delivery.
Posted: 30-1-2003
Folder: international
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Putting more Public in Policy Analysis Paper exploring a model for the systematic inclusion of public input into relatively complex public policy decisions. Prepared by the Brigham Young University and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
Posted: 10-2-2003
Folder: international
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QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT Online publication describes a range of situations when consultation with the community is required as part of a Cabinet submission process.